# Hydrogen Chloride (Hydrochloric Acid buyer markets and demand...

USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $70.9M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $70.9M | +11.7% | 25 | Canada |
| Germany | $37.7M | +26.3% | 40 | Belgium |
| France | $36.3M | +13.2% | 34 | Germany |
| Belgium | $21.3M | +14.5% | 26 | Germany |
| China | $17.1M | +1.4% | 20 | Taiwan |
| Taiwan | $16.5M | +5% | 22 | Japan |
| Republic of Korea | $16.5M | -2.5% | 26 | Japan |
| Canada | $14.0M | +20.2% | 30 | USA |
| Netherlands | $13.1M | +17.9% | 37 | Germany |
| Italy | $13.0M | +10.8% | 22 | Austria |
| Austria | $11.0M | +13.7% | 30 | Germany |
| Denmark | $8.6M | +20.3% | 15 | Germany |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $8.3M | +16.1% | 23 | Germany |
| Singapore | $7.7M | +4.1% | 29 | Taiwan |
| Poland | $7.6M | +35.6% | 24 | Hungary |
| Hungary | $7.1M | +24% | 20 | Austria |
| Czechia | $6.9M | +14.5% | 17 | Poland |
| Spain | $6.3M | +1.2% | 22 | Portugal |
| Sweden | $6.2M | +15.9% | 19 | Norway |
| Mexico | $6.0M | +28.3% | 15 | USA |
| Ireland | $5.8M | +22.2% | 20 | USA |
| Chile | $4.5M | +19.6% | 14 | Peru |
| Ukraine | $4.5M | +102.8% | 18 | Romania |
| Serbia | $4.2M | +23.4% | 21 | Hungary |
| Malaysia | $3.9M | -10% | 25 | India |
| United Kingdom | $3.8M | -8.1% | 31 | Belgium |
| Kuwait | $3.6M | -9% | 9 | Saudi Arabia |
| Brazil | $3.5M | +14% | 20 | Uruguay |
| Bulgaria | $3.2M | +19% | 19 | Romania |
| Japan | $3.2M | -6.6% | 17 | Singapore |
| Norway | $2.8M | +4.3% | 18 | Sweden |
| Kazakhstan | $2.7M | +8.9% | 16 | Russia |
| Nigeria | $2.6M | +8.1% | 9 | India |
| Greece | $2.2M | +24.2% | 18 | Hungary |
| Slovakia | $2.1M | +19.9% | 15 | Hungary |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $69.7M | $211.64 |
| Germany | 2023 | $61.8M | $221.32 |
| France | 2023 | $35.5M | $166.84 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $22.2M | $159 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $15.8M | $115.35 |
| China | 2023 | $14.7M | $2,384.65 |
| Denmark | 2023 | $14.6M | $384.77 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $14.4M | $4,190.17 |
| Poland | 2023 | $13.7M | $220.19 |
| Canada | 2023 | $13.6M | $362.46 |
| Italy | 2023 | $13.5M | $257.8 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $13.3M | $5,627.15 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $11.2M | $339.15 |
| Austria | 2023 | $10.9M | $284.78 |
| Ireland | 2023 | $9.8M | $79.37 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $9.7M | $321.55 |
| Spain | 2023 | $9.2M | $108.92 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $8.6M | $559.13 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $6.8M | $329.33 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $6.7M | $620.17 |

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