# Cheese buyer markets and demand | HS 040630 | Yugalinks

Saudi Arabia is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $264.7M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Saudi Arabia | $264.7M | +1.7% | 42 | Bahrain |
| United Kingdom | $197.0M | -5% | 34 | Belgium |
| France | $196.6M | +6.5% | 40 | Germany |
| Italy | $168.2M | +6.2% | 29 | Belgium |
| Germany | $143.2M | +2.5% | 40 | Austria |
| Belgium | $110.2M | +5.6% | 31 | France |
| China | $109.4M | +6.9% | 30 | New Zealand |
| Oman | $105.6M | +14.5% | 30 | Bahrain |
| Iraq | $102.0M | +5.9% | 19 | Saudi Arabia |
| United Arab Emirates | $99.9M | -0.7% | 50 | Saudi Arabia |
| El Salvador | $97.6M | +10.6% | 5 | Nicaragua |
| Kuwait | $90.8M | +7.5% | 35 | Bahrain |
| Netherlands | $86.3M | +5.2% | 38 | Germany |
| Australia | $77.7M | +17.2% | 22 | New Zealand |
| Yemen | $65.5M | +15.6% | 11 | Saudi Arabia |
| Spain | $63.6M | -0.1% | 31 | France |
| Taiwan | $63.3M | +3.8% | 22 | New Zealand |
| Malaysia | $62.0M | +7.5% | 30 | Australia |
| Libya | $59.6M | +0.7% | 21 | Egypt |
| USA | $52.2M | +6.1% | 62 | Netherlands |
| Czechia | $48.9M | +8.2% | 25 | Poland |
| Republic of Korea | $44.9M | +2.3% | 31 | USA |
| Jordan | $44.4M | +6.4% | 23 | Egypt |
| Poland | $43.6M | +17.3% | 25 | Germany |
| Sweden | $43.5M | +7.8% | 25 | Germany |
| Romania | $41.5M | +12.5% | 20 | Germany |
| Singapore | $41.2M | +0.6% | 48 | Australia |
| Lebanon | $39.0M | -4.7% | 24 | Egypt |
| Portugal | $38.3M | +8.9% | 19 | Spain |
| Japan | $38.2M | +0.1% | 21 | France |
| Slovakia | $36.8M | +6.6% | 17 | Czechia |
| Philippines | $34.1M | +13.7% | 31 | New Zealand |
| Qatar | $31.5M | -2.5% | 31 | Denmark |
| Austria | $30.5M | +5% | 30 | Germany |
| Kazakhstan | $29.8M | +13.9% | 13 | Russia |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $427.5M | $5,658.36 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $217.1M | $6,168.76 |
| Italy | 2023 | $196.3M | $5,176.29 |
| France | 2023 | $195.5M | $5,139.15 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $182.6M | $5,878.35 |
| Germany | 2023 | $138.7M | $5,598.41 |
| Australia | 2023 | $129.8M | $5,761.75 |
| Iraq | 2023 | $123.7M | $5,584.48 |
| Oman | 2023 | $114.4M | $5,827.05 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $111.2M | $5,597.66 |
| China | 2023 | $106.7M | $5,757.05 |
| El Salvador | 2023 | $96.8M | $3,329.12 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $91.7M | $5,920.11 |
| Kuwait | 2023 | $81.6M | $5,618.71 |
| Yemen | 2023 | $76.8M | $5,838.3 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $67.7M | $5,917.28 |
| Spain | 2023 | $64.7M | $5,609.16 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $64.7M | $5,820.63 |
| Libya | 2023 | $62.6M | $4,868.79 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $54.6M | $6,575.1 |

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