# Iridium buyer markets and demand | HS 711041 | Yugalinks

Japan is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $770.1M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | $770.1M | +22.6% | 12 | South Africa |
| China | $320.7M | +31.1% | 19 | South Africa |
| USA | $259.7M | +19% | 15 | South Africa |
| Germany | $215.5M | +18.2% | 57 | Belgium |
| United Kingdom | $163.0M | +37.5% | 14 | South Africa |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $149.8M | +50.5% | 13 | USA |
| Belgium | $113.9M | +32.6% | 6 | Germany |
| Taiwan | $41.2M | +19.6% | 8 | South Africa |
| Italy | $37.2M | +15.3% | 20 | Germany |
| Singapore | $31.8M | +174.9% | 8 | China |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $27.4M | +20.8% | 13 | United Kingdom |
| Austria | $13.1M | +11.7% | 21 | Germany |
| Republic of Korea | $9.3M | +8.3% | 7 | Germany |
| Netherlands | $8.9M | +92.3% | 7 | USA |
| Venezuela | $6.4M | +329.3% | 1 | United Kingdom |
| India | $5.4M | +12.2% | 12 | South Africa |
| France | $4.6M | +1.4% | 7 | Italy |
| Sweden | $3.6M | +103.4% | 3 | United Kingdom |
| Canada | $2.3M | +166.9% | 8 | South Africa |
| Israel | $1.1M | +18% | 2 | Republic of Korea |
| Spain | $981.7K | +109.5% | 4 | Germany |
| Australia | $669.3K | +20% | 8 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Armenia | $644.3K | +308.6% | 1 | Russia |
| Luxembourg | $336.2K | -15.1% | 4 | Austria |
| South Africa | $289.5K | +0.3% | 4 | China |
| United Arab Emirates | $225.8K | +111% | 4 | USA |
| Antigua and Barbuda | $198.3K | 0% | 1 | United Kingdom |
| Norway | $190.4K | +14.8% | 3 | Germany |
| Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea | $166.5K | +349.5% | 1 | South Africa |
| Hungary | $142.4K | +60.7% | 5 | United Kingdom |
| Laos | $111.5K | -13.3% | 1 | Thailand |
| Andorra | $100.0K | +1,257.5% | 1 | United Kingdom |
| Costa Rica | $70.4K | +118.8% | 1 | USA |
| Viet Nam | $69.7K | +39.8% | 2 | Japan |
| Thailand | $69.2K | -4.9% | 4 | Japan |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 2023 | $513.6M | $54,004,851.65 |
| USA | 2023 | $331.1M | $29,157,859.11 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $308.5M | $24,107,113.15 |
| Germany | 2023 | $220.4M | $36,661,870.78 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $146.3M | $66,613,026.41 |
| China | 2023 | $126.6M | $18,851,517.58 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $68.4M | $19,589,326.08 |
| Italy | 2023 | $41.1M | $26,937,946.19 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $26.7M | $19,059,516.04 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $21.3M | $13,410,918.66 |
| Austria | 2023 | $17.1M | $19,117,030.24 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $14.1M | $14,205,997.99 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $9.5M | $14,964,252.37 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $7.3M | $13,254,608.3 |
| India | 2023 | $6.4M | $14,982,014.08 |
| France | 2023 | $3.8M | $2,104,696.95 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $2.0M | $15,969,047.24 |
| Luxembourg | 2023 | $2.0M | $15,691,464 |
| Poland | 2023 | $1.6M | $16,341,463.92 |
| Australia | 2023 | $1.2M | $30,119,487.8 |

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