According to the documents provided in international sources, China ranks first among marble importers with 1.28 billion dollars. This list contains complete information (including name, contact information, address, email, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.) of 15 marble buyers (based on bills of lading) in China from 2020 to 2023, which can be a great help for Communicate with these buyers and offer products to international marble merchants.

Chinese marble importer

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Marble is one of the natural stones that is more than thousands of years old. Its name is derived from the Greek word “marmoros” which means shining. Marble and travertine are used for interior and exterior architecture and are commonly used as flooring, wall materials, and fireplace surrounds.
Trade in rough or roughly cut marble and travertine accounts for 0.0025% of the total world trade. During the years 2020 and 2021, it has been ranked as the 2830th most traded commodity in the world with a growth of 0.06%. On the other hand, the average tariff of this product with 4.28% in 2018 has made it the 4801st lowest tariff using HS6 product classification. This shows the profitableness of the trade of this product in the world.
The largest exporters of marble and travertine according to OEC global data in 2021 are Italy ($261 million), Greece ($60.1 million), Turkey ($34.9 million), Spain ($26.5 million) and Iran ($19.9 million). And the largest importers of raw or semi-refined marble and travertine were China ($237 million), Italy ($68.8 million), Egypt ($32.5 million), India ($31 million) and Chinese Taipei ($14.1 million).

This article examines the main centers and regions of marble production, the export trend and the developments of the world market of this product, so that we can finally present the list of marble importers in China based on the special service created by INTA.

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The fastest marble and travertine import markets for China between 2020 and 2021 were Turkey, Italy and Iran. In 2021, the countries with the highest trade value in imports to exports of marble and travertine, raw or roughly processed, were China ($229 million), Egypt ($30 million), India ($27.5 million), Chinese Taipei (13.6 million dollars). and Hong Kong ($12.8 million).
Also, in 2021, China became the first importer of marble and travertine in the world by importing 1.28 billion dollars of marble and travertine, and therefore it is known as a very important market in the field of marble and travertine trade.

As the world’s largest commodity-oriented economy, China has direct and indirect trade relations with almost all countries in the world and is considered the first trade partner of about 120 countries. In 2021, China ranked 25th in economic complexity index (ECI 1.07) and ranked first in total exports ($3.34T).

The first step for exporting marble is to identify the target market and find your customers in the destination country in order to know the volume of exports and other necessary data.

Here is a list of 15 marble importers in China. This list includes the name, address, contact number, website, email, LinkedIn and Facebook of the importers. This list has been prepared based on our international customer search service based on our bill of lading.

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