# Agar-Agar buyer markets and demand | HS 130231 | Yugalinks

Japan is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $40.5M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | $40.5M | -0.8% | 17 | Chile |
| USA | $38.3M | +2.7% | 32 | Spain |
| Italy | $18.2M | +1.9% | 27 | China |
| Spain | $16.9M | +7.6% | 25 | China |
| Russia | $15.0M | -1.9% | 18 | China |
| China | $14.9M | -1.6% | 20 | Italy |
| Germany | $11.6M | -4.4% | 46 | China |
| United Kingdom | $11.3M | -1.9% | 23 | Spain |
| Thailand | $11.2M | -0.3% | 18 | China |
| India | $10.4M | +5.3% | 17 | China |
| France | $10.3M | +0.8% | 34 | Spain |
| Malaysia | $7.0M | +3% | 21 | China |
| Poland | $5.4M | +6% | 23 | Italy |
| Republic of Korea | $5.3M | +0.4% | 21 | China |
| Argentina | $4.2M | +5.6% | 12 | China |
| Canada | $3.4M | -0.8% | 32 | USA |
| Taiwan | $3.2M | +5% | 16 | China |
| Brazil | $2.4M | +5% | 17 | China |
| Ukraine | $2.3M | -6.7% | 13 | China |
| Viet Nam | $2.2M | -1.6% | 16 | Italy |
| Egypt | $1.9M | +13.7% | 10 | Italy |
| Belgium | $1.9M | -5.7% | 22 | Morocco |
| Denmark | $1.6M | +4.3% | 21 | Chile |
| Chile | $1.6M | +21.8% | 13 | China |
| Austria | $1.5M | -3.2% | 22 | Germany |
| Mexico | $1.4M | -14.3% | 11 | Chile |
| Netherlands | $1.4M | -4.2% | 38 | Spain |
| Turkey | $1.3M | +1.4% | 22 | Italy |
| United Arab Emirates | $1.2M | +9.1% | 20 | India |
| Australia | $1.2M | +2.2% | 26 | Thailand |
| Bangladesh | $1.0M | +13.4% | 8 | China |
| Iran | $1.0M | -12.8% | 8 | China |
| Singapore | $1.0M | -5.3% | 27 | China |
| Belarus | $1.0M | -3% | 12 | Russia |
| Serbia | $929.0K | -7.7% | 11 | Spain |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 2023 | $49.5M | $24,693.74 |
| USA | 2023 | $39.5M | $16,969.85 |
| Italy | 2023 | $16.0M | $15,902.06 |
| Russia | 2023 | $15.2M | $15,634.22 |
| Spain | 2023 | $14.8M | $16,658.05 |
| China | 2023 | $12.9M | $15,442.69 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $12.1M | $18,090.38 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $11.5M | $30,188.11 |
| India | 2023 | $10.5M | $18,317.24 |
| France | 2023 | $10.0M | $30,827 |
| Germany | 2023 | $9.6M | $23,053.23 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $7.2M | $15,575.61 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $6.2M | $14,910.14 |
| Poland | 2023 | $4.7M | $19,563.9 |
| Denmark | 2023 | $3.3M | $29,748.14 |
| Argentina | 2023 | $3.2M | $18,338.33 |
| Canada | 2023 | $3.2M | $11,493.05 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $2.9M | $26,928.01 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $2.8M | $16,748.48 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $2.7M | $25,060.15 |

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