# Liquefied buyer markets and demand | HS 271112 | Yugalinks

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $12.9B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $12.9B | +13.9% | 29 | USA |
| Japan | $7.0B | -1% | 13 | USA |
| India | $5.7B | +6% | 20 | United Arab Emirates |
| Republic of Korea | $3.4B | +1.3% | 17 | USA |
| Mexico | $2.5B | +6.4% | 6 | USA |
| USA | $1.8B | +5.2% | 17 | Canada |
| Indonesia | $1.6B | +7.5% | 12 | USA |
| Netherlands | $1.5B | +4% | 36 | USA |
| Italy | $1.2B | +3.2% | 37 | Algeria |
| Belgium | $905.7M | +16.8% | 23 | USA |
| Poland | $827.6M | +2.6% | 28 | Sweden |
| France | $821.5M | -0.3% | 30 | USA |
| Turkey | $786.0M | +6% | 12 | Russia |
| Spain | $722.5M | -1.6% | 25 | USA |
| Brazil | $647.4M | -1.3% | 14 | USA |
| Thailand | $627.5M | -12.3% | 17 | Qatar |
| Viet Nam | $613.0M | +28% | 15 | Saudi Arabia |
| Chile | $570.8M | +9.5% | 15 | USA |
| Germany | $507.9M | +1.2% | 39 | Belgium |
| Sweden | $496.2M | +10.8% | 15 | Norway |
| Singapore | $474.5M | -25.3% | 15 | USA |
| Ecuador | $468.3M | +11.5% | 5 | USA |
| Taiwan | $398.2M | -16.4% | 16 | USA |
| Dominican Republic | $377.1M | +3.7% | 8 | USA |
| Egypt | $348.4M | -0.4% | 3 | USA |
| Guatemala | $345.7M | +6.8% | 8 | USA |
| United Kingdom | $221.4M | -6.8% | 23 | Norway |
| El Salvador | $207.5M | +18.9% | 6 | USA |
| Peru | $194.9M | +20.5% | 9 | USA |
| Honduras | $194.2M | +11.9% | 7 | USA |
| Philippines | $193.5M | -8.3% | 11 | Qatar |
| Portugal | $174.2M | -6.9% | 17 | USA |
| Australia | $168.8M | -12% | 10 | USA |
| Morocco | $162.4M | +5.6% | 17 | USA |
| South Africa | $156.8M | -12.3% | 10 | USA |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $15.8B | $614.72 |
| Japan | 2023 | $5.8B | $662.3 |
| India | 2023 | $5.6B | $642.63 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $3.6B | $578.3 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $2.3B | $235.64 |
| USA | 2023 | $1.8B | $633.76 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $1.8B | $510.59 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $1.5B | $529.07 |
| Italy | 2023 | $1.4B | $604.41 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $935.6M | $516.02 |
| France | 2023 | $868.5M | $493.63 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $786.9M | $599.94 |
| Spain | 2023 | $775.0M | $526.14 |
| Poland | 2023 | $756.0M | $578.23 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $718.0M | $612.34 |
| Germany | 2023 | $637.0M | $729.61 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $621.4M | $505.11 |
| Chile | 2023 | $538.7M | $502.02 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $516.5M | $448.75 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $436.2M | $579.51 |

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