India natural stone exports H1 2026: −2.4%

In the first half of 2026 (January–June), India exported USD 924.8 million of natural stone, −2.4% on the same period of 2025 (USD 947.9 million). In weight, shipments came to 6.32 million tonnes, −3.7% on a year earlier (6.56 million tonnes).

• USD 924.8 m

  exported, January–June 2026

• −2.4%

  value on January–June 2025

• 6.32 Mt

  shipped, January–June 2026

• −3.7%

  tonnes on January–June 2025

Value and volume

• 2025947.9
• 2026924.8

• 20256.56
• 20266.32

Volume fell faster than value: export value fell 2.4% and exported weight fell 3.7%.

Raw blocks and worked stone

Stone in the raw (HS 2514–2516: blocks and slabs as quarried) rose 0.9% in value but fell 3.5% in tonnes. Worked stone (HS 6801–6803: paving, slabs, tiles, monuments) fell 4.1% in value and 4.5% in tonnes. Raw stone made up 35% of the half-year's export value.

How India compares

Of the eight countries with first-half 2026 data in the KEYSTONE. monthly bulletins, India ranks second on change in value and fifth on change in tonnes. Türkiye and China have no 2026 data yet, so the comparison leaves out two of the largest exporters. The side-by-side view is in Natural stone exports in the first half of 2026: eight countries.

In the dashboard

The India monthly bulletin goes further: every month to July 2026, each destination, each stone type and each code.

Figures from UN Comtrade, in US dollars. The latest months are provisional and may still be revised.