# Plates buyer markets and demand | HS 760612 | Yugalinks

USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $3.4B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $3.4B | -1.9% | 65 | Republic of Korea |
| Mexico | $2.9B | +7.9% | 50 | China |
| Germany | $2.9B | +2.2% | 69 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Canada | $1.8B | +4.1% | 58 | USA |
| United Kingdom | $1.7B | +2.5% | 57 | Germany |
| Poland | $1.4B | +13% | 54 | Germany |
| France | $1.2B | +1.6% | 63 | Germany |
| Republic of Korea | $1.2B | +7.2% | 45 | China |
| Viet Nam | $1.1B | +10.9% | 38 | China |
| China | $1.1B | +4.8% | 60 | Republic of Korea |
| Spain | $1.0B | +9.8% | 59 | Germany |
| Italy | $915.4M | +3.7% | 53 | Germany |
| Netherlands | $714.8M | +4.3% | 57 | Germany |
| Austria | $711.5M | +3.5% | 50 | Germany |
| Turkey | $691.3M | +12.3% | 52 | China |
| Australia | $634.5M | +8.7% | 44 | China |
| Czechia | $531.8M | +14.2% | 48 | Germany |
| India | $508.9M | +17.3% | 46 | China |
| Japan | $493.6M | +3.1% | 36 | USA |
| Hungary | $441.8M | +7.4% | 37 | Germany |
| Belgium | $414.2M | -4% | 48 | Germany |
| Malaysia | $412.3M | +8% | 44 | China |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $409.9M | -3.1% | 55 | Germany |
| Thailand | $398.7M | +1% | 41 | China |
| Slovakia | $379.9M | +13.4% | 45 | Germany |
| Denmark | $373.5M | +5.7% | 42 | Norway |
| United Arab Emirates | $339.5M | +9% | 52 | China |
| Sweden | $324.4M | +1.9% | 40 | Germany |
| Brazil | $304.9M | +3.3% | 46 | China |
| Slovenia | $289.8M | +7.1% | 38 | Croatia |
| Cambodia | $258.4M | +17.4% | 11 | China |
| Indonesia | $256.5M | +1.4% | 35 | China |
| Romania | $219.0M | +9.5% | 34 | Poland |
| Nigeria | $183.9M | -1.8% | 19 | China |
| Taiwan | $164.4M | -0.3% | 37 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 2023 | $3.0B | $4,190.83 |
| USA | 2023 | $2.8B | $4,019.95 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $2.4B | $4,182.15 |
| Canada | 2023 | $1.8B | $3,828.49 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $1.7B | $4,121.76 |
| France | 2023 | $1.3B | $4,621.55 |
| Poland | 2023 | $1.2B | $4,305.23 |
| China | 2023 | $1.1B | $3,974.2 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $1.1B | $4,370.97 |
| Spain | 2023 | $1.0B | $3,781.44 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $932.6M | $3,890.49 |
| Italy | 2023 | $922.9M | $4,331.16 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $815.6M | $4,043.64 |
| Austria | 2023 | $706.8M | $3,915.97 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $670.9M | $4,176.57 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $559.2M | $3,728.55 |
| Australia | 2023 | $553.8M | $3,312.26 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $531.4M | $4,195.28 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $504.2M | $4,122.17 |
| Hungary | 2023 | $464.4M | $4,105.87 |

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