# Shells buyer markets and demand | HS 180200 | Yugalinks

Mexico is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $70.2M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mexico | $70.2M | +122.9% | 42 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| USA | $53.4M | +5.9% | 13 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Netherlands | $48.3M | +39.3% | 36 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Malaysia | $45.8M | +60.5% | 9 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Germany | $10.7M | -3.7% | 39 | France |
| Indonesia | $10.6M | +5.3% | 14 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Poland | $7.7M | +11.5% | 15 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Belgium | $6.2M | +14.8% | 12 | Ghana |
| Uruguay | $5.8M | +133.5% | 6 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| France | $5.1M | +1.5% | 18 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Brazil | $4.8M | +56.8% | 11 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Cambodia | $3.6M | +2,579% | 11 | Bulgaria |
| Estonia | $2.9M | +73.9% | 11 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Lithuania | $2.5M | +142.3% | 16 | Netherlands |
| Portugal | $1.2M | +134.1% | 7 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Ukraine | $1.2M | +67.7% | 10 | Poland |
| Egypt | $1.2M | +31.1% | 2 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Turkey | $1.0M | +0.6% | 8 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| China | $1.0M | +43.2% | 12 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Bangladesh | $900.0K | +153.3% | 1 | Liberia |
| Belize | $804.3K | +197.6% | 1 | Nigeria |
| Denmark | $712.5K | +34.8% | 9 | Germany |
| Italy | $681.9K | -2.1% | 14 | Germany |
| Spain | $510.1K | -54.1% | 10 | Germany |
| United Kingdom | $503.3K | -12.1% | 16 | Ghana |
| Viet Nam | $501.2K | +270.1% | 6 | Malaysia |
| Ghana | $481.2K | +24.6% | 1 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Bulgaria | $385.3K | +39.1% | 8 | Ghana |
| Russia | $362.9K | +90.3% | 7 | Czechia |
| Czechia | $333.9K | +4.9% | 9 | Germany |
| Philippines | $291.5K | +6.4% | 5 | Indonesia |
| India | $236.3K | +23.3% | 8 | USA |
| Algeria | $200.1K | -31.6% | 1 | Spain |
| Argentina | $125.3K | +22.1% | 4 | Ecuador |
| Morocco | $123.4K | +163.1% | 5 | Poland |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $128.9M | $56,487.58 |
| USA | 2023 | $110.5M | $2,946.85 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $50.8M | $2,543.96 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $46.2M | $3,196.13 |
| Germany | 2023 | $38.5M | $2,843.18 |
| Uruguay | 2023 | $34.2M | $26,656.78 |
| France | 2023 | $10.5M | $616.47 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $5.4M | $626.44 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $4.8M | $310.02 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $4.3M | $234.24 |
| Estonia | 2023 | $4.1M | $1,989.92 |
| Poland | 2023 | $2.7M | $1,571.95 |
| Lithuania | 2023 | $2.6M | $711.74 |
| Egypt | 2023 | $1.3M | $2,949.2 |
| Italy | 2023 | $1.3M | $240.37 |
| Ukraine | 2023 | $1.2M | $689.73 |
| China | 2023 | $695.7K | $117.05 |
| Spain | 2023 | $642.5K | $870.83 |
| Bulgaria | 2023 | $561.3K | $224.6 |
| Portugal | 2023 | $462.9K | $1,052.77 |

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