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

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $2.7B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $2.7B | +4.5% | 52 | Russia |
| Republic of Korea | $1.7B | +6.9% | 26 | Mexico |
| Germany | $455.3M | +8.7% | 31 | Sweden |
| Japan | $336.3M | +5.1% | 11 | Mexico |
| Canada | $290.2M | -1.9% | 6 | USA |
| Belgium | $181.0M | -2.5% | 21 | Argentina |
| Australia | $164.7M | +43.7% | 5 | Mexico |
| Kazakhstan | $155.7M | -0.8% | 6 | Mexico |
| USA | $84.5M | +131.6% | 3 | Canada |
| Bulgaria | $83.3M | -0.8% | 7 | The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
| Netherlands | $41.2M | -23.8% | 22 | Sweden |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $40.4M | +72.5% | 4 | USA |
| Montenegro | $37.4M | +2.2% | 2 | Serbia |
| United Kingdom | $34.1M | +20.6% | 6 | Serbia |
| Sweden | $34.0M | +16% | 2 | Finland |
| Mexico | $27.6M | -13.9% | 6 | USA |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $27.0M | +42.9% | 4 | Mexico |
| Indonesia | $23.7M | +25.4% | 3 | Australia |
| Slovakia | $18.1M | +436.9% | 1 | South Africa |
| Croatia | $17.6M | +165.4% | 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Peru | $16.9M | +35.1% | 2 | Bolivia |
| Italy | $8.4M | -47.1% | 11 | Morocco |
| Singapore | $5.9M | +25.7% | 3 | Mexico |
| Spain | $5.3M | -27.9% | 9 | Greece |
| India | $4.7M | -7.1% | 23 | United Arab Emirates |
| Mongolia | $3.6M | +1,649.2% | 1 | Portugal |
| Luxembourg | $3.5M | -13.6% | 2 | Montenegro |
| Laos | $3.3M | +81.9% | 19 | Australia |
| Viet Nam | $3.0M | -24.4% | 13 | Turkey |
| Cambodia | $2.6M | +45.2% | 12 | Malaysia |
| Malaysia | $2.4M | +39.3% | 16 | China |
| Estonia | $2.0M | +780% | 2 | Serbia |
| Serbia | $1.6M | +1,006% | 3 | Turkey |
| Poland | $1.3M | -9.9% | 3 | Germany |
| Thailand | $1.2M | -30.8% | 9 | Myanmar |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $1.9B | $1,223.88 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $1.3B | $2,506.56 |
| Germany | 2023 | $521.1M | $2,134.67 |
| Kazakhstan | 2023 | $483.5M | $4,039.69 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $297.8M | $2,645.6 |
| Canada | 2023 | $211.5M | $5,521.3 |
| Japan | 2023 | $201.0M | $1,919.16 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $165.9M | $2,023.2 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $162.7M | $4,378.59 |
| Australia | 2023 | $109.6M | $3,830.84 |
| Bulgaria | 2023 | $71.3M | $1,409.55 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $57.7M | $1,654.79 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $35.9M | $11,470.62 |
| Peru | 2023 | $35.5M | $6,010.51 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $32.7M | $7,496.77 |
| Montenegro | 2023 | $32.6M | $1,851.06 |
| USA | 2023 | $29.5M | $1,581.77 |
| Spain | 2023 | $19.8M | $399.37 |
| Latvia | 2023 | $9.6M | $5,277.59 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $7.6M | $2,873.38 |

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