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France is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $221.3M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| France | $221.3M | +7% | 41 | Spain |
| United Kingdom | $148.7M | +4.9% | 36 | Spain |
| USA | $56.6M | -1.5% | 44 | China |
| Germany | $43.7M | -3.4% | 42 | Spain |
| Belgium | $26.9M | +0.7% | 25 | Spain |
| Ireland | $13.8M | +0.6% | 28 | Spain |
| Australia | $12.2M | +8.5% | 26 | China |
| Spain | $10.0M | -1% | 29 | China |
| Kuwait | $8.0M | +75.2% | 13 | Saudi Arabia |
| Viet Nam | $7.7M | +67.3% | 15 | China |
| Denmark | $7.0M | -1.4% | 26 | Spain |
| Luxembourg | $6.8M | +7.6% | 16 | Spain |
| Netherlands | $6.3M | -6.5% | 38 | China |
| Portugal | $5.7M | +18.2% | 20 | Spain |
| Republic of Korea | $5.5M | +1.2% | 19 | China |
| Italy | $5.1M | -7.3% | 27 | Brazil |
| Thailand | $4.6M | +21.7% | 14 | India |
| Canada | $4.4M | -11.9% | 35 | USA |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $4.4M | -3.5% | 31 | Spain |
| Japan | $4.3M | -11.5% | 21 | China |
| Saudi Arabia | $4.3M | +0.5% | 18 | China |
| Russia | $4.0M | +15.8% | 16 | China |
| Poland | $3.7M | -4.9% | 30 | India |
| Malaysia | $3.3M | +25.7% | 14 | China |
| Sweden | $3.3M | +1.5% | 26 | Norway |
| Philippines | $3.1M | +20.2% | 10 | China |
| United Arab Emirates | $2.9M | +12% | 27 | China |
| Chile | $2.6M | -9.9% | 11 | China |
| Austria | $2.0M | -1.6% | 34 | Germany |
| Lithuania | $1.7M | +14.6% | 25 | Brazil |
| Singapore | $1.7M | +15.1% | 15 | China |
| Mexico | $1.5M | -7.5% | 19 | China |
| Belarus | $1.5M | +11% | 16 | Russia |
| Colombia | $1.5M | +5.5% | 7 | Brazil |
| Romania | $1.4M | -7% | 23 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| France | 2023 | $243.3M | $874.74 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $160.8M | $804 |
| USA | 2023 | $55.4M | $677.44 |
| Germany | 2023 | $42.2M | $951.69 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $26.8M | $1,171.1 |
| Ireland | 2023 | $14.4M | $702.49 |
| Australia | 2023 | $12.7M | $754.57 |
| Spain | 2023 | $9.9M | $592.05 |
| Luxembourg | 2023 | $7.3M | $122.19 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $6.5M | $1,474.11 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $6.4M | $669.56 |
| Denmark | 2023 | $5.8M | $770.99 |
| Poland | 2023 | $5.5M | $852.04 |
| Italy | 2023 | $5.2M | $559.31 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $5.1M | $1,020.61 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $4.4M | $1,081.53 |
| Japan | 2023 | $4.4M | $971.7 |
| Canada | 2023 | $4.0M | $789.88 |
| Russia | 2023 | $3.5M | $677.97 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $3.2M | $908.38 |

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