# Artificial Staple Fibres buyer markets and demand | HS 550490...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $306.6M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $306.6M | +4% | 20 | Austria |
| Pakistan | $100.1M | +16.5% | 8 | China |
| Bangladesh | $91.9M | +62.9% | 11 | China |
| Viet Nam | $37.5M | +1.2% | 14 | Austria |
| India | $37.2M | -2.2% | 12 | Austria |
| Spain | $32.0M | +9.1% | 14 | USA |
| USA | $31.2M | +32.3% | 19 | Austria |
| Indonesia | $20.8M | +3.6% | 20 | Thailand |
| Germany | $17.9M | +8.7% | 17 | Austria |
| Turkey | $12.4M | -26% | 13 | Thailand |
| Israel | $11.7M | -1.4% | 5 | USA |
| Sweden | $7.3M | +5.3% | 7 | USA |
| Republic of Korea | $6.8M | -11.8% | 11 | United Kingdom |
| Italy | $5.6M | +9.7% | 16 | Austria |
| Egypt | $5.3M | +0.2% | 5 | Austria |
| Finland | $5.1M | +14.1% | 3 | Austria |
| Brazil | $4.3M | +0.7% | 6 | Austria |
| Costa Rica | $3.9M | +114.5% | 2 | Thailand |
| Sri Lanka | $3.5M | -30.8% | 5 | Austria |
| United Arab Emirates | $3.4M | +122.8% | 6 | China |
| Poland | $2.9M | +35.6% | 8 | USA |
| Malaysia | $2.9M | +230.4% | 10 | China |
| Japan | $2.8M | -22.1% | 9 | Austria |
| Taiwan | $2.7M | -5.8% | 10 | United Kingdom |
| Mexico | $2.6M | -6.8% | 10 | USA |
| Croatia | $2.2M | -1% | 3 | Austria |
| Iran | $2.0M | -4.8% | 5 | Malaysia |
| Peru | $1.5M | -6.2% | 7 | Austria |
| France | $1.4M | +26.8% | 11 | Austria |
| Portugal | $1.4M | -8.2% | 11 | Austria |
| Slovakia | $1.3M | +243.5% | 4 | Germany |
| Lithuania | $888.0K | +39.8% | 10 | Austria |
| Thailand | $871.1K | -20.5% | 20 | Austria |
| Bahrain | $791.6K | +4.7% | 3 | Austria |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $777.2K | +118.3% | 12 | USA |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $287.2M | $2,957.13 |
| Pakistan | 2023 | $63.7M | $1,961.42 |
| Bangladesh | 2023 | $54.5M | $1,860.87 |
| India | 2023 | $53.3M | $2,396.05 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $51.9M | $2,902.46 |
| USA | 2023 | $32.6M | $2,961.71 |
| Spain | 2023 | $26.2M | $2,917.55 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $24.5M | $2,292.1 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $20.6M | $2,329.64 |
| Germany | 2023 | $16.9M | $2,497.31 |
| Israel | 2023 | $13.9M | $2,726.12 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $9.8M | $3,640.54 |
| Sri Lanka | 2023 | $8.5M | $3,113.94 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $7.6M | $3,946.92 |
| Italy | 2023 | $5.0M | $2,258.04 |
| Japan | 2023 | $4.6M | $3,070.24 |
| Croatia | 2023 | $4.2M | $2,695.68 |
| France | 2023 | $3.4M | $2,658.41 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $3.3M | $4,491.05 |
| Egypt | 2023 | $3.1M | $3,032.34 |

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