# Iodine buyer markets and demand | HS 280120 | Yugalinks

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $525.7M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $525.7M | +26.2% | 18 | Chile |
| India | $292.2M | +23.2% | 17 | Chile |
| Norway | $263.2M | +22.9% | 13 | Chile |
| USA | $214.4M | +15.1% | 18 | Chile |
| Italy | $154.4M | +22.3% | 16 | Belgium |
| Netherlands | $127.1M | +40.5% | 24 | Chile |
| Germany | $97.0M | +15.5% | 27 | USA |
| France | $79.9M | +19.8% | 21 | Chile |
| Brazil | $78.0M | +17.8% | 14 | Chile |
| Belgium | $63.2M | -0.8% | 13 | Chile |
| United Kingdom | $57.3M | +18.3% | 20 | Japan |
| Mexico | $24.3M | +23.3% | 16 | Chile |
| Spain | $22.6M | +12.1% | 16 | Italy |
| Canada | $18.0M | +5.5% | 20 | Japan |
| Viet Nam | $17.6M | +53.6% | 14 | Chile |
| Republic of Korea | $15.2M | +16.8% | 12 | Chile |
| Turkey | $10.9M | +7.5% | 17 | Turkmenistan |
| Japan | $7.8M | -0.3% | 9 | Chile |
| Australia | $6.4M | +26% | 10 | Chile |
| United Arab Emirates | $4.7M | -9.7% | 12 | Turkmenistan |
| Russia | $3.8M | -15.1% | 12 | Azerbaijan |
| Saudi Arabia | $3.5M | +33.6% | 12 | United Kingdom |
| Poland | $3.1M | +25.9% | 13 | Austria |
| Argentina | $3.0M | +10.5% | 7 | Chile |
| New Zealand | $2.6M | +17.3% | 10 | Chile |
| Taiwan | $2.5M | +5.8% | 12 | Japan |
| Austria | $2.1M | -1.5% | 22 | Turkmenistan |
| Colombia | $1.7M | +22.3% | 7 | Chile |
| Thailand | $1.2M | +10.5% | 13 | Japan |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $1.0M | +30.9% | 13 | Belgium |
| China, Macao SAR | $914.3K | +727.6% | 7 | Japan |
| Pakistan | $895.8K | -11.4% | 4 | India |
| Egypt | $769.7K | +48.9% | 8 | Brazil |
| Ukraine | $712.4K | +7.3% | 14 | Germany |
| Uzbekistan | $572.6K | +52.2% | 4 | India |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $478.2M | $68,009.81 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $409.0M | $68,635.09 |
| Italy | 2023 | $215.8M | $69,559.57 |
| India | 2023 | $215.4M | $64,615.48 |
| Norway | 2023 | $189.3M | $44,754.65 |
| USA | 2023 | $166.1M | $66,753.35 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $88.4M | $69,545.47 |
| Germany | 2023 | $83.8M | $50,089.42 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $52.8M | $67,229.24 |
| France | 2023 | $44.4M | $53,650.94 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $37.8M | $66,077.97 |
| Canada | 2023 | $23.6M | $30,860.58 |
| Spain | 2023 | $20.0M | $67,299.72 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $13.7M | $74,461.25 |
| Japan | 2023 | $12.6M | $40,297.8 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $12.4M | $64,836.51 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $12.0M | $64,266.71 |
| Russia | 2023 | $7.0M | $82,499.5 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $4.6M | $56,024.89 |
| Argentina | 2023 | $4.2M | $74,056.96 |

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