# Sesamum Seeds buyer markets and demand | HS 120740 | Yugalinks

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $1.8B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $1.8B | +9.5% | 35 | Niger |
| Turkey | $409.6M | +13% | 59 | Chad |
| Japan | $325.7M | +3.5% | 36 | Nigeria |
| India | $202.8M | +7.9% | 29 | Brazil |
| Republic of Korea | $166.1M | +2.1% | 41 | China |
| Israel | $110.9M | -1% | 29 | Ethiopia |
| Germany | $97.8M | +4.6% | 82 | Nigeria |
| Egypt | $96.9M | -4.4% | 14 | Sudan |
| Saudi Arabia | $95.6M | +2.4% | 40 | Sudan |
| USA | $82.6M | +2.2% | 48 | India |
| Viet Nam | $80.5M | +2.3% | 30 | Nigeria |
| Greece | $80.2M | +9.4% | 42 | Nigeria |
| Jordan | $74.4M | +13.6% | 22 | Sudan |
| Iraq | $71.6M | +14.8% | 8 | Turkey |
| Mexico | $70.7M | +13.8% | 22 | Brazil |
| Netherlands | $58.1M | +4.6% | 85 | Uganda |
| Iran | $56.3M | -5.2% | 6 | United Arab Emirates |
| Taiwan | $54.2M | +2.7% | 25 | India |
| Lebanon | $47.7M | +5.6% | 20 | Sudan |
| Russia | $41.8M | +7.9% | 18 | India |
| United Arab Emirates | $41.5M | -8.8% | 44 | Sudan |
| Poland | $33.7M | +5.1% | 38 | Turkey |
| Morocco | $33.4M | +17.9% | 22 | Egypt |
| Guatemala | $29.6M | +6.7% | 15 | Brazil |
| Syrian Arab Republic | $27.8M | -3.1% | 7 | Turkey |
| Canada | $26.7M | +4.9% | 55 | India |
| France | $26.0M | -1% | 66 | Netherlands |
| Algeria | $22.1M | +14.3% | 11 | Egypt |
| Italy | $21.8M | +3.7% | 45 | India |
| Kazakhstan | $21.4M | +27.9% | 14 | Pakistan |
| Indonesia | $20.5M | +2.3% | 17 | India |
| Thailand | $18.9M | -2.4% | 20 | Myanmar |
| Spain | $17.7M | -0.6% | 44 | India |
| Tunisia | $16.9M | +0.6% | 10 | Sudan |
| Malaysia | $15.5M | -2.1% | 18 | India |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $1.5B | $1,656.38 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $483.2M | $1,883.98 |
| Japan | 2023 | $319.3M | $1,796.79 |
| India | 2023 | $207.5M | $1,592.77 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $162.3M | $2,250.85 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $117.8M | $2,173.83 |
| Israel | 2023 | $116.1M | $2,044.18 |
| Egypt | 2023 | $98.9M | $2,319.43 |
| USA | 2023 | $87.4M | $2,669.91 |
| Jordan | 2023 | $86.0M | $2,294.41 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $85.1M | $2,064.53 |
| Germany | 2023 | $84.6M | $2,403.26 |
| Greece | 2023 | $75.8M | $2,075.66 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $56.3M | $1,690.56 |
| Lebanon | 2023 | $56.3M | $2,427.86 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $54.4M | $1,719.53 |
| Iraq | 2023 | $50.1M | $2,154.03 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $47.8M | $2,325.49 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $41.1M | $1,533.04 |
| Russia | 2023 | $35.6M | $2,585.26 |

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