# Strip And The Like (Eg Artificial St buyer markets and demand...

USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $126.2M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $126.2M | +4.9% | 37 | Germany |
| Belgium | $32.6M | +6.3% | 26 | Netherlands |
| France | $32.1M | -4.3% | 35 | Germany |
| Netherlands | $25.0M | +6.4% | 43 | Viet Nam |
| Spain | $20.7M | +16.1% | 31 | Belgium |
| Italy | $18.0M | +3.3% | 38 | United Arab Emirates |
| Mexico | $15.3M | +22.8% | 24 | USA |
| Germany | $14.5M | +8.4% | 42 | Belgium |
| United Kingdom | $13.9M | -3.7% | 32 | Netherlands |
| India | $13.4M | +5.9% | 29 | China |
| Turkey | $12.4M | +1.3% | 29 | United Arab Emirates |
| China | $10.8M | +1% | 34 | Viet Nam |
| Japan | $6.8M | -5.7% | 17 | China |
| Poland | $5.8M | +8.1% | 33 | Germany |
| Serbia | $5.2M | +1.1% | 22 | Germany |
| Portugal | $4.8M | +18.5% | 21 | United Arab Emirates |
| Egypt | $4.7M | -4.8% | 11 | China |
| Viet Nam | $4.6M | -7.3% | 15 | China |
| Brazil | $4.5M | +5.3% | 14 | China |
| Australia | $4.4M | -5.8% | 20 | China |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $4.1M | +1.8% | 26 | USA |
| Argentina | $4.1M | +9.8% | 14 | China |
| Peru | $3.9M | -8.4% | 14 | Indonesia |
| Finland | $3.9M | -9.2% | 22 | Netherlands |
| Denmark | $3.7M | +1.8% | 20 | Austria |
| Ireland | $3.5M | -16.5% | 29 | USA |
| Costa Rica | $3.5M | +25.3% | 11 | USA |
| Republic of Korea | $3.3M | -8.1% | 13 | China |
| Algeria | $3.3M | +38.5% | 8 | China |
| Thailand | $3.3M | -4.9% | 19 | China |
| Togo | $3.2M | -6.1% | 6 | Japan |
| Indonesia | $3.0M | +5% | 16 | China |
| United Arab Emirates | $2.7M | -2.9% | 26 | China |
| Russia | $2.6M | +9.7% | 8 | China |
| Pakistan | $2.5M | +3.2% | 10 | Austria |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $150.1M | $4,011.68 |
| China | 2023 | $35.1M | $10,294.73 |
| France | 2023 | $32.8M | $4,179.5 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $30.1M | $3,223.47 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $29.4M | $3,932.94 |
| Togo | 2023 | $27.2M | $7,045.51 |
| Italy | 2023 | $19.8M | $2,910.75 |
| Spain | 2023 | $18.9M | $3,854.87 |
| India | 2023 | $18.2M | $4,318.46 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $17.1M | $5,187.07 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $16.8M | $3,060.78 |
| Germany | 2023 | $14.1M | $4,652.56 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $13.8M | $4,910.3 |
| Japan | 2023 | $10.4M | $3,794.89 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $8.2M | $32,175.78 |
| Argentina | 2023 | $8.0M | $3,741.74 |
| Egypt | 2023 | $6.7M | $3,490.29 |
| Peru | 2023 | $6.4M | $3,424.27 |
| Finland | 2023 | $6.3M | $4,660.26 |
| Ireland | 2023 | $6.0M | $22,065.43 |

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