# Molybdates buyer markets and demand | HS 284170 | Yugalinks

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $52.2M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $52.2M | +62.2% | 17 | USA |
| USA | $38.0M | +6.7% | 16 | Chile |
| Denmark | $24.9M | -3.3% | 6 | Netherlands |
| France | $19.1M | +8.8% | 18 | Netherlands |
| Spain | $16.6M | +11.9% | 18 | Poland |
| Germany | $14.4M | +5.6% | 28 | USA |
| Netherlands | $13.6M | +10.5% | 26 | USA |
| Belgium | $12.2M | +9.1% | 17 | Netherlands |
| Republic of Korea | $11.5M | +6.5% | 16 | Japan |
| Russia | $8.6M | +57.5% | 12 | China |
| Italy | $7.8M | +11.5% | 18 | Japan |
| United Kingdom | $7.8M | +9.1% | 19 | India |
| Canada | $6.1M | +3% | 13 | USA |
| Australia | $5.0M | +21% | 15 | India |
| Brazil | $3.7M | +5.6% | 13 | Chile |
| Turkey | $3.6M | +15.6% | 16 | Italy |
| Mexico | $3.3M | +6% | 17 | India |
| Japan | $3.1M | -29.9% | 10 | USA |
| Paraguay | $2.8M | +19.6% | 6 | Brazil |
| South Africa | $2.7M | +12.1% | 14 | India |
| Malaysia | $2.7M | +12.7% | 12 | China |
| Thailand | $2.6M | -3.8% | 15 | Japan |
| Poland | $2.3M | -10.3% | 14 | Belgium |
| Argentina | $2.0M | +30.4% | 7 | Brazil |
| Colombia | $1.5M | +16.1% | 7 | India |
| Saudi Arabia | $1.4M | +3.2% | 10 | India |
| Viet Nam | $1.4M | +29.7% | 15 | Taiwan |
| Singapore | $1.4M | +11.9% | 14 | India |
| Taiwan | $1.4M | +2.6% | 14 | Japan |
| Ukraine | $1.3M | +21.7% | 9 | Poland |
| Peru | $1.3M | +35.4% | 9 | China |
| United Arab Emirates | $1.3M | +45.7% | 12 | India |
| Israel | $1.1M | +14.2% | 9 | Italy |
| Indonesia | $1.0M | +11.1% | 11 | India |
| Belarus | $983.6K | -1.1% | 11 | Poland |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $56.8M | $32,270.45 |
| China | 2023 | $54.6M | $20,406.98 |
| Denmark | 2023 | $35.1M | $33,873.52 |
| France | 2023 | $20.8M | $26,174.69 |
| Spain | 2023 | $14.9M | $27,646.37 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $14.4M | $30,796.36 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $13.9M | $24,792.64 |
| Germany | 2023 | $12.3M | $26,408.2 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $7.7M | $18,335.33 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $7.1M | $22,962.33 |
| Russia | 2023 | $7.1M | $31,472.63 |
| Italy | 2023 | $6.3M | $22,748.18 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $5.3M | $30,796.24 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $4.2M | $30,794.8 |
| Japan | 2023 | $4.2M | $35,255.82 |
| South Africa | 2023 | $4.2M | $22,725.74 |
| Canada | 2023 | $4.2M | $15,537.63 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $4.1M | $28,188.7 |
| Australia | 2023 | $3.6M | $23,333.59 |
| Poland | 2023 | $3.6M | $7,127.92 |

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