# Of Nickel buyer markets and demand | HS 283324 | Yugalinks

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $687.0M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $687.0M | +121.5% | 14 | Indonesia |
| Japan | $236.7M | -5.6% | 12 | Republic of Korea |
| Republic of Korea | $73.7M | +16% | 19 | Finland |
| Finland | $51.0M | +34.8% | 12 | Republic of Korea |
| Sweden | $42.1M | +152.2% | 12 | Singapore |
| Indonesia | $37.9M | +65.7% | 13 | South Africa |
| Belgium | $37.6M | -2.5% | 15 | Germany |
| Canada | $29.1M | -10.2% | 12 | USA |
| Philippines | $28.0M | +19% | 14 | Belgium |
| Netherlands | $22.9M | +53.9% | 21 | Belgium |
| Malaysia | $18.9M | +7.2% | 15 | Finland |
| Germany | $17.3M | +3% | 25 | Belgium |
| India | $16.3M | +17.1% | 15 | Germany |
| USA | $15.0M | +21% | 21 | Belgium |
| Italy | $11.5M | +2.8% | 11 | Belgium |
| Taiwan | $11.1M | +7.1% | 15 | South Africa |
| United Kingdom | $9.5M | +0% | 17 | Belgium |
| Viet Nam | $9.5M | +11.6% | 16 | China |
| Thailand | $8.7M | +2.1% | 13 | Taiwan |
| Brazil | $8.0M | +20.4% | 10 | Belgium |
| Australia | $7.6M | -20% | 9 | Finland |
| Turkey | $5.6M | +8% | 17 | Belgium |
| Czechia | $5.2M | +4.3% | 11 | Belgium |
| Singapore | $4.6M | -1.9% | 15 | Belgium |
| Mexico | $4.0M | -3.1% | 17 | Belgium |
| Slovenia | $3.6M | +4.5% | 5 | Italy |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $3.4M | +17.3% | 10 | South Africa |
| France | $2.8M | +0.6% | 19 | Belgium |
| Spain | $1.9M | +0.9% | 14 | Belgium |
| Norway | $1.6M | +92.5% | 9 | South Africa |
| Poland | $1.5M | +2.5% | 11 | Austria |
| Iran | $1.3M | +7.1% | 4 | Turkey |
| Morocco | $1.2M | +78% | 7 | Republic of Korea |
| Ukraine | $1.2M | +60.1% | 8 | Poland |
| Russia | $1.1M | +19.9% | 8 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $567.6M | $4,113.03 |
| Japan | 2023 | $337.1M | $5,426.48 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $142.4M | $4,542.75 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $89.8M | $5,074.25 |
| Canada | 2023 | $41.3M | $6,076.5 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $40.1M | $5,600.29 |
| Australia | 2023 | $30.6M | $7,983.41 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $29.7M | $2,232.1 |
| Philippines | 2023 | $28.9M | $4,781.59 |
| USA | 2023 | $24.4M | $7,815.7 |
| Germany | 2023 | $20.7M | $4,876.25 |
| Italy | 2023 | $14.9M | $5,638.47 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $13.6M | $4,626.65 |
| India | 2023 | $13.0M | $3,234.17 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $12.4M | $5,583.76 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $11.1M | $5,535.08 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $9.1M | $5,589.52 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $7.9M | $6,030.07 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $7.3M | $5,304.5 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $6.7M | $5,864.35 |

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