# Plates buyer markets and demand | HS 392099 | Yugalinks

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $1.9B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $1.9B | +4.4% | 66 | Japan |
| Viet Nam | $467.6M | +1.4% | 43 | China |
| Republic of Korea | $396.9M | -4.7% | 53 | Japan |
| Germany | $343.0M | +3.3% | 82 | USA |
| Mexico | $318.2M | +1% | 74 | USA |
| Taiwan | $308.8M | -5% | 41 | Japan |
| USA | $275.5M | -2.4% | 75 | Japan |
| India | $254.5M | +0.8% | 61 | China |
| France | $204.2M | -0.6% | 70 | Netherlands |
| Japan | $194.6M | -0.1% | 48 | USA |
| United Kingdom | $155.0M | +0.3% | 70 | USA |
| Netherlands | $153.7M | -3.7% | 69 | USA |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $138.4M | -6.3% | 40 | Japan |
| Canada | $132.3M | -2% | 66 | USA |
| Spain | $132.1M | +4.2% | 68 | United Kingdom |
| Italy | $130.9M | +9.9% | 61 | Germany |
| Poland | $110.4M | +9.4% | 59 | Italy |
| Belgium | $103.9M | +1% | 54 | USA |
| Thailand | $103.7M | -1.4% | 48 | Japan |
| Indonesia | $76.4M | +6% | 44 | China |
| Brazil | $74.2M | +19.8% | 50 | USA |
| Malaysia | $71.6M | +3% | 41 | China |
| Singapore | $61.0M | +2.3% | 54 | China |
| Austria | $52.7M | +4.7% | 63 | Germany |
| Turkey | $48.3M | +10.4% | 68 | China |
| Russia | $47.9M | +1.8% | 35 | China |
| Philippines | $43.9M | +0% | 38 | China |
| Hungary | $43.8M | -4.9% | 48 | Germany |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $35.7M | -1.4% | 61 | USA |
| Czechia | $35.4M | +6.4% | 53 | Germany |
| Australia | $30.8M | +4% | 51 | China |
| Serbia | $28.1M | +39.1% | 47 | USA |
| Denmark | $27.6M | +5.1% | 51 | Germany |
| Cambodia | $27.2M | +26.4% | 19 | China |
| Israel | $25.5M | +10.7% | 47 | USA |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $1.7B | $32,342.99 |
| India | 2023 | $530.4M | $11,699.7 |
| Germany | 2023 | $395.3M | $17,160.84 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $373.6M | $31,164.81 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $363.0M | $14,407.51 |
| USA | 2023 | $298.0M | $10,357.78 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $240.2M | $8,843.41 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $230.7M | $34,450.13 |
| France | 2023 | $205.6M | $10,647.58 |
| Japan | 2023 | $204.8M | $25,586.27 |
| Canada | 2023 | $168.0M | $9,320.37 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $162.1M | $9,972.91 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $153.0M | $9,236.19 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $152.8M | $24,959.23 |
| Italy | 2023 | $152.3M | $7,268.34 |
| Spain | 2023 | $138.1M | $8,245.45 |
| Poland | 2023 | $116.6M | $9,263.07 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $105.9M | $4,971.02 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $99.3M | $9,540.58 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $77.5M | $11,043.38 |

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