# Cards Incorporating A Magnetic Strip buyer markets and demand...

France is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $26.8M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| France | $26.8M | +23.2% | 68 | Tunisia |
| Canada | $24.9M | -0.6% | 40 | USA |
| Netherlands | $23.1M | +31.3% | 56 | Germany |
| USA | $20.9M | +0.9% | 61 | China |
| Philippines | $16.4M | -23.7% | 21 | Japan |
| Czechia | $14.1M | +57.7% | 30 | United Kingdom |
| Germany | $9.3M | -0.7% | 58 | France |
| Australia | $8.8M | -8.2% | 28 | USA |
| Spain | $7.2M | +9.6% | 56 | France |
| Mexico | $7.1M | -9.3% | 78 | USA |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $6.5M | +7.2% | 49 | Poland |
| China | $5.7M | -11.8% | 43 | United Kingdom |
| Poland | $5.4M | -8.4% | 31 | Spain |
| Sweden | $5.4M | -8.5% | 34 | France |
| United Kingdom | $5.3M | -6.2% | 50 | Italy |
| Russia | $5.0M | +24.4% | 9 | China |
| South Africa | $4.2M | -3% | 45 | China |
| Malaysia | $3.6M | +3.2% | 30 | China |
| Singapore | $3.6M | -9.6% | 36 | China |
| Norway | $3.2M | -13.3% | 33 | Andorra |
| Italy | $3.0M | -4.2% | 37 | Slovakia |
| Viet Nam | $2.8M | +22% | 28 | China |
| Japan | $2.8M | -24.9% | 27 | Viet Nam |
| Thailand | $2.7M | -10.2% | 64 | Israel |
| Ireland | $2.7M | +15.6% | 58 | United Kingdom |
| Egypt | $2.5M | +8.6% | 31 | Estonia |
| Slovenia | $2.4M | +74.2% | 18 | Italy |
| Honduras | $2.4M | +2.1% | 32 | Estonia |
| United Arab Emirates | $2.2M | -30.7% | 41 | China |
| Dominican Republic | $2.1M | +27.7% | 15 | Mexico |
| New Zealand | $2.0M | -14.1% | 17 | Australia |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $1.9M | -30.7% | 22 | China |
| Denmark | $1.8M | -9.8% | 40 | United Kingdom |
| Greece | $1.7M | -8.4% | 31 | Austria |
| Slovakia | $1.7M | +8.4% | 31 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| France | 2023 | $28.6M | $39,387.81 |
| Canada | 2023 | $25.9M | $32,083.48 |
| USA | 2023 | $19.5M | $11,741.57 |
| Nigeria | 2023 | $17.3M | $118,488.63 |
| Tunisia | 2023 | $8.8M | $58,676.44 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $8.4M | $51,282.61 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $8.2M | $51,139.44 |
| Germany | 2023 | $8.0M | $69,550.93 |
| Honduras | 2023 | $7.8M | $236,962.02 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $7.7M | $29,149.1 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $7.4M | $63,789.6 |
| Australia | 2023 | $6.9M | $12,869.27 |
| Greece | 2023 | $6.9M | $112,120.45 |
| Japan | 2023 | $6.1M | $32,864.57 |
| China | 2023 | $5.8M | $676,473.22 |
| Spain | 2023 | $5.4M | $37,749.25 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $5.2M | $49,690.66 |
| South Africa | 2023 | $4.8M | $4,733.36 |
| Italy | 2023 | $4.8M | $153,390.38 |
| Dominican Republic | 2023 | $4.4M | $78,334.99 |

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