# Whether Or Not Containing Small Quan buyer markets and demand...

Democratic Republic of the Congo is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $236.4M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | $236.4M | +35.2% | 23 | United Rep. of Tanzania |
| USA | $204.7M | -4% | 33 | China |
| India | $164.3M | +7.3% | 34 | China |
| Germany | $145.6M | -4.6% | 50 | Netherlands |
| Japan | $106.3M | -7.3% | 26 | China |
| Austria | $76.4M | -6.2% | 27 | Turkey |
| Republic of Korea | $70.4M | -3.4% | 26 | China |
| France | $68.9M | +6.3% | 43 | Austria |
| Netherlands | $66.7M | -6.8% | 49 | China |
| Poland | $54.1M | +2.1% | 31 | China |
| Turkey | $43.7M | -1.3% | 27 | China |
| Taiwan | $42.9M | -4.4% | 20 | China |
| Italy | $42.0M | -0.8% | 30 | China |
| China | $41.1M | -3.3% | 34 | Japan |
| Mexico | $37.3M | +9.7% | 50 | Brazil |
| Russia | $36.8M | -10.8% | 19 | China |
| Spain | $36.4M | -0.2% | 33 | Netherlands |
| Indonesia | $34.9M | +1.2% | 21 | China |
| Ukraine | $34.7M | -5.9% | 22 | Slovakia |
| Brazil | $32.7M | -0.4% | 24 | China |
| United Kingdom | $25.0M | -3% | 45 | China |
| Malaysia | $24.7M | +5.8% | 32 | China |
| Belgium | $23.3M | +5.5% | 20 | Netherlands |
| Iran | $22.5M | -10.6% | 12 | United Arab Emirates |
| South Africa | $21.3M | -4.8% | 25 | China |
| Viet Nam | $19.9M | +0.9% | 20 | China |
| Zambia | $17.8M | +48% | 10 | China |
| Canada | $17.8M | +1.4% | 21 | USA |
| Ireland | $15.9M | +5.4% | 22 | Spain |
| Czechia | $15.6M | -2.9% | 25 | Slovakia |
| Thailand | $15.4M | -5% | 26 | China |
| United Arab Emirates | $13.0M | +18.2% | 27 | China |
| Argentina | $10.9M | +9.2% | 22 | Brazil |
| New Zealand | $9.0M | +3.6% | 15 | China |
| Egypt | $8.7M | +3.7% | 13 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $223.3M | $471.25 |
| Germany | 2023 | $202.6M | $555.63 |
| India | 2023 | $168.2M | $362.52 |
| Japan | 2023 | $118.8M | $352.71 |
| Austria | 2023 | $108.4M | $551.65 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2023 | $80.4M | $951.57 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $75.4M | $369.34 |
| France | 2023 | $72.7M | $500.85 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $67.3M | $322.1 |
| Poland | 2023 | $61.9M | $608.78 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $56.4M | $761.87 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $51.0M | $301.88 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $49.6M | $212.75 |
| Russia | 2023 | $47.7M | $594.64 |
| China | 2023 | $46.2M | $1,574.28 |
| Spain | 2023 | $44.1M | $680.28 |
| Mauritius | 2023 | $37.9M | $934.19 |
| Ukraine | 2023 | $33.3M | $600.87 |
| Italy | 2023 | $31.9M | $541.89 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $31.0M | $766.83 |

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