Clemson, S.C.—The Tile Council of North America (TCNA) released its 2024 Ceramic Tile Market Report, which showed U.S. ceramic tile consumption in 2024 was 2.7 billion square feet, down 5.1% from the previous year.
Imports
U.S. ceramic tile imports were at 1.93 billion sq. ft. in 2024, a 3.5% decline from the prior year. Imports comprised 71.5% of 2024 U.S. tile consumption by volume, up from 70.2% in 2023.
India was the largest exporter to the U.S. by volume for the second straight year with a 20.4% share of U.S. imports, followed by Spain (17.6%) and Italy (16.0%).
The five countries from which the most tiles were imported in 2024 based on volume were: Italy, Spain, Mexico, Italy, Turkey.
Italy remained the largest exporter to the U.S. on a dollar basis (CIF + duty), comprising 29.2% of 2024 U.S. imports, followed by Spain with a 24.8% share and Mexico with an 11.2% share.
U.S. Shipments
In 2024 U.S. manufacturers shipped 769.9 million sq. ft. of ceramic tile domestically, down 9.1% 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%, down from 29.8% 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%), Spain (12.6%), and Italy (11.4%).
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% of total U.S. tile consumption by value, down from 36.9% in 2023.
The per unit value of domestic shipments (less exports) in 2024 was $1.79/sq. ft., up from $1.77/sq. ft. the preceding year.
U.S. Exports
U.S. ceramic tile exports in 2024 were 41.1 million sq. ft., down 19.5% from the previous year. The vast majority of U.S. exports by volume went to our North American neighbors, Canada (78.1%) and Mexico (9.9%).
U.S. exports by value in 2024 were $46.4 million, down 13.0% from 2023.