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USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $55.9M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $55.9M | -8.4% | 60 | Italy |
| Japan | $30.6M | -12.2% | 30 | Italy |
| France | $20.6M | +8.3% | 83 | Italy |
| United Kingdom | $13.1M | -11.6% | 46 | China |
| Germany | $12.5M | -9.2% | 62 | China |
| Republic of Korea | $11.1M | +5.2% | 42 | Italy |
| China | $11.0M | +7.1% | 36 | France |
| Italy | $8.8M | -11% | 61 | France |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $6.8M | -23% | 55 | Italy |
| Netherlands | $6.6M | -6.9% | 64 | Italy |
| Spain | $6.3M | -10.8% | 60 | Italy |
| Canada | $5.4M | -11.5% | 42 | Italy |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $5.2M | -1.4% | 38 | France |
| Singapore | $4.8M | -7.6% | 37 | China |
| United Arab Emirates | $4.7M | +6.3% | 43 | France |
| Sweden | $3.8M | -6.3% | 38 | Italy |
| Australia | $3.6M | -4.9% | 33 | China |
| Mexico | $3.4M | -7.9% | 47 | Italy |
| Malaysia | $3.0M | +41.9% | 29 | China |
| Austria | $2.9M | -10.4% | 48 | Germany |
| Poland | $2.6M | -1.5% | 40 | China |
| Norway | $2.6M | +4.8% | 30 | China |
| Turkey | $2.2M | -2.2% | 32 | Italy |
| Russia | $2.1M | -6.9% | 19 | Italy |
| Thailand | $2.0M | +10.8% | 34 | France |
| Belgium | $2.0M | -13.7% | 32 | France |
| China, Macao SAR | $1.7M | +25.3% | 23 | Italy |
| Taiwan | $1.5M | +0.7% | 20 | France |
| Greece | $1.3M | -2.1% | 25 | Italy |
| Viet Nam | $1.2M | +13.4% | 18 | Italy |
| Portugal | $1.2M | -18.4% | 35 | Spain |
| Brazil | $1.0M | -1.1% | 20 | Italy |
| Denmark | $1.0M | -4.1% | 38 | China |
| Ireland | $880.1K | -9.8% | 44 | China |
| Finland | $811.2K | -9.5% | 23 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $52.4M | $123,257.5 |
| Japan | 2023 | $36.0M | $173,001.41 |
| France | 2023 | $15.3M | $175,161.52 |
| Germany | 2023 | $14.3M | $110,036.29 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $12.3M | $115,070.95 |
| Italy | 2023 | $11.7M | $165,423.98 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $9.5M | $314,362.14 |
| China | 2023 | $8.7M | $649,852.05 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $8.5M | $60,942.36 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $8.1M | $449,988.48 |
| Spain | 2023 | $6.7M | $147,312.86 |
| Canada | 2023 | $6.2M | $227,169.77 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $6.0M | $83,902.77 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $5.6M | $131,601.81 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $5.5M | $249,274.65 |
| Australia | 2023 | $4.7M | $231,274.32 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $4.4M | $179,636.88 |
| Austria | 2023 | $3.1M | $234,448.07 |
| Russia | 2023 | $2.7M | $160,660.83 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $2.6M | $165,900.65 |

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