# Salted buyer markets and demand | HS 021020 | Yugalinks

France is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $77.5M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| France | $77.5M | +2.2% | 36 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Germany | $32.9M | +4.2% | 38 | Italy |
| Thailand | $16.9M | +223.8% | 8 | Malaysia |
| Spain | $15.9M | -10% | 24 | Germany |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $14.1M | +1.2% | 28 | Italy |
| Belgium | $12.8M | +2.9% | 25 | Netherlands |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $11.3M | +49.9% | 39 | Russia |
| USA | $10.4M | +27.5% | 15 | Brazil |
| United Kingdom | $8.5M | -26.3% | 29 | Italy |
| Netherlands | $6.3M | -7.5% | 29 | Belgium |
| Angola | $5.0M | -10.2% | 6 | Brazil |
| Romania | $4.7M | +46.4% | 16 | Germany |
| Austria | $4.7M | -4.1% | 19 | Italy |
| Italy | $4.4M | -15.5% | 21 | Netherlands |
| Sweden | $4.4M | +3.9% | 21 | Italy |
| Denmark | $4.3M | -22.4% | 23 | Italy |
| Israel | $3.8M | +627.7% | 5 | Brazil |
| United Arab Emirates | $3.5M | +7.1% | 21 | Italy |
| Poland | $3.3M | +19.4% | 14 | Italy |
| Serbia | $2.9M | +25.2% | 9 | Montenegro |
| Czechia | $2.8M | +25.6% | 22 | Poland |
| Luxembourg | $2.7M | +8.2% | 26 | Belgium |
| Lithuania | $2.4M | +87.4% | 11 | Poland |
| Canada | $1.8M | +17% | 8 | USA |
| Bulgaria | $1.5M | +31.1% | 12 | Poland |
| Estonia | $1.5M | +9% | 13 | Lithuania |
| Saudi Arabia | $1.5M | +27.7% | 13 | Italy |
| Slovakia | $1.5M | +6% | 10 | Czechia |
| Portugal | $1.4M | -6.8% | 10 | Spain |
| Suriname | $1.3M | -0.7% | 5 | Canada |
| Greece | $1.3M | +1.1% | 13 | Italy |
| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | $1.3M | +5% | 11 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Viet Nam | $1.2M | +43.6% | 8 | Pakistan |
| Croatia | $986.8K | +19.3% | 12 | Italy |
| Bahamas | $977.9K | +10.9% | 8 | USA |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| France | 2023 | $76.5M | $22,554.94 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $68.1M | $5,827.57 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $39.7M | $3,247.99 |
| Germany | 2023 | $23.0M | $15,166.21 |
| Spain | 2023 | $19.3M | $9,573 |
| USA | 2023 | $16.1M | $7,066.74 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $14.3M | $28,705.05 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $13.5M | $26,368 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $11.2M | $3,833.02 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $9.2M | $12,524.63 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $8.5M | $19,295.37 |
| Romania | 2023 | $8.2M | $10,210.88 |
| Austria | 2023 | $5.9M | $9,303.49 |
| Angola | 2023 | $5.4M | $5,325.95 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $4.9M | $10,707.07 |
| Italy | 2023 | $4.2M | $7,080.55 |
| Denmark | 2023 | $4.1M | $14,917.76 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $3.1M | $15,764.15 |
| Poland | 2023 | $3.1M | $10,460.88 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $2.9M | $15,673.99 |

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