U.S. ceramic tile consumption in 2023 was 2.85 billion sq. ft., down 7.3% from the previous year¹. The following table shows U.S. tile shipments, imports, exports, and total consumption in thousands of sq. ft.:
* Note: U.S. Shipments + Imports – Exports
Imports²
U.S. ceramic tile imports were at 2.00 billion sq. ft. in 2023, an 8.4% decline from the prior year. Imports comprised 70.2% of 2023 U.S. tile consumption by volume, down from 71.1% in 2022.
India was the largest exporter by volume to the U.S. with a 20.3% share of U.S. imports, followed by Spain (17.4%) and Mexico (16.7%).
The five countries from which the most tiles were imported in 2023 based on volume were:
Italy remained the largest exporter to the U.S. on a dollar basis (CIF + duty), making up 28.2% of 2023 U.S. imports, followed by Spain with a 25.7% share and Mexico with an 11.3% share.
The five countries from which the most tiles were imported in 2023 based on total U.S. $ value (CIF + duty) were:
The average values of tile3 (including CIF + duty) from the five countries from which the most tiles were imported by volume in 2023 were:
U.S. Shipments∗
U.S. shipments (less exports) were 847.3 million sq. ft. in 2023, down 4.7% from the previous year.
By volume, U.S. shipments’ share of total U.S. consumption in 2023 was 29.8%, up from 28.9% the preceding year. Domestically produced tiles’ share of total U.S. consumption remained higher than the shares of any individual country exporting to the U.S.; the next highest shares of total consumption by volume belonged to India (14.2%), Spain (12.2%), and Mexico (11.8%).
U.S. FOB factory sales of domestic shipments (less exports) in 2023 were $1.50 billion, a 1.7% increase from the prior year. U.S. shipments comprised 36.9% of total U.S. tile consumption by value, up from 33.4% in 2022.
The per unit value of domestic shipments (less exports) in 2023 was $1.77/sq. ft., up from $1.66/sq. ft. in 2022.
U.S. Exports²
U.S. ceramic tile exports in 2023 were 51.0 million sq. ft., up 0.5% from the previous year and the highest total on record. The vast majority of these exports went to Canada (65.8%) and Mexico (19.7%).
U.S. exports by value in 2023 were $53.3 million, up 1.4% from 2022.
¹ U.S. Dept. of Commerce & Tile Council of North America
² U.S. Dept. of Commerce
³ The average value is significantly affected by the mix of tiles imported, with different types of tiles impacting the average value, in addition to differences in pricing for the same types of tile.
* Tile Council of North America
