# (As In Subheading Note 1 buyer markets and demand | HS 440839...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $227.3M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $227.3M | +37.3% | 41 | Viet Nam |
| India | $185.5M | +21.6% | 27 | Gabon |
| France | $81.3M | +29.8% | 25 | Gabon |
| Italy | $53.1M | -0.6% | 32 | Cameroon |
| Morocco | $31.2M | +32.2% | 21 | Gabon |
| USA | $28.4M | -0% | 39 | Cameroon |
| Spain | $18.1M | -8.1% | 25 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Greece | $12.8M | +5% | 22 | Gabon |
| Republic of Korea | $11.8M | -2% | 17 | Solomon Islands |
| Turkey | $10.1M | +35.5% | 22 | Italy |
| Mexico | $10.0M | -2.3% | 24 | USA |
| Viet Nam | $10.0M | +15.5% | 16 | China |
| Nepal | $9.7M | +9.8% | 5 | India |
| Japan | $9.0M | -11.2% | 24 | Gabon |
| Belgium | $8.1M | +0.1% | 22 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Germany | $7.8M | -10.1% | 39 | Italy |
| Bangladesh | $6.7M | +40.8% | 7 | India |
| Taiwan | $6.7M | -8% | 11 | Malaysia |
| Canada | $6.6M | -3.5% | 29 | Italy |
| Romania | $6.2M | -6.2% | 15 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| Cambodia | $6.0M | +142.5% | 6 | Viet Nam |
| Slovakia | $5.8M | +0.4% | 27 | Croatia |
| Netherlands | $5.5M | +0.1% | 28 | Gabon |
| United Arab Emirates | $5.0M | +11.6% | 24 | Italy |
| United Kingdom | $4.3M | +2.3% | 30 | Italy |
| Philippines | $4.0M | -3.9% | 8 | Gabon |
| Russia | $3.3M | -10.1% | 9 | Italy |
| Portugal | $2.9M | -10.8% | 22 | Spain |
| Austria | $2.8M | -3.8% | 26 | Belgium |
| Malaysia | $2.5M | +45.4% | 18 | Thailand |
| Denmark | $2.4M | -34.1% | 14 | Italy |
| Brazil | $2.3M | +15.7% | 12 | Italy |
| Nigeria | $2.2M | +33% | 10 | Cameroon |
| Egypt | $1.8M | +0.8% | 8 | China |
| Tunisia | $1.8M | +9.2% | 22 | Côte d\'Ivoire |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $245.8M | $198.5 |
| Nigeria | 2023 | $161.0M | $440.92 |
| India | 2023 | $137.5M | $769.42 |
| France | 2023 | $81.1M | $1,718.18 |
| Italy | 2023 | $64.0M | $1,227.59 |
| USA | 2023 | $25.4M | $3,107.94 |
| Morocco | 2023 | $23.0M | $1,135.85 |
| Spain | 2023 | $21.9M | $1,449.3 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $18.9M | $611.85 |
| Cambodia | 2023 | $14.7M | $960.86 |
| Japan | 2023 | $12.7M | $1,999.76 |
| Greece | 2023 | $12.5M | $1,183.89 |
| Germany | 2023 | $11.8M | $3,565.46 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $10.9M | $477.06 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $10.7M | $2,437.17 |
| Nepal | 2023 | $8.8M | $583.76 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $8.2M | $1,276.65 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $7.7M | $2,050.11 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $7.5M | $1,744.69 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $7.3M | $1,641.89 |

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