# (Excluding Silver) buyer markets and demand | HS 261690...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $7.3B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $7.3B | +26.6% | 76 | Russia |
| Germany | $1.4B | +6.1% | 40 | South Africa |
| United Kingdom | $541.9M | +18.7% | 18 | South Africa |
| Republic of Korea | $529.7M | +22.3% | 14 | Australia |
| Philippines | $411.1M | +4.9% | 6 | Australia |
| Japan | $267.3M | -1% | 10 | Australia |
| Finland | $265.6M | +82.6% | 8 | Ecuador |
| Taiwan | $229.1M | +41.4% | 9 | USA |
| Peru | $188.3M | +29.3% | 8 | Colombia |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $165.2M | +73.7% | 11 | Armenia |
| Bulgaria | $150.0M | +5.7% | 7 | Ecuador |
| Kazakhstan | $123.7M | -18.8% | 4 | Kyrgyzstan |
| Italy | $109.7M | +44.3% | 11 | Spain |
| Malaysia | $101.1M | +22.1% | 15 | Australia |
| Canada | $98.1M | +38.7% | 32 | Ecuador |
| India | $84.5M | +36.1% | 15 | Colombia |
| Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea | $75.6M | +1.1% | 1 | Papua New Guinea |
| Mexico | $64.4M | +164.8% | 11 | Canada |
| Namibia | $58.6M | +86.1% | 4 | Greece |
| Belgium | $56.0M | -1.1% | 12 | Netherlands |
| Sweden | $43.7M | +15.4% | 9 | Finland |
| Uzbekistan | $36.8M | +571.8% | 4 | Kyrgyzstan |
| United Arab Emirates | $36.6M | +75.3% | 15 | Colombia |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $10.3M | +27.3% | 13 | Mexico |
| Singapore | $8.2M | +16.7% | 5 | Chile |
| Cuba | $8.1M | +1,791.8% | 1 | Venezuela |
| USA | $5.9M | +58.9% | 10 | Canada |
| Spain | $4.7M | +24.3% | 21 | Ecuador |
| Georgia | $3.7M | -6.7% | 4 | Greece |
| Montenegro | $2.3M | +453.8% | 1 | Turkey |
| Austria | $1.7M | +76.4% | 20 | USA |
| Niger | $1.4M | +68.5% | 1 | Algeria |
| South Africa | $1.4M | -29% | 13 | USA |
| Senegal | $970.6K | +321.1% | 2 | South Africa |
| Chile | $937.9K | -29.8% | 9 | Peru |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $4.5B | $2,505.66 |
| Germany | 2023 | $2.2B | $32,740.98 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $623.2M | $302,519.87 |
| Japan | 2023 | $448.8M | $9,634.01 |
| Kazakhstan | 2023 | $309.8M | $2,735.39 |
| Finland | 2023 | $309.7M | $10,028.32 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $244.9M | $5,950.09 |
| Russia | 2023 | $188.9M | $5,941.79 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $181.4M | $16,492.54 |
| Philippines | 2023 | $178.3M | $3,592.52 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $144.3M | $11,978.51 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $135.9M | $7,643.69 |
| Canada | 2023 | $128.5M | $717,773.2 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $118.0M | $2,685.5 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $104.5M | $6,356.45 |
| India | 2023 | $96.4M | $30,230.77 |
| Bulgaria | 2023 | $81.4M | $2,924.15 |
| Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea | 2023 | $75.6M | $23,809.89 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $58.9M | $12,935.45 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $52.1M | $2,785.98 |

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