# Polarising Material buyer markets and demand | HS 900120...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $2.7B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $2.7B | -8.3% | 28 | Republic of Korea |
| Viet Nam | $444.8M | -5.2% | 16 | Japan |
| Taiwan | $352.0M | -6.7% | 18 | Japan |
| Republic of Korea | $326.0M | -12.6% | 20 | Japan |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $308.6M | -5.1% | 17 | Republic of Korea |
| Japan | $166.5M | -6.3% | 22 | Republic of Korea |
| Mexico | $40.5M | +13.1% | 42 | Republic of Korea |
| USA | $37.9M | +1.6% | 34 | Republic of Korea |
| India | $19.3M | +59.6% | 16 | Viet Nam |
| Germany | $16.3M | +26.7% | 34 | Taiwan |
| Italy | $10.5M | -7.4% | 22 | Republic of Korea |
| Malaysia | $8.9M | -22.2% | 15 | Republic of Korea |
| Philippines | $7.3M | -18.7% | 10 | Japan |
| Egypt | $6.5M | +166.8% | 7 | Republic of Korea |
| Slovenia | $5.3M | +148.2% | 13 | Republic of Korea |
| Slovakia | $4.7M | +3.7% | 19 | Republic of Korea |
| Thailand | $4.6M | -16.2% | 13 | Japan |
| Netherlands | $4.0M | +34.4% | 40 | Germany |
| France | $3.3M | -11.5% | 27 | Japan |
| United Kingdom | $3.1M | +2% | 24 | China |
| Singapore | $2.7M | -32.1% | 18 | USA |
| Canada | $2.3M | +11.9% | 17 | Germany |
| Czechia | $2.0M | -14.1% | 19 | Japan |
| Brazil | $1.8M | +41.7% | 12 | Republic of Korea |
| Romania | $1.6M | +27.4% | 15 | Germany |
| Poland | $1.5M | -8.1% | 22 | Taiwan |
| Belgium | $1.3M | +9.1% | 23 | USA |
| Hungary | $1.1M | -22.1% | 22 | Republic of Korea |
| Colombia | $1.0M | +11.8% | 12 | India |
| Croatia | $918.5K | +177.5% | 9 | Republic of Korea |
| Israel | $835.7K | +47.2% | 12 | Taiwan |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $688.6K | +4.8% | 19 | Germany |
| Australia | $590.0K | +47.6% | 14 | USA |
| Denmark | $501.6K | +6.1% | 15 | Germany |
| Turkey | $500.8K | +3.6% | 14 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $2.9B | $55,731.24 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $407.8M | $162,319.36 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $379.4M | $64,199.14 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $377.2M | $47,149.32 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $306.5M | $63,124.47 |
| Japan | 2023 | $143.4M | $54,480.67 |
| USA | 2023 | $34.2M | $51,226.53 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $30.2M | $47,818.56 |
| India | 2023 | $15.7M | $46,034.51 |
| Italy | 2023 | $10.9M | $136,033.39 |
| Germany | 2023 | $10.6M | $140,935.56 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $10.0M | $9,055.67 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $9.4M | $199,767.62 |
| Philippines | 2023 | $9.4M | $258,083.8 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $6.0M | $184,563.2 |
| Slovakia | 2023 | $5.4M | $37,557.19 |
| Egypt | 2023 | $5.4M | $22,191.69 |
| Poland | 2023 | $5.3M | $127,279.65 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $4.8M | $121,465.96 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $4.8M | $88,778.55 |

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