In recent years, China's stone imports and exports increased rapidly. According to the statistics of State General Administration of Customs, in 2010, China achieve the total volume of stone import and export to 6.4 billion dollars, increase by 26.26 % compared with 2009; Among them export stone of 4.135 Billion dollars, increase by 14.45 % compared with 2009, import stone of 2.26 dollars, increase by 55.54% compared with 2009; The considerable growth of stone import and export proves that China owns enormous ability of stone processing and consumption market, and become qualified world stone " processing market".
China stone import and export make gratifying score in recent years, and the exporting potentiality is very enormous in the future. With years of development, China has exported to over 130 countries already. And China imports blocks from overseas countries in a large amount, then export again. China has already become a big exporter of stone in the world.
China's consumption of stone has been in the world, pulling the stone industry, domestic consumption as an important factor in the development. Especially the Beijing Olympics and Shanghai's bid for hosting a successful World Expo, the state's proactive fiscal policy to stimulate domestic demand and the new project, renovation project started, both for the development of China's stone industry and access to international markets and create more favorable conditions.
At the same time, the stone processing machinery, diamond impregnated saws, polishers, crocuses and abrasives, chemical technologies and equipment for stone maintenance rise rapidly, the products and technology are more professional and more elaborate. While meeting domestic demand, China further enlarges its export share of Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, U.S.A. and Middle East, etc. Especially, the export of Chinese stone electronic product, sandstone, slate, granite, marble, Mosaik, compound sheet become a new light spot of china stone export. It is estimated that it will still have great development potentiality in the future.
