🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates exports of granite: 2024 trade data
The United Arab Emirates exported $16.8 million of granite in 2024 (349.0 thousand tonnes). Its share of world exports was 1%. Value fell 34% from 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 38% a year on average. The peak in this period was 2023, at $25.2 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Exports of granite by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16.8M | 349.0K t |
| 2023 | $25.2M | 503.8K t |
| 2022 | $9.7M | 57.5K t |
| 2021 | $2.7M | 18.4K t |
| 2020 | $2.3M | 22.1K t |
| 2019 | $1.7M | 17.1K t |
| 2018 | $2.5M | 44.4K t |
| 2017 | $1.8M | 34.2K t |
Where the United Arab Emirates exports granite to
One buyer market dominates: Maldives accounted for 78% of the value. Among the main buyer markets, China grew fastest (+75% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | $13.1M | 78% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $3.3M | 20% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $363K | 2.2% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $25K | 0.2% |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | $19K | 0.1% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $14K | 0.1% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $4K | 0% |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | $3K | 0% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $0K | 0% |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | $0K | 0% |
Types of granite under HS 2516
| 2516.12 | Granite: merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape | 93% |
| 2516.11 | Granite: crude or roughly trimmed | 6.7% |
| 2516.90 | Monumental or building stone: n.e.c. in heading no. 2516, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs… | 0.3% |
| 2516.20 | Sandstone:. whether or not roughly trimmed, cut, by sawing etc, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape | 0% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 2516.
Average export price of granite
The average declared value was about $0.05 per kg, 44% below the world average of $0.09, which often means bulk or lower-grade product.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United Arab Emirates also imports granite
In 2024, the United Arab Emirates imported granite worth $13.0 million (13.5 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. Most of the value came from Angola (38%), India (32%), Spain (26%). Among the main suppliers, Angola grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇴 Angola | $5.0M | 39% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $4.1M | 32% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $3.4M | 26% |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | $95K | 0.7% |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $93K | 0.7% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $69K | 0.5% |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $52K | 0.4% |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | $45K | 0.3% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $45K | 0.3% |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | $26K | 0.2% |
Who is behind these numbers in the United Arab Emirates?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Mirror data: built from the shipment records of the countries that trade with it.
Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 2516: Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone, other monumental and building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed, cut, by sawing etc, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape.
Granite trade in the United Arab Emirates: questions
What is the value of granite imported by the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates imported granite worth $13.0 million in 2024 (13.5 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Arab Emirates import granite from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Angola (38%), India (32%), Spain (26%).
What is the average import price of granite in the United Arab Emirates?
The average declared import value was about $0.97 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $0.09 per kg.
Does the United Arab Emirates export granite?
Yes. The United Arab Emirates exported granite worth $16.8 million in 2024, mainly to Maldives, China, India.
What is the HS code for granite?
Granite falls under HS heading 2516 (Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone, other monumental and building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed, cut, by sawin). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading granite with the United Arab Emirates?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX builds the United Arab Emirates trade from the records of its trading partners, updated weekly, so you can see who ships this product there.
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