# Synthetic buyer markets and demand | HS 400259 | Yugalinks

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $175.9M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $175.9M | -0.6% | 32 | Republic of Korea |
| USA | $138.0M | +3.3% | 28 | Republic of Korea |
| Germany | $109.8M | +1.8% | 36 | France |
| India | $93.9M | +4.8% | 26 | Republic of Korea |
| Belgium | $69.1M | +6.2% | 19 | Germany |
| Italy | $49.3M | +3.4% | 29 | Republic of Korea |
| Netherlands | $37.7M | +4.1% | 34 | USA |
| Viet Nam | $33.9M | +1.8% | 20 | Republic of Korea |
| Poland | $32.4M | +3.7% | 33 | Republic of Korea |
| Thailand | $32.1M | +1% | 18 | Japan |
| Taiwan | $27.6M | -5.7% | 16 | Japan |
| United Kingdom | $27.0M | +7.8% | 24 | USA |
| Mexico | $26.1M | +8.5% | 30 | USA |
| Turkey | $22.9M | +4% | 24 | Republic of Korea |
| Indonesia | $22.3M | +4.6% | 21 | Republic of Korea |
| Japan | $20.9M | -0.1% | 18 | USA |
| Spain | $20.7M | +7.5% | 23 | France |
| France | $18.2M | -4.7% | 29 | Netherlands |
| Republic of Korea | $17.0M | +6.2% | 18 | USA |
| Malaysia | $16.7M | +0.6% | 28 | Republic of Korea |
| Canada | $12.9M | +5.5% | 21 | USA |
| Czechia | $11.5M | +16.9% | 27 | France |
| Sweden | $10.2M | +9.2% | 24 | France |
| Brazil | $9.8M | +3.1% | 22 | USA |
| United Arab Emirates | $8.2M | +12.3% | 16 | Republic of Korea |
| Iran | $7.0M | +3.3% | 8 | United Arab Emirates |
| Singapore | $5.4M | +20.4% | 17 | USA |
| Romania | $5.0M | +10.5% | 19 | Bulgaria |
| Pakistan | $4.8M | +3.9% | 11 | Republic of Korea |
| Austria | $3.9M | +14.6% | 24 | France |
| Russia | $3.8M | +15.1% | 5 | China |
| Argentina | $3.6M | +6.6% | 12 | USA |
| Ukraine | $2.4M | +1.9% | 17 | Czechia |
| Colombia | $2.4M | +4.9% | 11 | Republic of Korea |
| South Africa | $2.3M | -3.2% | 15 | Republic of Korea |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $190.8M | $2,237.05 |
| USA | 2023 | $138.9M | $3,298.88 |
| India | 2023 | $112.7M | $2,267.62 |
| Germany | 2023 | $102.6M | $4,699.13 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $72.9M | $9,567.36 |
| Italy | 2023 | $63.1M | $3,710.51 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $43.3M | $7,555.61 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $36.2M | $3,592.43 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $34.6M | $3,090.11 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $30.7M | $2,570.52 |
| Poland | 2023 | $29.9M | $3,904.02 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $27.4M | $4,483.78 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $26.9M | $2,423.28 |
| Japan | 2023 | $24.1M | $4,440 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $23.9M | $5,877.7 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $21.9M | $10,930.76 |
| France | 2023 | $20.2M | $5,896.07 |
| Spain | 2023 | $18.8M | $2,981.15 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $18.6M | $2,810.87 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $16.1M | $2,157.68 |

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