# (Not Sewing Thread) buyer markets and demand | HS 520512...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $1.5B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $1.5B | -6.9% | 26 | Viet Nam |
| Honduras | $392.8M | +4.1% | 6 | USA |
| Bangladesh | $174.3M | +19.7% | 10 | India |
| Dominican Republic | $124.8M | -2.9% | 7 | USA |
| Russia | $118.5M | +1.4% | 8 | Uzbekistan |
| Turkey | $99.4M | -8.7% | 26 | Turkmenistan |
| Republic of Korea | $61.4M | -4.3% | 12 | Viet Nam |
| Colombia | $48.9M | -0.5% | 13 | India |
| El Salvador | $44.3M | -2.5% | 12 | USA |
| Portugal | $42.7M | +3.8% | 20 | Turkey |
| Japan | $39.1M | -2.4% | 15 | Pakistan |
| Viet Nam | $36.3M | +5.4% | 15 | India |
| Guatemala | $30.3M | +6.7% | 12 | USA |
| Egypt | $26.5M | +2.5% | 11 | Turkey |
| Morocco | $24.2M | +21.7% | 16 | USA |
| Pakistan | $23.1M | +17.3% | 13 | Turkey |
| Thailand | $21.7M | -0.1% | 14 | Viet Nam |
| USA | $19.5M | +7.3% | 17 | Mexico |
| Indonesia | $17.7M | +49.8% | 15 | Viet Nam |
| Italy | $16.1M | -5.3% | 27 | Turkey |
| Taiwan | $14.2M | -7.1% | 9 | India |
| India | $11.7M | +47.6% | 10 | Viet Nam |
| Iran | $10.9M | +3.4% | 8 | China |
| Germany | $10.8M | -8.7% | 43 | Turkey |
| Poland | $8.4M | -5.4% | 16 | Uzbekistan |
| Spain | $7.7M | -5.9% | 18 | Turkey |
| Peru | $7.1M | -20% | 13 | Viet Nam |
| France | $6.9M | +8.7% | 23 | Belgium |
| Belarus | $5.8M | +0% | 10 | Uzbekistan |
| Mauritius | $5.5M | +18.8% | 5 | India |
| Uzbekistan | $4.8M | +81.7% | 5 | Turkmenistan |
| Czechia | $4.7M | -13.6% | 15 | Germany |
| Cambodia | $4.6M | -11.4% | 5 | China |
| Bulgaria | $4.3M | -6.4% | 12 | Turkey |
| Sri Lanka | $4.3M | -10.8% | 9 | Pakistan |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $1.7B | $2,279.83 |
| Honduras | 2023 | $387.6M | $3,361.06 |
| Dominican Republic | 2023 | $176.1M | $2,959.58 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $157.3M | $2,648.31 |
| Bangladesh | 2023 | $133.4M | $2,706.35 |
| Russia | 2023 | $129.5M | $2,345.3 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $70.0M | $2,747.89 |
| El Salvador | 2023 | $46.7M | $3,992.21 |
| Colombia | 2023 | $43.3M | $3,353.43 |
| Japan | 2023 | $42.3M | $3,051.39 |
| Portugal | 2023 | $36.6M | $2,894.84 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $31.3M | $3,058.11 |
| Egypt | 2023 | $27.9M | $2,900.91 |
| Guatemala | 2023 | $26.8M | $3,563.95 |
| Italy | 2023 | $22.9M | $3,722.05 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $21.5M | $2,649.1 |
| USA | 2023 | $19.3M | $3,661.23 |
| Morocco | 2023 | $18.9M | $3,550.54 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $18.2M | $2,665.32 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2023 | $17.0M | $2,862.73 |

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