# Unsaturated buyer markets and demand | HS 290121 | Yugalinks

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $1.8B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $1.8B | -3% | 14 | Republic of Korea |
| Belgium | $1.5B | +3.2% | 19 | Netherlands |
| Indonesia | $789.8M | +6.8% | 12 | Singapore |
| Germany | $507.9M | -5.3% | 19 | Netherlands |
| Netherlands | $307.7M | -10.5% | 21 | United Kingdom |
| Taiwan | $216.9M | -7% | 10 | Japan |
| Portugal | $137.7M | +61.7% | 7 | Libya |
| Italy | $96.3M | +0.8% | 11 | France |
| Japan | $81.1M | +6.1% | 8 | Republic of Korea |
| Sweden | $74.7M | -9.8% | 9 | Netherlands |
| Pakistan | $74.0M | +5.8% | 7 | USA |
| France | $71.2M | +4.3% | 22 | Belgium |
| Spain | $64.2M | -19.1% | 13 | Netherlands |
| Republic of Korea | $62.8M | -8.7% | 7 | Japan |
| India | $44.7M | +0.2% | 14 | Singapore |
| Qatar | $41.3M | -3.4% | 5 | Singapore |
| Bangladesh | $39.4M | +281.9% | 13 | Malaysia |
| Argentina | $36.4M | -5.8% | 6 | USA |
| Norway | $16.5M | +13.2% | 9 | USA |
| Turkey | $15.9M | +41.2% | 8 | Libya |
| Thailand | $15.4M | -16.5% | 7 | Malaysia |
| Morocco | $15.1M | -7.9% | 5 | Belgium |
| Malaysia | $14.0M | -20.4% | 7 | Singapore |
| Viet Nam | $12.9M | +109.7% | 8 | Singapore |
| Algeria | $8.4M | -8.8% | 6 | Turkey |
| Mexico | $7.0M | +2% | 16 | USA |
| Colombia | $6.9M | -3.2% | 2 | USA |
| Australia | $6.8M | +50.5% | 15 | Japan |
| Slovakia | $6.3M | -4.5% | 3 | Czechia |
| Czechia | $6.3M | +3.3% | 10 | Germany |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $1.9M | -5.4% | 3 | USA |
| Libya | $1.9M | -32.7% | 4 | Turkey |
| Austria | $1.5M | -29.3% | 7 | Netherlands |
| Jordan | $1.2M | +4.6% | 3 | Netherlands |
| United Kingdom | $1.1M | -19.7% | 19 | Czechia |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $1.7B | $801.61 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $1.5B | $1,252.92 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $779.0M | $887.46 |
| Germany | 2023 | $559.6M | $999.98 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $384.5M | $872.88 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $278.1M | $1,236.6 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $142.3M | $876.59 |
| Italy | 2023 | $133.9M | $1,053.86 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $124.2M | $1,068.81 |
| France | 2023 | $121.3M | $990.89 |
| Portugal | 2023 | $95.5M | $850.25 |
| Pakistan | 2023 | $81.7M | $991.75 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $80.0M | $844.77 |
| India | 2023 | $62.3M | $1,141.32 |
| Bangladesh | 2023 | $41.0M | $873.83 |
| Qatar | 2023 | $39.8M | $1,077.53 |
| Japan | 2023 | $37.9M | $848.19 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $32.8M | $955.59 |
| Spain | 2023 | $32.3M | $866.35 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $29.0M | $1,019.88 |

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