# Copper Ores And Concentrates buyer markets and demand | HS...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $62.6B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $62.6B | +15.1% | 69 | Chile |
| Japan | $12.6B | +11.1% | 20 | Chile |
| Republic of Korea | $4.7B | +6.6% | 39 | Chile |
| India | $3.6B | +18.9% | 20 | Chile |
| Spain | $2.5B | +7.6% | 28 | Peru |
| Germany | $2.3B | +5% | 37 | Brazil |
| Bulgaria | $2.2B | +6.5% | 19 | Brazil |
| Philippines | $1.7B | +17.5% | 16 | Australia |
| Mexico | $1.6B | +0.8% | 8 | USA |
| Finland | $1.0B | +9.8% | 20 | Brazil |
| Taiwan | $795.7M | -0.7% | 17 | Brazil |
| Sweden | $792.0M | +12.1% | 17 | Brazil |
| Canada | $755.7M | +10.2% | 26 | USA |
| Poland | $560.8M | +11.9% | 12 | Brazil |
| Zambia | $416.6M | +4.3% | 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Namibia | $316.1M | -4.7% | 5 | Peru |
| Malaysia | $250.1M | -6.7% | 30 | Peru |
| Russia | $228.1M | -16.4% | 2 | Kazakhstan |
| Singapore | $216.5M | +149.1% | 15 | Brazil |
| Serbia | $202.5M | -4.4% | 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Uzbekistan | $193.2M | +6.2% | 4 | Singapore |
| Belgium | $148.2M | +26.1% | 21 | Sweden |
| Mozambique | $118.2M | -8.9% | 3 | South Africa |
| Chile | $100.7M | +45.9% | 31 | Brazil |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $99.2M | -15% | 18 | Mexico |
| Kazakhstan | $92.0M | +55.9% | 7 | Russia |
| Peru | $91.1M | -17.6% | 13 | Ecuador |
| Australia | $86.0M | +5.9% | 20 | Mexico |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $78.5M | +42% | 14 | Mexico |
| Cyprus | $32.5M | +744.4% | 5 | Spain |
| World excl. EU | $23.7M | +251.6% | 3 | Botswana |
| South Africa | $16.0M | -9.8% | 30 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| France | $14.2M | +270.8% | 14 | Mexico |
| Georgia | $14.1M | -50.5% | 5 | Armenia |
| Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea | $11.8M | -30.9% | 1 | Papua New Guinea |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $59.4B | $2,140.57 |
| Japan | 2023 | $11.2B | $2,364.59 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $5.9B | $2,586.75 |
| Philippines | 2023 | $3.3B | $3,630.98 |
| India | 2023 | $3.0B | $2,968.69 |
| Germany | 2023 | $3.0B | $2,659.56 |
| Spain | 2023 | $2.5B | $2,134.61 |
| Bulgaria | 2023 | $1.9B | $2,001.48 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $1.6B | $2,451.38 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $1.0B | $2,307.21 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $937.5M | $2,795.83 |
| Finland | 2023 | $819.4M | $2,137.31 |
| Canada | 2023 | $777.3M | $5,952.9 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $638.3M | $2,187.57 |
| Poland | 2023 | $623.4M | $3,035.28 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $292.5M | $3,105.57 |
| Australia | 2023 | $252.3M | $2,319.82 |
| Namibia | 2023 | $244.4M | $2,220.62 |
| Georgia | 2023 | $236.7M | $1,707.27 |
| Uzbekistan | 2023 | $226.7M | $2,466.53 |

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