# Plates buyer markets and demand | HS 392073 | Yugalinks

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $518.2M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $518.2M | +5.3% | 21 | Japan |
| Republic of Korea | $232.6M | -8.9% | 12 | Japan |
| Taiwan | $184.2M | -12.4% | 12 | Japan |
| Japan | $29.6M | -3.4% | 12 | Republic of Korea |
| USA | $25.2M | +5.1% | 22 | United Kingdom |
| Italy | $11.5M | +12% | 21 | China |
| Philippines | $7.9M | +17.5% | 5 | China |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $6.8M | -20.3% | 11 | China |
| Netherlands | $6.5M | +26% | 39 | Japan |
| France | $6.5M | -5.2% | 21 | Italy |
| Madagascar | $6.3M | +110.1% | 2 | China |
| Thailand | $6.1M | -9.2% | 8 | China |
| Viet Nam | $6.0M | -1.3% | 9 | China |
| Bangladesh | $5.5M | +25.9% | 6 | China |
| Malaysia | $5.4M | -1.3% | 11 | China |
| United Kingdom | $5.2M | +14.8% | 21 | Germany |
| Germany | $4.4M | -9.6% | 30 | Italy |
| India | $4.2M | -5.8% | 16 | China |
| Cambodia | $2.6M | +27.2% | 1 | China |
| Canada | $2.2M | +3.4% | 15 | Japan |
| Ghana | $2.1M | +13.4% | 4 | China |
| Turkey | $1.8M | +13.4% | 16 | Japan |
| Brazil | $1.5M | +13.9% | 11 | China |
| Spain | $1.4M | +4.3% | 19 | Belgium |
| Kenya | $1.4M | +25.4% | 4 | China |
| Austria | $1.3M | -3.9% | 20 | Italy |
| Indonesia | $1.3M | +0.8% | 10 | Republic of Korea |
| Bulgaria | $1.1M | +42.2% | 13 | Serbia |
| Australia | $1.1M | -0% | 15 | Japan |
| Singapore | $1.0M | -18.1% | 10 | China |
| Denmark | $989.6K | +3.9% | 11 | Italy |
| Czechia | $943.4K | -16.9% | 14 | Germany |
| United Arab Emirates | $911.5K | +12.6% | 14 | China |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $885.4K | +7.4% | 16 | Italy |
| Serbia | $873.2K | +21.1% | 13 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $491.3M | $20,272.7 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $245.1M | $22,308.4 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $229.5M | $39,044.48 |
| Japan | 2023 | $25.8M | $12,723.2 |
| USA | 2023 | $23.2M | $16,739.05 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $16.8M | $17,277.91 |
| Italy | 2023 | $13.1M | $20,021.64 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $7.4M | $14,781.14 |
| Germany | 2023 | $6.7M | $38,966.56 |
| France | 2023 | $5.9M | $19,190.19 |
| Madagascar | 2023 | $5.7M | $5,011.63 |
| Bangladesh | 2023 | $5.1M | $13,626.45 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $4.6M | $33,716.44 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $4.1M | $27,713.31 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $3.3M | $14,816.14 |
| Canada | 2023 | $3.3M | $13,059.2 |
| India | 2023 | $3.2M | $1,651.52 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $2.5M | $18,990.62 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $1.9M | $29,563.35 |
| Spain | 2023 | $1.9M | $8,437.6 |

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