U.S. Countertop Material Imports: January 2026
U.S. countertop material imports totaled $304.1 million in January 2026, a 14.5% decline from $355.8 million in January 2025. Natural stone accounted for $201.8 million of the total, while engineered quartz made up the remaining $102.2 million. Engineered quartz saw the steeper decline at 24.6% year-over-year, while natural stone fell 8.4%. The shift pushed natural stone’s market share from 62% to 66%, reversing a years-long trend of manufactured materials gaining ground.
Brazil led all source countries at $70.2 million, up 29.7% from a year ago, driven almost entirely by a quartzite boom that saw shipments nearly double to $57 million. India fell from the top spot to third at $35 million, a 49.1% decline largely attributed to a collapse in engineered quartz exports. China dropped 51.7% to $17.1 million. Italy held relatively steady at $45.2 million, down 7.6%, with marble remaining its dominant export. Quartzite was the only major category to grow, rising 72.7%, while granite saw the sharpest decline at 49.7%.
U.S. Stone & Surface Imports: January 2026
Category Change: Jan 2025 → Jan 2026
Winners and losers by material type
Country Change: Jan 2025 → Jan 2026
Top source countries — teal is Jan 2025, brown is Jan 2026
| Country | Marble | Granite | Quartzite | Eng. Quartz | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Brazil |
$1.1M | $5.6M | $57M | 37K | $70.2M |
2Italy |
$30.6M | $2.6M | $6.3M | $1.2M | $45.2M |
3India |
$5.4M | $9M | $1.4M | $16.2M | $35M |
4Vietnam |
$3.6M | $707K | $84K | $24.6M | $29.4M |
5Turkey |
$16.3M | $0 | $0 | $2.2M | $24.5M |
6Thailand |
$170K | $32K | $24K | $23.5M | $23.8M |
7China |
$7.5M | $5M | $642K | $235K | $17.1M |
8Spain |
$904K | $685K | $168K | $8.5M | $11.7M |
9Malaysia |
$1.3M | $74K | $0 | $9.1M | $10.4M |
10Canada |
$21K | $1.6M | $212K | $2.4M | $7.4M |
11Indonesia |
$287K | $0 | $152K | $5.7M | $6.4M |
12Mexico |
$3.9M | $109K | $31K | $61K | $6.1M |
Data sourced from the U.S. International Trade Commission DataWeb (dataweb.usitc.gov); dashboard visualizations were generated with the assistance of AI.
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Jason Kamery is the Managing Editor and Group Digital Editor of Stone World. With more than a decade of experience covering the stone and countertop industry, he has conducted hundreds of interviews with fabricators, manufacturers, and industry leaders, and hosts the Stone World. podcast. He reports from events worldwide, including TISE, Coverings, and Marmomac, and his coverage extends to worker safety and silicosis, trade policy and tariffs, and fabrication technology. Kamery has also served as a speaker and panel moderator at The International Surface Event (TISE). He graduated from Purdue University with a B.A. in Mass Communication.
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