In 2023, the trade exchange (includes international purchases and sales) of Natural Sands of all Kinds, Incl. Colored (Exc. Arenas Auriferous and Platinum Sands Zircon, Rutile and Ilmenite, Monazite Sand, Tar or Asphalt Sands, Sands and Quartz Sands Siliceous) was US$16.3M.
In 2023, the states with the most international sales in Natural Sands of all Kinds, Incl. Colored (Exc. Arenas Auriferous and Platinum Sands Zircon, Rutile and Ilmenite, Monazite Sand, Tar or Asphalt Sands, Sands and Quartz Sands Siliceous) were Baja California (US$12.9M), Nuevo León (US$739k), and Ciudad de México (US$412k).
The states with the most international purchases in 2023 were Nuevo León (US$906k), Ciudad de México (US$166k), Baja California (US$165k), Puebla (US$140k), and Chihuahua (US$103k).
In 2023, the main commercial destinations of Natural Sands of all Kinds, Incl. Colored (Exc. Arenas Auriferous and Platinum Sands Zircon, Rutile and Ilmenite, Monazite Sand, Tar or Asphalt Sands, Sands and Quartz Sands Siliceous) were United States (US$14.1M) and Chile (US$9).
The main commercial origins of Natural Sands of all Kinds, Incl. Colored (Exc. Arenas Auriferous and Platinum Sands Zircon, Rutile and Ilmenite, Monazite Sand, Tar or Asphalt Sands, Sands and Quartz Sands Siliceous) in 2023 were United States (US$896k), Spain (US$522k), China (US$64k), India (US$11.4k), and Brazil (US$9.33k).
In the global context, the main exporting countries of Natural Sands of all Kinds, Incl. Colored (Exc. Arenas Auriferous and Platinum Sands Zircon, Rutile and Ilmenite, Monazite Sand, Tar or Asphalt Sands, Sands and Quartz Sands Siliceous) in 2022 were Netherlands (US$116M), Germany (US$80.1M), and Mozambique (US$63.2M). In the same year, the main importing countries of Natural Sands of all Kinds, Incl. Colored (Exc. Arenas Auriferous and Platinum Sands Zircon, Rutile and Ilmenite, Monazite Sand, Tar or Asphalt Sands, Sands and Quartz Sands Siliceous) were Belgium (US$110M), Netherlands (US$72.8M), and China (US$65.4M).