# Plates buyer markets and demand | HS 391990 | Yugalinks

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $2.7B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $2.7B | +2.1% | 89 | Japan |
| USA | $1.2B | +8.1% | 117 | China |
| Viet Nam | $1.0B | +4.8% | 62 | China |
| Germany | $877.8M | +4.4% | 111 | USA |
| Mexico | $813.8M | +4.6% | 88 | USA |
| Republic of Korea | $639.5M | +4.4% | 81 | Japan |
| India | $637.7M | +9.7% | 81 | China |
| France | $579.1M | +4.7% | 104 | Germany |
| Canada | $523.0M | +7.1% | 98 | USA |
| Taiwan | $518.0M | +3.7% | 57 | Japan |
| Italy | $488.0M | +9.3% | 71 | Germany |
| Poland | $472.5M | +18.2% | 81 | Germany |
| United Kingdom | $471.3M | +3% | 90 | Germany |
| Thailand | $403.8M | +1.3% | 78 | China |
| Belgium | $377.8M | +10.6% | 71 | USA |
| Russia | $371.7M | +5.4% | 49 | China |
| Spain | $364.0M | +6.7% | 86 | Italy |
| Netherlands | $355.5M | +3.9% | 96 | Germany |
| Malaysia | $353.8M | +13% | 68 | China |
| Brazil | $318.9M | +5.3% | 68 | China |
| Indonesia | $314.0M | +5.7% | 73 | China |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $304.7M | -5.7% | 57 | Japan |
| Australia | $280.3M | +9.1% | 69 | China |
| Japan | $278.3M | +3% | 59 | China |
| Turkey | $262.8M | +5.9% | 88 | Germany |
| Singapore | $260.5M | +3.3% | 83 | China |
| United Arab Emirates | $249.4M | +15.7% | 91 | China |
| Philippines | $197.7M | +5.5% | 57 | China |
| Austria | $166.5M | +3% | 95 | Germany |
| Saudi Arabia | $164.5M | +5.2% | 60 | China |
| Czechia | $159.2M | +6.5% | 79 | Germany |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $156.2M | +5.5% | 95 | Germany |
| Hungary | $137.5M | +5% | 65 | Germany |
| Romania | $132.0M | +13% | 68 | Germany |
| South Africa | $129.4M | +2.8% | 87 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $2.3B | $24,266.05 |
| USA | 2023 | $1.1B | $9,004.13 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $901.9M | $6,022.76 |
| Germany | 2023 | $805.6M | $10,111.78 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $797.0M | $7,398.93 |
| France | 2023 | $593.5M | $7,480.37 |
| India | 2023 | $559.8M | $5,085.3 |
| Canada | 2023 | $511.9M | $7,616.52 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $502.2M | $12,143.2 |
| Italy | 2023 | $474.9M | $6,456.5 |
| Poland | 2023 | $460.7M | $6,916.48 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $448.7M | $14,583.95 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $425.8M | $6,692.04 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $390.9M | $8,089.16 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $377.9M | $4,966.33 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $373.1M | $7,381.98 |
| Spain | 2023 | $372.6M | $4,653.22 |
| Russia | 2023 | $344.8M | $4,500.42 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $295.5M | $20,236.05 |
| Australia | 2023 | $289.9M | $8,192.04 |

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