# Sharpening (Tool Or Cutter Grinding) buyer markets and demand...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $124.4M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $124.4M | +6% | 20 | Thailand |
| USA | $64.6M | -1.7% | 27 | Australia |
| Germany | $25.1M | -0.6% | 29 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| India | $20.2M | +19.2% | 22 | Thailand |
| Japan | $16.5M | +3% | 13 | Czechia |
| Republic of Korea | $16.0M | -4.2% | 10 | Japan |
| Turkey | $13.7M | +17% | 16 | Thailand |
| Italy | $12.5M | -9.6% | 10 | Germany |
| Russia | $12.5M | +5.9% | 4 | China |
| Israel | $11.5M | +38.9% | 7 | Japan |
| Viet Nam | $10.0M | -1.5% | 14 | China |
| Mexico | $9.8M | +9.3% | 44 | Czechia |
| France | $9.5M | +5% | 14 | Germany |
| Canada | $8.7M | +11.5% | 16 | Czechia |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $7.4M | +7% | 17 | Taiwan |
| Brazil | $7.2M | +7.2% | 15 | Germany |
| Thailand | $6.3M | -3% | 22 | China |
| Taiwan | $5.8M | -18.3% | 9 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| United Kingdom | $4.9M | -11.3% | 18 | Germany |
| Poland | $4.1M | -11.1% | 11 | Germany |
| Sweden | $3.7M | +13.3% | 10 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Spain | $3.4M | -0.4% | 14 | Japan |
| Australia | $2.5M | -1.6% | 11 | Germany |
| Malaysia | $2.2M | -0.6% | 18 | Singapore |
| Ukraine | $2.1M | -0.5% | 11 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Czechia | $2.1M | +0% | 10 | Germany |
| Kazakhstan | $1.9M | +74.7% | 4 | Turkey |
| Belarus | $1.8M | -5.4% | 11 | China |
| Austria | $1.7M | -25.6% | 11 | Germany |
| Portugal | $1.6M | +11.7% | 11 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Finland | $1.4M | +8.5% | 7 | Germany |
| Netherlands | $1.3M | +0.3% | 25 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Belgium | $1.3M | -1.7% | 10 | Germany |
| Indonesia | $991.4K | -22% | 14 | China |
| Hungary | $847.5K | -17.6% | 9 | Germany |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $72.2M | $47,909.71 |
| China | 2023 | $69.7M | $31,989.34 |
| Germany | 2023 | $39.7M | $43,282.57 |
| Italy | 2023 | $26.8M | $51,665.51 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $22.0M | $49,760.37 |
| Japan | 2023 | $21.5M | $58,884.37 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $16.5M | $50,025.19 |
| Russia | 2023 | $16.4M | $31,034.41 |
| India | 2023 | $16.0M | $36,900.2 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $12.5M | $44,702.51 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $10.3M | $42,438.53 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $9.0M | $46,178.89 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $8.4M | $48,707.96 |
| France | 2023 | $8.4M | $40,735.13 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $8.2M | $36,000.43 |
| Israel | 2023 | $7.7M | $54,989.76 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $7.6M | $39,672.1 |
| Poland | 2023 | $7.0M | $54,502.62 |
| Canada | 2023 | $6.9M | $43,149.43 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $6.8M | $44,020.66 |

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