# (Not Sewing Thread) buyer markets and demand | HS 540252...

Turkey is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $16.3M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Turkey | $16.3M | -14.4% | 17 | Republic of Korea |
| Germany | $12.9M | +4.2% | 31 | Turkey |
| Sudan | $12.6M | +58.5% | 1 | Egypt |
| Bangladesh | $10.7M | +24.7% | 10 | India |
| Italy | $9.0M | +2.7% | 24 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Viet Nam | $8.6M | -5.7% | 13 | China |
| China | $5.9M | -9.2% | 18 | Taiwan |
| Morocco | $5.4M | +22% | 14 | India |
| Egypt | $4.4M | -9.2% | 11 | China |
| Canada | $4.3M | -12.1% | 6 | China |
| United Kingdom | $3.8M | -13.4% | 14 | China |
| USA | $3.6M | +10.5% | 20 | China |
| India | $3.3M | +8.7% | 14 | China |
| Mexico | $3.0M | +14.7% | 19 | China |
| Iran | $3.0M | +67.5% | 4 | China |
| Indonesia | $3.0M | +6% | 16 | China |
| Guatemala | $2.7M | +70.4% | 11 | Costa Rica |
| South Africa | $2.5M | +30.4% | 8 | India |
| France | $2.5M | +2.4% | 16 | Italy |
| Brazil | $2.4M | -6% | 13 | China |
| Spain | $2.4M | +8.9% | 15 | China |
| Cambodia | $2.0M | +40.6% | 2 | China |
| Australia | $1.9M | +68.3% | 9 | China |
| Thailand | $1.9M | +3.7% | 13 | China |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $1.8M | +11.6% | 8 | Italy |
| Saudi Arabia | $1.7M | -2.2% | 5 | China |
| Poland | $1.7M | +10.4% | 17 | Spain |
| Pakistan | $1.5M | -4.1% | 11 | Malaysia |
| Portugal | $1.1M | -0.7% | 19 | India |
| Philippines | $1.1M | +19.4% | 8 | China |
| Romania | $1.1M | +4.3% | 15 | Spain |
| Colombia | $1.0M | +16.4% | 7 | China |
| Sri Lanka | $981.6K | +8.4% | 11 | India |
| Russia | $976.3K | +6.3% | 4 | China |
| Japan | $755.3K | -10.5% | 7 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Turkey | 2023 | $26.9M | $3,267.72 |
| Germany | 2023 | $12.0M | $6,625.85 |
| Italy | 2023 | $10.0M | $5,203.16 |
| Egypt | 2023 | $9.2M | $3,809.7 |
| China | 2023 | $7.6M | $7,043.5 |
| Bangladesh | 2023 | $7.5M | $2,864.52 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $7.0M | $4,700.48 |
| Morocco | 2023 | $6.1M | $2,307.61 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $5.4M | $3,249.07 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $4.5M | $4,292.75 |
| Ethiopia | 2023 | $4.2M | $1,631.59 |
| Spain | 2023 | $4.0M | $3,258.49 |
| India | 2023 | $3.8M | $2,744.92 |
| Sudan | 2023 | $3.7M | $3,834.36 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $3.3M | $1,846.16 |
| USA | 2023 | $3.1M | $6,202.78 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $2.7M | $2,927.97 |
| France | 2023 | $2.6M | $5,961.6 |
| Uganda | 2023 | $2.5M | $701.57 |
| South Africa | 2023 | $2.4M | $2,748.89 |

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