# Platinum buyer markets and demand | HS 711019 | Yugalinks

United Kingdom is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $1.1B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | $1.1B | -8.9% | 33 | South Africa |
| India | $782.0M | +76.9% | 23 | United Arab Emirates |
| USA | $537.7M | +7.1% | 37 | South Africa |
| China | $537.0M | -0.8% | 23 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
| Japan | $443.6M | +1.1% | 22 | South Africa |
| Germany | $258.7M | +1.8% | 73 | South Africa |
| Singapore | $155.6M | +7.7% | 18 | Japan |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $138.4M | -18.7% | 27 | Germany |
| Italy | $105.5M | +3% | 26 | USA |
| Taiwan | $71.8M | +10.7% | 19 | South Africa |
| Malaysia | $65.8M | -5.8% | 17 | Costa Rica |
| France | $62.3M | +5% | 30 | Germany |
| Australia | $51.1M | +13.4% | 26 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
| Costa Rica | $51.0M | +40.5% | 8 | USA |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $44.2M | -31.1% | 19 | Japan |
| Mexico | $39.4M | +34.5% | 19 | USA |
| Republic of Korea | $34.9M | -9.7% | 20 | Japan |
| Canada | $34.1M | +2.1% | 15 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Thailand | $30.0M | -3.3% | 22 | Japan |
| Ireland | $27.2M | +14.8% | 17 | USA |
| Austria | $26.0M | -12% | 30 | Germany |
| Belarus | $20.4M | +18.5% | 1 | Russia |
| Belgium | $13.3M | -2.2% | 18 | United Kingdom |
| United Arab Emirates | $13.1M | +29.6% | 17 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Slovakia | $9.1M | -16.5% | 10 | Germany |
| Netherlands | $8.3M | +2.2% | 37 | Germany |
| Sweden | $6.9M | +13.6% | 17 | Germany |
| Czechia | $6.6M | -4.5% | 22 | Germany |
| Turkey | $5.6M | +22.5% | 14 | Germany |
| Bulgaria | $4.9M | -3.1% | 8 | Japan |
| Spain | $4.5M | -14% | 19 | India |
| Norway | $3.7M | -5.8% | 17 | Japan |
| Poland | $3.7M | -20% | 19 | United Kingdom |
| Dominican Republic | $3.4M | -13.8% | 2 | USA |
| Viet Nam | $3.3M | +6.7% | 10 | Japan |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $996.8M | $32,622,921.75 |
| USA | 2023 | $659.8M | $30,572,199.61 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $617.2M | $34,151,878.38 |
| China | 2023 | $591.9M | $29,573,542.42 |
| Japan | 2023 | $451.9M | $30,779,172.1 |
| Italy | 2023 | $361.3M | $30,451,857.97 |
| Germany | 2023 | $320.2M | $34,776,754.86 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $189.4M | $20,614,673.45 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $111.3M | $48,831,093.42 |
| France | 2023 | $101.6M | $18,290,963.28 |
| Australia | 2023 | $50.5M | $29,592,074.4 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $47.3M | $32,866,758.69 |
| Canada | 2023 | $44.9M | $24,845,638.47 |
| Ireland | 2023 | $39.6M | $15,574,884.74 |
| India | 2023 | $37.7M | $34,868,354.9 |
| Austria | 2023 | $36.3M | $29,606,840 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $30.2M | $31,006,467.15 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $27.8M | $22,659,428.22 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $22.8M | $25,874,562.85 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $16.5M | $20,847,562.42 |

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