# Operated By Electro-Chemical buyer markets and demand | HS...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $79.0M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $79.0M | +23.4% | 32 | Malaysia |
| USA | $42.9M | +3% | 39 | New Zealand |
| India | $19.8M | +1.2% | 32 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
| Italy | $15.1M | +16.4% | 27 | Japan |
| France | $14.8M | +23.8% | 33 | Belgium |
| Malaysia | $11.5M | +5.3% | 20 | China |
| Republic of Korea | $10.7M | +13.5% | 20 | Japan |
| Viet Nam | $10.4M | -3.7% | 17 | Republic of Korea |
| Germany | $9.7M | -8.4% | 39 | Spain |
| Taiwan | $9.7M | -1.8% | 21 | Japan |
| Japan | $8.9M | +0.3% | 21 | Germany |
| Canada | $7.6M | -3.6% | 26 | USA |
| Spain | $6.9M | +25% | 33 | Germany |
| Mexico | $6.1M | -20.1% | 50 | USA |
| United Kingdom | $5.8M | -3.5% | 33 | Germany |
| Russia | $5.0M | -5.1% | 7 | China |
| United Arab Emirates | $4.9M | +13% | 32 | Mexico |
| Slovakia | $4.8M | +46.9% | 14 | Hungary |
| Thailand | $4.7M | -7.4% | 25 | China |
| Poland | $4.3M | +22.5% | 20 | USA |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $4.3M | +2.4% | 21 | Germany |
| Turkey | $4.3M | -1.1% | 14 | Germany |
| Netherlands | $4.1M | +7.1% | 32 | USA |
| Australia | $3.5M | -1.2% | 23 | USA |
| Czechia | $3.5M | +5.5% | 15 | Germany |
| Brazil | $3.1M | +9.7% | 16 | Spain |
| Singapore | $3.1M | -2.8% | 23 | Taiwan |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $3.0M | -2.7% | 13 | Taiwan |
| Belgium | $2.9M | -3.2% | 14 | Netherlands |
| Iran | $2.5M | +21.6% | 5 | China |
| Hungary | $2.4M | -2.3% | 13 | Germany |
| Romania | $2.4M | -10.3% | 19 | Italy |
| Portugal | $2.0M | +4.2% | 17 | Spain |
| Turkmenistan | $2.0M | +254.6% | 2 | United Arab Emirates |
| Saudi Arabia | $2.0M | -1% | 20 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $57.9M | $117,962.84 |
| USA | 2023 | $38.1M | $42,044.76 |
| India | 2023 | $36.5M | $107,328.72 |
| Italy | 2023 | $14.4M | $44,841.2 |
| Germany | 2023 | $13.7M | $2,478.12 |
| Canada | 2023 | $13.0M | $17,974.9 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $12.5M | $25,862.41 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $12.4M | $27,716.9 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $12.2M | $62,039.24 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $10.3M | $81,175.73 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $9.9M | $8,996.68 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $9.7M | $68,986.59 |
| Russia | 2023 | $9.7M | $24,462.08 |
| Japan | 2023 | $9.0M | $132,096.65 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $7.4M | $54,246.07 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $7.4M | $31,934.82 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $6.9M | $28,810.79 |
| Poland | 2023 | $6.8M | $48,587.12 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $6.3M | $14,616.28 |
| Spain | 2023 | $6.3M | $39,907.66 |

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