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

USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $162.7M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $162.7M | +4.3% | 51 | China |
| Russia | $116.1M | +7.9% | 16 | China |
| Canada | $74.3M | +1.1% | 35 | USA |
| Mexico | $67.0M | +2.3% | 89 | China |
| India | $66.4M | +8% | 39 | China |
| Brazil | $55.0M | +16.5% | 31 | China |
| Germany | $45.4M | -0.8% | 61 | China |
| United Arab Emirates | $37.2M | +15.9% | 49 | China |
| Indonesia | $36.8M | -2.3% | 29 | China |
| United Kingdom | $35.5M | +10.7% | 52 | China |
| Poland | $33.0M | +1.8% | 40 | China |
| Czechia | $31.6M | +7.8% | 23 | Poland |
| Saudi Arabia | $25.4M | +15.6% | 32 | USA |
| France | $24.5M | -6.9% | 39 | Poland |
| Australia | $24.3M | -0.1% | 29 | China |
| Malaysia | $24.1M | +5.5% | 29 | China |
| Viet Nam | $23.1M | -5.9% | 27 | China |
| Thailand | $22.7M | -8.5% | 31 | China |
| Italy | $20.1M | +2.5% | 42 | Poland |
| Turkey | $19.2M | +16.4% | 37 | Italy |
| Spain | $17.6M | -2.8% | 44 | China |
| Philippines | $16.5M | -0.4% | 29 | China |
| South Africa | $16.3M | +4% | 35 | China |
| Chile | $13.4M | -5.2% | 21 | China |
| Netherlands | $12.7M | -7.4% | 47 | Italy |
| Romania | $12.6M | -0.5% | 30 | China |
| Kazakhstan | $12.0M | +11.8% | 22 | China |
| Republic of Korea | $11.9M | +7% | 29 | China |
| Peru | $10.7M | +0.2% | 24 | China |
| Singapore | $10.6M | +1.7% | 36 | China |
| Egypt | $9.9M | +6.8% | 25 | China |
| Colombia | $9.7M | +3.2% | 21 | China |
| China | $9.1M | -15.4% | 41 | Germany |
| Iraq | $7.8M | +11.8% | 19 | China |
| Belarus | $7.8M | +9.5% | 24 | Russia |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $145.8M | $22,355.1 |
| Russia | 2023 | $125.7M | $9,457.47 |
| Canada | 2023 | $71.8M | $22,824.99 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $61.7M | $12,994.26 |
| India | 2023 | $55.7M | $21,957.16 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $54.7M | $7,407.96 |
| Germany | 2023 | $43.0M | $18,332.71 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $41.4M | $11,083.33 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $33.9M | $22,490.96 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $31.0M | $8,847.38 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $29.6M | $17,674.99 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $28.8M | $10,835.25 |
| Poland | 2023 | $28.6M | $15,720.56 |
| France | 2023 | $28.3M | $18,077.31 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $27.2M | $19,908.4 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $25.7M | $17,262.7 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $21.0M | $15,316.94 |
| Australia | 2023 | $20.1M | $9,007 |
| Italy | 2023 | $19.1M | $32,264.67 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $18.2M | $22,713.77 |

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