# Plates buyer markets and demand | HS 740940 | Yugalinks

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $174.0M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $174.0M | +9.2% | 22 | Japan |
| Germany | $95.3M | +11.1% | 34 | United Kingdom |
| USA | $89.3M | +10.7% | 20 | Germany |
| Thailand | $52.0M | -1.6% | 12 | Japan |
| Italy | $48.3M | +12.5% | 17 | Germany |
| Belgium | $46.2M | +31% | 12 | Germany |
| Czechia | $46.2M | +25.2% | 17 | Germany |
| Viet Nam | $26.7M | +14.9% | 9 | China |
| Republic of Korea | $23.9M | +1.8% | 12 | China |
| Japan | $23.9M | +17.8% | 11 | Germany |
| Canada | $23.4M | +58% | 14 | China |
| Spain | $14.5M | -17.1% | 14 | Germany |
| United Kingdom | $14.5M | -27.7% | 13 | Germany |
| Mexico | $14.2M | -1.6% | 26 | USA |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $13.5M | +8.9% | 12 | Japan |
| France | $12.7M | -0.3% | 24 | Germany |
| Taiwan | $10.6M | -4.5% | 10 | China |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $9.8M | -28.2% | 14 | Germany |
| Malaysia | $9.2M | +9.7% | 11 | Japan |
| Poland | $8.8M | -1.8% | 16 | Germany |
| Singapore | $8.7M | -5.4% | 13 | Germany |
| Brazil | $8.3M | +20% | 12 | Germany |
| India | $7.9M | -11.4% | 15 | Germany |
| Greece | $4.5M | +154.3% | 5 | Germany |
| Turkey | $3.8M | +31% | 11 | Germany |
| Indonesia | $3.6M | +8.3% | 13 | Japan |
| Netherlands | $3.0M | +12% | 18 | South Africa |
| Austria | $2.7M | +5.1% | 14 | Germany |
| Saudi Arabia | $1.9M | +10.6% | 6 | United Kingdom |
| Bulgaria | $1.8M | -8.2% | 4 | Germany |
| Philippines | $1.5M | +17.9% | 9 | China |
| Denmark | $1.2M | +2.9% | 9 | Germany |
| Morocco | $1.2M | +15.3% | 6 | Germany |
| Hungary | $1.1M | -21.7% | 13 | Republic of Korea |
| Ukraine | $1.1M | +37.9% | 6 | Turkey |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $151.2M | $12,260.65 |
| USA | 2023 | $89.8M | $14,395.75 |
| Germany | 2023 | $77.1M | $14,789.13 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $63.4M | $11,498.25 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $44.6M | $14,128.84 |
| Italy | 2023 | $42.8M | $14,648.95 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $42.4M | $18,590.08 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $36.3M | $14,751.45 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $30.5M | $10,362.29 |
| Japan | 2023 | $29.6M | $15,918.01 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $22.3M | $14,469.22 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $21.0M | $12,148.57 |
| Spain | 2023 | $19.1M | $12,034.69 |
| France | 2023 | $13.7M | $15,640.38 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $13.4M | $15,905.5 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $13.2M | $20,169.55 |
| Hungary | 2023 | $12.3M | $13,172.09 |
| Colombia | 2023 | $10.4M | $8,474.8 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $9.3M | $15,346.28 |
| India | 2023 | $8.6M | $16,566.28 |

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