# (Not Sewing Thread) buyer markets and demand | HS 520511...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $489.7M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $489.7M | +9.3% | 21 | Viet Nam |
| Bangladesh | $62.5M | +40.8% | 6 | India |
| Egypt | $40.0M | +6.9% | 9 | Turkey |
| Italy | $13.1M | +18.9% | 21 | Egypt |
| Portugal | $9.9M | +7.2% | 32 | Turkey |
| Germany | $8.8M | -4.9% | 38 | Italy |
| USA | $6.6M | +8.4% | 24 | Mexico |
| Viet Nam | $6.5M | +13% | 14 | Taiwan |
| El Salvador | $5.1M | +37.3% | 6 | USA |
| Pakistan | $4.9M | +10.1% | 12 | Egypt |
| Thailand | $4.7M | +0.8% | 17 | Japan |
| France | $4.3M | +6.3% | 22 | Italy |
| Dominican Republic | $4.1M | -26.5% | 13 | Honduras |
| Brazil | $3.9M | +13% | 8 | China |
| Spain | $3.8M | -11.3% | 14 | Turkey |
| Indonesia | $3.7M | -7.5% | 12 | Taiwan |
| Turkey | $3.4M | -24.2% | 21 | Turkmenistan |
| Japan | $3.4M | -4% | 10 | Pakistan |
| Colombia | $3.2M | +20.4% | 7 | India |
| Republic of Korea | $3.2M | -4.8% | 9 | Viet Nam |
| Myanmar | $2.9M | -22.4% | 9 | China |
| Nepal | $2.1M | -11.6% | 2 | India |
| Russia | $2.1M | -18.9% | 5 | Uzbekistan |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $2.0M | -18.8% | 10 | China |
| Morocco | $1.9M | +54.4% | 8 | China |
| Cambodia | $1.7M | +8.5% | 5 | China |
| India | $1.5M | +28.2% | 14 | Viet Nam |
| Iran | $1.2M | -2.7% | 4 | Uzbekistan |
| Saudi Arabia | $1.1M | +84.9% | 9 | United Kingdom |
| Poland | $1.0M | -4.6% | 15 | Uzbekistan |
| Philippines | $964.0K | -10% | 7 | China |
| Sri Lanka | $928.0K | -25.4% | 11 | India |
| Chile | $885.7K | +4.7% | 9 | India |
| Guatemala | $839.7K | +20% | 10 | Egypt |
| Serbia | $828.2K | +41.7% | 9 | India |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $473.2M | $2,233.61 |
| Dominican Republic | 2023 | $71.5M | $2,504.94 |
| Bangladesh | 2023 | $30.2M | $2,646.91 |
| Egypt | 2023 | $16.9M | $2,692.1 |
| Germany | 2023 | $9.6M | $2,732.51 |
| Portugal | 2023 | $7.7M | $2,664.66 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $7.2M | $1,940.41 |
| Italy | 2023 | $6.7M | $3,089.1 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $6.6M | $2,818.17 |
| El Salvador | 2023 | $6.3M | $3,940.37 |
| France | 2023 | $6.2M | $4,604.54 |
| Spain | 2023 | $6.0M | $2,577.39 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $5.5M | $2,762.42 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $4.3M | $2,714.5 |
| USA | 2023 | $3.9M | $2,815.57 |
| Mauritius | 2023 | $3.7M | $3,216.47 |
| Russia | 2023 | $3.5M | $2,100.44 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $3.2M | $2,590.57 |
| Japan | 2023 | $2.9M | $3,360.36 |
| Myanmar | 2023 | $2.8M | $1,456 |

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