# Glutamic Acid And Its Esters buyer markets and demand | HS...

Japan is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $178.4M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | $178.4M | +2.5% | 19 | Viet Nam |
| Viet Nam | $142.6M | +2.4% | 15 | China |
| Nigeria | $142.1M | +9.1% | 14 | China |
| Indonesia | $130.7M | +22.7% | 24 | China |
| Thailand | $126.6M | +4.7% | 21 | China |
| Malaysia | $95.0M | +15.1% | 19 | China |
| Philippines | $84.3M | +5.5% | 16 | Brazil |
| Republic of Korea | $77.9M | +6.4% | 19 | Indonesia |
| Myanmar | $66.6M | -6.1% | 5 | China |
| India | $64.6M | +7.6% | 24 | China |
| USA | $48.2M | +4.8% | 30 | Viet Nam |
| Cambodia | $47.5M | +2.3% | 7 | Thailand |
| Taiwan | $44.0M | +12.5% | 16 | China |
| United Arab Emirates | $39.9M | +54.7% | 21 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
| Laos | $38.5M | +3.5% | 7 | Thailand |
| Germany | $34.8M | +6.8% | 36 | France |
| Mexico | $33.1M | +9.9% | 32 | China |
| Spain | $29.9M | +9.4% | 25 | France |
| Saudi Arabia | $27.2M | +19.6% | 9 | Malaysia |
| South Africa | $26.9M | +10.2% | 14 | China |
| Egypt | $21.0M | +16% | 11 | China |
| Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea | $20.8M | -6.7% | 1 | China |
| Russia | $19.8M | +9.2% | 18 | China |
| Netherlands | $19.0M | +4.5% | 45 | France |
| United Kingdom | $16.1M | +0.7% | 31 | France |
| Poland | $15.3M | +22.1% | 25 | Malaysia |
| Guatemala | $15.2M | +11.3% | 10 | China |
| Senegal | $14.5M | -0.2% | 8 | China |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $13.2M | +1.7% | 15 | Taiwan |
| Bangladesh | $12.2M | +22.5% | 13 | China |
| Côte d\'Ivoire | $12.0M | +3.8% | 15 | China |
| Singapore | $11.5M | +2.8% | 21 | China |
| Turkey | $10.4M | +12.8% | 23 | China |
| Peru | $10.0M | +12.5% | 10 | China |
| Austria | $8.9M | +20.2% | 21 | France |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 2023 | $180.7M | $1,666.25 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $143.5M | $1,492.05 |
| Nigeria | 2023 | $126.5M | $1,275.17 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $119.4M | $1,150.84 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $112.5M | $1,163.91 |
| Myanmar | 2023 | $103.3M | $1,823.88 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $102.5M | $1,406.21 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $89.1M | $1,620.47 |
| Philippines | 2023 | $84.8M | $1,526.67 |
| Cambodia | 2023 | $70.5M | $2,159.39 |
| India | 2023 | $68.7M | $1,419 |
| USA | 2023 | $52.8M | $2,087.78 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $43.3M | $1,379.07 |
| Laos | 2023 | $38.8M | $2,229.89 |
| Germany | 2023 | $37.9M | $2,440.66 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $32.0M | $1,471.03 |
| Spain | 2023 | $28.1M | $1,836.52 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $26.6M | $1,901.37 |
| South Africa | 2023 | $22.8M | $1,322.92 |
| Poland | 2023 | $22.3M | $1,750.78 |

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