# Other Inorganic Compounds N.E.C. (In buyer markets and demand...

Republic of Korea is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $1.3B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Republic of Korea | $1.3B | +14.2% | 39 | China |
| USA | $131.6M | -29.7% | 50 | Germany |
| Japan | $131.1M | -9.8% | 37 | China |
| Taiwan | $109.0M | +9% | 35 | Republic of Korea |
| China | $88.4M | -5% | 51 | Japan |
| Malaysia | $41.7M | -3.7% | 28 | China |
| Germany | $36.6M | +0.4% | 51 | China |
| Belgium | $28.9M | +15.1% | 41 | Germany |
| Netherlands | $27.7M | +4% | 69 | Israel |
| Canada | $22.1M | +9% | 48 | USA |
| Spain | $18.8M | -0.8% | 52 | Israel |
| Italy | $18.7M | +0.7% | 45 | Germany |
| Singapore | $18.2M | +6.9% | 46 | Japan |
| France | $16.9M | +1.1% | 58 | Germany |
| United Kingdom | $14.5M | -0.2% | 42 | USA |
| Morocco | $13.5M | +186.8% | 20 | Israel |
| Austria | $13.4M | +6% | 41 | Germany |
| Philippines | $11.3M | -15.1% | 23 | USA |
| Australia | $10.1M | +18.8% | 27 | Canada |
| India | $10.1M | +4.2% | 35 | Germany |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $9.1M | +7.8% | 41 | Germany |
| Ireland | $8.2M | +2.4% | 33 | USA |
| Israel | $7.3M | +15.1% | 25 | USA |
| Mexico | $7.1M | +6.9% | 22 | China |
| Greece | $6.8M | -2.1% | 28 | Israel |
| Thailand | $6.8M | +12.3% | 28 | Israel |
| Sweden | $6.4M | +10% | 25 | Germany |
| China, Macao SAR | $5.4M | -5.8% | 12 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
| Poland | $5.4M | -38.9% | 38 | China |
| Denmark | $5.1M | +15.4% | 36 | Germany |
| Viet Nam | $4.8M | +28.8% | 32 | China |
| Brazil | $4.4M | +23.5% | 32 | Germany |
| South Africa | $3.8M | -1.1% | 41 | Israel |
| Czechia | $3.7M | +6.4% | 32 | France |
| Hungary | $3.4M | -17% | 25 | Germany |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 2023 | $374.6M | $2,843.64 |
| China | 2023 | $82.9M | $14,078.16 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $74.7M | $58,848.18 |
| USA | 2023 | $74.5M | $691.15 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $45.8M | $20,235.26 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $41.7M | $8,265.58 |
| Germany | 2023 | $33.5M | $5,150.76 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $28.1M | $4,732.14 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $27.1M | $2,191.36 |
| Canada | 2023 | $17.6M | $1,228.52 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $14.8M | $1,346.22 |
| Italy | 2023 | $13.6M | $3,318.3 |
| France | 2023 | $13.2M | $1,401.98 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $12.0M | $5,758.88 |
| Spain | 2023 | $10.0M | $7,842.77 |
| Austria | 2023 | $8.2M | $799.17 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $8.1M | $1,002.03 |
| India | 2023 | $8.0M | $3,942.14 |
| Poland | 2023 | $7.5M | $6,524.08 |
| Australia | 2023 | $7.3M | $24,145.86 |

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