RankCountryImports of Silica sands & quartz sands, whether or not coloured in USD (2010)
1Japan$108,042,444
2China$92,454,674
3Mexico$74,222,145
4Germany$69,906,267
5Canada$66,615,745
6United States$65,780,998
7Italy$59,622,072
8Korea, South$49,343,886
9Singapore$43,288,341
10Netherlands$42,394,113
11Belgium$32,435,767
12France$20,258,583
13Switzerland$17,080,901
14Spain$16,454,078
15United Kingdom$15,597,008
16Sweden$15,018,405
17Romania$14,016,836
18Turkey$12,587,556
19Russia$11,178,888
20Norway$10,218,524
21Luxembourg$9,395,590
22Croatia$7,913,388
23India$7,830,536
24Czech Republic$7,249,434
25Argentina$6,943,778
26Azerbaijan$6,938,594
27Austria$6,467,684
28Peru$6,444,342
29Slovakia$5,360,968
30Indonesia$5,073,684
31Philippines$5,016,383
32Greece$4,506,479
33Oman$4,362,389
34Saudi Arabia$4,258,939
35Portugal$3,970,550
36Morocco$3,865,564
37Chile$3,758,873
38Ireland$3,632,751
39Slovenia$3,532,120
40Tunisia$3,528,130
41Israel$3,514,000
42Armenia$3,314,117
43Denmark$3,112,157
44Belarus$3,078,000
45Thailand$2,939,341
46Algeria$2,865,246
47Nigeria$2,692,947
48Qatar$2,666,521
49New Zealand$2,380,722
50Colombia$2,192,305
51Hungary$1,890,000
52Bosnia and Herzegovina$1,859,255
53Bahrain$1,839,086
54Finland$1,800,224
55Malaysia$1,720,180
56Dominican Republic$1,595,257
57Poland$1,542,734
58Sri Lanka$1,530,440
59Cote d'Ivoire$1,462,443
60Bulgaria$1,431,168
61Zambia$1,409,805
62Ukraine$1,246,102
63Estonia$1,216,072
64Cyprus$1,154,565
65Latvia$1,073,180
66Australia$1,041,655
67Lebanon$1,038,825
68Costa Rica$872,401
69Egypt$848,791
70Yemen$834,528
71Tanzania$775,788
72Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$688,310
73Moldova$674,084
74Syria$642,739
75South Africa$625,032
76Vietnam$615,780
77Iceland$610,134
78Panama$570,458
79Iran$559,126
80Brazil$555,244
81Lithuania$518,639
82Ethiopia$508,674
83Hong Kong$499,638
84Serbia$475,084
85Barbados$363,332
86Jamaica$362,616
87Cameroon$347,999
88Venezuela$302,332
89Trinidad and Tobago$280,743
90El Salvador$260,974
91Albania$239,534
92Bhutan$239,073
93Mauritania$227,794
94Botswana$220,644
95Cape Verde$215,579
96Ecuador$198,377
97New Caledonia$194,763
98Guatemala$188,028
99Bahamas, The$186,791
100Jordan$184,828
101Montenegro$182,872
102Malta$165,930
103Mauritius$164,435
104Kyrgyzstan$148,531
105Pakistan$132,764
106Kenya$122,688
107Mozambique$121,228
108Suriname$115,703
109Ghana$95,320
110Maldives$87,336
111Zimbabwe$82,300
112Senegal$80,984
113Paraguay$78,403
114Nepal$78,031
115Georgia$72,634
116Nicaragua$71,973
117Fiji$58,526
118Bolivia$43,166
119Mali$40,918
120Bermuda$40,544
121Macau$40,177
122Madagascar$39,610
123Guyana$31,875
124Uganda$24,566
125Benin$21,606
126French Polynesia$17,662
127Antigua and Barbuda$11,580
128Burkina Faso$11,291
129Malawi$10,968
130Aruba$8,866
131Togo$7,467
132Belize$5,705
133Niger$1,279
134Samoa$393
135Burundi$250
136Dominica$163
137Sao Tome and Principe$122
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Albania$62,131$113,961$446,883$141,017$193,389$239,534$170,096
Algeria$695,251$3,440,472$6,894,481$9,019,966$8,087,983$2,865,246$1,609,361
Antigua and Barbuda$22,649$102,987$32,386 $171,152$11,580$10,316
Argentina$6,335,059$6,879,008$7,278,997$5,330,396$4,981,274$6,943,778$7,145,497
Armenia$544,969$1,739,175$2,353,650$2,549,925$2,814,916$3,314,117$3,208,640
Aruba    $1,385$8,866$40,166
