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6806

Slag, rock wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag, mixtures and articles of heat, sound insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials

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India's exports of 6806 2025

US$ 37.8 mn

exported in , down 0.1% on , to 107 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 United Arab Emirates US$ 8.7 mn22.9% share +3.6%
  2. 2 Qatar US$ 2.8 mn7.4% share +102.4%
  3. 3 Singapore US$ 2.5 mn6.5% share +34.8%
  4. 4 Saudi Arabia US$ 2.3 mn6.1% share +58.8%
  5. 5 United States US$ 1.9 mn5.1% share −51.8%
Other 102 countriesUS$ 19.7 mn · 52.0%
Source: UN Comtrade database (United Nations Statistics Division), as reported by India. Values in US$, calendar years. Updated Oct 2026. Check these markets' country risk ›

Where India sells it 137 markets

Every market for this product, with its growth, share, ECGC rating and any trade agreement with India. Use it to spot markets that are growing, sizeable and low-risk.

MarketValue 2025ShareChangeYearly growthECGC ratingTrade agreement

ECGC ratings are ECGC's short-term country classification (see the ratings page); putting them beside trade figures is Exportsmitra's own analysis, not ECGC's. Yearly growth is the average over the years shown.

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India against its competitors

India's share of each market's imports of 6806, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
United Arab Emirates 2023
  1. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia31%
  2. 🇮🇳 India21%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States8.8%
  4. 🇨🇳 China6.6%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom6.1%
  6. 🇩🇰 Denmark5.4%
62.9 mn21%2nd Saudi Arabia 31% United States 8.8%
Singapore 2025
  1. 🇲🇾 Malaysia22%
  2. 🇨🇳 China22%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States13%
  4. 🇮🇳 India7.3%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany6.5%
  6. 🇫🇷 France4.2%
36.6 mn7.3%4th Malaysia 22% China 22%
Saudi Arabia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China28%
  2. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic12%
  3. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom9.9%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy9.5%
  5. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates8.1%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany6.6%
  7. 🇮🇳 India6.2% · 7th
42.3 mn6.2%7th China 28% Czech Republic 12%
United States 2025
  1. 🇨🇦 Canada22%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan18%
  3. 🇲🇽 Mexico13%
  4. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom9.4%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany7.8%
  6. 🇭🇺 Hungary6.6%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.7% · 14th
371 mn0.7%14th Canada 22% Japan 18%
Japan 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China40%
  2. 🇰🇷 South Korea12%
  3. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom9.0%
  4. 🇺🇸 United States7.2%
  5. 🇹🇼 Taiwan6.1%
  6. 🇮🇩 Indonesia5.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India2.4% · 10th
97.9 mn2.4%10th China 40% South Korea 12%
Qatar 2024
  1. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia20%
  2. 🇮🇳 India19%
  3. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates12%
  4. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom10%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany6.9%
  6. 🇨🇳 China5.9%
11.9 mn19%2nd Saudi Arabia 20% United Arab Emirates 12%
Thailand 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China49%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan32%
  3. 🇮🇳 India3.5%
  4. 🇳🇱 Netherlands2.7%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States2.2%
  6. 🇲🇾 Malaysia2.1%
50.2 mn3.5%3rd China 49% Japan 32%
Sri Lanka 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India56%
  2. 🇨🇳 China19%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy11%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan7.7%
  5. 🇫🇷 France1.0%
  6. 🇸🇬 Singapore1.0%
3.1 mn56%1st China 19% Italy 11%
Vietnam 2023
  1. 🇨🇳 China67%
  2. 🇹🇭 Thailand9.9%
  3. 🇮🇳 India3.7%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan3.5%
  5. 🇰🇷 South Korea2.7%
  6. 🇫🇷 France2.2%
41.6 mn3.7%3rd China 67% Thailand 9.9%
Oman 2025
  1. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates41%
  2. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia19%
  3. 🇨🇳 China11%
  4. 🇮🇳 India9.1%
  5. 🇧🇪 Belgium6.3%
  6. 🇮🇷 Iran3.3%
13.5 mn9.1%4th United Arab Emirates 41% Saudi Arabia 19%

The markets that buy the most 6806 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Germany 2025
  1. 🇵🇱 Poland30%
  2. 🇳🇱 Netherlands13%
  3. 🇧🇪 Belgium7.9%
  4. 🇸🇮 Slovenia7.4%
  5. 🇫🇷 France6.1%
  6. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic6.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 26th
505 mn<0.1%26th Poland 30% Netherlands 13%
United States 2025
  1. 🇨🇦 Canada22%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan18%
  3. 🇲🇽 Mexico13%
  4. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom9.4%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany7.8%
  6. 🇭🇺 Hungary6.6%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.7% · 14th
371 mn0.7%14th Canada 22% Japan 18%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇭🇷 Croatia21%
  2. 🇸🇮 Slovenia13%
  3. 🇫🇷 France13%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany9.9%
  5. 🇵🇱 Poland9.1%
  6. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic5.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 30th
349 mn<0.1%30th Croatia 21% Slovenia 13%
France 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany17%
  2. 🇧🇪 Belgium13%
  3. 🇳🇱 Netherlands11%
  4. 🇵🇱 Poland9.9%
  5. 🇪🇸 Spain6.8%
  6. 🇸🇪 Sweden6.2%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.2% · 25th
269 mn0.2%25th Germany 17% Belgium 13%
Netherlands 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany40%
  2. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom12%
  3. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic10%
  4. 🇧🇪 Belgium9.8%
  5. 🇵🇱 Poland7.5%
  6. 🇭🇷 Croatia4.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 25th
256 mn<0.1%25th Germany 40% United Kingdom 12%
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇳🇱 Netherlands17%
  2. 🇵🇱 Poland14%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany13%
  4. 🇺🇸 United States12%
  5. 🇫🇷 France7.4%
  6. 🇮🇪 Ireland7.0%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 36th
236 mn<0.1%36th Netherlands 17% Poland 14%
Canada 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States79%
  2. 🇨🇳 China7.5%
  3. 🇩🇰 Denmark2.0%
  4. 🇲🇽 Mexico1.9%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany1.8%
  6. 🇳🇱 Netherlands1.7%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 20th
203 mn<0.1%20th United States 79% China 7.5%
Poland 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany28%
  2. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic14%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States7.9%
  4. 🇸🇮 Slovenia6.7%
  5. 🇩🇰 Denmark4.9%
  6. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom4.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 28th
198 mn<0.1%28th Germany 28% Czech Republic 14%
Czech Republic 2025
  1. 🇵🇱 Poland33%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany17%
  3. 🇸🇰 Slovakia11%
  4. 🇳🇱 Netherlands5.5%
  5. 🇯🇵 Japan3.9%
  6. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom3.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.2% · 24th
175 mn0.2%24th Poland 33% Germany 17%
Austria 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany63%
  2. 🇵🇱 Poland7.3%
  3. 🇸🇰 Slovakia6.5%
  4. 🇸🇮 Slovenia5.8%
  5. 🇧🇪 Belgium2.5%
  6. 🇭🇷 Croatia2.2%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 36th
158 mn<0.1%36th Germany 63% Poland 7.3%

US$ million. Each market's own import figures as reported to UN Comtrade (the year shown; some countries report late), so they differ from India's export figures above. Open a market for its six biggest suppliers. Exportsmitra's figures, not ECGC's.

Source: Harmonized System 2022 edition (World Customs Organization), from the UN Comtrade classification list.