# Ferro-Chromium buyer markets and demand | HS 720241 | Yugalinks

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $3.6B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $3.6B | +7.4% | 19 | South Africa |
| Mozambique | $1.2B | +36.6% | 2 | South Africa |
| Japan | $704.5M | -0.6% | 17 | Kazakhstan |
| Indonesia | $647.2M | +1.8% | 9 | South Africa |
| USA | $505.4M | +4.9% | 15 | South Africa |
| Republic of Korea | $431.3M | -2.5% | 14 | India |
| Italy | $241.2M | +11.5% | 24 | South Africa |
| Belgium | $222.9M | +3.3% | 13 | South Africa |
| Netherlands | $217.8M | +13.4% | 35 | South Africa |
| Germany | $174.8M | +2.5% | 33 | Kazakhstan |
| Taiwan | $128.7M | -0.7% | 12 | India |
| Spain | $104.7M | -4% | 17 | South Africa |
| Sweden | $89.2M | +0.6% | 18 | Finland |
| Turkey | $77.1M | +74.4% | 16 | Russia |
| France | $69.3M | +2.1% | 21 | Netherlands |
| Slovenia | $58.4M | +9% | 21 | Turkey |
| India | $55.5M | +8.1% | 15 | South Africa |
| Austria | $42.6M | +6.2% | 19 | Albania |
| United Kingdom | $39.1M | -3.6% | 19 | South Africa |
| Canada | $34.0M | +4.4% | 20 | India |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $32.9M | +67% | 2 | Zimbabwe |
| Mexico | $30.7M | +6.6% | 21 | India |
| Thailand | $25.2M | +12.9% | 14 | India |
| Czechia | $25.0M | +4.6% | 12 | Kazakhstan |
| Finland | $20.6M | +37.5% | 21 | South Africa |
| Brazil | $17.4M | -1.1% | 15 | Sweden |
| Russia | $16.3M | -7.6% | 5 | Kazakhstan |
| Poland | $12.0M | -7.9% | 18 | India |
| Madagascar | $10.3M | 0% | 1 | South Africa |
| Australia | $10.2M | -1.1% | 11 | Kazakhstan |
| Argentina | $9.2M | +13.9% | 11 | India |
| United Arab Emirates | $8.8M | -52% | 10 | India |
| Chile | $7.9M | +1.2% | 10 | Brazil |
| Malta | $7.7M | +57.3% | 3 | Albania |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $7.1M | +39% | 11 | Zimbabwe |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $3.2B | $1,036.57 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $1.2B | $1,374.9 |
| Mozambique | 2023 | $1.1B | $1,036.11 |
| Japan | 2023 | $817.5M | $1,542.11 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $546.4M | $1,333.74 |
| USA | 2023 | $497.5M | $2,003.4 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $465.7M | $1,625.81 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $308.6M | $1,436.88 |
| Italy | 2023 | $300.0M | $1,472.51 |
| Germany | 2023 | $273.9M | $2,308.36 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $153.0M | $977.2 |
| Spain | 2023 | $151.6M | $1,414.87 |
| France | 2023 | $109.1M | $2,221.51 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $107.2M | $1,339.42 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $105.1M | $1,291.87 |
| Austria | 2023 | $92.5M | $2,754.28 |
| Slovenia | 2023 | $85.6M | $2,412.75 |
| Finland | 2023 | $78.6M | $1,958.27 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $71.8M | $1,877.23 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $51.1M | $1,014.2 |

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