# Sardines buyer markets and demand | HS 160413 | Yugalinks

USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $195.2M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $195.2M | +9.6% | 52 | Morocco |
| France | $105.5M | +6.9% | 49 | Morocco |
| South Africa | $68.7M | -3.4% | 19 | Thailand |
| United Kingdom | $55.6M | +2.4% | 39 | Morocco |
| Spain | $52.8M | +12.5% | 29 | Morocco |
| Ghana | $51.3M | +13.1% | 12 | China |
| Germany | $42.1M | -0.9% | 47 | Morocco |
| Nigeria | $36.1M | -0.9% | 18 | Morocco |
| Australia | $31.0M | +5% | 35 | Thailand |
| Dominican Republic | $30.5M | +1.4% | 11 | China |
| Mexico | $30.2M | +21.9% | 23 | Ecuador |
| Netherlands | $26.6M | -2.3% | 39 | Morocco |
| Gabon | $24.8M | +2.8% | 15 | Morocco |
| Malaysia | $22.6M | +9.1% | 28 | China |
| Côte d\'Ivoire | $22.0M | +18.2% | 11 | Morocco |
| Japan | $21.9M | -13.7% | 21 | Thailand |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | $20.1M | +8.4% | 25 | Morocco |
| Mauritania | $19.6M | +13.2% | 10 | Morocco |
| Jordan | $16.4M | +6.7% | 15 | Morocco |
| Jamaica | $16.0M | +17.1% | 5 | Canada |
| Ukraine | $14.4M | +8.5% | 21 | Latvia |
| Italy | $13.7M | +2.7% | 26 | Morocco |
| Canada | $13.7M | +1.4% | 49 | Morocco |
| Cameroon | $13.4M | +10.1% | 21 | Morocco |
| Iraq | $13.1M | +13.1% | 10 | China |
| Serbia | $13.0M | +3.7% | 15 | Croatia |
| Syrian Arab Republic | $12.5M | -9.2% | 4 | Morocco |
| Namibia | $12.4M | +15.6% | 16 | South Africa |
| Romania | $12.3M | +3.4% | 26 | Poland |
| Guinea | $12.0M | +7.8% | 11 | Morocco |
| Senegal | $11.6M | +38.7% | 17 | Indonesia |
| Sierra Leone | $11.6M | +18.3% | 7 | Morocco |
| Austria | $11.3M | +4.3% | 25 | Portugal |
| Cuba | $10.6M | +32.3% | 21 | Venezuela |
| Belgium | $10.6M | +0.8% | 31 | Portugal |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $177.1M | $5,114.56 |
| France | 2023 | $92.3M | $5,305.42 |
| South Africa | 2023 | $71.2M | $2,808.33 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $61.6M | $4,456.87 |
| Germany | 2023 | $54.5M | $5,438.91 |
| Spain | 2023 | $44.5M | $5,864.9 |
| Nigeria | 2023 | $42.6M | $3,716.45 |
| Ghana | 2023 | $37.5M | $3,228.85 |
| Dominican Republic | 2023 | $30.9M | $2,026.67 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $28.1M | $4,177.92 |
| Gabon | 2023 | $26.8M | $2,759.13 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $25.9M | $1,785.72 |
| Australia | 2023 | $25.5M | $4,906.9 |
| Japan | 2023 | $24.3M | $4,101.45 |
| Jamaica | 2023 | $21.6M | $4,889.08 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $20.5M | $4,898.51 |
| Mauritania | 2023 | $17.7M | $2,633.27 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2023 | $17.2M | $3,116.81 |
| Togo | 2023 | $16.2M | $3,427.01 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $15.1M | $1,932.06 |

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