Australia$888,334$988,584$1,165,895$1,167,458$1,159,096$1,041,655$1,448,628
Austria$7,606,369$8,521,021$10,553,143$8,764,787$6,570,325$6,467,684 
Azerbaijan$857,906$592,837$1,411,732$1,985,256$2,545,629$6,938,594$5,530,770
Bahamas, The$302,556$251,004$429,730$472,700$497,547$186,791$122,799
Bahrain$479,031$840,219$550,635$2,188,698$1,430,521$1,839,086$3,142,219
Bangladesh$1,303,930$82,341$61,506    
Barbados$196,297$459,399$396,303$375,613$296,322$363,332$285,284
Belarus$1,873,900$2,871,800$2,588,600$4,141,700$3,131,300$3,078,000$7,526,500
Belgium$24,647,760$25,317,491$28,311,601$33,366,108$27,079,595$32,435,767$43,702,687
Belize $277$78$6,061$8,829$5,705 
Benin$24,766$15,852   $21,606 
Bermuda     $40,544 
Bhutan$1,931$1,442$1,064$20,046$33,535$239,073 
Bolivia$28,769$26,470$8,275$10,751$37,023$43,166$43,039
Bosnia and Herzegovina$1,624,175$1,365,918$1,554,064$2,481,408$1,647,888$1,859,255$1,449,581
Botswana$148,659$43,342$405,826$317,120$271,825$220,644$210,972
Brazil$536,460$461,441$565,045$817,436$325,398$555,244$799,403
Brunei $490,317     
Bulgaria$820,970$1,137,614$1,314,902$1,355,327$1,156,687$1,431,168$1,615,248
Burkina Faso$2,097 $16,607$658$46,552$11,291 
Burundi     $250 
Cambodia $73,979 $38,725$7,255  
Cameroon$43,747$119,470$64,344$244,587$361,362$347,999 
Canada$33,660,846$41,167,371$43,113,638$54,342,273$42,327,914$66,615,745$81,846,870
Cape Verde$12,416$9,786$175,856$1,262,946$81,460$215,579$94,468
Central African Republic    $10,086  
Chile$1,183,708$1,844,396$2,715,798$3,861,576$3,323,473$3,758,873$2,879,108
China$18,053,950$25,282,969$39,467,676$65,596,333$40,706,324$92,454,674$106,315,418
Colombia$1,688,558$2,166,873$1,468,559$1,980,287$4,697,024$2,192,305$5,342,586
Costa Rica$563,864$564,387$603,296$810,004$753,226$872,401$1,007,103
Cote d'Ivoire$59,461$64,512$79,689$90,210$160,431$1,462,443$40,163
Croatia$5,372,184$5,696,595$6,457,913$7,318,430$7,706,088$7,913,388$8,652,443
Cuba$314,577$267,235     
Cyprus$340,659$425,494$551,362$1,020,658$648,761$1,154,565$878,254
Czech Republic$5,645,790$8,017,037$9,592,312$10,912,622$7,441,581$7,249,434$11,816,556
Denmark$1,939,204$3,082,019$8,360,767$10,919,548$6,752,567$3,112,157$3,734,242
Dominica$483$153$444$376$12$163 
Dominican Republic$964,430$1,078,456$778,598$850,957$488,165$1,595,257$749,050
East Timor$3,223      
Ecuador$368,075$192,075$619,157$141,260$202,778$198,377$346,969
Egypt$199,896$81,421$362,643$539,453$540,169$848,791$767,959
El Salvador$216,553$274,008$261,741$237,472$230,078$260,974 
Estonia$132,939$81,904$356,907$342,912$416,578$1,216,072$2,786,971
Ethiopia$89,882$176,881$170,074$392,123$315,981$508,674$510,208
Faroe Islands$214,698$191,587$107,700$192,493$104,766  
Fiji$86,004$104,590$122,872$140,646$22,397$58,526 
Finland$2,948,666$2,320,085$3,301,127$3,272,636$1,504,405$1,800,224$2,628,573
France$21,965,151$24,324,983$32,276,303$23,020,336$15,298,060$20,258,583$23,862,949
French Polynesia$24,340$36,358$16,757$22,029$15,030$17,662$22,906
Gabon$27,466$282,362$29,564$153,241$198,472  
Gambia, The $16,283$5,817    
Georgia$50,062$120,601$60,377$106,726$136,262$72,634 
Germany$47,878,000$57,615,000$70,671,000$65,704,000$49,046,000$69,906,267$73,364,535
Ghana$25,664$30,274$50,046$46,919$46,211$95,320$566,445
Greece$3,571,308$3,257,853$3,972,730$4,273,338$3,990,013$4,506,479$2,762,060
