# Ferro-Silicon buyer markets and demand | HS 720221 | Yugalinks

Japan is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $516.6M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | $516.6M | -0.9% | 21 | China |
| Republic of Korea | $306.8M | +5.1% | 16 | China |
| USA | $248.4M | +5.8% | 30 | Canada |
| Germany | $223.1M | -3.4% | 45 | Iceland |
| India | $179.7M | -3.1% | 22 | Bhutan |
| Netherlands | $147.0M | -5.1% | 39 | Norway |
| Turkey | $114.3M | +3.5% | 24 | Iran |
| Indonesia | $109.1M | +16.6% | 13 | China |
| Italy | $85.9M | -7.8% | 31 | Kazakhstan |
| China | $81.1M | +11.3% | 15 | Russia |
| Belgium | $80.1M | -3.4% | 24 | Norway |
| Taiwan | $79.9M | -1.2% | 18 | China |
| Finland | $78.3M | +2.6% | 19 | Norway |
| Mexico | $64.7M | +3.5% | 20 | China |
| Austria | $64.0M | +0.8% | 31 | Germany |
| Viet Nam | $48.3M | +7.9% | 12 | Malaysia |
| Spain | $43.8M | +1.3% | 28 | Norway |
| France | $39.0M | +2.1% | 36 | Germany |
| Sweden | $37.8M | -0.2% | 18 | Norway |
| Thailand | $37.2M | +1.9% | 17 | China |
| Poland | $35.5M | -2.3% | 29 | Norway |
| Canada | $26.1M | +5.3% | 18 | Brazil |
| United Kingdom | $24.2M | -3.7% | 21 | Norway |
| Czechia | $23.4M | -4.7% | 28 | Slovakia |
| Slovakia | $22.4M | +19.6% | 24 | Poland |
| Ukraine | $21.4M | +45.4% | 16 | Kazakhstan |
| Slovenia | $19.8M | -0.3% | 27 | Kazakhstan |
| Malaysia | $19.7M | +15.3% | 12 | China |
| United Arab Emirates | $17.5M | +9.1% | 21 | China |
| Russia | $15.7M | -9.5% | 4 | Kazakhstan |
| Bulgaria | $15.4M | +23.7% | 16 | Iran |
| Saudi Arabia | $14.6M | +6.9% | 16 | Kuwait |
| Brazil | $12.7M | +0.1% | 16 | Paraguay |
| Algeria | $10.9M | +21.2% | 9 | Turkey |
| Chile | $9.4M | -0.9% | 6 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 2023 | $632.9M | $1,808.8 |
| USA | 2023 | $462.4M | $2,677.06 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $329.6M | $1,549.01 |
| Germany | 2023 | $261.3M | $1,750.65 |
| India | 2023 | $257.3M | $1,567.88 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $238.9M | $1,824.47 |
| Italy | 2023 | $224.6M | $1,873.11 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $145.9M | $1,400.56 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $123.2M | $1,737.51 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $109.6M | $1,730.58 |
| Austria | 2023 | $79.9M | $1,703.3 |
| France | 2023 | $72.8M | $1,943.27 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $72.3M | $1,849.16 |
| Finland | 2023 | $65.2M | $1,938.95 |
| Spain | 2023 | $59.6M | $1,781.75 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $58.6M | $1,720.36 |
| Poland | 2023 | $55.9M | $1,900.55 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $50.3M | $1,480.02 |
| China | 2023 | $49.2M | $850.92 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $49.0M | $2,004.38 |

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