# Surface-Active buyer markets and demand | HS 340220 | Yugalinks

Germany is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $2.0B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $2.0B | +4.8% | 91 | France |
| United Kingdom | $1.2B | +7% | 63 | France |
| Canada | $1.2B | +5.7% | 80 | USA |
| France | $1.1B | +6.6% | 82 | Belgium |
| USA | $1.1B | +14.7% | 79 | Mexico |
| Belgium | $784.4M | +8.2% | 57 | Netherlands |
| Netherlands | $721.3M | +7.1% | 71 | Belgium |
| Poland | $558.8M | +6% | 60 | Germany |
| Italy | $384.0M | +1.6% | 49 | Germany |
| Spain | $375.6M | +0.6% | 67 | Italy |
| Austria | $365.1M | +5.9% | 66 | Germany |
| China | $364.6M | -0.2% | 65 | Japan |
| Australia | $347.6M | +11% | 60 | China |
| Romania | $327.5M | +4.9% | 46 | Turkey |
| Czechia | $301.4M | +3.4% | 63 | Poland |
| Hungary | $289.9M | +5.1% | 43 | Poland |
| Sweden | $273.3M | +5.5% | 46 | Denmark |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $256.1M | +6% | 70 | Germany |
| Japan | $249.4M | +1% | 42 | China |
| United Arab Emirates | $240.0M | -0.4% | 61 | Saudi Arabia |
| Russia | $236.7M | -4.1% | 46 | China |
| Slovakia | $200.4M | +12.7% | 56 | Czechia |
| Portugal | $199.4M | +1.1% | 45 | Spain |
| Ukraine | $196.0M | +11.6% | 47 | Poland |
| Turkey | $194.4M | +3.9% | 75 | Belgium |
| Saudi Arabia | $188.1M | +6.5% | 54 | Jordan |
| Kuwait | $188.1M | +7.2% | 52 | Saudi Arabia |
| Kazakhstan | $172.8M | +9.4% | 45 | Russia |
| Ireland | $170.4M | +2.5% | 70 | United Kingdom |
| Greece | $169.6M | +4.8% | 48 | Italy |
| Iraq | $152.6M | -2% | 35 | Turkey |
| Taiwan | $143.7M | +7% | 48 | Japan |
| Chile | $141.1M | +10.4% | 46 | Argentina |
| Republic of Korea | $140.8M | +6.9% | 49 | China |
| Serbia | $137.5M | +10.5% | 54 | Romania |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 2023 | $1.9B | $2,049.65 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $1.2B | $2,246.5 |
| Canada | 2023 | $1.1B | $2,025.98 |
| USA | 2023 | $1.1B | $1,608.93 |
| France | 2023 | $1.1B | $1,389.84 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $727.0M | $1,990.56 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $678.6M | $1,341.88 |
| Poland | 2023 | $522.7M | $1,936.11 |
| Austria | 2023 | $398.2M | $2,010.08 |
| Italy | 2023 | $373.6M | $1,999.55 |
| Romania | 2023 | $363.2M | $1,311.11 |
| Spain | 2023 | $357.0M | $1,784.48 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $343.1M | $1,989.29 |
| China | 2023 | $337.2M | $2,297.82 |
| Australia | 2023 | $304.4M | $2,291.2 |
| Hungary | 2023 | $297.3M | $2,114.07 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $292.3M | $1,793.09 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $288.4M | $1,847.91 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $272.3M | $2,952.13 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $265.2M | $3,721.27 |

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