# Lactams buyer markets and demand | HS 293371 | Yugalinks

Germany is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $483.5M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $483.5M | +11.9% | 19 | Belgium |
| Taiwan | $252.6M | -0.1% | 11 | China |
| China | $215.8M | -6.3% | 11 | Russia |
| Italy | $164.5M | -6.9% | 15 | Netherlands |
| India | $91.9M | -2.3% | 8 | China |
| Viet Nam | $59.4M | -0.4% | 9 | Russia |
| Slovenia | $34.6M | -12.8% | 18 | Belgium |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $33.5M | -4.2% | 11 | Germany |
| Canada | $31.7M | +1.2% | 6 | USA |
| Republic of Korea | $26.0M | -5.8% | 10 | China |
| Indonesia | $25.3M | -11.8% | 12 | Thailand |
| Colombia | $22.5M | -3.5% | 6 | China |
| Turkey | $20.9M | +1.8% | 10 | Russia |
| Poland | $17.1M | -2.2% | 5 | Germany |
| Netherlands | $15.3M | +16% | 22 | Belgium |
| Belgium | $12.3M | -21.5% | 10 | Germany |
| USA | $10.7M | -24.8% | 10 | Belgium |
| United Kingdom | $7.7M | +3.4% | 14 | Belgium |
| France | $5.2M | +19.3% | 12 | Netherlands |
| Czechia | $5.0M | +7.1% | 3 | Belgium |
| Spain | $4.0M | -16.2% | 10 | Belgium |
| Mexico | $1.7M | +198.2% | 18 | USA |
| Brazil | $1.7M | -1.8% | 7 | Spain |
| Belarus | $1.5M | +58.9% | 2 | Russia |
| Samoa | $1.2M | +2,685.6% | 1 | Ukraine |
| South Africa | $1.1M | +6.2% | 7 | Belgium |
| Thailand | $692.9K | -43.3% | 7 | China |
| Portugal | $660.7K | +43.2% | 7 | Czechia |
| Japan | $644.4K | +98.1% | 4 | Thailand |
| Australia | $497.2K | +10.3% | 23 | Thailand |
| Israel | $414.3K | -0.5% | 4 | China |
| Iran | $282.9K | -13.6% | 5 | United Arab Emirates |
| El Salvador | $219.7K | +29.5% | 1 | USA |
| Ireland | $214.0K | +24.9% | 5 | Germany |
| Chile | $196.3K | +10.9% | 2 | Belgium |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 2023 | $470.7M | $1,988.28 |
| China | 2023 | $228.2M | $1,483.25 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $182.0M | $1,562.12 |
| Italy | 2023 | $123.7M | $1,900.91 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $69.0M | $1,638.92 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $54.6M | $2,069.56 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $45.3M | $1,566.04 |
| Slovenia | 2023 | $43.2M | $2,209.11 |
| India | 2023 | $37.0M | $1,600.71 |
| Canada | 2023 | $31.3M | $2,363.43 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $30.0M | $1,772.8 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $29.9M | $1,781.25 |
| Poland | 2023 | $24.4M | $2,116.81 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $18.0M | $1,771.19 |
| Colombia | 2023 | $17.2M | $1,706.01 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $12.9M | $2,133.98 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $11.6M | $1,888.81 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $10.3M | $2,580.65 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $5.1M | $2,194.74 |
| Spain | 2023 | $3.9M | $2,097.44 |

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