# N.E.S. In Heading No. 8901 buyer markets and demand | HS...

Liberia is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $14.4B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Liberia | $14.4B | +30.5% | 12 | China |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $6.4B | +17.9% | 9 | China |
| Marshall Isds | $6.1B | +23.1% | 15 | China |
| Panama | $6.0B | +2.4% | 16 | Japan |
| Singapore | $5.4B | +12.7% | 21 | China |
| Malta | $4.2B | +53.2% | 7 | China |
| France | $3.8B | +85.2% | 23 | Republic of Korea |
| Germany | $2.8B | +32.7% | 27 | Republic of Korea |
| Denmark | $1.8B | +20.8% | 21 | Republic of Korea |
| Bermuda | $1.2B | +37.6% | 3 | Republic of Korea |
| Republic of Korea | $1.1B | +10% | 16 | China |
| Poland | $725.0M | +3.2% | 53 | China |
| United Kingdom | $619.2M | +24% | 25 | China |
| Portugal | $612.8M | +24.4% | 11 | Republic of Korea |
| Indonesia | $604.8M | +16.6% | 15 | China |
| Norway | $493.8M | +21.7% | 25 | China |
| Australia | $488.5M | +29.2% | 13 | China |
| Italy | $462.5M | +30.4% | 16 | Republic of Korea |
| Japan | $413.0M | -1.4% | 8 | Philippines |
| Greece | $344.9M | +26.4% | 21 | Republic of Korea |
| United Arab Emirates | $313.9M | +31.9% | 27 | Saudi Arabia |
| Sweden | $303.9M | +51.6% | 12 | Finland |
| Bahamas | $279.2M | -14.6% | 8 | Republic of Korea |
| Mexico | $261.4M | +38.4% | 7 | China |
| Cyprus | $258.6M | -8.8% | 22 | China |
| Thailand | $254.8M | +8% | 12 | Japan |
| Russia | $240.5M | -3.7% | 3 | China |
| Netherlands | $208.5M | -0.3% | 29 | China |
| Malaysia | $202.1M | -1.5% | 12 | China |
| Spain | $197.0M | -1.1% | 19 | China |
| Canada | $195.0M | +4.2% | 9 | China |
| Bangladesh | $181.6M | +39.2% | 7 | China |
| Philippines | $174.3M | +1.8% | 15 | China |
| Belgium | $163.1M | -1.8% | 10 | China |
| USA | $158.8M | -0.2% | 25 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Liberia | 2023 | $11.1B | $2,019.81 |
| Marshall Isds | 2023 | $5.3B | $1,453.77 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $4.7B | $2,002.52 |
| Germany | 2023 | $4.3B | $1,937.82 |
| Panama | 2023 | $3.0B | $1,661.57 |
| Denmark | 2023 | $1.7B | $1,745.96 |
| France | 2023 | $1.3B | $3,777.79 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $1.2B | $1,178.37 |
| Malta | 2023 | $1.2B | $2,055.42 |
| Norway | 2023 | $1.1B | $9,251.74 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $832.5M | $772.12 |
| Poland | 2023 | $816.6M | $1,701.67 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $726.0M | $1,739.67 |
| Japan | 2023 | $605.3M | $2,298.36 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $545.5M | $827.77 |
| Côte d\'Ivoire | 2023 | $508.6M | $7,173.49 |
| Cyprus | 2023 | $495.8M | $1,850.66 |
| India | 2023 | $386.5M | $4,561.39 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $374.7M | $4,718.36 |
| Greece | 2023 | $367.3M | $2,161.14 |

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