# Refined buyer markets and demand | HS 740319 | Yugalinks

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $2.6B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $2.6B | +52% | 66 | Pakistan |
| South Africa | $540.5M | +34% | 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| United Rep. of Tanzania | $434.1M | -14.7% | 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Zambia | $268.4M | +7.3% | 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Taiwan | $248.2M | +11.8% | 14 | Japan |
| Turkey | $213.7M | +29.5% | 14 | Kazakhstan |
| Mozambique | $189.6M | -2.4% | 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| India | $86.5M | +13.3% | 28 | Malaysia |
| Republic of Korea | $76.1M | +1.4% | 16 | Japan |
| Viet Nam | $73.7M | +32.6% | 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Malaysia | $62.7M | +80.3% | 68 | USA |
| Thailand | $57.0M | +19.4% | 19 | Japan |
| Mexico | $51.1M | -35.9% | 22 | USA |
| Latvia | $44.8M | +240.9% | 4 | Kazakhstan |
| Germany | $44.5M | -7.3% | 30 | Belgium |
| Poland | $42.0M | +24% | 18 | Germany |
| Italy | $26.0M | +4.2% | 28 | Belgium |
| France | $25.4M | +5.9% | 24 | Serbia |
| USA | $18.8M | +20.1% | 27 | Japan |
| Finland | $16.1M | +112.3% | 9 | Germany |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $14.9M | +113.4% | 14 | South Africa |
| United Arab Emirates | $14.2M | +30.3% | 23 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Belgium | $12.5M | +2.4% | 27 | Germany |
| Portugal | $12.0M | +28.8% | 10 | Spain |
| Singapore | $11.6M | +79.7% | 21 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Bulgaria | $8.4M | +12.1% | 11 | Turkey |
| Austria | $8.0M | -39.5% | 18 | Germany |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $7.4M | +22.4% | 15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Luxembourg | $6.8M | +74.7% | 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Spain | $6.5M | -0.9% | 20 | Portugal |
| Norway | $5.0M | +34% | 8 | Germany |
| Netherlands | $4.8M | +25.8% | 30 | Namibia |
| Egypt | $4.5M | +45.9% | 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Canada | $4.0M | +22.1% | 16 | USA |
| Slovakia | $2.3M | -40% | 9 | Germany |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $1.7B | $9,092.5 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $229.5M | $46,568.08 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $189.9M | $8,948.48 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $165.8M | $8,231.94 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $123.8M | $8,653.32 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $89.8M | $8,290.36 |
| Latvia | 2023 | $77.5M | $7,654.07 |
| Bulgaria | 2023 | $62.4M | $1,745.31 |
| India | 2023 | $60.7M | $8,693.61 |
| Germany | 2023 | $59.1M | $9,192.06 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $53.6M | $8,939.33 |
| Poland | 2023 | $39.9M | $11,314.58 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $38.5M | $1,507.06 |
| USA | 2023 | $25.2M | $11,704.17 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $25.0M | $8,509.05 |
| Italy | 2023 | $24.7M | $5,894.51 |
| Finland | 2023 | $20.5M | $19,895.44 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $17.4M | $8,070.97 |
| France | 2023 | $14.6M | $9,985.61 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $10.7M | $11,034.45 |

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