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

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $4.3B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $4.3B | +17.5% | 31 | South Africa |
| Mozambique | $2.0B | +28.2% | 2 | South Africa |
| Indonesia | $293.3M | +35.3% | 6 | South Africa |
| Russia | $134.2M | -1.2% | 9 | Kazakhstan |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $89.9M | +27.5% | 5 | South Africa |
| India | $73.1M | +22.2% | 17 | South Africa |
| Singapore | $64.0M | +142.4% | 5 | South Africa |
| United Arab Emirates | $61.9M | +2% | 9 | South Africa |
| Sweden | $53.4M | -0.1% | 7 | Turkey |
| Turkey | $45.9M | +7.6% | 12 | South Africa |
| Germany | $32.4M | +0.6% | 24 | South Africa |
| Netherlands | $30.2M | +71.9% | 16 | South Africa |
| South Africa | $26.4M | +41.4% | 12 | Zimbabwe |
| USA | $22.9M | -2.2% | 12 | South Africa |
| Japan | $22.2M | +3.3% | 9 | Pakistan |
| Italy | $14.9M | +17.7% | 15 | South Africa |
| Austria | $12.2M | -4.4% | 31 | Germany |
| Belgium | $11.7M | +4.3% | 7 | Turkey |
| Spain | $8.9M | -6.3% | 13 | South Africa |
| Greece | $8.8M | +118.6% | 5 | Albania |
| Republic of Korea | $7.0M | -4.9% | 8 | South Africa |
| Brazil | $6.0M | +11.3% | 6 | South Africa |
| Canada | $5.9M | -0.8% | 6 | South Africa |
| Taiwan | $5.9M | +8.5% | 5 | South Africa |
| Georgia | $5.5M | +195.3% | 6 | Turkey |
| Oman | $5.0M | +33.6% | 7 | South Africa |
| United Kingdom | $4.6M | +7.3% | 9 | South Africa |
| Malta | $3.9M | +244.1% | 2 | Albania |
| Poland | $3.8M | -5.7% | 11 | Germany |
| France | $3.8M | -7.5% | 13 | South Africa |
| Mexico | $3.6M | -14.1% | 8 | South Africa |
| Bulgaria | $3.4M | +47.5% | 4 | Albania |
| Chile | $3.4M | +6.4% | 8 | South Africa |
| Slovakia | $2.6M | -4.2% | 15 | Turkey |
| Australia | $2.4M | -2.6% | 4 | South Africa |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $2.8B | $197.65 |
| Mozambique | 2023 | $1.7B | $214.21 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $226.4M | $388.46 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $144.6M | $156.17 |
| Russia | 2023 | $138.2M | $321.01 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $56.3M | $246.53 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $50.6M | $387.21 |
| Germany | 2023 | $38.8M | $544.9 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $38.4M | $206.8 |
| India | 2023 | $36.9M | $307.2 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $35.4M | $326.28 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $32.1M | $323.4 |
| Japan | 2023 | $19.1M | $427.19 |
| USA | 2023 | $13.7M | $302.51 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $11.7M | $403.81 |
| Italy | 2023 | $9.4M | $305.45 |
| Spain | 2023 | $9.4M | $514.8 |
| Austria | 2023 | $7.5M | $485.84 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $6.6M | $1,404.95 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $5.7M | $420.45 |

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