# Containing By Weight 97% Or Less Of  buyer markets and demand...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $179.2M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $179.2M | +10% | 29 | Mongolia |
| Russia | $56.0M | +6.8% | 4 | Mongolia |
| Indonesia | $29.7M | +14.9% | 10 | China |
| Japan | $15.2M | -1.3% | 8 | China |
| Turkey | $13.2M | +13% | 13 | Italy |
| USA | $12.6M | -8.1% | 11 | China |
| Republic of Korea | $11.9M | -3.3% | 11 | Mexico |
| India | $11.8M | -9.2% | 10 | Thailand |
| Italy | $10.0M | +8.7% | 12 | China |
| Finland | $9.6M | +21% | 8 | China |
| Germany | $7.5M | +9% | 27 | Netherlands |
| Croatia | $5.6M | +72.9% | 3 | Italy |
| Saudi Arabia | $5.5M | +35.2% | 6 | Pakistan |
| Netherlands | $5.5M | -7.1% | 6 | China |
| Sweden | $5.4M | +21.8% | 8 | Germany |
| Guatemala | $5.2M | +13% | 1 | Mexico |
| Spain | $5.2M | +9.6% | 11 | Italy |
| Taiwan | $4.6M | -8.6% | 6 | China |
| United Kingdom | $4.5M | +21.7% | 21 | China |
| Brazil | $4.4M | -4% | 4 | China |
| France | $3.7M | +5.8% | 12 | Germany |
| Honduras | $3.6M | +24% | 1 | Mexico |
| Canada | $3.3M | +0.7% | 7 | Mexico |
| Egypt | $3.2M | +6.7% | 7 | Italy |
| Belgium | $3.0M | +1.5% | 7 | Germany |
| Malaysia | $2.7M | +7.1% | 9 | China |
| Greece | $2.2M | -0.4% | 5 | Italy |
| Belarus | $2.0M | +15% | 5 | Russia |
| Viet Nam | $2.0M | +27.5% | 7 | Pakistan |
| Poland | $1.7M | +8.1% | 10 | China |
| Ukraine | $1.3M | -26.7% | 13 | Zambia |
| Austria | $1.2M | +7.4% | 6 | Germany |
| Portugal | $943.6K | -0.4% | 2 | Spain |
| Albania | $912.2K | +6% | 23 | Italy |
| Thailand | $899.7K | -6% | 9 | Pakistan |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $228.8M | $235.45 |
| Russia | 2023 | $51.7M | $286.4 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $26.6M | $451.44 |
| Japan | 2023 | $23.7M | $563.9 |
| Finland | 2023 | $16.6M | $792.65 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $15.6M | $404.98 |
| India | 2023 | $14.1M | $403.72 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $11.0M | $152.51 |
| Italy | 2023 | $9.9M | $656.84 |
| USA | 2023 | $9.5M | $292.62 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $9.2M | $443.42 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $8.6M | $733.45 |
| Guatemala | 2023 | $7.6M | $258.92 |
| Egypt | 2023 | $6.8M | $388.46 |
| Germany | 2023 | $6.2M | $482.95 |
| France | 2023 | $6.0M | $787.02 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $5.4M | $426.27 |
| Honduras | 2023 | $5.1M | $271.74 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $4.9M | $400.71 |
| Spain | 2023 | $4.6M | $303.38 |

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