# Of Sheep (Including Lamb) buyer markets and demand | HS...

USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $173.6M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $173.6M | +11.2% | 7 | Australia |
| Japan | $63.1M | -0.6% | 6 | Australia |
| Germany | $45.3M | -4.6% | 29 | New Zealand |
| France | $42.0M | -3% | 24 | Ireland |
| United Kingdom | $39.6M | -6% | 12 | Australia |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $27.2M | -4.8% | 12 | New Zealand |
| Canada | $26.5M | +13.2% | 5 | Australia |
| Netherlands | $25.9M | -2.4% | 29 | New Zealand |
| Belgium | $24.0M | -5.5% | 12 | New Zealand |
| United Arab Emirates | $13.8M | -0.5% | 16 | Australia |
| Sweden | $13.2M | +6% | 7 | Netherlands |
| Italy | $5.2M | +0.8% | 16 | France |
| Taiwan | $4.6M | +7.1% | 4 | Australia |
| Denmark | $3.9M | -4.9% | 12 | Ireland |
| Republic of Korea | $2.9M | +13.3% | 1 | Australia |
| Oman | $2.6M | +1.1% | 9 | Australia |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $2.5M | +16.6% | 8 | Australia |
| Portugal | $2.5M | +22.2% | 9 | Spain |
| Qatar | $2.2M | +17.3% | 6 | Australia |
| Singapore | $2.1M | -6.2% | 10 | Australia |
| Saudi Arabia | $2.0M | -7.2% | 7 | Australia |
| Syrian Arab Republic | $1.4M | +581.7% | 1 | India |
| Austria | $1.4M | -5.7% | 12 | Germany |
| Luxembourg | $1.2M | -4.2% | 12 | Belgium |
| Finland | $1.1M | +0.2% | 7 | Netherlands |
| Israel | $935.1K | +1,169.2% | 2 | Portugal |
| Ireland | $933.9K | -22.7% | 6 | United Kingdom |
| Jordan | $831.1K | +7.4% | 2 | Australia |
| China | $753.6K | +12.7% | 7 | New Zealand |
| Czechia | $696.9K | +1.7% | 13 | Ireland |
| Armenia | $669.4K | +59.3% | 1 | India |
| Romania | $565.3K | +41.4% | 11 | Spain |
| Malaysia | $542.3K | -9% | 5 | Australia |
| Poland | $522.9K | -12.7% | 8 | Ireland |
| Thailand | $441.0K | +6.9% | 4 | Australia |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $125.1M | $9,123.61 |
| Japan | 2023 | $60.8M | $9,493 |
| France | 2023 | $39.4M | $8,976.92 |
| Germany | 2023 | $34.7M | $13,360.89 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $31.8M | $7,532.15 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $28.8M | $19,302.97 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $27.2M | $12,627.37 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $25.6M | $13,174.14 |
| Canada | 2023 | $19.9M | $7,862.46 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $17.7M | $7,931.11 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $8.3M | $10,756.87 |
| Italy | 2023 | $5.2M | $7,592.56 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $4.4M | $13,762.77 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $3.8M | $16,516.72 |
| Denmark | 2023 | $3.3M | $15,365.22 |
| Portugal | 2023 | $2.5M | $13,056.7 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $2.4M | $11,633 |
| Oman | 2023 | $2.0M | $12,849.1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $1.8M | $14,733.87 |
| Qatar | 2023 | $1.6M | $12,518 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._