# For Metal buyer markets and demand | HS 848020 | Yugalinks

Germany is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $23.8M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $23.8M | +2.4% | 38 | China |
| Republic of Korea | $19.4M | +33.7% | 12 | China |
| Malaysia | $16.9M | -9% | 24 | China |
| USA | $16.9M | -2.3% | 28 | China |
| Canada | $16.7M | +22.2% | 18 | USA |
| Indonesia | $14.5M | -6.2% | 19 | China |
| Japan | $14.1M | -10.6% | 15 | China |
| Viet Nam | $12.5M | +7% | 20 | China |
| India | $9.8M | +13.6% | 20 | China |
| Thailand | $8.7M | +0.3% | 16 | China |
| Singapore | $7.0M | +1.4% | 20 | China |
| Mexico | $6.3M | +11.2% | 48 | China |
| Croatia | $6.0M | +195.6% | 6 | Italy |
| Italy | $6.0M | +18.4% | 19 | China |
| Philippines | $5.9M | -7.7% | 17 | China |
| Ireland | $4.9M | +22.3% | 17 | USA |
| Spain | $4.7M | -4.2% | 16 | China |
| Saudi Arabia | $3.9M | +24.3% | 18 | Republic of Korea |
| Portugal | $3.6M | +21.4% | 15 | China |
| Luxembourg | $3.4M | +79.2% | 8 | China |
| Austria | $3.4M | +9.7% | 21 | Italy |
| Russia | $3.1M | +1.9% | 4 | China |
| Morocco | $2.9M | -0.8% | 10 | Spain |
| United Arab Emirates | $2.9M | +15.7% | 15 | China |
| Egypt | $2.6M | +18.5% | 18 | China |
| China | $2.2M | -26% | 32 | Taiwan |
| Turkey | $2.1M | +0.9% | 11 | China |
| United Kingdom | $2.1M | -12.1% | 24 | Sri Lanka |
| France | $2.0M | -2.2% | 30 | Portugal |
| Brazil | $2.0M | +26.3% | 15 | China |
| Hungary | $1.9M | +20.2% | 11 | Republic of Korea |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $1.9M | +3.4% | 15 | China |
| Australia | $1.6M | -3.5% | 11 | China |
| Taiwan | $1.6M | -14.5% | 15 | China |
| Belarus | $1.5M | +31.4% | 5 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 2023 | $28.8M | $6,142.24 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $21.5M | $4,856.57 |
| Japan | 2023 | $18.6M | $3,986.12 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $17.3M | $7,030.44 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $13.8M | $10,981.06 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $12.7M | $2,793.26 |
| USA | 2023 | $11.1M | $3,539.36 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $8.4M | $7,079.89 |
| India | 2023 | $8.4M | $3,084.23 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $8.2M | $12,077.76 |
| Italy | 2023 | $8.0M | $8,704.22 |
| Philippines | 2023 | $6.9M | $16,733.73 |
| Spain | 2023 | $6.1M | $3,551.46 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $6.1M | $1,350.73 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $4.5M | $25,331 |
| Canada | 2023 | $4.5M | $6,841.86 |
| Portugal | 2023 | $4.3M | $1,478.26 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $4.1M | $10,699.33 |
| Austria | 2023 | $4.0M | $7,002.38 |
| China | 2023 | $3.8M | $7,096.44 |

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