# Magnetic Or Optical Readers buyer markets and demand | HS...

USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $766.1M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $766.1M | +1.9% | 104 | Germany |
| Germany | $672.2M | +5% | 97 | China |
| China | $335.6M | -2% | 74 | Germany |
| Australia | $317.4M | +21% | 62 | Netherlands |
| Canada | $315.6M | +3% | 79 | USA |
| United Kingdom | $287.8M | -0.8% | 112 | China |
| Netherlands | $272.0M | -0.8% | 95 | USA |
| Republic of Korea | $245.7M | +21.4% | 65 | Ireland |
| Spain | $222.5M | +2.4% | 85 | Netherlands |
| Japan | $221.7M | -7.5% | 53 | China |
| Sweden | $211.7M | +25% | 59 | USA |
| Singapore | $208.3M | -5.3% | 71 | Indonesia |
| France | $197.7M | +1% | 104 | Germany |
| Italy | $193.8M | +2.5% | 76 | Germany |
| Brazil | $164.4M | +9.8% | 60 | USA |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $117.7M | +3.2% | 80 | Germany |
| India | $112.7M | -4.8% | 63 | China |
| Thailand | $110.7M | -2.2% | 68 | Mexico |
| Malaysia | $103.8M | +4.7% | 63 | China |
| United Arab Emirates | $99.2M | +4.3% | 81 | USA |
| Austria | $97.3M | +3.4% | 74 | Germany |
| Mexico | $95.5M | +6.6% | 93 | USA |
| Denmark | $93.6M | +2.6% | 70 | Germany |
| Viet Nam | $92.3M | +11.3% | 56 | China |
| Taiwan | $85.6M | +8.9% | 51 | China |
| Poland | $85.5M | +1.7% | 75 | Germany |
| Belgium | $83.1M | -7.9% | 68 | Netherlands |
| Indonesia | $81.6M | +4.9% | 64 | Singapore |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $73.7M | -6% | 60 | China |
| Slovakia | $67.7M | -9.7% | 58 | Viet Nam |
| Saudi Arabia | $67.6M | +1.7% | 63 | United Arab Emirates |
| Russia | $60.1M | -10% | 27 | China |
| Ireland | $57.8M | -20.7% | 77 | Indonesia |
| Czechia | $57.8M | +2.8% | 65 | Germany |
| Turkey | $57.8M | +6.9% | 62 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 2023 | $831.8M | $191,826.8 |
| USA | 2023 | $768.2M | $275,520.28 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $689.5M | $301,169.06 |
| China | 2023 | $432.8M | $595,866.35 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $417.7M | $114,229.45 |
| Canada | 2023 | $393.5M | $293,726.13 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $294.3M | $298,084.74 |
| Spain | 2023 | $278.4M | $111,728.77 |
| Japan | 2023 | $271.7M | $291,565.82 |
| Australia | 2023 | $268.7M | $260,096.46 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $253.0M | $111,194.96 |
| France | 2023 | $225.1M | $141,341.05 |
| Italy | 2023 | $207.5M | $146,993.64 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $201.0M | $429,093.38 |
| Ireland | 2023 | $164.6M | $333,386.12 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $162.2M | $75,375.49 |
| South Africa | 2023 | $147.9M | $290,767.88 |
| Denmark | 2023 | $141.5M | $69,840.1 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $139.6M | $216,902.9 |
| Poland | 2023 | $127.5M | $191,155.04 |

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