# (As Specified In Subheading Note 1 buyer markets and demand...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $1.8B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $1.8B | +2.2% | 57 | Thailand |
| India | $162.4M | +3.9% | 60 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Belgium | $135.5M | +2% | 48 | Cameroon |
| USA | $131.3M | +1.2% | 66 | Brazil |
| Netherlands | $96.0M | -1.8% | 52 | Belgium |
| France | $93.1M | +1.3% | 58 | Belgium |
| Viet Nam | $71.7M | +5.7% | 31 | Thailand |
| Italy | $62.5M | -1.5% | 51 | Cameroon |
| Japan | $44.5M | -0.5% | 37 | Philippines |
| Taiwan | $33.1M | +5% | 28 | Malaysia |
| Germany | $26.4M | -8.9% | 55 | Netherlands |
| Senegal | $22.9M | -4.1% | 17 | Cameroon |
| Malaysia | $21.8M | +12.1% | 20 | Thailand |
| Spain | $21.0M | -2% | 48 | Cameroon |
| United Kingdom | $21.0M | +0.2% | 50 | Cameroon |
| Thailand | $19.4M | -18.2% | 18 | Malaysia |
| Turkey | $17.3M | +23.9% | 24 | Cameroon |
| United Arab Emirates | $16.6M | +4.3% | 37 | Myanmar |
| Yemen | $15.5M | -13.2% | 11 | Saudi Arabia |
| Portugal | $14.4M | -2.9% | 26 | Brazil |
| Singapore | $14.3M | -9.4% | 17 | Malaysia |
| Denmark | $14.3M | -1% | 30 | Brazil |
| Dominican Republic | $14.1M | +1.8% | 13 | Brazil |
| Philippines | $13.9M | -10.2% | 14 | Gabon |
| Canada | $12.6M | +13.2% | 36 | Brazil |
| Pakistan | $11.9M | -4.6% | 29 | Germany |
| Mexico | $10.3M | +1.2% | 27 | USA |
| South Africa | $8.2M | -6.9% | 27 | Indonesia |
| Poland | $7.9M | +3.3% | 26 | Netherlands |
| Republic of Korea | $7.4M | -24.6% | 26 | Malaysia |
| Greece | $6.5M | -3.3% | 26 | Ghana |
| Saudi Arabia | $6.3M | -14.5% | 29 | Gabon |
| Maldives | $6.3M | -17.4% | 8 | Malaysia |
| Mauritius | $6.1M | -3.4% | 22 | Malaysia |
| Sri Lanka | $6.1M | -21.9% | 9 | Malaysia |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $1.7B | $388.08 |
| India | 2023 | $163.7M | $1,760.1 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $162.2M | $923.49 |
| France | 2023 | $102.8M | $1,181.36 |
| USA | 2023 | $100.5M | $2,221.44 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $86.2M | $628.75 |
| Italy | 2023 | $79.2M | $1,144.4 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $70.2M | $268.18 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $44.8M | $643.93 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $36.0M | $1,708.37 |
| Germany | 2023 | $35.3M | $1,542.11 |
| Japan | 2023 | $28.9M | $1,927.55 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $28.6M | $1,637.91 |
| Senegal | 2023 | $27.1M | $363.79 |
| Spain | 2023 | $26.9M | $1,151.86 |
| Yemen | 2023 | $24.9M | $1,271.09 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $23.7M | $21,265.74 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $22.4M | $651.74 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $18.7M | $634.77 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $17.7M | $487.84 |

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