# Potassium Hydroxide (Caustic Potash) buyer markets and demand...

Germany is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $76.6M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $76.6M | -3.2% | 34 | Czechia |
| Netherlands | $43.6M | +6.5% | 37 | Belgium |
| USA | $41.3M | +4.2% | 29 | Republic of Korea |
| Spain | $41.1M | +4.5% | 23 | Italy |
| Israel | $40.9M | +3.2% | 16 | Belgium |
| Malaysia | $34.0M | +1% | 17 | Republic of Korea |
| Belgium | $33.8M | +6.1% | 22 | Germany |
| France | $33.3M | -3.7% | 32 | Belgium |
| Canada | $30.6M | +1% | 25 | USA |
| Mexico | $22.3M | +3.2% | 18 | USA |
| China | $21.3M | +42.1% | 23 | Republic of Korea |
| Denmark | $20.3M | -3.9% | 15 | Belgium |
| Indonesia | $19.9M | +2.2% | 18 | Republic of Korea |
| Brazil | $19.6M | -3.4% | 20 | Republic of Korea |
| Russia | $19.4M | +0.8% | 15 | Belarus |
| United Kingdom | $19.3M | +1.2% | 21 | Belgium |
| India | $17.4M | +14.2% | 19 | Republic of Korea |
| Singapore | $16.9M | -4.3% | 23 | USA |
| Poland | $16.2M | +8.5% | 23 | Czechia |
| Turkey | $14.7M | +5.8% | 25 | Republic of Korea |
| Norway | $13.9M | +10.6% | 16 | Belgium |
| Japan | $13.0M | +10.8% | 18 | USA |
| Ireland | $11.8M | +10.4% | 20 | Germany |
| Australia | $11.5M | +12.6% | 14 | Republic of Korea |
| Austria | $10.8M | +9.9% | 26 | Czechia |
| Argentina | $10.0M | -0.4% | 14 | Republic of Korea |
| Thailand | $9.7M | -3.6% | 21 | Republic of Korea |
| Viet Nam | $9.6M | +1.3% | 22 | Republic of Korea |
| United Arab Emirates | $8.8M | +27.8% | 21 | Jordan |
| Taiwan | $8.5M | +11.8% | 19 | Japan |
| Sweden | $8.4M | -19.9% | 19 | Belgium |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $8.1M | +2.1% | 20 | Italy |
| Philippines | $7.6M | -5% | 19 | Republic of Korea |
| Italy | $7.3M | -1.6% | 23 | France |
| Peru | $6.8M | +23.6% | 13 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 2023 | $116.0M | $994.17 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $61.0M | $1,064.01 |
| France | 2023 | $58.2M | $920.15 |
| USA | 2023 | $53.4M | $1,188.99 |
| Denmark | 2023 | $47.4M | $1,027.77 |
| Israel | 2023 | $42.8M | $1,305.9 |
| Spain | 2023 | $40.8M | $936.09 |
| Canada | 2023 | $39.3M | $1,030.41 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $39.2M | $684.15 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $38.5M | $541.29 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $35.5M | $1,212.39 |
| India | 2023 | $34.5M | $1,093.44 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $25.3M | $1,036.93 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $23.9M | $1,171.14 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $23.9M | $1,098.17 |
| Norway | 2023 | $21.1M | $972.98 |
| China | 2023 | $20.5M | $700.22 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $19.1M | $1,169.2 |
| Poland | 2023 | $18.0M | $1,217.23 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $17.8M | $1,358.4 |

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