# Commercial Cobalt Oxides buyer markets and demand | HS 282200...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $2.4B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $2.4B | +79.2% | 22 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| South Africa | $1.6B | -3.5% | 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Mozambique | $609.1M | +41.7% | 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Singapore | $186.4M | +90.3% | 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $176.6M | +172.7% | 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| United Arab Emirates | $86.4M | -7.6% | 12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Zambia | $78.7M | +3.4% | 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Republic of Korea | $74.5M | -19.4% | 19 | China |
| United Rep. of Tanzania | $69.9M | +2.4% | 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Finland | $51.8M | -5% | 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Belgium | $46.6M | +42% | 15 | Finland |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $45.8M | +183.3% | 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| USA | $39.2M | -2.5% | 16 | Finland |
| Germany | $23.5M | -7.8% | 19 | Finland |
| Spain | $17.1M | -22.2% | 14 | Belgium |
| Japan | $14.8M | -12.5% | 11 | Finland |
| Taiwan | $13.1M | +47.8% | 14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Italy | $11.1M | -2.1% | 12 | Belgium |
| India | $10.9M | +10% | 12 | Finland |
| France | $8.5M | -16.9% | 18 | United Kingdom |
| Turkey | $8.1M | -7.1% | 15 | Finland |
| Brazil | $7.8M | -8.6% | 12 | Belgium |
| Netherlands | $7.4M | +3.8% | 25 | Finland |
| Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea | $7.2M | +280.2% | 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Mexico | $7.0M | -6.4% | 14 | Belgium |
| Malaysia | $4.7M | -7.9% | 8 | Namibia |
| Saudi Arabia | $4.4M | -1.9% | 8 | Namibia |
| Thailand | $3.2M | -7% | 12 | China |
| Viet Nam | $3.2M | +17% | 11 | China |
| United Kingdom | $2.7M | -2.2% | 16 | Finland |
| Iran | $2.4M | -3.9% | 8 | United Arab Emirates |
| Russia | $2.3M | +17.2% | 6 | China |
| Luxembourg | $2.1M | +163.7% | 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Indonesia | $1.7M | -17% | 8 | China |
| Pakistan | $726.6K | -10.4% | 4 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $88.2M | $20,992.33 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $82.0M | $23,004.82 |
| China | 2023 | $74.1M | $4,791.01 |
| Zambia | 2023 | $61.7M | $9,979.54 |
| Namibia | 2023 | $60.9M | $10,318.92 |
| South Africa | 2023 | $50.6M | $9,876.93 |
| USA | 2023 | $46.8M | $31,617.45 |
| Germany | 2023 | $31.0M | $26,366.3 |
| Spain | 2023 | $28.2M | $35,948.82 |
| Japan | 2023 | $25.6M | $26,957.95 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $17.9M | $6,236.69 |
| Italy | 2023 | $16.6M | $27,585.88 |
| India | 2023 | $13.7M | $21,279 |
| Finland | 2023 | $12.7M | $5,502.95 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $12.6M | $10,330.58 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $12.6M | $28,577.02 |
| France | 2023 | $10.4M | $24,522.36 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $10.3M | $16,039.88 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $8.8M | $24,644.59 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $8.1M | $109,664.86 |

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