# Hydrogen Fluoride (Hydrofluoric Acid buyer markets and demand...

Republic of Korea is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $178.5M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Republic of Korea | $178.5M | -0.4% | 13 | China |
| USA | $165.1M | -3.6% | 16 | Mexico |
| Japan | $119.7M | -5.7% | 9 | China |
| Taiwan | $94.4M | +3% | 16 | China |
| France | $69.5M | +5.3% | 21 | Germany |
| Canada | $34.3M | +11% | 14 | Mexico |
| China | $30.4M | +2.5% | 17 | Taiwan |
| Germany | $16.7M | +20.8% | 27 | Singapore |
| Netherlands | $15.4M | -11.2% | 29 | Germany |
| Thailand | $14.6M | -3.3% | 11 | China |
| Singapore | $13.8M | -3.7% | 12 | China |
| Norway | $13.5M | +19.1% | 10 | Germany |
| Brazil | $13.4M | -0.6% | 5 | China |
| Viet Nam | $12.9M | +3.9% | 12 | China |
| Mexico | $12.5M | +15.8% | 18 | USA |
| Malaysia | $10.0M | -11.6% | 11 | China |
| Indonesia | $9.0M | +11.9% | 10 | China |
| United Kingdom | $8.9M | +0.2% | 18 | Spain |
| India | $7.7M | +51.2% | 17 | Taiwan |
| United Arab Emirates | $7.0M | +100.4% | 13 | China |
| Italy | $6.7M | -1.6% | 12 | Germany |
| South Africa | $5.4M | +75.4% | 12 | Germany |
| Belgium | $5.2M | -13.2% | 9 | Italy |
| Israel | $4.1M | +4.2% | 11 | USA |
| Austria | $4.0M | -20.1% | 17 | Germany |
| Finland | $3.1M | +10.1% | 13 | Germany |
| Ireland | $3.1M | +4.3% | 9 | Taiwan |
| Laos | $3.1M | +818.5% | 2 | Thailand |
| Sweden | $2.8M | +3.5% | 8 | Germany |
| Turkey | $2.4M | +7.5% | 11 | China |
| Argentina | $2.1M | -2.8% | 5 | China |
| Spain | $2.0M | -3.3% | 9 | France |
| Saudi Arabia | $1.9M | +7.4% | 10 | Spain |
| Czechia | $1.4M | -12% | 17 | Germany |
| Estonia | $1.3M | -15.1% | 12 | Germany |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $209.0M | $2,417.06 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $164.7M | $1,748.22 |
| Japan | 2023 | $136.6M | $1,858.11 |
| France | 2023 | $102.2M | $2,813.43 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $90.2M | $2,179.59 |
| China | 2023 | $31.5M | $2,971.1 |
| Canada | 2023 | $31.1M | $3,355.76 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $25.9M | $2,673.6 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $23.0M | $1,149.53 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $21.7M | $1,791.31 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $17.5M | $1,139.92 |
| Norway | 2023 | $17.2M | $2,203.9 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $15.5M | $1,820.29 |
| Germany | 2023 | $15.0M | $3,183.56 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $14.1M | $1,883.66 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $13.4M | $2,885.32 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $13.2M | $1,512.23 |
| India | 2023 | $10.2M | $1,345 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $9.3M | $2,578.56 |
| Italy | 2023 | $6.0M | $2,005.54 |

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