# Unrefined buyer markets and demand | HS 740200 | Yugalinks

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $6.8B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $6.8B | +12.8% | 56 | Zambia |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $3.8B | +11.5% | 10 | Zambia |
| Germany | $1.6B | +21.8% | 37 | Bulgaria |
| Belgium | $1.6B | +6.9% | 22 | Sweden |
| Canada | $1.5B | +27.4% | 16 | Sweden |
| India | $1.2B | +40.1% | 23 | Zambia |
| Austria | $554.5M | +9.4% | 8 | Slovakia |
| Finland | $478.2M | +455.1% | 6 | Sweden |
| Kazakhstan | $366.8M | +605.9% | 7 | Russia |
| Republic of Korea | $315.5M | -2.4% | 16 | Chile |
| Australia | $153.4M | +72.1% | 17 | Sweden |
| Serbia | $139.8M | +43.1% | 3 | Turkey |
| United Arab Emirates | $136.2M | +24.2% | 15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Singapore | $116.2M | -19.1% | 18 | Zambia |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $114.3M | +21.5% | 9 | Zambia |
| Spain | $110.1M | +109.3% | 19 | Chile |
| Sweden | $104.5M | +23.4% | 10 | Finland |
| Russia | $30.8M | -15.9% | 5 | Kazakhstan |
| Italy | $20.6M | +33.3% | 14 | Austria |
| Hungary | $16.4M | +26.7% | 6 | Germany |
| Thailand | $12.7M | +66.3% | 36 | Canada |
| Malaysia | $11.3M | +32% | 29 | Singapore |
| Bulgaria | $7.0M | +172.2% | 5 | Germany |
| Japan | $6.5M | -46.7% | 12 | Chile |
| Luxembourg | $6.2M | -5.3% | 6 | Zambia |
| France | $4.1M | -1.5% | 19 | Spain |
| USA | $2.4M | +3% | 23 | Zambia |
| Poland | $2.0M | -47.9% | 5 | Hungary |
| Cambodia | $2.0M | +4.8% | 16 | Madagascar |
| Lithuania | $1.0M | +79.5% | 8 | Poland |
| Viet Nam | $920.8K | +7.8% | 12 | Japan |
| Turkey | $894.8K | -23% | 17 | Azerbaijan |
| Taiwan | $735.4K | -16% | 12 | Singapore |
| Slovenia | $683.1K | -9.5% | 6 | Italy |
| Philippines | $643.7K | -4.2% | 13 | Japan |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $6.2B | $8,628.17 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $3.2B | $8,564.84 |
| India | 2023 | $2.1B | $8,547.97 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $1.7B | $10,482.06 |
| Canada | 2023 | $1.4B | $8,818.36 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $326.6M | $7,161.02 |
| Finland | 2023 | $310.2M | $13,003.82 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $233.4M | $7,830.66 |
| Austria | 2023 | $216.6M | $8,230.72 |
| Australia | 2023 | $166.4M | $10,678.26 |
| Germany | 2023 | $121.0M | $12,156.5 |
| Kazakhstan | 2023 | $109.7M | $8,298.59 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $54.1M | $8,418.38 |
| Japan | 2023 | $52.5M | $11,908.41 |
| Serbia | 2023 | $49.1M | $8,538.08 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $47.0M | $16,008.13 |
| Hungary | 2023 | $29.9M | $7,261.86 |
| Cambodia | 2023 | $18.0M | $2,525.91 |
| Poland | 2023 | $16.8M | $10,432.7 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $14.9M | $1,252.72 |

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