# Flat-Rolled buyer markets and demand | HS 721012 | Yugalinks

USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $1.5B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $1.5B | +15.5% | 24 | Netherlands |
| Italy | $760.7M | +6.6% | 39 | China |
| Mexico | $381.9M | +17.1% | 20 | Japan |
| Philippines | $202.4M | +3.2% | 16 | Japan |
| Germany | $195.0M | +7.2% | 35 | France |
| Spain | $193.1M | +4.9% | 29 | China |
| Poland | $192.3M | +3.8% | 23 | Slovakia |
| Netherlands | $185.3M | +5% | 34 | Belgium |
| France | $154.4M | -5.3% | 26 | Germany |
| United Arab Emirates | $139.6M | +9.3% | 23 | China |
| Turkey | $134.8M | +21.3% | 23 | Germany |
| Belgium | $127.5M | +20.5% | 18 | China |
| Czechia | $126.2M | +4.2% | 21 | Germany |
| Saudi Arabia | $122.6M | +4.1% | 14 | China |
| South Africa | $117.2M | +3.7% | 17 | China |
| Indonesia | $116.2M | +1.2% | 8 | Republic of Korea |
| Brazil | $109.9M | +19.2% | 16 | China |
| Thailand | $101.0M | -14.5% | 13 | Republic of Korea |
| Egypt | $91.9M | +6.7% | 19 | China |
| Hungary | $91.8M | -0.9% | 20 | Slovakia |
| Russia | $85.8M | -9.6% | 7 | China |
| Malaysia | $78.6M | -1.2% | 14 | China |
| Peru | $71.0M | -2.1% | 16 | Japan |
| Viet Nam | $69.1M | +5.6% | 8 | China |
| Portugal | $66.0M | +5.7% | 15 | Spain |
| Greece | $65.4M | +2.2% | 18 | China |
| Denmark | $65.3M | -0.2% | 15 | Netherlands |
| Australia | $64.5M | -4.2% | 15 | China |
| Estonia | $52.0M | +9.2% | 17 | Germany |
| Ukraine | $50.2M | -4.1% | 12 | Slovakia |
| Republic of Korea | $50.2M | +12.6% | 9 | China |
| Algeria | $45.0M | +18.9% | 8 | Germany |
| United Kingdom | $43.1M | +0.3% | 21 | China |
| Bulgaria | $39.6M | +9.1% | 23 | Germany |
| Austria | $37.9M | +1.2% | 19 | Germany |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $1.3B | $1,785.87 |
| Italy | 2023 | $853.0M | $1,396.92 |
| Spain | 2023 | $271.2M | $1,469.19 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $267.9M | $1,293.88 |
| France | 2023 | $242.6M | $1,551.18 |
| Poland | 2023 | $203.1M | $1,548.97 |
| Germany | 2023 | $190.7M | $1,534.02 |
| Philippines | 2023 | $189.2M | $1,267.21 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $186.7M | $1,698.73 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $173.9M | $1,129.45 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $127.5M | $1,243.73 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $127.2M | $1,734.96 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $117.8M | $1,175.68 |
| Russia | 2023 | $112.4M | $1,078.95 |
| South Africa | 2023 | $111.6M | $1,221.87 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $111.5M | $926.56 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $106.2M | $990.67 |
| Hungary | 2023 | $99.6M | $1,609.14 |
| Peru | 2023 | $98.8M | $1,487.95 |
| Egypt | 2023 | $98.0M | $1,199.26 |

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