# Plates buyer markets and demand | HS 740990 | Yugalinks

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $162.6M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $162.6M | -5.7% | 34 | Japan |
| Mexico | $104.9M | +29.4% | 43 | Germany |
| Taiwan | $77.1M | +7.3% | 19 | Japan |
| Malaysia | $67.0M | +3.5% | 21 | Japan |
| USA | $63.8M | +3.7% | 41 | Germany |
| France | $61.1M | +5.9% | 32 | Germany |
| Singapore | $57.8M | +3.5% | 17 | Germany |
| Germany | $52.7M | +5% | 44 | USA |
| Italy | $44.9M | +16.3% | 23 | Germany |
| Viet Nam | $42.8M | +21.6% | 22 | Japan |
| Republic of Korea | $41.1M | +6.4% | 20 | Japan |
| Czechia | $33.9M | +5.9% | 22 | Germany |
| Thailand | $31.6M | -8.6% | 21 | Japan |
| India | $31.2M | +9.4% | 30 | China |
| Philippines | $27.8M | +11.9% | 14 | Japan |
| Japan | $15.9M | -0.9% | 19 | USA |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $15.9M | -4% | 23 | Germany |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $14.9M | -15.8% | 14 | China |
| Spain | $14.9M | -6.3% | 20 | Germany |
| Hungary | $11.0M | +10.1% | 21 | Germany |
| Romania | $10.5M | +33.3% | 17 | Germany |
| Canada | $9.4M | +6% | 28 | USA |
| Austria | $8.5M | +8.4% | 21 | Germany |
| United Kingdom | $6.9M | -15.4% | 25 | Germany |
| Greece | $5.5M | +25.5% | 9 | Germany |
| Turkey | $5.0M | +16% | 23 | China |
| Russia | $4.8M | +21.1% | 10 | China |
| Poland | $4.7M | -23.7% | 26 | Germany |
| Malta | $4.0M | +52.6% | 10 | Republic of Korea |
| Netherlands | $3.8M | -4.9% | 30 | USA |
| Belgium | $3.8M | +8.3% | 21 | Germany |
| Finland | $1.9M | -14.5% | 14 | Germany |
| Costa Rica | $1.7M | +31.5% | 6 | Germany |
| Bangladesh | $1.6M | +53.8% | 3 | China |
| Brazil | $1.6M | -5.1% | 11 | Germany |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $124.2M | $12,171.98 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $108.4M | $10,687.8 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $88.4M | $8,157.12 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $65.1M | $12,203.28 |
| France | 2023 | $63.2M | $13,792.25 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $57.1M | $18,332.68 |
| Philippines | 2023 | $53.7M | $14,906.22 |
| Germany | 2023 | $52.0M | $14,129.72 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $50.0M | $16,090.34 |
| USA | 2023 | $48.2M | $16,549.23 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $40.1M | $14,859.21 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $35.3M | $34,563.82 |
| Hungary | 2023 | $28.5M | $10,878.48 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $27.7M | $7,450.81 |
| India | 2023 | $26.0M | $10,177.24 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $25.0M | $17,499.07 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $21.9M | $15,250.76 |
| Italy | 2023 | $21.5M | $16,940.93 |
| Spain | 2023 | $20.7M | $11,471.45 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $19.8M | $17,840.48 |

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