# Waste buyer markets and demand | HS 391590 | Yugalinks

USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $280.2M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $280.2M | +10.2% | 73 | Canada |
| Taiwan | $115.2M | +2.3% | 57 | Japan |
| Malaysia | $97.1M | +1% | 80 | Japan |
| Viet Nam | $96.1M | +1.1% | 63 | Japan |
| Germany | $94.1M | +2.6% | 74 | Netherlands |
| Netherlands | $83.8M | -2.5% | 62 | Germany |
| Turkey | $72.2M | +8% | 67 | Tunisia |
| Canada | $65.9M | +4.4% | 43 | USA |
| Italy | $63.2M | +3.7% | 61 | France |
| Belgium | $57.8M | +7.7% | 47 | Netherlands |
| France | $51.1M | +12.8% | 43 | Belgium |
| Austria | $49.1M | +7.1% | 43 | Germany |
| Spain | $45.4M | +7.2% | 66 | Italy |
| Mexico | $45.1M | +29.8% | 42 | USA |
| United Kingdom | $35.9M | -4.8% | 48 | Ireland |
| Thailand | $34.7M | -4.3% | 61 | Japan |
| Poland | $26.9M | -6.5% | 40 | Germany |
| Slovenia | $18.6M | -0.1% | 34 | Italy |
| China | $17.3M | -19.7% | 43 | Viet Nam |
| Slovakia | $16.4M | +29.5% | 25 | Czechia |
| Russia | $16.3M | +4% | 16 | Kazakhstan |
| Ireland | $15.6M | -21.4% | 39 | Indonesia |
| Romania | $14.9M | -13.1% | 43 | Greece |
| Egypt | $14.2M | +34.8% | 23 | Yemen |
| Luxembourg | $13.8M | +33.5% | 8 | Germany |
| Portugal | $12.5M | +7.9% | 39 | Spain |
| Indonesia | $12.5M | -18.3% | 26 | Japan |
| Denmark | $12.2M | +7.9% | 25 | Germany |
| Sweden | $11.4M | +10% | 28 | United Kingdom |
| Pakistan | $11.4M | +2.4% | 51 | Thailand |
| Republic of Korea | $11.0M | -24.1% | 34 | Japan |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $10.9M | -36.8% | 38 | USA |
| Czechia | $10.2M | -6.1% | 34 | Germany |
| India | $10.2M | -20.5% | 54 | Japan |
| Saudi Arabia | $9.1M | +0.2% | 24 | Italy |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $209.5M | $622.73 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $131.8M | $406.73 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $113.2M | $680.07 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $90.2M | $446.95 |
| Germany | 2023 | $80.1M | $385.28 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $77.4M | $453.8 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $74.8M | $341.32 |
| Italy | 2023 | $63.3M | $526.86 |
| Canada | 2023 | $58.4M | $484.02 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $46.5M | $426.18 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $40.1M | $235.81 |
| Austria | 2023 | $40.1M | $288.61 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $35.8M | $581.07 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $35.7M | $315.78 |
| Poland | 2023 | $32.7M | $431.15 |
| France | 2023 | $32.5M | $533.86 |
| Spain | 2023 | $28.5M | $326.47 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $23.6M | $737.09 |
| Slovenia | 2023 | $23.1M | $392.75 |
| Portugal | 2023 | $21.7M | $675.08 |

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