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China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $228.6M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $228.6M | +103.3% | 14 | Indonesia |
| Italy | $94.0M | +33.7% | 36 | Indonesia |
| Malaysia | $51.7M | +37% | 20 | Indonesia |
| Netherlands | $49.5M | +74.2% | 44 | Indonesia |
| Viet Nam | $42.5M | +3.8% | 13 | India |
| Yemen | $40.9M | +9.5% | 3 | Argentina |
| Spain | $31.4M | +43.6% | 26 | Indonesia |
| Republic of Korea | $28.1M | -10.1% | 19 | India |
| Bangladesh | $22.5M | -2.5% | 3 | India |
| India | $15.1M | -8.4% | 15 | Nepal |
| France | $12.1M | +2.3% | 44 | Netherlands |
| Japan | $11.9M | +2.4% | 21 | China |
| USA | $11.6M | -5.1% | 24 | Canada |
| Taiwan | $8.6M | -6.6% | 12 | India |
| Canada | $8.5M | +39.8% | 21 | USA |
| Madagascar | $7.8M | +129.5% | 3 | Indonesia |
| United Kingdom | $7.6M | +6.6% | 30 | Spain |
| Cambodia | $7.0M | -11.8% | 3 | Thailand |
| Poland | $6.4M | +23.7% | 20 | Denmark |
| Germany | $6.3M | -7.3% | 39 | Austria |
| Turkey | $6.3M | +4.7% | 12 | Ghana |
| Belgium | $6.1M | +13.1% | 22 | Netherlands |
| Denmark | $5.4M | +35.3% | 20 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Portugal | $4.7M | +5.8% | 10 | Spain |
| Nepal | $4.6M | -1.4% | 1 | India |
| Croatia | $4.2M | +109.1% | 12 | Indonesia |
| Singapore | $3.1M | +43.2% | 16 | Indonesia |
| Bulgaria | $3.0M | +64.6% | 17 | Tunisia |
| Marshall Isds | $2.5M | +351.4% | 1 | Indonesia |
| Russia | $2.4M | +12.3% | 6 | Belarus |
| Thailand | $2.3M | -25.5% | 10 | China |
| New Zealand | $2.1M | +42% | 8 | Thailand |
| Indonesia | $1.9M | -2.1% | 12 | China |
| Uruguay | $1.9M | -4.8% | 4 | Argentina |
| Bhutan | $1.8M | +5.4% | 1 | India |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $788.6M | $696.7 |
| Italy | 2023 | $145.3M | $560.79 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $53.8M | $218.9 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $53.1M | $447.43 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $51.1M | $263.86 |
| Bangladesh | 2023 | $48.5M | $269.05 |
| Spain | 2023 | $42.5M | $473.8 |
| India | 2023 | $34.0M | $394.87 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $30.1M | $216.32 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $28.5M | $460 |
| Cambodia | 2023 | $28.0M | $539.1 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $26.8M | $797.22 |
| Japan | 2023 | $24.0M | $334.22 |
| Denmark | 2023 | $18.9M | $136.57 |
| France | 2023 | $18.1M | $349.78 |
| USA | 2023 | $11.7M | $1,430.5 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $11.6M | $190.42 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $11.5M | $362.67 |
| Ireland | 2023 | $11.5M | $130.51 |
| Canada | 2023 | $11.5M | $417.07 |

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