# Waste buyer markets and demand | HS 391520 | Yugalinks

Malaysia is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $48.4M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Malaysia | $48.4M | +9.5% | 26 | Japan |
| Spain | $24.1M | +9.5% | 38 | USA |
| Germany | $14.5M | -3.8% | 33 | Czechia |
| Viet Nam | $11.9M | +27.6% | 28 | Japan |
| Netherlands | $10.2M | +12.2% | 34 | United Kingdom |
| Belgium | $8.3M | +49.6% | 21 | Netherlands |
| Portugal | $7.4M | +47% | 15 | United Kingdom |
| Czechia | $7.4M | +15.5% | 21 | United Kingdom |
| France | $6.8M | +16% | 22 | Belgium |
| Italy | $6.4M | +4.3% | 18 | France |
| Canada | $5.5M | -8.2% | 7 | USA |
| Lithuania | $5.3M | +52.7% | 16 | Sweden |
| Turkey | $4.9M | +17.5% | 24 | United Kingdom |
| Thailand | $4.2M | -10% | 14 | Japan |
| Poland | $4.1M | +7.5% | 21 | Slovakia |
| Romania | $3.4M | +20.8% | 22 | Netherlands |
| Austria | $3.1M | -12.8% | 19 | Poland |
| Sweden | $3.1M | +59.7% | 12 | Norway |
| Taiwan | $2.4M | -14.1% | 9 | Japan |
| Republic of Korea | $2.1M | -10% | 7 | USA |
| USA | $2.0M | -24.7% | 10 | Mexico |
| Slovakia | $1.5M | +2.6% | 11 | Poland |
| Philippines | $1.2M | -16.4% | 2 | Japan |
| Denmark | $1.1M | -0.7% | 10 | Czechia |
| South Africa | $1.1M | +3% | 2 | Japan |
| Russia | $968.8K | -22.1% | 6 | Belarus |
| Myanmar | $944.9K | +135.5% | 1 | Spain |
| Mexico | $835.2K | -20.2% | 22 | USA |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $766.3K | -44.2% | 15 | Mexico |
| Indonesia | $565.5K | -34% | 5 | Japan |
| United Kingdom | $537.8K | -19.7% | 11 | Norway |
| Hungary | $345.8K | +5.5% | 12 | Poland |
| Ireland | $319.1K | +26.4% | 5 | United Kingdom |
| China | $295.4K | -36.3% | 7 | Japan |
| Finland | $264.1K | -14.2% | 8 | Denmark |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spain | 2023 | $27.0M | $798.07 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $22.3M | $457.73 |
| Germany | 2023 | $16.7M | $541.64 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $12.5M | $680.3 |
| Canada | 2023 | $12.1M | $975.87 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $9.7M | $722.33 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $7.9M | $499.98 |
| Portugal | 2023 | $7.5M | $892.7 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $7.4M | $456.2 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $6.4M | $647.79 |
| Austria | 2023 | $6.0M | $478.19 |
| Lithuania | 2023 | $5.7M | $753.08 |
| Italy | 2023 | $4.4M | $778.44 |
| Poland | 2023 | $4.1M | $610.22 |
| Romania | 2023 | $4.0M | $601.74 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $3.6M | $1,018.3 |
| USA | 2023 | $3.5M | $902.15 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $2.3M | $750.63 |
| France | 2023 | $2.2M | $395.2 |
| Slovakia | 2023 | $1.7M | $1,281.76 |

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