# Sodium Hydrogencarbonate (Sodium Bic buyer markets and demand...

France is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $102.5M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| France | $102.5M | +16% | 55 | Spain |
| Republic of Korea | $65.6M | +5.7% | 26 | China |
| Italy | $56.6M | +9.5% | 37 | Turkey |
| Germany | $52.9M | +7.6% | 48 | Belgium |
| Canada | $49.9M | +6.9% | 46 | USA |
| Netherlands | $46.8M | +6.1% | 48 | Belgium |
| Belgium | $39.3M | +6.5% | 28 | Turkey |
| China | $36.8M | +7.4% | 34 | Thailand |
| USA | $32.9M | +7.7% | 42 | Germany |
| Spain | $31.9M | +13.4% | 33 | Turkey |
| Indonesia | $27.6M | +1.7% | 25 | China |
| Mexico | $25.0M | +18.1% | 36 | USA |
| Brazil | $22.4M | +28.9% | 23 | China |
| Viet Nam | $21.9M | +8.2% | 26 | China |
| Poland | $19.6M | +14.1% | 31 | Turkey |
| South Africa | $18.9M | +6.5% | 30 | China |
| Australia | $18.2M | +5.6% | 22 | China |
| Taiwan | $16.6M | +1% | 21 | China |
| United Kingdom | $15.7M | +7.9% | 46 | Turkey |
| Japan | $13.7M | +6% | 23 | China |
| Thailand | $13.3M | +0.6% | 20 | China |
| Denmark | $13.1M | -10.3% | 29 | Germany |
| Egypt | $13.0M | +2.2% | 22 | Turkey |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $12.1M | +11.8% | 30 | France |
| India | $12.1M | +4.8% | 24 | China |
| Saudi Arabia | $11.6M | +3.5% | 23 | India |
| Portugal | $10.9M | +5.5% | 21 | Turkey |
| Malaysia | $10.6M | +5.8% | 26 | China |
| Austria | $10.5M | +6% | 38 | Germany |
| Ukraine | $10.3M | -5.1% | 22 | Turkey |
| Israel | $9.4M | +14.4% | 33 | Belgium |
| Philippines | $9.4M | +10.2% | 20 | China |
| Bangladesh | $9.3M | +14% | 15 | China |
| Hungary | $9.0M | +9% | 24 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Turkey | $8.7M | +23% | 37 | Singapore |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| France | 2023 | $97.7M | $536.95 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $77.7M | $309.84 |
| Italy | 2023 | $60.9M | $445.31 |
| Germany | 2023 | $56.2M | $475.47 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $53.8M | $455.89 |
| Canada | 2023 | $51.1M | $657.12 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $44.0M | $415.36 |
| China | 2023 | $40.1M | $369.35 |
| Spain | 2023 | $32.3M | $390.64 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $31.9M | $339.71 |
| Poland | 2023 | $20.5M | $463.09 |
| South Africa | 2023 | $19.8M | $624.96 |
| USA | 2023 | $19.7M | $817.64 |
| Japan | 2023 | $19.1M | $470.45 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $18.4M | $515.68 |
| Australia | 2023 | $16.2M | $395.96 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $16.0M | $516.93 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $15.0M | $400.93 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $15.0M | $307.92 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $14.6M | $512.53 |

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