# Disodium Tetraborate (Refined Borax) buyer markets and demand...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $24.0M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $24.0M | +3.7% | 11 | USA |
| Netherlands | $9.5M | +10.8% | 9 | Turkey |
| Mexico | $8.0M | +5.2% | 14 | USA |
| France | $4.7M | +39.1% | 13 | Turkey |
| India | $4.3M | +29.2% | 8 | USA |
| Japan | $4.3M | -4.7% | 7 | USA |
| USA | $4.2M | -4.5% | 8 | Turkey |
| Belgium | $3.5M | +0.3% | 12 | Netherlands |
| Sweden | $3.5M | +20.9% | 9 | Turkey |
| Italy | $2.6M | +4.1% | 9 | Turkey |
| Republic of Korea | $2.2M | +8.5% | 9 | USA |
| Australia | $1.6M | +7.2% | 5 | USA |
| Russia | $1.4M | -0.5% | 6 | Turkey |
| Norway | $1.3M | +5.8% | 2 | Sweden |
| South Africa | $935.7K | +4.8% | 9 | USA |
| Spain | $889.2K | +2.3% | 9 | Turkey |
| Germany | $832.3K | +17.2% | 19 | USA |
| Finland | $807.4K | +10.1% | 10 | Turkey |
| Brazil | $655.6K | +3.7% | 6 | Turkey |
| United Kingdom | $635.3K | +20.4% | 12 | USA |
| Uzbekistan | $576.5K | +15.1% | 6 | China |
| Chile | $506.0K | +24.3% | 4 | Argentina |
| Peru | $469.1K | +8.2% | 3 | Turkey |
| Canada | $400.8K | -15% | 11 | Turkey |
| Malaysia | $323.2K | -22.1% | 7 | USA |
| Saudi Arabia | $301.9K | +53.4% | 6 | Turkey |
| Thailand | $283.1K | +0.3% | 5 | USA |
| Indonesia | $240.2K | -6.5% | 5 | Turkey |
| Egypt | $220.9K | +47.1% | 4 | Turkey |
| Zimbabwe | $220.7K | +11.7% | 3 | South Africa |
| Taiwan | $186.2K | -34.1% | 9 | USA |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $174.9K | +24.8% | 8 | Germany |
| Hungary | $169.1K | +7.4% | 7 | Italy |
| Guatemala | $110.1K | +33.9% | 5 | Turkey |
| Suriname | $103.5K | -61.2% | 21 | Romania |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $30.1M | $1,301.88 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $12.6M | $1,468.45 |
| Japan | 2023 | $7.2M | $1,235.91 |
| France | 2023 | $6.2M | $1,139.34 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $5.3M | $1,235.76 |
| India | 2023 | $4.5M | $1,487.02 |
| Canada | 2023 | $3.7M | $711.15 |
| USA | 2023 | $3.4M | $1,038.31 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $3.3M | $1,286.92 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $3.2M | $1,403.73 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $3.2M | $1,274.04 |
| Italy | 2023 | $2.5M | $1,163.5 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $1.7M | $1,355.4 |
| Norway | 2023 | $1.5M | $771.24 |
| South Africa | 2023 | $1.4M | $1,398.92 |
| Australia | 2023 | $1.3M | $1,626.01 |
| Spain | 2023 | $1.2M | $1,154.62 |
| Finland | 2023 | $1.2M | $1,979.57 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $1.1M | $1,304.48 |
| Germany | 2023 | $1.1M | $1,609.68 |

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