U.S. ceramic tile consumption in 2024 was 2.70 billion square feet, down 5.1 percent from the previous year.1
The following table shows U.S. tile shipments, imports, exports, and total consumption in thousands of square feet:
Imports2
U.S. ceramic tile imports were at 1.93 billion square feet in 2024, a 3.5 percent decline from the prior year.
Imports comprised 71.5 percent of 2024 U.S. tile consumption by volume, up from 70.2 percent in 2023.
India was the largest exporter to the U.S. by volume for the second straight year with a 20.4 percent share of U.S. imports, followed by Spain (17.6 percent) and Italy (16.0 percent).
The five countries from which the most tiles were imported in 2024 based on volume were:
Italy remained the largest exporter to the U.S. on a dollar basis (CIF + duty), comprising 29.2 percent of 2024 U.S. imports, followed by Spain with a 24.8 percent share and Mexico with an 11.2 percent share.
The five countries from which the most tiles were imported in 2024 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 2024 were:
U.S. Shipments4
In 2024 U.S. manufacturers shipped 769.9 million square feet of ceramic tile domestically, down 9.1 percent from the prior year and the lowest annual total since 2013.
U.S. shipments’ share of total U.S. consumption by volume last year was 28.5 percent, down from 29.8 percent in 2023. Even so, domestically produced tiles’ share of total U.S. consumption far outpaced the shares of any individual country exporting to the U.S. The next highest shares of total consumption by volume were held by India (14.6 percent), Spain (12.6 percent), and Italy (11.4 percent).
By value, U.S. FOB factory sales of domestic shipments (less exports) in 2024 were $1.37 billion, an 8.4% decrease from the previous year. U.S. shipments comprised 36.2 percent of total U.S. tile consumption by value, down from 36.9 percent in 2023.
The per unit value of domestic shipments (less exports) in 2024 was $1.79/square feet, up from $1.77/square feet the preceding year.
U.S. Exports5
U.S. ceramic tile exports in 2024 were 41.1 million square feet, down 19.5 percent from the previous year. The vast majority of U.S. exports by volume went to our North American neighbors, Canada (78.1 percent) and Mexico (9.9 percent).
U.S. exports by value in 2024 were $46.4 million, down 13.0 percent from 2023.
