# Lactose And Lactose Syrup buyer markets and demand | HS...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $145.3M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $145.3M | +14.1% | 28 | USA |
| Netherlands | $96.3M | -1.4% | 37 | Germany |
| New Zealand | $95.1M | -0.6% | 14 | USA |
| India | $91.5M | +11.8% | 27 | Netherlands |
| Japan | $89.7M | +3.5% | 14 | USA |
| France | $54.7M | +3.9% | 30 | Germany |
| Germany | $52.8M | +6% | 48 | Netherlands |
| Mexico | $52.8M | +0.6% | 13 | USA |
| Ireland | $45.5M | +1.5% | 20 | Netherlands |
| Indonesia | $43.8M | +6.8% | 25 | USA |
| Brazil | $31.9M | +12.7% | 15 | USA |
| Thailand | $29.3M | +8.7% | 20 | USA |
| Italy | $25.5M | -0.8% | 19 | Netherlands |
| Spain | $24.6M | +9.5% | 21 | Germany |
| Republic of Korea | $24.1M | -0.7% | 21 | Netherlands |
| United Kingdom | $24.0M | -2.1% | 20 | Netherlands |
| Austria | $21.6M | -1.5% | 14 | Germany |
| South Africa | $20.8M | +5.3% | 14 | Germany |
| Poland | $20.7M | +3.6% | 22 | Germany |
| Pakistan | $20.2M | +5.5% | 14 | Germany |
| Belgium | $20.0M | +4.2% | 17 | Netherlands |
| Singapore | $18.5M | -3.2% | 21 | USA |
| Viet Nam | $18.5M | +10.8% | 18 | USA |
| Philippines | $16.6M | -4.4% | 17 | USA |
| Iran | $16.3M | +7.6% | 9 | United Arab Emirates |
| Uruguay | $14.6M | +20.2% | 10 | USA |
| Russia | $13.6M | -0.3% | 19 | Netherlands |
| USA | $13.6M | +4.6% | 24 | Netherlands |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $11.9M | -4.6% | 18 | Germany |
| Australia | $10.5M | -9.2% | 11 | Austria |
| Bangladesh | $10.1M | +17.6% | 9 | Netherlands |
| Egypt | $9.5M | +17.6% | 12 | Netherlands |
| Turkey | $9.4M | +6.6% | 14 | Netherlands |
| United Arab Emirates | $9.3M | +2% | 14 | Netherlands |
| Denmark | $8.2M | -23.9% | 14 | Germany |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $187.9M | $1,054.74 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $141.2M | $1,460.29 |
| New Zealand | 2023 | $119.6M | $1,350.27 |
| Japan | 2023 | $112.1M | $1,345.56 |
| India | 2023 | $100.2M | $1,759.58 |
| Ireland | 2023 | $68.1M | $1,166.9 |
| Germany | 2023 | $63.2M | $1,363.8 |
| France | 2023 | $62.3M | $1,626.95 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $58.9M | $1,468.1 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $49.9M | $1,185.68 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $38.7M | $1,770.05 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $35.9M | $1,490.4 |
| Poland | 2023 | $29.9M | $1,843.61 |
| Italy | 2023 | $28.0M | $1,932.51 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $26.7M | $1,379.33 |
| Austria | 2023 | $26.2M | $1,047.38 |
| Philippines | 2023 | $25.9M | $1,339.07 |
| Pakistan | 2023 | $25.2M | $1,502.54 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $22.4M | $1,858.03 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $21.9M | $1,325.58 |

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