# In Primary Forms (Excluding Alginic  buyer markets and demand...

USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $558.3M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $558.3M | +12.6% | 53 | Sweden |
| Republic of Korea | $222.0M | +18.5% | 44 | Sweden |
| Germany | $211.0M | +7.7% | 66 | China |
| Japan | $190.0M | +1.1% | 34 | USA |
| Italy | $154.4M | +22.2% | 40 | Netherlands |
| Netherlands | $148.2M | +13.8% | 53 | China |
| China | $140.2M | +7.4% | 53 | Sweden |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $126.9M | +12.7% | 42 | Sweden |
| France | $119.1M | -1.1% | 58 | China |
| Singapore | $101.6M | +17.6% | 40 | Sweden |
| Spain | $88.7M | +10.7% | 45 | Italy |
| Belgium | $79.3M | +2% | 34 | USA |
| Russia | $79.1M | +11% | 29 | China |
| Canada | $79.1M | +10.6% | 45 | China |
| Mexico | $74.8M | -0.3% | 59 | China |
| India | $72.8M | +19.4% | 49 | China |
| Saudi Arabia | $72.5M | +18.4% | 33 | China |
| Brazil | $68.1M | +11.7% | 37 | China |
| United Arab Emirates | $49.3M | +22% | 38 | China |
| United Kingdom | $38.4M | -7.2% | 37 | China |
| Ireland | $36.1M | +42.1% | 34 | Sweden |
| Poland | $36.1M | +12.1% | 41 | China |
| Thailand | $33.9M | +3.7% | 48 | China |
| Australia | $31.2M | +8.3% | 39 | China |
| Sweden | $30.9M | -0.2% | 30 | Denmark |
| Indonesia | $29.9M | +10.2% | 35 | China |
| Denmark | $28.1M | +11.1% | 33 | Sweden |
| Taiwan | $28.1M | +5.9% | 35 | China |
| Turkey | $27.6M | +14.6% | 39 | China |
| Argentina | $25.9M | +27.9% | 30 | China |
| Malaysia | $22.8M | +10.2% | 38 | China |
| Viet Nam | $22.7M | +8.3% | 34 | China |
| Slovenia | $20.4M | +12.4% | 30 | Italy |
| Austria | $18.6M | +0.1% | 21 | Sweden |
| Philippines | $12.8M | +2.4% | 33 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $426.6M | $11,832.89 |
| Japan | 2023 | $219.7M | $6,789.93 |
| Germany | 2023 | $202.7M | $16,607.41 |
| Italy | 2023 | $183.2M | $15,191.1 |
| Russia | 2023 | $145.4M | $6,109.87 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $135.8M | $14,165.7 |
| China | 2023 | $134.4M | $18,722.77 |
| France | 2023 | $120.2M | $15,330.05 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $119.5M | $22,851.47 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $106.4M | $6,081.95 |
| Spain | 2023 | $105.2M | $9,721.73 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $100.6M | $5,083.18 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $96.6M | $5,595.78 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $95.0M | $127,619.88 |
| Canada | 2023 | $93.9M | $8,444.88 |
| India | 2023 | $90.3M | $9,500.96 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $72.8M | $8,070.68 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $71.3M | $17,448 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $65.9M | $29,377.4 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $58.8M | $11,181.7 |

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