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Statistics

Total imports 2025 (CIF)

Total exports 2025 (FOB)

Imports by HS code (2025)

HS code	Description	Value	Share
HS 2530.10.00	Vermiculite, perlite and chlorites; unexpanded shared code	$3.7M	100.0%
Total		$3.7M	100%

Each code is counted once: a code inside a broader linked code is not added again.

Imports by year (CIF)

Stats NZ figures only. 2026 YTD is a part year. Shared HS codes show the code total.

Countries of origin (2025)

South Africa $1.8M 48.0% Indonesia $728k 19.7% United States of America $524k 14.2% Australia $470k 12.7% China, People's Republic of $158k 4.3% Germany $21k 0.6% Czechia $10k 0.3% Netherlands $10k 0.3% Italy $2k <0.1%

Likely overseas suppliers

Palabora Mining Medium South Africa

Matched by HS code and country of origin from public trade research; not verified trading partners. High and medium confidence only. This product shares its HS code with other substances, so a supplier may trade another chemical under the same code.

Likely NZ importers / distributors / users

Not yet identified.

Linked HS codes

HS 2530.10.00 medium confidence Vermiculite, perlite and chlorites; unexpanded Shared with 2 substances. Figures are the code total, the share for this substance is unknown. Link: NZ tariff description match.

HS 2530.10.00 Code total · shared with 2 substances

$3.7M

Code total 2025 (CIF)

3.4kt

Gross weight 2025

$2.7M

2026 YTD (8 mo)

Yearly imports (CIF NZD)

Yearly import gross weight

Monthly import value

Top source countries (2025)

South Africa$1.8M

Indonesia$728k

United States of America$524k

Australia$470k

China, People's Republic of$158k

Germany$21k

Czechia$10k

Netherlands$10k

Italy$2k

Source: Stats NZ overseas merchandise trade (imports, CIF NZD), licensed CC BY 4.0. Shared codes show the code total only; amounts are never split between substances.