# N.E.S. In Chapter 14 buyer markets and demand | HS 140490...

Japan is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $613.2M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | $613.2M | +29.3% | 45 | Indonesia |
| USA | $169.0M | +13.1% | 68 | Mexico |
| China | $91.8M | +3.9% | 63 | Peru |
| Poland | $47.3M | -1.8% | 53 | Ukraine |
| Republic of Korea | $45.9M | -6.6% | 52 | India |
| Netherlands | $45.6M | +4.9% | 80 | India |
| India | $40.3M | +19.1% | 28 | Nepal |
| Germany | $37.6M | -2.9% | 77 | Netherlands |
| United Kingdom | $37.3M | -3.3% | 68 | Netherlands |
| Thailand | $36.7M | -4.2% | 24 | Indonesia |
| Taiwan | $30.7M | +9.4% | 32 | Chile |
| Peru | $28.6M | +44.4% | 20 | India |
| Belgium | $26.1M | +9.3% | 48 | France |
| France | $25.7M | +8.3% | 91 | Belgium |
| Mexico | $25.5M | +14.1% | 17 | Sri Lanka |
| Italy | $23.6M | +20% | 46 | China |
| Pakistan | $20.7M | -3.5% | 13 | Sri Lanka |
| Singapore | $17.4M | +13% | 29 | Indonesia |
| Canada | $16.1M | +4.2% | 70 | USA |
| Russia | $14.0M | +28.3% | 17 | China |
| Saudi Arabia | $11.8M | -11.5% | 31 | Bangladesh |
| Turkey | $10.1M | +2.6% | 40 | Sri Lanka |
| Australia | $9.5M | +8.2% | 41 | China |
| Spain | $9.4M | -8.6% | 39 | China |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $9.2M | +20.4% | 20 | China |
| Malaysia | $8.9M | +22.3% | 23 | China |
| Denmark | $7.5M | +6.6% | 40 | Netherlands |
| Syrian Arab Republic | $7.5M | +45.4% | 2 | Turkey |
| Greece | $7.5M | +0.6% | 32 | Bulgaria |
| Viet Nam | $6.5M | +10.5% | 27 | China |
| Bulgaria | $6.0M | +61.1% | 29 | Russia |
| Austria | $5.9M | +7.6% | 52 | Germany |
| Romania | $5.6M | +35.4% | 30 | Hungary |
| Brazil | $5.4M | +9.5% | 16 | Peru |
| Latvia | $5.2M | -6.9% | 25 | Russia |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 2023 | $587.8M | $172.29 |
| USA | 2023 | $125.9M | $1,832.89 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $74.5M | $172.96 |
| China | 2023 | $65.3M | $243.18 |
| Poland | 2023 | $60.8M | $134.72 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $43.6M | $145.01 |
| India | 2023 | $42.1M | $795.26 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $39.5M | $405.28 |
| France | 2023 | $36.4M | $961.16 |
| Pakistan | 2023 | $29.4M | $1,089.43 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $29.4M | $1,299.12 |
| Germany | 2023 | $28.8M | $494.31 |
| Spain | 2023 | $23.7M | $551.3 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $23.7M | $225.64 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $21.7M | $517.62 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $21.0M | $973.23 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $20.5M | $935.72 |
| Italy | 2023 | $20.2M | $1,401.97 |
| Canada | 2023 | $15.6M | $1,099.26 |
| Peru | 2023 | $15.0M | $502.09 |

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