# N.E.C. In Chapter 42 buyer markets and demand | HS 420500...

USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $262.9M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $262.9M | -6.8% | 99 | Mexico |
| France | $207.2M | +4.9% | 92 | Portugal |
| Romania | $193.7M | -11.7% | 55 | Serbia |
| Italy | $110.9M | +0.5% | 73 | Tunisia |
| Morocco | $103.0M | +8.4% | 43 | Slovakia |
| Republic of Korea | $93.5M | +2.2% | 68 | China |
| Germany | $80.6M | -4.9% | 99 | China |
| Turkey | $78.1M | -7.1% | 71 | Slovakia |
| China | $70.9M | -3.3% | 80 | Republic of Korea |
| Japan | $58.6M | -5.6% | 58 | China |
| Poland | $55.9M | -11.7% | 67 | Hungary |
| Mexico | $55.7M | -17.4% | 53 | China |
| United Kingdom | $55.0M | -3.9% | 74 | Serbia |
| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | $54.1M | +11.9% | 37 | Hungary |
| Serbia | $50.3M | -3.5% | 41 | Hungary |
| Viet Nam | $49.6M | +2.2% | 39 | China |
| Spain | $42.8M | -0.4% | 71 | Portugal |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $31.2M | -17.6% | 52 | France |
| Canada | $27.2M | +0.6% | 81 | USA |
| Singapore | $26.2M | -8.1% | 58 | France |
| Thailand | $26.1M | -5% | 63 | China |
| Hungary | $23.1M | -16.6% | 55 | Croatia |
| Netherlands | $22.8M | -8.5% | 83 | China |
| Malaysia | $22.3M | +13.3% | 48 | China |
| Portugal | $20.0M | -20% | 62 | Serbia |
| Czechia | $17.5M | -24.7% | 64 | Hungary |
| Kazakhstan | $16.8M | +77.2% | 41 | China |
| United Arab Emirates | $16.1M | +3.2% | 84 | Italy |
| Cambodia | $15.7M | +19.3% | 23 | China |
| Slovenia | $15.5M | -20.9% | 46 | Italy |
| Republic of Moldova | $15.3M | -10.1% | 33 | Hungary |
| Australia | $14.8M | -3.2% | 62 | China |
| Slovakia | $13.9M | -18.3% | 60 | Germany |
| Indonesia | $12.1M | -3.9% | 46 | China |
| Croatia | $11.2M | -3.1% | 37 | Slovakia |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $301.6M | $29,720.67 |
| Romania | 2023 | $231.5M | $65,384.4 |
| France | 2023 | $161.3M | $82,928.16 |
| Italy | 2023 | $147.0M | $52,632.15 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $126.1M | $71,133.85 |
| Morocco | 2023 | $115.2M | $77,942.36 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $86.5M | $52,612.91 |
| Germany | 2023 | $82.4M | $29,160.46 |
| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 2023 | $64.2M | $74,988.34 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $63.8M | $72,341.4 |
| China | 2023 | $61.8M | $62,523.97 |
| Poland | 2023 | $58.8M | $36,027.71 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $56.4M | $33,165.18 |
| Japan | 2023 | $52.7M | $116,742.35 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $51.0M | $63,111.66 |
| Spain | 2023 | $44.9M | $91,116.33 |
| Serbia | 2023 | $39.8M | $97,261.44 |
| Hungary | 2023 | $37.5M | $33,890.8 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $36.4M | $100,137.61 |
| Portugal | 2023 | $32.5M | $47,093.11 |

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