# Industrial Fatty Alcohols buyer markets and demand | HS...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $1.0B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $1.0B | +16.8% | 24 | Indonesia |
| Netherlands | $347.5M | +6.7% | 43 | Indonesia |
| USA | $261.5M | -0.8% | 29 | Indonesia |
| Germany | $212.9M | +2.6% | 28 | Netherlands |
| India | $203.3M | +13.2% | 23 | Malaysia |
| Belgium | $198.8M | +4.2% | 18 | Germany |
| Singapore | $189.8M | +0.1% | 19 | Indonesia |
| Italy | $134.6M | +6.1% | 17 | Germany |
| Japan | $105.4M | +1.1% | 18 | USA |
| France | $104.0M | +3.6% | 27 | Netherlands |
| Thailand | $94.0M | +23.5% | 27 | Malaysia |
| Republic of Korea | $92.3M | +5.4% | 19 | Indonesia |
| United Kingdom | $90.8M | -4.2% | 28 | Germany |
| Brazil | $82.3M | +24.8% | 23 | USA |
| Malaysia | $81.3M | +11% | 26 | Indonesia |
| Spain | $75.5M | +2% | 25 | Netherlands |
| Mexico | $73.0M | +2.2% | 33 | USA |
| Poland | $67.0M | +15.8% | 20 | Netherlands |
| Russia | $64.8M | +12.8% | 18 | Netherlands |
| Indonesia | $45.4M | +3.1% | 22 | Malaysia |
| Iran | $43.2M | +8.2% | 18 | United Arab Emirates |
| Taiwan | $42.0M | +7.2% | 17 | Malaysia |
| United Arab Emirates | $37.1M | +9.7% | 25 | Malaysia |
| Canada | $36.9M | -0.9% | 17 | USA |
| Saudi Arabia | $24.1M | +24.7% | 19 | Indonesia |
| South Africa | $18.3M | +2.8% | 21 | Netherlands |
| Sweden | $13.1M | +4% | 17 | Netherlands |
| Norway | $13.0M | +10.7% | 19 | Netherlands |
| Slovakia | $12.9M | +9.1% | 13 | Germany |
| Colombia | $12.2M | +15.1% | 20 | China |
| Turkey | $12.1M | +11.1% | 23 | India |
| Argentina | $8.7M | +5.6% | 16 | Brazil |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $5.9M | -6.3% | 19 | Germany |
| Philippines | $5.6M | -11.2% | 12 | Malaysia |
| Egypt | $4.9M | +17.2% | 18 | Malaysia |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $960.1M | $1,442.87 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $342.7M | $1,643.71 |
| USA | 2023 | $245.6M | $1,739.73 |
| India | 2023 | $208.7M | $1,529.93 |
| Germany | 2023 | $181.7M | $2,034.22 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $179.5M | $1,550.18 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $176.5M | $2,118.08 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $143.6M | $2,523.31 |
| Italy | 2023 | $128.9M | $2,094.29 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $124.8M | $2,528.83 |
| Japan | 2023 | $114.6M | $2,004.6 |
| France | 2023 | $113.8M | $2,322.92 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $95.8M | $1,443.51 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $72.8M | $1,984.14 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $66.0M | $2,112.63 |
| Spain | 2023 | $65.8M | $2,456.42 |
| Russia | 2023 | $61.2M | $1,937.93 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $59.7M | $1,534.62 |
| Poland | 2023 | $51.3M | $2,108.58 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $48.6M | $1,475.39 |

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