# Unsaturated buyer markets and demand | HS 290124 | Yugalinks

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $590.9M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $590.9M | +13% | 16 | Republic of Korea |
| Republic of Korea | $445.2M | +2.6% | 18 | China |
| France | $204.5M | -3.3% | 9 | Germany |
| Taiwan | $185.2M | +3.7% | 12 | China |
| Malaysia | $182.0M | +2.8% | 6 | Singapore |
| USA | $158.5M | -8.2% | 14 | Brazil |
| Mexico | $104.7M | +1.8% | 23 | USA |
| Poland | $103.0M | +2.9% | 8 | Hungary |
| Germany | $101.4M | +3% | 17 | Netherlands |
| Indonesia | $96.7M | +25% | 7 | India |
| Japan | $94.7M | +8.5% | 7 | Republic of Korea |
| Netherlands | $81.1M | -12.1% | 18 | Belgium |
| Belgium | $43.6M | -5.7% | 8 | Netherlands |
| Czechia | $43.3M | -3.6% | 9 | Germany |
| Spain | $41.6M | +4.5% | 9 | Netherlands |
| Argentina | $25.5M | +13.1% | 1 | Brazil |
| Italy | $22.1M | -3.6% | 9 | Netherlands |
| Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea | $15.0M | +986.6% | 1 | India |
| United Kingdom | $11.9M | -24.3% | 16 | Germany |
| Thailand | $11.9M | -6% | 11 | Singapore |
| Singapore | $9.1M | -7.9% | 10 | Republic of Korea |
| South Africa | $7.3M | +74.3% | 5 | USA |
| Sweden | $6.6M | -0.8% | 2 | Netherlands |
| Canada | $6.2M | +8.3% | 7 | USA |
| Brazil | $5.5M | +76% | 6 | Republic of Korea |
| Saudi Arabia | $4.2M | +11.8% | 4 | Republic of Korea |
| Philippines | $3.6M | +383.4% | 2 | Malaysia |
| India | $3.4M | +64.2% | 5 | Taiwan |
| Austria | $2.5M | +21.6% | 7 | Germany |
| Turkey | $552.6K | +29.5% | 4 | Germany |
| Jordan | $363.5K | -6.4% | 2 | Netherlands |
| Viet Nam | $164.9K | +252.6% | 2 | Malaysia |
| Dominican Republic | $111.8K | +184.1% | 1 | USA |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $107.2K | +6.5% | 7 | Belgium |
| Pakistan | $104.9K | +1.3% | 1 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $444.6M | $969.41 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $319.0M | $1,019.4 |
| USA | 2023 | $193.7M | $936.93 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $149.7M | $1,007.63 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $110.5M | $935.63 |
| France | 2023 | $101.1M | $908.47 |
| Poland | 2023 | $76.1M | $847.58 |
| Germany | 2023 | $68.7M | $926.24 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $63.5M | $843.56 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $60.2M | $625.07 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $52.8M | $786.7 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $48.6M | $920.18 |
| Japan | 2023 | $37.8M | $1,179.03 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $37.3M | $932.73 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $32.7M | $1,048.95 |
| Spain | 2023 | $27.5M | $992.97 |
| Argentina | 2023 | $21.2M | $775.5 |
| Italy | 2023 | $17.7M | $1,148.09 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $16.9M | $941.72 |
| Canada | 2023 | $8.3M | $1,089.46 |

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