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Brazil stayed the top source country at $71.0 million despite a 9.4 percent drop. Italy surged 32.2 percent to $63.4 million and Thailand jumped 72.9 percent to $26.3 million. India, Turkey and Vietnam all registered declines. The top five countries together supplied 68.2 percent of the market.
Natural Stone vs. Engineered Quartz
The Countertop Import Market
Both natural stone and engineered quartz advanced; natural stone holds 67.7 percent
Engineered quartz accounted for 32.2 percent of the countertop import market in June 2025 and held essentially the same share (32.3 percent) in June 2026 after a 7.8 percent value gain. Natural stone rose 7.3 percent and remains the dominant category at 67.7 percent. The overall market expanded 7.4 percent year over year to $367.0M.
All Material Categories
Import value by stone type — June 2026
Sandstone ($0.6M) omitted from the chart above for scale. Percentages are share of the $367.0M countertop total.
Year-Over-Year Comparison
Category Change: June 2025 → June 2026
Most categories gained — granite, slate and limestone did not
Dolomite’s 235 percent jump is driven almost entirely by Canada (crude and calcined dolomite). Treat the spike as shipment timing rather than a structural shift. Granite remains the clearest soft spot, down 12.2 percent and the only major worked-stone category in decline.
Country Change: June 2025 → June 2026
Top source countries — teal is June 2025, brown is June 2026
Italy added $15.5M and Thailand added $11.1M year over year, more than offsetting the combined $10.5M decline from Brazil, India, Turkey and Vietnam. Brazil remains the largest single source despite the 9.4 percent drop.
Material Deep Dive
Engineered Quartz: Source Countries
$118.4M in June — up 7.8% from a year ago
India reclaimed the top spot at $29.1M. Thailand surged 73 percent overall (driven by engineered quartz) to $26.0M. Vietnam slipped but remains a major supplier. Spain, Malaysia and Indonesia all posted solid gains. Southeast Asia continues to expand its footprint in the engineered-quartz trade.
Natural Quartzite: Source Countries
$60.6M in June — up 9.2% from a year ago
Brazil supplied $47.0M of the $60.6M total (77.5 percent). Italy rose to $8.6M. Quartzite remains the second-largest natural-stone category and continues to outpace granite in absolute value.
Marble: Source Countries
$92.8M in June — up 12.9% YoY
Italy alone accounted for nearly the entire category gain, rising to $43.1M. Turkey remained the clear No. 2. China and Mexico both posted healthy increases. Marble is now the largest single natural-stone category by a wide margin.
Granite: Source Countries
$48.5M in June — down 12.2% YoY
India edged Brazil for the top granite position. Both major suppliers declined year over year. China, Italy and Canada also posted lower volumes. Granite is the only large category still contracting.
Source Countries
What Each Country Actually Ships
Top 12 countries by material type — June 2026
Market Concentration
Top 5 countries hold 68.2% of the market
Country Rankings — Full Breakdown
June 2026 countertop material imports by category with YoY change
Engineered Quartz Detail
Jumbo Slabs vs. Other Sizes
HTS 6810.99.00.20 (≥3m × 1.25m) vs. 6810.99.00.40 (other)
80.6 percent of engineered quartz arrives as standard jumbo slabs ($95.4M), confirming the bulk of these imports are destined for countertop fabrication.
Engineered Quartz: Jumbo Slab Sources
Top countries for full-size countertop slabs (≥3m × 1.25m)
India leads jumbo-slab shipments at $26.0M, with Thailand close behind at $24.3M. Spain is a distant third at $14.7M. The top four countries account for more than 80 percent of all jumbo-slab volume.
