# Of Sodium buyer markets and demand | HS 283210 | Yugalinks

Democratic Republic of the Congo is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $74.3M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | $74.3M | +21.9% | 26 | China |
| USA | $30.4M | +12.2% | 21 | Italy |
| Brazil | $17.5M | +8.5% | 15 | China |
| South Africa | $16.6M | +0.7% | 18 | India |
| Mexico | $13.4M | +5.8% | 21 | Italy |
| Canada | $13.3M | -0.2% | 20 | USA |
| France | $13.1M | +6.9% | 28 | Germany |
| United Rep. of Tanzania | $12.4M | -8.3% | 16 | China |
| Ecuador | $11.1M | +8.1% | 13 | Germany |
| Australia | $10.6M | -4% | 20 | Thailand |
| Indonesia | $10.4M | +2.6% | 15 | China |
| Philippines | $8.4M | +8.4% | 16 | Japan |
| Spain | $8.1M | +5.7% | 20 | Italy |
| Peru | $7.5M | +6.4% | 16 | China |
| Republic of Korea | $7.1M | +21.5% | 17 | China |
| India | $6.9M | -2% | 23 | Thailand |
| United Kingdom | $6.5M | +10.6% | 20 | Italy |
| Russia | $6.0M | -2.3% | 14 | China |
| Netherlands | $6.0M | -3.6% | 35 | Germany |
| Sweden | $5.9M | +12.9% | 16 | Finland |
| Egypt | $5.7M | +10.9% | 16 | Turkey |
| Chile | $5.4M | +1.4% | 11 | China |
| Bangladesh | $5.2M | +22.4% | 12 | China |
| Argentina | $5.2M | +1.1% | 15 | China |
| Viet Nam | $5.1M | +5.2% | 19 | China |
| Thailand | $4.5M | -0% | 20 | China |
| Namibia | $4.4M | +88% | 9 | China |
| Kazakhstan | $4.3M | +15.1% | 16 | China |
| Eritrea | $4.1M | +16.1% | 2 | China |
| Laos | $3.7M | +105.6% | 8 | Thailand |
| Austria | $3.7M | +9.1% | 23 | Italy |
| Pakistan | $3.4M | +0.7% | 16 | Thailand |
| Belgium | $3.2M | -2.8% | 16 | Germany |
| Norway | $3.0M | +8.6% | 17 | Germany |
| Colombia | $3.0M | +18.2% | 14 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $29.2M | $500.07 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $21.6M | $593.79 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2023 | $21.1M | $657.29 |
| South Africa | 2023 | $19.6M | $358.44 |
| France | 2023 | $16.9M | $397.34 |
| Australia | 2023 | $11.9M | $450.23 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $11.8M | $423.75 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $10.9M | $428.99 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $10.8M | $537.07 |
| Canada | 2023 | $10.4M | $632.68 |
| Peru | 2023 | $9.7M | $540.41 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $9.2M | $665.64 |
| Kazakhstan | 2023 | $8.2M | $550.36 |
| India | 2023 | $8.0M | $513.1 |
| Argentina | 2023 | $7.8M | $602.19 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $7.6M | $708.4 |
| Ecuador | 2023 | $7.0M | $290.03 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $6.5M | $585.26 |
| Spain | 2023 | $6.1M | $479.11 |
| Philippines | 2023 | $5.5M | $583.33 |

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