# (Other Than Expansible Polystyrene) buyer markets and demand...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $504.9M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $504.9M | -18.7% | 55 | Taiwan |
| Germany | $253.6M | -1.8% | 60 | Belgium |
| Viet Nam | $216.3M | +9.3% | 24 | China |
| Mexico | $179.2M | +3.8% | 55 | USA |
| Italy | $163.2M | -4% | 49 | Belgium |
| Turkey | $159.5M | +4.6% | 42 | Belgium |
| USA | $150.5M | +3.1% | 45 | Mexico |
| Poland | $130.0M | +7.9% | 40 | Germany |
| Malaysia | $126.5M | +1.9% | 68 | Japan |
| Spain | $121.5M | +12.6% | 49 | France |
| Canada | $111.4M | +1.1% | 32 | USA |
| Indonesia | $95.3M | +8.8% | 28 | Singapore |
| France | $90.6M | -0.7% | 43 | Belgium |
| Egypt | $86.5M | +5.6% | 22 | Taiwan |
| Portugal | $83.3M | -0.1% | 29 | France |
| Belgium | $69.4M | +4.7% | 37 | France |
| Austria | $63.3M | +1.6% | 35 | Germany |
| United Kingdom | $61.9M | -5.1% | 37 | Belgium |
| South Africa | $61.3M | +2.3% | 31 | Taiwan |
| Brazil | $60.6M | +11.6% | 28 | Colombia |
| Belarus | $58.8M | +5.8% | 25 | Russia |
| India | $56.9M | +8.6% | 40 | Republic of Korea |
| Romania | $54.8M | +4.9% | 37 | Bulgaria |
| Netherlands | $53.6M | -5.4% | 51 | Belgium |
| Philippines | $52.9M | +0.9% | 15 | China |
| Russia | $51.8M | -1.3% | 17 | China |
| Jordan | $49.6M | +11.8% | 19 | Saudi Arabia |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $49.3M | +2.4% | 30 | Germany |
| Thailand | $45.6M | +3.6% | 26 | China |
| Dominican Republic | $45.6M | +3.2% | 13 | Taiwan |
| Bangladesh | $42.3M | +0.2% | 15 | Taiwan |
| United Arab Emirates | $41.7M | +4% | 32 | Saudi Arabia |
| Bulgaria | $40.6M | +11.8% | 30 | Iran |
| Hungary | $39.9M | +2.6% | 33 | Germany |
| Japan | $38.5M | +11% | 25 | Taiwan |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $626.2M | $1,036.42 |
| Germany | 2023 | $257.8M | $1,688.62 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $214.3M | $1,410.04 |
| Italy | 2023 | $198.1M | $1,537 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $185.4M | $1,677.77 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $178.8M | $1,397.85 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $156.3M | $1,005.84 |
| USA | 2023 | $126.2M | $1,612.82 |
| Canada | 2023 | $126.2M | $1,848.44 |
| Poland | 2023 | $111.3M | $1,474.48 |
| Portugal | 2023 | $98.9M | $1,765.85 |
| France | 2023 | $92.6M | $1,803.51 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $90.0M | $1,381.56 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $88.4M | $1,636.44 |
| Spain | 2023 | $84.8M | $1,664.72 |
| Egypt | 2023 | $80.4M | $1,462.58 |
| India | 2023 | $78.4M | $1,255.12 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $66.5M | $1,853.94 |
| Austria | 2023 | $61.9M | $1,663.53 |
| Romania | 2023 | $61.1M | $1,498.03 |

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