Greenland$6,483$4,396$12,106    
Grenada$58,863$193,403$20,337$933$1,078,992  
Guatemala$674,165$476,080$676,241$1,202,897$209,616$188,028$122,707
Guinea$6,064$41,493$173,279$261,993   
Guyana$344$627$825$44,694$3,989$31,875$13,691
Honduras$85,814$133,837$95,495 $121,407  
Hong Kong$1,268,028$1,375,102$530,765$606,487$576,147$499,638$452,776
Hungary$3,189,000$4,592,000$6,324,000$4,507,000$1,804,000$1,890,000$2,543,000
Iceland$1,019,362$1,940,457$3,068,536$1,594,593$561,583$610,134$728,387
India$1,255,747$2,993,677$5,207,924$5,916,327$5,057,233$7,830,536$12,451,752
Indonesia$3,288,117$2,684,755$4,004,262$4,587,677$3,594,636$5,073,684$5,116,691
Iran$265,407$14,014   $559,126 
Ireland$4,404,549$5,116,273$7,070,429$8,220,120$2,329,860$3,632,751$3,707,666
Israel$2,681,000$5,443,000$6,482,000$3,842,000$4,752,000$3,514,000$5,048,000
Italy$65,658,608$62,205,882$68,135,082$76,541,048$51,179,589$59,622,072$70,089,807
Jamaica$478,743$279,741$522,543$347,201$335,468$362,616 
Japan$95,531,567$96,201,412$104,579,900$111,303,147$72,191,539$108,042,444$120,354,632
Jordan$32,454$99,241$136,638$24,530$62,263$184,828$648,658
Kazakhstan$821,869$1,699,481$1,734,562$3,447,351$2,042,890  
Kenya$46,340$19,922$59,575$108,782$72,457$122,688 
Kiribati$160      
Korea, South$44,778,201$46,886,549$42,241,969$49,835,787$33,009,528$49,343,886$60,169,892
Kuwait $2,270,419$1,941,444$7,542,992   
Kyrgyzstan$1,215,643$1,956,684$1,797,508$2,222,927$224,410$148,531$313,101
Latvia$1,146,010$970,765$1,465,579$1,422,244$714,792$1,073,180$1,303,511
Lebanon$315,000$239,544$544,577$946,861$1,093,090$1,038,825$950,641
Lesotho   $35,879   
Lithuania$915,631$1,039,268$905,806$1,414,029$408,817$518,639$1,061,837
Luxembourg$5,627,672$7,249,506$11,001,842$12,724,634$12,056,836$9,395,590$11,319,961
Macau$499,928$836,980$356,372$57,502$48,913$40,177$58,459
Macedonia$484,034$431,440$838,323$799,550$538,727 $529,685
Madagascar$13,047$15,665$31,278$282,900$24,947$39,610 
Malawi$8,160$7,346$11,344$366,783$84,156$10,968$32,048
Malaysia$1,528,825$2,562,430$2,325,675$2,904,016$1,353,407$1,720,180$2,963,381
Maldives$6,339$5,853$28,617$68,806$10,903$87,336$40,508
Mali$6,390$4,159$49,677  $40,918 
Malta$311,376$442,725$154,443$417,397$130,221$165,930 
Mauritania$14,141$108,971$82,716$182,945$111,920$227,794$1,221
Mauritius$134,111$85,587$154,726$103,471$89,169$164,435$288,315
Mayotte$4,798$8,601$6,642$20,913$7,874  
Mexico$34,965,178$41,348,803$44,667,722$48,900,558$42,625,928$74,222,145$93,275,060
Moldova$793,102$957,981$729,295$1,389,643$542,430$674,084$486,394
Mongolia$393,886$430,757$526,677    
Montenegro $449,227$367,657$604,753$304,768$182,872$330,123
Montserrat$89$285     
Morocco$2,860,448$3,421,960$4,485,397$6,365,038$4,566,183$3,865,564 
Mozambique$97,629$104,288$268,582$120,452$243,707$121,228$206,000
Namibia$4,439$20,050$65,534$100,149   
Nepal    $102,531$78,031 
Netherlands$37,208,077$44,204,114$44,668,754$55,291,117$37,241,722$42,394,113 
Netherlands Antilles$5,636$87 $98   
New Caledonia$32,835$28,752$254,526$106,098$134,650$194,763$215,729
New Zealand$1,760,522$1,101,700$1,456,848$1,392,497$2,114,198$2,380,722$2,880,842
Nicaragua$126,270$26,115$129,634$181,439$73,309$71,973$55,887
Niger$44,475$38,604$34$1,227$3,535$1,279$3,055
Nigeria $814,926$292,567$876,030$1,901,152$2,692,947 
