# N.E.C. In Heading No. 2516 buyer markets and demand | HS...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $36.3M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $36.3M | +4% | 44 | Norway |
| Bangladesh | $23.6M | -11.2% | 2 | India |
| Netherlands | $18.8M | +3.4% | 39 | Belgium |
| France | $15.7M | -1% | 46 | Belgium |
| Maldives | $14.8M | +27.4% | 2 | India |
| United Kingdom | $10.8M | -1.7% | 36 | Norway |
| Saudi Arabia | $10.7M | +79% | 14 | China |
| Italy | $7.7M | -1.8% | 37 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| USA | $7.6M | -3.1% | 34 | Canada |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $5.6M | +4.6% | 29 | Italy |
| Germany | $5.5M | -3.3% | 51 | Italy |
| Canada | $5.2M | -4.1% | 28 | USA |
| Spain | $5.0M | +9.8% | 25 | Italy |
| Poland | $5.0M | +9.4% | 26 | Slovakia |
| India | $3.6M | -34.1% | 10 | Norway |
| Belgium | $3.4M | +7.5% | 31 | Netherlands |
| United Arab Emirates | $3.2M | +20.9% | 22 | Spain |
| Luxembourg | $2.6M | +13.5% | 16 | Belgium |
| Algeria | $2.2M | +59.9% | 2 | Norway |
| Lithuania | $2.1M | +11.5% | 19 | Sweden |
| World excl. EU | $2.1M | +51.5% | 15 | Spain |
| Greece | $2.1M | +6.3% | 15 | Albania |
| Pakistan | $2.0M | +9.1% | 6 | Norway |
| Portugal | $1.9M | -1.2% | 25 | Spain |
| Republic of Korea | $1.9M | -2.5% | 10 | China |
| Hungary | $1.8M | +18.3% | 14 | Slovakia |
| Gambia | $1.7M | +47.6% | 3 | Senegal |
| Austria | $1.4M | -5.2% | 35 | Italy |
| Romania | $1.4M | +0.2% | 13 | Italy |
| State of Palestine | $1.3M | +127.2% | 2 | Jordan |
| Slovenia | $1.2M | +10.2% | 16 | Austria |
| Viet Nam | $1.1M | -12.2% | 10 | Spain |
| Barbados | $1.0M | +79.9% | 7 | Norway |
| Denmark | $876.8K | +14.2% | 17 | Norway |
| Japan | $833.5K | +2% | 22 | India |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bangladesh | 2023 | $57.2M | $12.2 |
| China | 2023 | $47.7M | $162.1 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $20.8M | $365.68 |
| France | 2023 | $17.0M | $85.41 |
| Maldives | 2023 | $13.7M | $15.12 |
| USA | 2023 | $7.8M | $529.78 |
| Germany | 2023 | $7.5M | $107.06 |
| Italy | 2023 | $7.2M | $321.64 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $6.1M | $117.84 |
| Poland | 2023 | $5.8M | $27.5 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $5.4M | $241.05 |
| Canada | 2023 | $5.3M | $330.76 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $5.1M | $176.86 |
| Spain | 2023 | $4.7M | $191.04 |
| India | 2023 | $4.5M | $208.97 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $4.4M | $264.79 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $3.6M | $423.66 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $3.2M | $335.27 |
| Luxembourg | 2023 | $2.5M | $256.76 |
| Greece | 2023 | $2.5M | $68.66 |

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