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

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $4.2B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $4.2B | +11.2% | 48 | Australia |
| Republic of Korea | $1.5B | -0.1% | 28 | Mexico |
| Japan | $964.9M | -0.4% | 14 | Bolivia |
| Spain | $942.2M | -0.2% | 26 | Peru |
| Canada | $814.6M | +0.1% | 14 | USA |
| Finland | $582.5M | +2.5% | 15 | Sweden |
| Belgium | $531.6M | -8.2% | 34 | Bolivia |
| Netherlands | $294.4M | -1.7% | 43 | Belgium |
| Australia | $268.8M | -2.8% | 8 | USA |
| Norway | $247.9M | -1.1% | 6 | Sweden |
| Germany | $235.2M | -2.7% | 26 | Peru |
| Kazakhstan | $178.7M | +1.3% | 4 | Russia |
| France | $159.9M | -2.3% | 27 | Mexico |
| Brazil | $143.9M | -10.2% | 3 | Peru |
| Poland | $128.2M | -0.5% | 22 | Turkey |
| Russia | $80.1M | +9.9% | 1 | Kazakhstan |
| Bulgaria | $77.2M | +4.5% | 9 | The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
| Uzbekistan | $62.5M | -10.2% | 4 | Kazakhstan |
| Côte d\'Ivoire | $55.5M | +717.7% | 1 | Burkina Faso |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $47.3M | -4% | 10 | Canada |
| USA | $39.9M | +25.2% | 7 | Peru |
| Iran | $33.3M | -4.3% | 6 | Turkey |
| United Rep. of Tanzania | $32.4M | +761.4% | 1 | Zambia |
| Namibia | $27.9M | +35.5% | 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Singapore | $24.4M | +59.9% | 8 | Republic of Korea |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $21.1M | +46% | 7 | Mexico |
| South Africa | $17.5M | +255% | 13 | Zambia |
| Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea | $14.1M | +128.4% | 1 | Peru |
| Peru | $12.4M | +7% | 7 | Turkey |
| Slovakia | $12.0M | +359.9% | 4 | South Africa |
| Italy | $11.1M | -40.5% | 15 | Spain |
| Mexico | $10.9M | -39.7% | 8 | Peru |
| Turkey | $10.2M | +38.8% | 22 | Morocco |
| Mongolia | $10.0M | +2,021.2% | 1 | Australia |
| Croatia | $7.0M | +209.9% | 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $3.8B | $809.52 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $1.6B | $910.9 |
| Canada | 2023 | $736.0M | $1,205.96 |
| Spain | 2023 | $644.8M | $955.58 |
| Japan | 2023 | $577.4M | $795.36 |
| Finland | 2023 | $535.8M | $865.3 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $510.1M | $1,297.11 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $386.8M | $1,360.41 |
| France | 2023 | $301.7M | $1,221.88 |
| Norway | 2023 | $246.5M | $824.98 |
| Australia | 2023 | $232.1M | $976.25 |
| Kazakhstan | 2023 | $184.2M | $848.27 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $175.8M | $1,072.85 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $164.2M | $878.63 |
| Russia | 2023 | $113.0M | $634.89 |
| Poland | 2023 | $109.7M | $732.59 |
| Uzbekistan | 2023 | $95.0M | $812.55 |
| Bulgaria | 2023 | $77.0M | $885.65 |
| Iran | 2023 | $58.6M | $112.08 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $45.8M | $928.58 |

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