# For Arc (Including Plasma Arc) Weldi buyer markets and demand...

USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $246.1M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $246.1M | -1.6% | 46 | Canada |
| Mexico | $122.5M | -2.8% | 93 | USA |
| Germany | $94.6M | +1.8% | 57 | Austria |
| United Kingdom | $75.3M | +17.9% | 53 | Republic of Korea |
| Canada | $67.2M | +2.2% | 30 | USA |
| China | $63.8M | -13.9% | 34 | Germany |
| Italy | $57.6M | +6.8% | 40 | China |
| Poland | $51.7M | -1% | 35 | Germany |
| India | $51.0M | +1.5% | 32 | China |
| Netherlands | $49.1M | +10.2% | 42 | Germany |
| Russia | $48.8M | -2.6% | 14 | China |
| France | $47.1M | -0.2% | 42 | Germany |
| Austria | $43.6M | -1.1% | 41 | Hungary |
| Brazil | $38.9M | +7% | 32 | China |
| Czechia | $34.7M | -8% | 27 | Germany |
| Spain | $32.3M | +3.5% | 35 | China |
| Australia | $31.6M | +9.2% | 35 | China |
| Turkey | $31.2M | +22.5% | 36 | Germany |
| Republic of Korea | $28.3M | +6.4% | 24 | China |
| Thailand | $26.7M | +4.9% | 25 | China |
| Japan | $26.2M | -9.8% | 24 | China |
| Romania | $26.2M | +4.3% | 30 | Italy |
| Saudi Arabia | $26.0M | +15.4% | 33 | France |
| Viet Nam | $25.9M | +9.8% | 21 | China |
| Hungary | $25.3M | +7.5% | 30 | Czechia |
| Slovakia | $22.8M | +8% | 27 | Hungary |
| United Arab Emirates | $21.5M | +9.9% | 40 | China |
| Indonesia | $21.2M | +5.1% | 25 | China |
| Belgium | $17.5M | +1.6% | 26 | Netherlands |
| Malaysia | $15.5M | +4.4% | 32 | China |
| Sweden | $13.2M | +2.4% | 26 | Finland |
| Kazakhstan | $12.8M | +15% | 26 | China |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $12.5M | -6.3% | 23 | Germany |
| Norway | $12.4M | +2.9% | 28 | Finland |
| Taiwan | $12.0M | -8.4% | 24 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $223.8M | $53,999.21 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $161.6M | $35,892.27 |
| Germany | 2023 | $114.1M | $38,810.73 |
| China | 2023 | $95.8M | $78,505.72 |
| Poland | 2023 | $77.9M | $29,902.33 |
| France | 2023 | $68.3M | $35,941.92 |
| Italy | 2023 | $58.3M | $47,746.41 |
| India | 2023 | $56.5M | $53,977.67 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $53.9M | $19,768.07 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $52.7M | $35,302.19 |
| Austria | 2023 | $49.5M | $26,018.8 |
| Canada | 2023 | $46.9M | $49,475.01 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $46.8M | $44,097.65 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $45.3M | $27,508.11 |
| Russia | 2023 | $43.7M | $18,293.55 |
| Japan | 2023 | $39.4M | $32,322.34 |
| Australia | 2023 | $39.1M | $47,643.38 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $38.9M | $17,947.37 |
| Romania | 2023 | $30.6M | $18,644.97 |
| Spain | 2023 | $30.4M | $32,662.08 |

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