# Lactams buyer markets and demand | HS 293379 | Yugalinks

Germany is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $4.2B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $4.2B | -9.9% | 43 | Ireland |
| Panama | $1.9B | +936.2% | 7 | Spain |
| Ireland | $1.9B | +5.7% | 24 | France |
| United Kingdom | $1.3B | +62.9% | 36 | France |
| Belgium | $1.3B | -17.2% | 25 | France |
| USA | $900.9M | -21.3% | 36 | Ireland |
| Portugal | $418.7M | +79.7% | 22 | Ireland |
| Spain | $311.4M | +4.8% | 29 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Republic of Korea | $218.1M | +13.9% | 32 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Italy | $215.7M | -17.9% | 26 | Singapore |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $206.8M | -7.3% | 28 | Japan |
| France | $201.2M | +29.5% | 33 | China |
| Slovenia | $188.3M | +76.1% | 23 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Japan | $174.8M | -7.7% | 29 | China |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $111.3M | +153.7% | 13 | China |
| China | $105.8M | +3.2% | 37 | France |
| Austria | $79.8M | +88.3% | 23 | Belgium |
| Netherlands | $69.8M | -6.8% | 40 | Italy |
| India | $65.3M | +1.7% | 37 | China |
| Singapore | $58.0M | +13.3% | 22 | Italy |
| Australia | $52.4M | +18.8% | 28 | Germany |
| Turkey | $43.4M | +10.2% | 35 | China |
| Russia | $43.4M | +21.9% | 26 | Czechia |
| Romania | $37.7M | +20.4% | 17 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Canada | $34.6M | -17.4% | 31 | Mexico |
| Hungary | $27.4M | +16.6% | 22 | Germany |
| Taiwan | $27.0M | -4.2% | 22 | China |
| Brazil | $25.4M | +5.4% | 25 | India |
| Mexico | $23.2M | +4.1% | 33 | USA |
| Greece | $20.0M | +25.4% | 18 | India |
| Poland | $19.4M | +9.2% | 22 | India |
| Sweden | $16.7M | +71.9% | 17 | China |
| Egypt | $13.2M | +9.9% | 19 | India |
| Israel | $12.6M | +11.2% | 23 | China |
| Viet Nam | $12.1M | +21.3% | 24 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ireland | 2023 | $9.7B | $21,037,800.25 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $7.4B | $1,594,624.87 |
| Germany | 2023 | $6.6B | $421,985.4 |
| USA | 2023 | $4.4B | $443,948.81 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $3.5B | $2,730,592.58 |
| Panama | 2023 | $2.5B | $77,980,893.73 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $551.8M | $28,200.54 |
| Italy | 2023 | $228.1M | $53,578.61 |
| Japan | 2023 | $202.1M | $12,665.61 |
| Austria | 2023 | $197.5M | $548,265.14 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $169.2M | $6,116.76 |
| France | 2023 | $159.6M | $29,370.31 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $100.8M | $15,438.15 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $95.4M | $12,659.11 |
| China | 2023 | $95.0M | $9,533.69 |
| India | 2023 | $89.3M | $8,005.04 |
| Spain | 2023 | $54.2M | $54,443.64 |
| Portugal | 2023 | $53.0M | $519,229.28 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $52.5M | $42,329.84 |
| Hungary | 2023 | $47.2M | $5,555.06 |

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