Norway$9,398,658$10,311,830$13,041,302$15,357,136$9,662,122$10,218,524$9,541,054
Oman$1,382,892$849,745$1,129,469$2,728,199$2,772,326$4,362,389 
Pakistan$87,956$69,818$95,028$145,960$489,400$132,764$45,923
Panama$1,487,711$1,786,572$158,962$313,748$337,996$570,458$1,592,599
Paraguay$11,599$19,495$30,517$37,339$31,747$78,403$47,470
Peru$1,628,678$2,659,622$3,054,848$5,833,364$1,414,045$6,444,342$4,075,046
Philippines$8,526,370$5,234,672$10,663,793$5,333,407$13,354,156$5,016,383$18,221,843
Poland$2,000,198$1,683,311$2,173,940$2,412,009$1,747,543$1,542,734$2,451,541
Portugal$1,334,152$2,981,714$4,236,743$8,324,241$2,021,481$3,970,550$3,685,977
Qatar$5,311,872$1,848,135$1,991,344$5,341,168 $2,666,521 
Romania$8,104,782$9,151,584$14,985,172$16,216,559$10,264,460$14,016,836$15,231,367
Russia$4,167,853$4,512,279$10,031,258$20,135,334$10,789,055$11,178,888$16,591,468
Rwanda $527$10,699$13,954  $27,387
Saint Kitts and Nevis$20,181$38,420$40,611$69,038   
Saint Lucia$382,677$317,301$751,710$568,239   
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$150,540$146,424$271,548$297,674$311,298$688,310 
Samoa$45,767$3,039$1,209$640$9,011$393$1,046
Sao Tome and Principe    $1,133$122 
Saudi Arabia$1,537,882$2,761,661$3,735,565$737,868 $4,258,939 
Senegal$101,411$35,047$395,111$90,332$86,350$80,984$67,649
Serbia$542,532$749,064$770,907$935,406$639,117$475,084$542,241
Seychelles$10,642$122,357$40,413$7,886   
Singapore$4,144,650$3,674,159$12,354,019$55,150,060$70,455,840$43,288,341$44,165,698
Slovakia$3,573,555$3,830,345$4,594,114$5,335,456$3,868,384$5,360,968$15,947,745
Slovenia$2,738,623$3,043,198$3,435,242$4,269,873$3,277,909$3,532,120$4,209,223
South Africa$403,760$675,683$707,785$1,113,512$492,838$625,032$594,197
Spain$12,244,551$14,155,456$16,155,418$18,947,117$16,171,676$16,454,078 
Sri Lanka$19,820$141,438$267,938$994,565$968,839$1,530,440$2,376,980
Sudan$840,532$52,151$7,270$32,502$766,821  
Suriname     $115,703$228,408
Swaziland$40,220$14,527$27,049    
Sweden$13,995,939$15,776,391$19,471,179$19,265,403$13,420,665$15,018,405$17,725,744
Switzerland$12,716,315$13,089,787$16,915,661$18,589,180$16,123,065$17,080,901$20,520,388
Syria$726,932$409,032$159,607$393,642 $642,739 
Tanzania$37,140$83,314$197,108$223,904$157,860$775,788$663,449
Thailand$2,577,091$2,553,635$4,865,347$7,761,918$3,090,641$2,939,341$3,944,436
Togo  $13,445  $7,467 
Trinidad and Tobago$655,572$1,816,401$491,214$424,336$54,259$280,743 
Tunisia$765,479$688,775$1,830,159$1,718,148$1,293,212$3,528,130 
Turkey$8,060,029$8,938,344$11,419,000$17,950,787$12,186,747$12,587,556$19,556,446
Uganda$4,290$49,773$69,511$92,013$108,010$24,566 
Ukraine$616,260$636,421$806,207$1,569,707$1,085,564$1,246,102$1,797,413
United Arab Emirates$16,459,829 $30,967,474$42,773,694   
United Kingdom$15,368,624$16,953,811$17,052,707$14,850,013$12,594,163$15,597,008$27,552,814
United States$38,093,022$50,739,376$53,833,011$61,761,061$19,587,025$65,780,998$103,310,340
Uruguay$60,632$111,417$126,848$93,434$103,446  
Vanuatu $10,311$242    
Venezuela$317,250$229,045$449,095$5,187,992$10,606,593$302,332$531,150
Vietnam$331,492$677,579$558,566$488,540$374,857$615,780 
Wallis and Futuna$375      
Yemen$919,554$28,039$113,727$331,386$295,956$834,528$338,307
Zambia$16,443$78,618$46,360$73,316$153,562$1,409,805 
Zimbabwe$739$26,583$18,131$30,643$17,385$82,300