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Commodityfluorspar
Critical · 3 lists

Fluorspar

industrial_mineral · primary

DOE_2023
USGS_2022
USGS_2025

Trade · cross-border

Trade & import dependency

100% net import reliance

US import dependency

2021–2024 · USGS MCS

64% of US imports from Mexico · All

  1. 1🇲🇽MexicoAll
    64%
  2. 2🇻🇳VietnamAll
    12%
  3. 3🇨🇳ChinaAll

Provenance

Where this data comes from

  • BGS World Mineral Statistics
  • USGS DS-140 (constant 1998 USD)
  • USGS DS-140 (nominal)
  • USGS MCS (Average unit value of imports)
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
  • USGS Minerals Yearbook OFR 2025-1047
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10%
  • 4🇿🇦South AfricaAll
    9%
  • 5 Other
    5%
  • 6 Other countriesAll
    5%
  • Net import reliance · 2025

    100% net import reliant

    Import vs export balance · 2021–2025

    USGS MCS

    Latest 2025: net importer

    ◀ exportsthousand metric tonsimports ▶
    2021
    +1.1M t
    2022
    +1.2M t
    2023
    +948.0K t
    2024
    +905.0K t
    2025
    +870.0K t
    YearImportsExportsNet
    20211.1M t15.0K t+1.1M t
    20221.2M t24.0K t+1.2M t
    2023968.0K t20.0K t+948.0K t
    2024919.0K t14.0K t+905.0K t
    2025877.0K t7.0K t+870.0K t

    Top global exporters · 2024

    CEPII BACI · export value
    🇲🇽Mexico
    $243.3M
    🇲🇳Mongolia
    $180.9M
    🇿🇦South Africa
    $168.1M
    🇨🇳China
    $138.6M
    🇪🇸Spain
    $39.9M
    🇹🇭Thailand
    $25.6M
    🇻🇳Viet Nam
    $25.3M
    🇩🇪Germany
    $21.3M
    🇳🇱Netherlands
    $20.4M
    🇮🇹Italy
    $17.8M

    Export restrictions

    7 measures · OECD
    ReporterMeasureCount
    KenyaExport tax24
    KenyaLicensing requirement24
    🇲🇦MoroccoLicensing requirement24
    🇨🇳ChinaLicensing requirement20
    🇻🇳VietnamExport tax14
    🇨🇳ChinaExport tax9
    🇨🇳ChinaExport quota4
    USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019

    8 sources · click to verify

    Live

    Ir100%Canada · top shareRh100%Canada · top shareRu100%Canada · top shareGa98%China · top shareGe94%China · top shareNb92%Brazil · top shareSi82%China · top shareW79%China · top shareCo77%Congo, Democratic Republic · top share75%China · top shareTe75%China · top share75%China · top shareIn74%China · top sharePt73%South Africa · top shareCu70%China · top share66%China · top shareV64%China · top shareLi64%Australia · top shareAl66%China · top shareNi65%Indonesia · top sharePb62%China · top shareAs50%Peru · top shareMg58%China · top shareBe55%USA · top shareCr55%South Africa · top shareBi54%China · top sharePd44%Russia · top shareTa46%Congo (Kinshasa) · top share49%China · top shareSb43%China · top shareRe44%Chile · top shareB44%Turkey · top shareU38%Kazakhstan · top shareZr36%Australia · top shareMn39%South Africa · top shareZn39%China · top shareTi28%Mozambique · top shareAg34%Mexico · top share29%Canada · top share26%China · top shareSn26%China · top share🇨🇱 CLCutax2024🇨🇩 CDCusurtax2022🇨🇱 CLListrategic resource2023🇨🇳 CNLiexport license2024🇿🇼 ZWLiraw ore ban2022🇮🇩 IDNiraw ore ban2020🇵🇭 PHNiroyalty2024🇷🇺 RUNiimport ban2024🇨🇳 CN→🇻🇳 VNREE+4700%re export surge🇮🇩 IDNi-97%export ban effectLi+38%concentration shift🇨🇳 CNREE-25%concentration shift

    Concentration

    HHI

    0.48

    Concentrated

    Top-1
    66%
    Top-3
    88%
    Top-5
    95%
    NIR
    100%

    Active alerts · 1

    • 66%

      China · top share

    Critical lists · 3

    • DOE_2023
    • USGS_2022
    • USGS_2025

    Sources · 8

    • BGS World Mineral Statistics
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
    • USGS Minerals Yearbook OFR 2025-1047
    • USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019
    • + 3 more in the Provenance section

    Concentration

    HHI

    0.48

    Concentrated

    Top-1
    66%
    Top-3
    88%
    Top-5
    95%
    NIR
    100%

    Active alerts · 1

    • 66%

      China · top share

    Critical lists · 3

    • DOE_2023
    • USGS_2022
    • USGS_2025

    Sources · 8

    • BGS World Mineral Statistics
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
    • USGS Minerals Yearbook OFR 2025-1047
    • USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019
    • + 3 more in the Provenance section