# N.E.C. In Chapter 25 buyer markets and demand | HS 253090...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $4.4B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $4.4B | +32.9% | 111 | Australia |
| Republic of Korea | $134.9M | +22.5% | 48 | Australia |
| USA | $79.0M | -3.5% | 82 | Mexico |
| Germany | $74.6M | -4% | 77 | Netherlands |
| France | $66.1M | +1.8% | 92 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Indonesia | $59.1M | +26.1% | 38 | Australia |
| India | $58.7M | +9.4% | 53 | United Arab Emirates |
| Japan | $58.4M | -2.9% | 54 | China |
| Netherlands | $58.2M | +2.3% | 75 | USA |
| Italy | $56.8M | +2.1% | 54 | Germany |
| Turkey | $50.4M | +5.8% | 58 | Netherlands |
| Mexico | $41.9M | +9.3% | 29 | USA |
| Russia | $34.9M | +5.4% | 22 | Kazakhstan |
| United Arab Emirates | $30.2M | +32.2% | 45 | Zimbabwe |
| United Kingdom | $29.0M | +9.6% | 73 | USA |
| Poland | $28.1M | -2.2% | 53 | Germany |
| Spain | $27.5M | +2.7% | 48 | Italy |
| Belgium | $27.4M | -12.1% | 43 | Australia |
| Taiwan | $22.1M | +1% | 46 | China |
| Malaysia | $21.6M | +0.5% | 30 | China |
| South Africa | $18.7M | -2% | 68 | Zimbabwe |
| Austria | $17.7M | +5.4% | 53 | Germany |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $17.5M | +20.4% | 23 | Russia |
| Canada | $16.7M | -7.7% | 106 | USA |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $16.1M | +11.5% | 49 | Germany |
| Viet Nam | $15.8M | +5.1% | 26 | China |
| Mozambique | $15.1M | +145.1% | 8 | Zimbabwe |
| Brazil | $14.4M | +4.8% | 32 | Spain |
| Czechia | $12.6M | +1.2% | 48 | Slovakia |
| Egypt | $8.2M | -8% | 28 | Spain |
| Norway | $7.8M | +5% | 35 | Sweden |
| Portugal | $7.3M | -0.8% | 34 | Spain |
| Singapore | $6.4M | +9.9% | 34 | China |
| Thailand | $6.4M | +0.5% | 31 | China |
| Slovenia | $6.3M | +14.3% | 39 | Germany |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $14.6B | $2,222.99 |
| Mozambique | 2023 | $169.6M | $1,079.51 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $149.7M | $237.95 |
| Japan | 2023 | $148.9M | $63.83 |
| Germany | 2023 | $112.2M | $114.18 |
| Poland | 2023 | $105.5M | $196.46 |
| USA | 2023 | $104.1M | $329.95 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $91.8M | $660.16 |
| France | 2023 | $89.2M | $44.81 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $73.9M | $1,642.66 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $62.3M | $395.16 |
| India | 2023 | $62.2M | $40.9 |
| Italy | 2023 | $60.5M | $297.74 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $56.9M | $427.93 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $33.8M | $462.67 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $28.9M | $808.6 |
| Spain | 2023 | $28.4M | $405.94 |
| South Africa | 2023 | $26.4M | $1,811.02 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $25.6M | $195.43 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $25.5M | $837.36 |

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