# Whether Or Not Illustrated Or Contai buyer markets and demand...

Germany is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $281.8M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $281.8M | -10.1% | 113 | Poland |
| Canada | $260.4M | -8.5% | 67 | USA |
| USA | $140.8M | +11.6% | 76 | United Kingdom |
| France | $139.3M | -9.3% | 78 | Germany |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $129.8M | -7.3% | 61 | Germany |
| Netherlands | $116.0M | +5.8% | 66 | Belgium |
| Austria | $111.4M | -8.1% | 52 | Germany |
| Belgium | $111.1M | -0.4% | 54 | France |
| Australia | $85.7M | -1.9% | 44 | United Kingdom |
| Ireland | $64.4M | -0.7% | 53 | United Kingdom |
| Spain | $58.9M | -3.1% | 60 | Italy |
| United Kingdom | $51.7M | -10.3% | 65 | Germany |
| China | $46.6M | -15.8% | 43 | United Kingdom |
| Portugal | $42.7M | -2.3% | 64 | Spain |
| Italy | $37.6M | -2.5% | 46 | Germany |
| Sweden | $36.8M | -6.4% | 55 | Denmark |
| Norway | $36.6M | -14.4% | 38 | Sweden |
| Czechia | $28.6M | +1.4% | 61 | Slovakia |
| Slovakia | $19.6M | +0.5% | 33 | Czechia |
| Finland | $19.4M | -6.3% | 35 | Sweden |
| New Zealand | $18.9M | -7.6% | 39 | Australia |
| Hungary | $18.2M | +1.6% | 42 | Italy |
| Luxembourg | $17.8M | -2.8% | 29 | Germany |
| Poland | $17.8M | -10.1% | 43 | Germany |
| Serbia | $16.4M | +38.7% | 33 | Romania |
| Denmark | $12.6M | -12.5% | 49 | Italy |
| Greece | $11.8M | +4.3% | 34 | Italy |
| Romania | $9.8M | +8.7% | 34 | Serbia |
| Slovenia | $7.7M | -5.6% | 27 | Croatia |
| Japan | $7.4M | -8.9% | 42 | USA |
| Belarus | $6.8M | -5.1% | 20 | Russia |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $6.4M | -6.4% | 31 | Japan |
| Thailand | $6.0M | -4.1% | 187 | China |
| South Africa | $5.0M | +32.8% | 55 | United Kingdom |
| United Arab Emirates | $4.9M | +0.1% | 43 | USA |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 2023 | $294.7M | $9,740.38 |
| Germany | 2023 | $293.2M | $2,508.96 |
| France | 2023 | $169.4M | $4,293.62 |
| USA | 2023 | $159.1M | $10,875.36 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $144.2M | $12,293.78 |
| Austria | 2023 | $133.4M | $6,980.82 |
| Australia | 2023 | $91.3M | $11,308.3 |
| Ireland | 2023 | $64.6M | $11,932.55 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $63.1M | $5,826.22 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $62.3M | $4,887.22 |
| Spain | 2023 | $57.6M | $9,256.19 |
| Norway | 2023 | $52.3M | $3,049.34 |
| Portugal | 2023 | $52.1M | $9,415.93 |
| China | 2023 | $50.5M | $56,034.88 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $50.1M | $3,306.84 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $41.6M | $3,871.66 |
| Italy | 2023 | $41.0M | $7,818.66 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $26.7M | $3,780.42 |
| Poland | 2023 | $21.4M | $6,196.32 |
| New Zealand | 2023 | $19.8M | $10,580.52 |

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