# For Treating Materials By Change Of  buyer markets and demand...

USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $2.1B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $2.1B | +15.7% | 90 | Italy |
| China | $1.2B | +6.5% | 66 | Republic of Korea |
| Mexico | $612.3M | +20.8% | 91 | USA |
| Germany | $517.6M | +6.7% | 79 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Indonesia | $440.4M | +27.1% | 47 | China |
| Republic of Korea | $364.9M | +3.2% | 61 | China |
| Saudi Arabia | $344.2M | +32.8% | 57 | China |
| United Kingdom | $283.6M | +12% | 70 | Germany |
| India | $283.1M | +1.7% | 62 | China |
| France | $249.3M | +5.2% | 70 | Germany |
| Japan | $244.6M | +3.6% | 54 | China |
| Malaysia | $238.0M | +19.3% | 54 | China |
| Netherlands | $237.8M | +12.1% | 76 | Germany |
| Canada | $232.8M | +4.4% | 62 | USA |
| Singapore | $221.2M | +11.5% | 58 | Republic of Korea |
| Taiwan | $192.1M | +1.7% | 45 | China |
| Russia | $185.0M | -23.6% | 28 | China |
| Australia | $156.4M | +14.8% | 60 | Indonesia |
| Poland | $153.3M | +12.4% | 56 | Germany |
| Italy | $151.4M | +6.5% | 63 | Germany |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $145.9M | +2.6% | 61 | Germany |
| Viet Nam | $145.8M | -0.5% | 56 | China |
| Turkey | $144.3M | +10.5% | 67 | China |
| Ireland | $128.0M | +23.2% | 49 | Germany |
| Brazil | $126.2M | +5.8% | 52 | China |
| Austria | $121.4M | +8.1% | 65 | Germany |
| Spain | $120.7M | +5.1% | 67 | Germany |
| Qatar | $117.2M | +67.2% | 35 | Republic of Korea |
| Thailand | $116.8M | -3.7% | 51 | China |
| United Arab Emirates | $115.5M | +17.3% | 66 | Republic of Korea |
| Belgium | $110.1M | +3.6% | 64 | Germany |
| Czechia | $89.5M | +8.2% | 55 | Germany |
| Sweden | $79.0M | +3.1% | 50 | Germany |
| Uzbekistan | $66.4M | +0.9% | 41 | China |
| Kazakhstan | $62.5M | -20.9% | 51 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $1.1B | $31,114.15 |
| China | 2023 | $1.0B | $40,764.03 |
| Germany | 2023 | $789.7M | $28,177.14 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $422.9M | $29,198.15 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $388.3M | $6,412.45 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $361.8M | $23,077.88 |
| India | 2023 | $355.9M | $42,166.91 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $355.3M | $41,911.73 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $349.6M | $28,039.54 |
| France | 2023 | $297.5M | $24,656.76 |
| Japan | 2023 | $264.8M | $36,323.92 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $259.9M | $34,116.59 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $258.4M | $26,137.57 |
| Russia | 2023 | $232.6M | $9,530.3 |
| Poland | 2023 | $232.1M | $30,398.27 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $222.7M | $31,153.54 |
| Canada | 2023 | $214.8M | $42,402.87 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $190.2M | $24,437.6 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $164.4M | $41,446.08 |
| Italy | 2023 | $160.8M | $31,136.44 |

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