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USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $1.1B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $1.1B | -0% | 32 | Norway |
| China | $407.1M | +12.2% | 19 | Germany |
| Germany | $158.8M | +10.4% | 40 | Ireland |
| Belgium | $154.8M | +14.6% | 24 | Germany |
| France | $147.0M | -5.3% | 28 | USA |
| Spain | $132.2M | +12.6% | 29 | Ireland |
| Japan | $121.7M | -8.9% | 16 | Germany |
| Republic of Korea | $114.6M | -1.6% | 24 | China |
| Italy | $95.5M | -0% | 26 | France |
| Poland | $81.3M | +14.8% | 27 | Ireland |
| United Kingdom | $81.3M | +3.7% | 30 | Ireland |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $77.4M | +8.9% | 22 | France |
| India | $69.5M | -2.3% | 31 | China |
| Ireland | $65.9M | +39.4% | 30 | Norway |
| Canada | $63.4M | +0.4% | 31 | Germany |
| Brazil | $57.6M | +1.2% | 16 | China |
| Australia | $55.0M | -0.2% | 25 | China |
| Mexico | $50.2M | +10.6% | 23 | Germany |
| Thailand | $46.0M | +16% | 27 | Germany |
| Taiwan | $39.3M | +5.5% | 20 | Ireland |
| Greece | $38.6M | +8.7% | 29 | Netherlands |
| Czechia | $33.9M | +3.8% | 26 | Germany |
| Russia | $33.7M | -19% | 14 | India |
| Saudi Arabia | $31.9M | +14.6% | 21 | Ireland |
| Singapore | $30.7M | +14.2% | 28 | Germany |
| Algeria | $26.3M | +16.5% | 12 | Germany |
| Colombia | $25.9M | +2.1% | 20 | Germany |
| Austria | $25.2M | -0.4% | 23 | Ireland |
| Netherlands | $24.2M | -10.4% | 42 | Belgium |
| Chile | $24.0M | +6.4% | 21 | Ireland |
| Viet Nam | $23.2M | -0.5% | 29 | France |
| Turkey | $22.6M | -10.4% | 28 | Germany |
| Slovenia | $22.2M | +20% | 21 | Germany |
| South Africa | $22.2M | +3.4% | 24 | Ireland |
| Israel | $22.0M | +16.6% | 20 | Ireland |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $1.1B | $93,083.06 |
| China | 2023 | $327.2M | $124,085.11 |
| France | 2023 | $202.7M | $81,656.85 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $182.0M | $46,206.02 |
| Japan | 2023 | $162.6M | $100,883.25 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $152.1M | $111,457.01 |
| Spain | 2023 | $123.6M | $128,047.08 |
| Germany | 2023 | $123.1M | $70,961.61 |
| Italy | 2023 | $110.6M | $143,963.74 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $77.0M | $256,037.02 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $67.7M | $75,488.46 |
| Canada | 2023 | $61.8M | $81,750.18 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $60.6M | $105,724.98 |
| India | 2023 | $60.0M | $62,310.16 |
| Poland | 2023 | $55.7M | $121,988.08 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $52.8M | $135,201.84 |
| Australia | 2023 | $51.5M | $87,180.44 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $38.9M | $111,608.79 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $38.1M | $34,499.35 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $35.3M | $87,632.04 |

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