# Starter Motors And Dual Purpose Star buyer markets and demand...

USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $1.4B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $1.4B | +0.9% | 111 | Mexico |
| Germany | $450.5M | -1.7% | 82 | Hungary |
| Mexico | $352.7M | -2.3% | 106 | USA |
| United Kingdom | $267.7M | -5.9% | 80 | USA |
| Canada | $236.3M | +3.5% | 94 | USA |
| France | $188.8M | -3% | 91 | United Kingdom |
| Slovakia | $172.1M | +34.7% | 39 | Republic of Korea |
| Italy | $149.8M | +1.5% | 56 | Germany |
| Spain | $142.1M | +1% | 57 | Poland |
| Netherlands | $133.1M | -2.6% | 74 | Japan |
| Poland | $122.2M | +13.3% | 58 | China |
| India | $115.3M | +12.2% | 51 | Japan |
| Japan | $105.6M | +1.8% | 51 | Republic of Korea |
| China | $102.7M | -11.2% | 67 | USA |
| Russia | $91.9M | -0.6% | 24 | China |
| Turkey | $90.7M | +8.6% | 62 | India |
| Brazil | $90.3M | +8.2% | 51 | China |
| Czechia | $86.6M | +1.7% | 52 | Hungary |
| Sweden | $61.3M | -6% | 53 | Japan |
| Romania | $60.0M | +6.5% | 44 | France |
| Thailand | $59.3M | -6.7% | 52 | Japan |
| Australia | $58.6M | +6.5% | 52 | USA |
| Republic of Korea | $56.0M | +9.4% | 48 | Japan |
| United Arab Emirates | $53.8M | +30.1% | 77 | USA |
| Belgium | $52.2M | +2.4% | 80 | Spain |
| Malaysia | $51.3M | +7.5% | 47 | China |
| South Africa | $41.2M | -2.3% | 70 | China |
| Hungary | $41.0M | +1.2% | 44 | Japan |
| Argentina | $38.0M | +9.4% | 41 | Brazil |
| Indonesia | $37.9M | -0.6% | 48 | China |
| Singapore | $35.2M | +3.3% | 59 | USA |
| Saudi Arabia | $31.5M | +4.2% | 50 | USA |
| Viet Nam | $29.2M | +9% | 39 | China |
| Portugal | $23.6M | +5.1% | 38 | Spain |
| Slovenia | $23.2M | +6.5% | 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $1.4B | $14,497.07 |
| Germany | 2023 | $497.4M | $15,172.16 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $377.4M | $16,398.57 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $287.1M | $19,434.25 |
| Canada | 2023 | $228.4M | $15,763.42 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $182.6M | $14,149.8 |
| France | 2023 | $173.0M | $17,142 |
| Italy | 2023 | $135.2M | $12,962.01 |
| Spain | 2023 | $125.8M | $12,471.28 |
| Japan | 2023 | $114.4M | $23,815.91 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $109.7M | $15,879.55 |
| Slovakia | 2023 | $108.5M | $13,819.94 |
| Poland | 2023 | $108.4M | $10,226.48 |
| China | 2023 | $105.5M | $14,218.15 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $89.8M | $15,453.11 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $89.4M | $14,326.4 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $75.1M | $10,928.9 |
| India | 2023 | $72.2M | $14,487.99 |
| Russia | 2023 | $71.2M | $9,138.85 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $65.6M | $12,500.41 |

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