# Technically Specified Natural Rubber buyer markets and demand...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $2.5B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $2.5B | +2.9% | 30 | Thailand |
| USA | $1.4B | +2.7% | 40 | Indonesia |
| Japan | $999.4M | +3.5% | 13 | Indonesia |
| India | $827.9M | +7.7% | 26 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Viet Nam | $571.2M | +20.8% | 19 | Cambodia |
| Republic of Korea | $534.6M | +3.7% | 16 | Thailand |
| Germany | $430.6M | +2.6% | 46 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Turkey | $385.1M | +10.6% | 30 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Malaysia | $308.4M | +3.5% | 34 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Spain | $225.9M | +3.8% | 27 | Thailand |
| Mexico | $199.0M | +11.7% | 44 | Indonesia |
| Canada | $191.3M | +1.3% | 22 | Indonesia |
| Brazil | $182.7M | -3.6% | 28 | Indonesia |
| Italy | $177.7M | +4.8% | 34 | Thailand |
| Poland | $176.2M | +3.3% | 32 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Romania | $158.3M | +8.2% | 33 | Thailand |
| Russia | $147.3M | +10.3% | 10 | Indonesia |
| Luxembourg | $144.7M | +4.8% | 18 | Indonesia |
| France | $142.4M | -3.1% | 41 | Thailand |
| Slovenia | $107.1M | +25% | 18 | Indonesia |
| Czechia | $99.0M | +12.7% | 31 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Hungary | $93.6M | +10.2% | 20 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Belgium | $92.6M | -0.1% | 21 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Pakistan | $87.5M | +21.8% | 12 | Malaysia |
| Serbia | $75.0M | +37.1% | 25 | Thailand |
| Taiwan | $73.4M | -2.3% | 16 | Viet Nam |
| United Arab Emirates | $73.3M | +24.9% | 16 | Malaysia |
| Cambodia | $69.2M | +170.7% | 5 | Thailand |
| Netherlands | $65.0M | -11% | 37 | Thailand |
| Portugal | $64.4M | +7.6% | 20 | Malaysia |
| South Africa | $64.0M | +2.5% | 22 | Indonesia |
| Latvia | $62.0M | -1.2% | 16 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Sri Lanka | $52.6M | +5.8% | 10 | Thailand |
| Iran | $46.9M | -8.2% | 11 | United Arab Emirates |
| Egypt | $43.7M | +14.7% | 10 | Malaysia |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $2.5B | $1,327.45 |
| USA | 2023 | $1.2B | $1,620.36 |
| Japan | 2023 | $732.9M | $1,461.97 |
| India | 2023 | $622.8M | $1,444.28 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $454.4M | $1,554.28 |
| Germany | 2023 | $378.3M | $1,643.89 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $368.0M | $1,473.57 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $320.1M | $1,492.85 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $275.1M | $1,143.73 |
| Spain | 2023 | $204.7M | $1,756.22 |
| Canada | 2023 | $186.9M | $2,014.81 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $177.7M | $1,617.12 |
| Poland | 2023 | $167.0M | $1,607.37 |
| Luxembourg | 2023 | $166.8M | $1,733.12 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $136.1M | $1,597.58 |
| Italy | 2023 | $132.9M | $1,693.75 |
| Romania | 2023 | $129.1M | $1,806.74 |
| Slovakia | 2023 | $125.9M | $1,854.77 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $121.6M | $1,565.68 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $117.3M | $1,916.1 |

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