# Plates buyer markets and demand | HS 780419 | Yugalinks

Germany is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $75.7M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $75.7M | +8.1% | 32 | Czechia |
| France | $43.5M | +27.7% | 21 | Germany |
| Malaysia | $26.0M | +1.5% | 14 | Taiwan |
| Netherlands | $22.5M | +2.7% | 36 | Germany |
| India | $16.8M | +31.9% | 15 | USA |
| Belgium | $15.7M | +9% | 12 | Netherlands |
| Ireland | $11.4M | +34.3% | 9 | United Kingdom |
| United Kingdom | $8.4M | -3.4% | 21 | Ireland |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | $7.4M | +2.6% | 10 | China |
| Poland | $6.6M | +3.9% | 20 | Germany |
| USA | $6.1M | +4.1% | 21 | Germany |
| Spain | $5.8M | -4% | 17 | Italy |
| Bulgaria | $4.4M | +0.2% | 11 | Greece |
| Philippines | $4.1M | -11.1% | 13 | Malaysia |
| Italy | $4.0M | +7.5% | 18 | Germany |
| Singapore | $3.8M | +4.9% | 13 | Malaysia |
| Republic of Korea | $3.6M | +29.2% | 11 | China |
| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | $3.3M | -22.6% | 6 | Greece |
| Thailand | $3.1M | +9.7% | 16 | Republic of Korea |
| United Arab Emirates | $2.5M | -5.1% | 12 | India |
| Chile | $2.5M | -2.9% | 11 | United Arab Emirates |
| Morocco | $2.4M | -2.6% | 6 | Malaysia |
| Canada | $2.2M | +8.1% | 15 | USA |
| Australia | $2.1M | +16% | 8 | Republic of Korea |
| Austria | $2.0M | +15.4% | 16 | Germany |
| China | $2.0M | -13% | 17 | United Kingdom |
| Bangladesh | $1.8M | +32.3% | 1 | China |
| Zambia | $1.8M | +42.1% | 4 | China |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $1.7M | +10.5% | 10 | Germany |
| Norway | $1.6M | -11.8% | 8 | Germany |
| Hungary | $1.6M | +12.8% | 8 | Germany |
| Taiwan | $1.6M | +23% | 14 | Japan |
| Viet Nam | $1.6M | -11.1% | 12 | China |
| Belarus | $1.5M | +1.3% | 11 | Russia |
| Romania | $1.4M | -2.1% | 15 | Germany |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 2023 | $65.8M | $3,310.22 |
| France | 2023 | $46.1M | $2,961.74 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $25.5M | $3,142.67 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $24.7M | $3,121.78 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $15.9M | $2,723.89 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $15.5M | $2,539.01 |
| Ireland | 2023 | $8.6M | $2,631.19 |
| Bulgaria | 2023 | $8.2M | $2,347.78 |
| Spain | 2023 | $6.8M | $3,732.16 |
| India | 2023 | $6.5M | $2,609.81 |
| Poland | 2023 | $5.9M | $2,871.66 |
| USA | 2023 | $5.1M | $4,634.1 |
| Philippines | 2023 | $4.0M | $30,367.11 |
| Italy | 2023 | $3.5M | $3,009.78 |
| Greece | 2023 | $3.4M | $1,555.99 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $3.3M | $4,118.34 |
| Bangladesh | 2023 | $3.3M | $2,895.78 |
| Kazakhstan | 2023 | $3.2M | $6,395.35 |
| China | 2023 | $3.1M | $16,998.99 |
| Norway | 2023 | $2.9M | $4,310.09 |

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