# Alginic Acid buyer markets and demand | HS 391310 | Yugalinks

USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $62.4M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $62.4M | +7.7% | 32 | Norway |
| Japan | $25.3M | +2.8% | 15 | China |
| Germany | $21.4M | +2.8% | 30 | China |
| Italy | $20.2M | +4.6% | 19 | China |
| Thailand | $14.7M | +5.4% | 19 | China |
| Netherlands | $14.5M | +3.5% | 38 | China |
| Spain | $12.9M | +1.6% | 21 | China |
| Canada | $12.1M | +8.1% | 20 | USA |
| United Kingdom | $11.8M | +2.3% | 21 | Japan |
| Republic of Korea | $11.3M | +0.6% | 17 | China |
| France | $11.3M | +4% | 33 | Norway |
| Poland | $10.3M | +15.3% | 22 | Germany |
| Ireland | $9.8M | +23.1% | 13 | Norway |
| Brazil | $8.2M | +0.8% | 19 | China |
| India | $7.4M | -7.2% | 23 | China |
| Denmark | $7.3M | -2.2% | 17 | China |
| Turkey | $7.0M | -0.4% | 24 | China |
| Viet Nam | $6.7M | +2.4% | 18 | Thailand |
| Mexico | $6.5M | -9.8% | 35 | France |
| Australia | $5.8M | -0.7% | 19 | China |
| Pakistan | $5.6M | -3.8% | 13 | China |
| Bangladesh | $5.4M | +18.3% | 9 | Japan |
| Belgium | $5.3M | +4.5% | 18 | Netherlands |
| South Africa | $3.8M | +6% | 19 | Japan |
| Greece | $3.2M | +9.8% | 15 | Italy |
| Austria | $3.1M | -4.5% | 17 | Poland |
| Colombia | $3.0M | +29.3% | 16 | Norway |
| Indonesia | $3.0M | -15.5% | 15 | China |
| Taiwan | $2.9M | +3.2% | 11 | China |
| Malaysia | $2.8M | +7.5% | 18 | China |
| Algeria | $2.6M | +1.9% | 13 | India |
| Russia | $2.5M | -23.8% | 16 | Germany |
| Egypt | $2.3M | +26.5% | 10 | India |
| Sweden | $2.2M | +9.9% | 19 | Norway |
| Ukraine | $2.1M | -0.6% | 11 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $55.4M | $28,095.26 |
| Italy | 2023 | $30.7M | $14,602.11 |
| Germany | 2023 | $25.8M | $16,068.68 |
| Japan | 2023 | $25.4M | $16,364.01 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $22.5M | $9,633.83 |
| Denmark | 2023 | $19.8M | $22,409.7 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $18.3M | $11,598.13 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $17.5M | $14,412.17 |
| France | 2023 | $16.4M | $12,397.59 |
| India | 2023 | $16.1M | $53,232.28 |
| Poland | 2023 | $13.6M | $19,118.63 |
| Canada | 2023 | $13.5M | $15,810.45 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $12.5M | $4,985.77 |
| Ireland | 2023 | $11.9M | $25,734.5 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $9.8M | $16,985 |
| Australia | 2023 | $9.2M | $6,481.25 |
| Pakistan | 2023 | $9.1M | $4,553.93 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $8.5M | $19,015.71 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $7.4M | $13,052.73 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $6.9M | $6,816.04 |

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