Jason Kamery

U.S. countertop material imports totaled $275.5 million in March 2026, a 23.6% decline from March 2025 and a sharp acceleration from January's 14.5% drop. Natural stone categories pulled in $174.5 million, down 21.2% year over year, while engineered quartz fell harder at 27.5% to $101.1 million. Every major category posted a decline. Granite was hit hardest, dropping 42.3% to $31.4 million as Brazilian shipments collapsed 72%. Marble proved most resilient, slipping just 9.7% to $75.9 million.

Industry InsightsStone U.S. countertop material imports totaled $275.5 million in March 2026, a 23.6% decline from March 2025 and a sharp acceleration from January's 14.5% drop. Natural stone categories pulled in $174.5 million, down 21.2% year over year, while engineered quartz fell harder at 27.5% to $101.1 million. Every major category posted a decline. Granite was hit hardest, dropping 42.3% to $31.4 million as Brazilian shipments collapsed 72%.

The Stone Fabricators Alliance is in its 13th year of leading fabricators through Italy on its annual tour, and the work behind it never really stops, said Tim Zeng, an SFA executive board director and owner of Zeng Granite in Lincoln, Nebraska. Speaking with Stone World during the tour's opening days in Venice, Zeng said planning for the 2027 trip will begin at Marmomac in Verona a few months from now. "It is work on our end, and as far as the attendees go," Zeng said.