# Benzene buyer markets and demand | HS 290220 | Yugalinks

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $4.1B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $4.1B | +29.4% | 18 | Republic of Korea |
| USA | $1.4B | +7% | 19 | Republic of Korea |
| Taiwan | $798.7M | +7.3% | 13 | Republic of Korea |
| Belgium | $745.6M | +7.8% | 17 | Netherlands |
| Saudi Arabia | $598.2M | +4.4% | 9 | India |
| Netherlands | $422.7M | -3.4% | 33 | Germany |
| Germany | $380.9M | +10% | 23 | Poland |
| Portugal | $231.7M | +19.2% | 13 | Turkey |
| Italy | $197.7M | +4.3% | 15 | Netherlands |
| Kuwait | $175.7M | +12.7% | 3 | India |
| United Kingdom | $154.8M | +9.3% | 19 | Netherlands |
| France | $127.6M | -5.4% | 14 | United Kingdom |
| Spain | $123.9M | -15.9% | 15 | Israel |
| Republic of Korea | $89.9M | +38.6% | 8 | Japan |
| Singapore | $79.2M | -12.2% | 10 | Malaysia |
| Malaysia | $71.1M | +2.6% | 9 | Singapore |
| Czechia | $45.3M | -7.8% | 11 | Poland |
| Finland | $38.2M | +30.1% | 19 | Belgium |
| Hungary | $29.2M | +412.5% | 11 | Poland |
| Indonesia | $23.5M | -30.3% | 10 | Malaysia |
| Slovakia | $20.9M | +24% | 6 | Ukraine |
| Qatar | $18.6M | +8.2% | 1 | India |
| Japan | $16.1M | -29.4% | 4 | Republic of Korea |
| Canada | $10.8M | -10.6% | 7 | USA |
| Georgia | $6.6M | +1,055% | 3 | Russia |
| Russia | $5.2M | -31.4% | 8 | Belarus |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $3.6M | +66% | 8 | Israel |
| Thailand | $3.3M | +13.4% | 6 | Malaysia |
| Mexico | $2.7M | +3.4% | 15 | Turkey |
| Viet Nam | $2.2M | +141.7% | 9 | Thailand |
| United Arab Emirates | $2.2M | -34.9% | 7 | India |
| Zimbabwe | $1.2M | +28.1% | 4 | South Africa |
| Jordan | $1.1M | +15.2% | 5 | Netherlands |
| Iran | $1.0M | -12.9% | 1 | United Arab Emirates |
| Belarus | $610.5K | -20.4% | 7 | Russia |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $3.0B | $908.45 |
| USA | 2023 | $1.6B | $897.44 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $783.7M | $942.72 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $739.0M | $990.67 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $594.9M | $1,054.45 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $390.5M | $902.57 |
| Germany | 2023 | $354.5M | $914.52 |
| France | 2023 | $225.0M | $990.63 |
| Italy | 2023 | $193.1M | $1,017.7 |
| Portugal | 2023 | $159.1M | $984.4 |
| Kuwait | 2023 | $150.8M | $979.44 |
| Spain | 2023 | $150.0M | $1,040.44 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $132.0M | $892.59 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $107.0M | $1,027.68 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $61.1M | $923.23 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $59.5M | $856.24 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $37.2M | $897.91 |
| Canada | 2023 | $27.9M | $1,867.63 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $25.2M | $923.27 |
| Finland | 2023 | $13.4M | $1,034.13 |

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