# N.E.S. In Chapter 10 buyer markets and demand | HS 100890...

Germany is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $61.4M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $61.4M | +29.7% | 44 | Romania |
| Belgium | $14.4M | -2.4% | 30 | France |
| Netherlands | $11.1M | -0.9% | 54 | Belgium |
| Spain | $10.5M | +13.7% | 28 | France |
| Japan | $9.2M | +9.7% | 13 | USA |
| USA | $8.6M | -8.6% | 34 | Canada |
| Italy | $6.5M | +10.9% | 28 | USA |
| France | $5.9M | -1.1% | 52 | Belgium |
| Republic of Korea | $5.3M | +3.5% | 18 | China |
| Greece | $5.1M | +0.8% | 18 | Bulgaria |
| Canada | $4.7M | +7.6% | 50 | USA |
| Côte d\'Ivoire | $3.7M | +33.6% | 11 | Mali |
| United Kingdom | $3.2M | -10.3% | 32 | USA |
| Denmark | $2.2M | -10% | 19 | Sweden |
| Romania | $2.1M | +6.8% | 17 | Bulgaria |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $2.0M | +7.5% | 22 | USA |
| Latvia | $1.9M | +76.7% | 10 | Lithuania |
| Austria | $1.9M | -2.9% | 31 | Germany |
| China | $1.6M | -3.8% | 11 | Canada |
| Poland | $1.5M | -12.7% | 26 | USA |
| Thailand | $1.4M | -2.2% | 14 | Laos |
| Portugal | $1.4M | -6.4% | 12 | Spain |
| Taiwan | $1.2M | -1.5% | 6 | Thailand |
| Lithuania | $1.1M | -13.1% | 14 | USA |
| Czechia | $1.1M | +0.3% | 19 | Netherlands |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $1.1M | -10.4% | 21 | USA |
| Viet Nam | $885.9K | +2.1% | 11 | China |
| United Arab Emirates | $783.4K | -15.4% | 32 | USA |
| Bulgaria | $778.6K | +36.8% | 16 | Romania |
| Oman | $737.5K | +23% | 12 | United Arab Emirates |
| World excl. EU | $708.4K | +14.3% | 15 | USA |
| Israel | $701.4K | -16.7% | 8 | USA |
| Australia | $649.1K | -24.7% | 14 | USA |
| Hungary | $617.9K | -7.4% | 16 | Slovakia |
| Saudi Arabia | $614.8K | -25% | 12 | Kenya |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 2023 | $22.8M | $432.14 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $22.7M | $2,230.95 |
| Spain | 2023 | $15.0M | $336.66 |
| Germany | 2023 | $14.1M | $417.52 |
| USA | 2023 | $10.4M | $2,209.75 |
| Greece | 2023 | $8.9M | $361.15 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $7.5M | $718.4 |
| Italy | 2023 | $6.5M | $911.85 |
| France | 2023 | $6.1M | $609.39 |
| Austria | 2023 | $5.0M | $398.86 |
| Canada | 2023 | $3.9M | $1,754 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $3.3M | $1,985.01 |
| Denmark | 2023 | $3.3M | $503.22 |
| Poland | 2023 | $3.2M | $428.15 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $3.0M | $5,332.97 |
| China | 2023 | $2.9M | $6,412.15 |
| Romania | 2023 | $2.8M | $508.63 |
| Côte d\'Ivoire | 2023 | $2.8M | $134.42 |
| Burkina Faso | 2023 | $2.6M | $963.16 |
| Australia | 2023 | $2.6M | $3,375.63 |

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