# Pure Sodium Chloride Whether Or Not  buyer markets and demand...

USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $481.0M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $481.0M | -4.5% | 91 | Canada |
| China | $420.9M | +14.9% | 68 | India |
| Japan | $281.9M | +5.5% | 57 | Australia |
| Germany | $232.6M | +4.3% | 92 | Netherlands |
| Republic of Korea | $181.4M | +9.5% | 73 | India |
| Canada | $173.3M | -0.5% | 99 | USA |
| Belgium | $156.0M | +3.8% | 69 | Germany |
| France | $118.7M | +4.2% | 113 | Spain |
| Taiwan | $118.6M | +9.1% | 46 | Australia |
| United Kingdom | $109.3M | +6.9% | 81 | Spain |
| Norway | $100.4M | +6.9% | 50 | Netherlands |
| Russia | $85.4M | -1.5% | 39 | Belarus |
| Brazil | $81.8M | +16% | 43 | Chile |
| Netherlands | $76.8M | +4.5% | 88 | Germany |
| Sweden | $75.5M | +5.8% | 59 | Germany |
| Italy | $74.4M | +3.6% | 56 | Austria |
| Czechia | $72.9M | +7% | 60 | Germany |
| Poland | $70.0M | +4.3% | 62 | Germany |
| Ukraine | $67.4M | +44.1% | 44 | Egypt |
| Indonesia | $63.6M | +5.5% | 36 | Australia |
| Hungary | $58.7M | +6.1% | 44 | Romania |
| Denmark | $55.2M | +17.9% | 61 | Germany |
| Ireland | $51.5M | +11% | 78 | United Kingdom |
| Viet Nam | $43.9M | +11% | 39 | India |
| Austria | $41.8M | +2.4% | 64 | Germany |
| Malaysia | $39.5M | +3.7% | 52 | Australia |
| Mexico | $37.0M | +16.8% | 54 | USA |
| Spain | $36.6M | +6.1% | 80 | Netherlands |
| Australia | $36.3M | +16.5% | 62 | Malaysia |
| Finland | $35.8M | +2.9% | 61 | Netherlands |
| Slovakia | $31.7M | -1.9% | 44 | Austria |
| United Arab Emirates | $31.0M | +6.9% | 74 | Netherlands |
| Lithuania | $29.3M | +13.8% | 40 | Poland |
| Nigeria | $28.7M | -1.4% | 29 | Brazil |
| Philippines | $28.4M | +4.8% | 33 | Australia |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $596.5M | $47.61 |
| China | 2023 | $355.5M | $38.31 |
| Japan | 2023 | $336.2M | $59.55 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $236.1M | $49.35 |
| Germany | 2023 | $235.4M | $123.34 |
| Canada | 2023 | $216.7M | $63.94 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $151.2M | $99.48 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $140.8M | $49.8 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $133.3M | $47.43 |
| France | 2023 | $123.0M | $184.99 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $116.8M | $123.49 |
| Norway | 2023 | $101.0M | $80.25 |
| Ukraine | 2023 | $87.9M | $132.37 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $82.9M | $138.25 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $82.6M | $51.46 |
| Italy | 2023 | $81.8M | $125.11 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $77.7M | $116.95 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $73.3M | $137.66 |
| Poland | 2023 | $67.5M | $81.53 |
| Denmark | 2023 | $59.5M | $147.66 |

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