Buyer Market Demand Explorer

Buyer markets for spongy ferrous products and iron having a minimum purity by weight of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms

A reported trade view for HS 720390, with available observations through 2024.

HS6 720390Coverage 1995-2024Updated 2026-08-14
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Largest buyer

Mexico$109.5M

Buyer markets

199Reported markets

Top market suppliers

14For the largest buyer

Latest global trade

$374.4MYear: 2024

Reported observations

Buyer market evidence

Markets ranked by latest reported import value.

Buyer marketLatest imports5-year growthSuppliersLeading supplier
Mexico$109.5M+18.4%14USA
Austria$77.5M+523.2%13USA
Afghanistan$50.1M+472.4%12Iran
Turkey$45.4M+3.7%6USA
Indonesia$19.3M+29.1%9Malaysia
Italy$16.6M+61.8%21USA
France$13.1M+23.2%18USA
Saudi Arabia$13.1M-30.4%5India
Slovenia$11.0M+19.7%9USA
Belgium$10.5M+36.6%7France
Brazil$8.6M+69.2%5USA
USA$7.8M-2.9%15Japan
Sweden$5.4M+129.8%7USA
Germany$3.5M-5.2%20Netherlands
Canada$3.5M+102.9%13USA
Republic of Korea$3.4M+5%8China
Greece$3.0M+11.7%6Libya
Malaysia$2.6M+17.3%21China
Netherlands$2.2M-32.5%17France
Poland$2.0M+17.7%11France
Russia$1.9M+304.7%5Kazakhstan
United Kingdom$1.4M-8.2%15Japan
Egypt$1.3M+208.8%3USA
Thailand$1.2M+164.5%7China
Viet Nam$965.9K+26.4%3China
Japan$837.4K+48.5%7Republic of Korea
Georgia$817.9K+64%2Kazakhstan
Oman$806.1K-49.5%3United Arab Emirates
Denmark$801.1K+13.6%14Poland
Bahrain$594.7K+26.4%2China
Taiwan$567.2K+45.4%7China
Spain$497.9K-45.9%13France
Uzbekistan$492.3K+56%2Kazakhstan
Philippines$392.2K+109.7%4China
United Arab Emirates$325.4K-41.4%7China

Market reading

Which countries buy spongy ferrous products and iron having a minimum purity by weight of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms?

Mexico is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $109.5M.

How to use this view

Start with the leading rows in the first table, then use the chart to compare buyer-market demand and supplier breadth for spongy ferrous products and iron having a minimum purity by weight of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms. The second table adds a related reported comparison.

Coverage extends to 2024. Missing values are shown as not reported.

Further comparison

Buyer market price evidence

Available reported unit-value observations by buyer market.

Buyer marketYearTrade valueUSD per ton
Mexico2023$147.4M$400.65
Italy2023$31.1M$409.89
Saudi Arabia2023$28.7M$2,401.88
Turkey2023$25.1M$404.02
Brazil2023$23.1M$504.6
Belgium2023$22.1M$522.58
Greece2023$14.2M$433.1
Indonesia2023$10.5M$476.95
France2023$9.1M$1,574.43
Japan2023$7.3M$470.3
Republic of Korea2023$5.5M$885.62
Pakistan2023$5.4M$611.31
USA2023$5.0M$2,324.89
Netherlands2023$4.4M$3,122.11
Malaysia2023$3.2M$1,577.52
Egypt2023$2.0M$2,399.9
Zambia2023$1.5M$304.72
Poland2023$1.5M$2,697.41
Mauritius2023$1.4M$688.23
Germany2023$1.3M$3,152.75

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Latest observed year: 2024. Page updated 2026-08-14.

Source and date

Reported merchandise-trade observations for HS6 products. Coverage shown on this page: 1995-2024. Updated 2026-08-14.

Definitions

Trade value is reported in current US dollars. Unit value is trade value divided by reported quantity and is shown per metric ton where available. Growth is an annualized or year-on-year calculation from reported values.

Reading the data

“Not reported” means a value was not available for this view. Values can be revised as reporting is updated. See the methodology for coverage and classification details.