The U.S. Ceramic Tile Market decreased by 4.9% in 2025

At the traditional press conference held at Coverings 2026, the Tile Council of North America released the final figures for the U.S ceramic tile industry and market in 2025.

At the traditional press conference held at Coverings 2026, the Tile Council of North America released the final figures for the U.S ceramic tile industry and market in 2025. Last year, U.S. ceramic tile consumption was 238.6 million m², down 4.9% from the previous year, marking the fourth consecutive year of contraction.

In 2025 U.S. manufacturers produced 69.5 million m² of ceramic tile (-7.7% on 2024), of which 65.7 million m² shipped domestically, down 8.1% from the prior year and the lowest annual total since 2012.

U.S. shipments’ share of total U.S. consumption by volume last year was 27.6%, down from 28.5% in 2024. Despite this, 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 Spain (15.5%), Italy (12.8%), and India (12.1%).

By value, 2025 U.S. FOB factory sales of domestic shipments (less exports) were $1.32 billion, a 4.0% decrease from the previous year. U.S. shipments comprised 35.1% of total U.S. tile consumption by value, down from 36.2% in 2024.

The per unit value of domestic shipments (less exports) in 2025 was $20.02/m², up from $19.26/m² the previous year.

U.S. ceramic tile exports in 2025 were 3.74 million m², down 2.1% from the previous year. The primary recipients of U.S. exports were Canada (65.6%), Italy (11.9%), and Mexico (11.6%). The value of U.S. exports increased 5.6% to $48.9 million over the same timeframe.

Table 1 shows U.S. tile shipments, imports, exports, and total consumption in millions of m².

Imports

U.S. ceramic tile imports were 172.8 million m² in 2025, a 3.7% decline from the prior year. Imports comprised 72.4% of 2025 U.S. tile consumption by volume, up from 71.5% in 2024. Spain once again became the largest exporter to the U.S. by volume, accounting for 21.4% of 2025 imports, followed by Italy (17.7%), and India (16.7%).

Table 2 shows the five countries from which the most tiles were imported in 2025 based on volume.

Italy remained the largest exporter to the U.S. on a dollar basis (CIF + duty), comprising 31.5% of 2025 U.S. imports, followed by Spain with a 28.0% share and Mexico (8.6% share).

Table 3 shows the five countries from which the most tiles were imported in 2025 based on total U.S. $ value (CIF + duty).

Table 4 shows the average per unit value of tile (including CIF + duty) from the five countries from which the most tiles were imported by volume in 2025.

Once again, Italian tiles had the highest average price of 25.08 $/m2, up 1.7% from 24.65 $/m2 in 2024. Spanish average value was 18.51 $/m2, down 2.8% from 19.05 $/m2 in 2024. The average value of Indian tiles remained stable at 6.67 $/m2, the lowest price among the five largest exporting countries.