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Sweden is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $441.9M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sweden | $441.9M | +194.5% | 23 | Finland |
| USA | $337.8M | -3.1% | 26 | Canada |
| Japan | $150.0M | +5.1% | 27 | Canada |
| Canada | $140.5M | +1.2% | 17 | USA |
| United Kingdom | $71.0M | -1.7% | 23 | Canada |
| Germany | $60.8M | -10.7% | 43 | Canada |
| Belgium | $56.5M | +11.6% | 39 | Norway |
| China | $54.5M | +30% | 6 | Canada |
| Netherlands | $40.9M | -3.7% | 36 | Germany |
| Slovenia | $36.9M | -0.4% | 4 | Canada |
| Spain | $35.1M | -8.4% | 20 | Belgium |
| Italy | $24.4M | -16.9% | 19 | France |
| Mexico | $21.3M | +18.5% | 6 | Canada |
| Poland | $19.0M | +1.3% | 14 | Germany |
| France | $14.2M | -9.1% | 25 | Canada |
| Norway | $13.7M | +60.8% | 8 | Turkey |
| Turkey | $13.3M | +35.4% | 5 | Greece |
| Republic of Korea | $12.6M | -30.7% | 14 | India |
| Estonia | $12.4M | +10.4% | 5 | Norway |
| South Africa | $12.1M | +256.5% | 12 | Canada |
| Luxembourg | $8.3M | +94.6% | 4 | Germany |
| Guyana | $7.1M | -23.1% | 1 | Suriname |
| India | $6.8M | +3.2% | 16 | Kuwait |
| Finland | $5.4M | -6.5% | 8 | Qatar |
| Taiwan | $4.7M | -6.5% | 10 | Japan |
| Austria | $3.5M | -8.7% | 27 | South Africa |
| Czechia | $3.1M | +105.6% | 5 | France |
| United Arab Emirates | $1.8M | -38.3% | 13 | Japan |
| Australia | $1.6M | +2.9% | 11 | China |
| Barbados | $1.1M | -9.2% | 3 | Germany |
| Malaysia | $856.8K | -9.5% | 6 | Thailand |
| Latvia | $827.1K | -37.4% | 7 | Netherlands |
| Thailand | $822.9K | +39.4% | 7 | Japan |
| Mali | $768.1K | +223.6% | 1 | China |
| Botswana | $505.4K | +41% | 1 | South Africa |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $294.4M | $1,020.71 |
| Japan | 2023 | $218.1M | $7,386.47 |
| Canada | 2023 | $177.9M | $800.04 |
| China | 2023 | $122.7M | $1,038.82 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $85.9M | $5,659.4 |
| Germany | 2023 | $80.6M | $1,265.26 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $65.9M | $11,758.78 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $64.1M | $746.92 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $63.2M | $904.42 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $59.7M | $1,275.94 |
| Italy | 2023 | $51.3M | $23,008.18 |
| Spain | 2023 | $47.2M | $4,670.3 |
| Poland | 2023 | $40.3M | $9,715.18 |
| Slovenia | 2023 | $25.0M | $750.09 |
| Luxembourg | 2023 | $24.0M | $1,606.76 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $22.4M | $53.73 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $20.5M | $1,137.72 |
| South Africa | 2023 | $15.6M | $120,085.86 |
| Norway | 2023 | $14.2M | $56.84 |
| France | 2023 | $13.6M | $1,241.91 |

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