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USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $28.5M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $28.5M | +2.7% | 24 | Republic of Korea |
| Russia | $19.9M | +18% | 4 | China |
| Germany | $14.6M | -9.8% | 20 | Austria |
| Canada | $12.2M | +0.3% | 10 | USA |
| United Kingdom | $9.3M | +6.2% | 20 | Germany |
| Mexico | $9.0M | +23.6% | 44 | USA |
| France | $7.8M | +2.6% | 15 | Italy |
| Australia | $6.7M | +0.9% | 13 | China |
| Italy | $5.1M | -3.4% | 12 | Germany |
| United Arab Emirates | $4.4M | +23.2% | 14 | China |
| Japan | $4.1M | +2.9% | 10 | Republic of Korea |
| Poland | $4.0M | -8.8% | 14 | Sweden |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $3.9M | -3.1% | 12 | Italy |
| India | $3.9M | +3.6% | 15 | China |
| Turkey | $3.8M | +26.2% | 11 | China |
| Norway | $3.5M | -5.6% | 10 | Germany |
| China | $3.3M | -12.2% | 11 | Germany |
| Saudi Arabia | $3.2M | +36.3% | 13 | Italy |
| Spain | $3.1M | -5% | 11 | Germany |
| Netherlands | $3.1M | -9.6% | 20 | USA |
| Romania | $3.1M | -9.9% | 13 | Sweden |
| Singapore | $2.8M | +26.7% | 12 | China |
| Viet Nam | $2.8M | -1% | 8 | China |
| Belgium | $2.7M | +1.4% | 10 | Italy |
| Thailand | $2.3M | +12.3% | 9 | China |
| Brazil | $2.1M | -9.4% | 4 | China |
| Republic of Korea | $2.0M | +11.4% | 3 | USA |
| Malaysia | $1.7M | +20.4% | 8 | China |
| Denmark | $1.7M | +2% | 7 | Iceland |
| Taiwan | $1.3M | +2.5% | 6 | China |
| Croatia | $1.1M | +22.6% | 6 | Germany |
| Austria | $1.0M | -8.7% | 5 | Germany |
| Pakistan | $986.9K | +147.6% | 3 | Italy |
| Serbia | $970.7K | -1.1% | 10 | Czechia |
| New Zealand | $917.8K | -14.1% | 4 | Italy |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $36.0M | $12,247.49 |
| Germany | 2023 | $15.5M | $22,343.54 |
| Russia | 2023 | $14.3M | $11,113.57 |
| Canada | 2023 | $13.4M | $30,034.57 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $11.5M | $17,247.87 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $10.6M | $29,823.04 |
| Australia | 2023 | $6.9M | $15,619.1 |
| France | 2023 | $6.3M | $17,808.58 |
| Japan | 2023 | $5.8M | $34,497.56 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $5.7M | $39,683.79 |
| Italy | 2023 | $5.4M | $45,826.69 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $5.3M | $27,339.75 |
| Romania | 2023 | $4.9M | $28,476.85 |
| China | 2023 | $4.8M | $28,751.37 |
| Poland | 2023 | $4.3M | $34,301.94 |
| Spain | 2023 | $4.1M | $27,619.12 |
| Norway | 2023 | $3.8M | $42,242.84 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $3.6M | $17,312.3 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $3.5M | $29,530.69 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $3.3M | $17,671.69 |

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