# Plates buyer markets and demand | HS 392071 | Yugalinks

France is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $57.2M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| France | $57.2M | +28.4% | 21 | United Kingdom |
| Republic of Korea | $24.2M | +3.8% | 13 | China |
| Japan | $24.1M | +47.6% | 13 | USA |
| Spain | $19.1M | +24.8% | 16 | United Kingdom |
| Germany | $17.3M | +7.6% | 34 | United Kingdom |
| Canada | $13.8M | +9.2% | 22 | USA |
| Italy | $12.2M | +3.1% | 19 | United Kingdom |
| Indonesia | $11.5M | +4% | 14 | Japan |
| Thailand | $10.5M | -2.3% | 15 | China |
| China | $10.4M | +15.4% | 20 | Japan |
| USA | $9.3M | +13.8% | 23 | United Kingdom |
| Netherlands | $8.3M | +3.9% | 36 | Republic of Korea |
| Mexico | $8.2M | +1.8% | 35 | USA |
| India | $7.0M | -9% | 24 | China |
| Belgium | $6.3M | -0.2% | 18 | United Kingdom |
| Philippines | $5.4M | +9% | 16 | China |
| Russia | $4.4M | -5.5% | 7 | China |
| Poland | $4.2M | +8.2% | 11 | United Kingdom |
| Australia | $3.3M | -3.4% | 11 | United Kingdom |
| Brazil | $2.9M | -2.9% | 9 | China |
| Malaysia | $2.6M | +9.7% | 15 | China |
| Taiwan | $2.5M | -4.9% | 9 | Japan |
| Viet Nam | $2.3M | -0.3% | 12 | China |
| Argentina | $2.0M | +1.8% | 7 | USA |
| Hungary | $1.7M | -0.6% | 14 | United Kingdom |
| United Kingdom | $1.6M | +8% | 25 | China |
| Nicaragua | $1.6M | +9.5% | 6 | Mexico |
| Romania | $1.6M | -4.7% | 18 | United Kingdom |
| Austria | $1.5M | +0.7% | 21 | United Kingdom |
| Singapore | $1.4M | -1.6% | 13 | Japan |
| Dominican Republic | $1.3M | +13.4% | 5 | USA |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $1.2M | +0.4% | 18 | United Kingdom |
| Czechia | $1.1M | +5.8% | 15 | Slovakia |
| New Zealand | $1.0M | -5.4% | 9 | United Kingdom |
| Lithuania | $1.0M | +2.8% | 14 | United Kingdom |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $23.7M | $4,930.45 |
| Japan | 2023 | $19.1M | $7,041.44 |
| France | 2023 | $15.9M | $9,627.55 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $14.7M | $5,534.27 |
| Germany | 2023 | $13.3M | $8,731.52 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $11.3M | $7,934.62 |
| Canada | 2023 | $10.8M | $8,580.72 |
| Spain | 2023 | $9.6M | $8,663.97 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $9.4M | $7,148.2 |
| Italy | 2023 | $8.6M | $4,976.5 |
| USA | 2023 | $8.6M | $8,916.56 |
| India | 2023 | $8.4M | $1,101.25 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $7.3M | $7,926 |
| China | 2023 | $7.0M | $9,359.57 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $6.0M | $10,516.25 |
| Australia | 2023 | $5.4M | $8,635.07 |
| Russia | 2023 | $5.3M | $4,662.28 |
| Philippines | 2023 | $4.2M | $1,665.95 |
| Poland | 2023 | $3.9M | $7,834.14 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $3.2M | $4,790.49 |

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