# Bars buyer markets and demand | HS 740721 | Yugalinks

Italy is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $234.6M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | $234.6M | -1.2% | 38 | Germany |
| China | $223.5M | -1.3% | 51 | Republic of Korea |
| Germany | $210.0M | +0.2% | 53 | Italy |
| USA | $156.4M | +6.7% | 48 | Germany |
| France | $151.1M | +5.2% | 46 | Germany |
| United Kingdom | $126.5M | +3.2% | 38 | Germany |
| Poland | $95.8M | +10.9% | 32 | Germany |
| Spain | $91.6M | +1.8% | 35 | Italy |
| Viet Nam | $72.8M | +9.7% | 23 | China |
| Thailand | $66.8M | -0.4% | 18 | Republic of Korea |
| Canada | $64.1M | +2.1% | 37 | USA |
| Turkey | $57.1M | +14.4% | 35 | Greece |
| Netherlands | $55.5M | +3.1% | 47 | Germany |
| Denmark | $55.2M | -0.7% | 27 | Germany |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $54.1M | -3.4% | 31 | Germany |
| Czechia | $53.9M | -0.2% | 32 | Germany |
| Norway | $53.0M | -1.9% | 28 | Germany |
| India | $47.3M | +3.7% | 31 | Republic of Korea |
| Mexico | $47.0M | +4.7% | 30 | USA |
| Slovenia | $46.6M | +2.9% | 22 | Italy |
| Austria | $46.4M | +2.2% | 30 | Germany |
| Israel | $38.8M | +19% | 18 | Germany |
| Malaysia | $30.1M | +7.3% | 27 | Republic of Korea |
| Sweden | $28.6M | +0.9% | 23 | Germany |
| Taiwan | $27.9M | +8.1% | 20 | Republic of Korea |
| Hungary | $27.9M | -2.7% | 24 | Germany |
| Bulgaria | $26.6M | +0.3% | 20 | Turkey |
| Portugal | $26.2M | +4.5% | 18 | Spain |
| Tunisia | $20.6M | +11.1% | 16 | Italy |
| Bangladesh | $20.5M | +17% | 7 | Japan |
| Singapore | $15.9M | +1.3% | 34 | Republic of Korea |
| Republic of Korea | $15.3M | +16.3% | 28 | Portugal |
| Pakistan | $14.3M | +24.4% | 8 | Japan |
| Australia | $14.2M | -1.8% | 25 | Republic of Korea |
| Lithuania | $13.3M | +20.2% | 19 | Ukraine |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | 2023 | $262.5M | $6,767.73 |
| Germany | 2023 | $233.6M | $6,768.77 |
| China | 2023 | $207.3M | $6,604.51 |
| USA | 2023 | $158.1M | $8,241.58 |
| France | 2023 | $148.0M | $7,468.58 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $116.0M | $6,848.11 |
| Poland | 2023 | $98.2M | $6,716.9 |
| Spain | 2023 | $89.9M | $5,798.52 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $70.8M | $8,488.72 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $66.4M | $6,598.91 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $65.6M | $5,757.94 |
| Canada | 2023 | $64.8M | $7,376.17 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $63.9M | $7,065.94 |
| Norway | 2023 | $62.7M | $5,051.63 |
| Austria | 2023 | $57.1M | $6,500.37 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $54.8M | $7,578.46 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $52.2M | $6,495.88 |
| India | 2023 | $49.3M | $7,528.58 |
| Denmark | 2023 | $48.8M | $6,396.08 |
| Slovenia | 2023 | $45.9M | $7,146.9 |

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