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China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $27.1M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $27.1M | +38.1% | 23 | USA |
| USA | $16.7M | -13.5% | 60 | Canada |
| Saudi Arabia | $12.6M | +68.1% | 43 | China |
| Malaysia | $10.4M | +68.5% | 34 | Japan |
| United Kingdom | $8.0M | +16.1% | 50 | Denmark |
| Belgium | $6.5M | +38.4% | 27 | Netherlands |
| Netherlands | $6.0M | +34% | 56 | Germany |
| France | $5.7M | +3.1% | 59 | USA |
| Germany | $5.5M | +21.8% | 59 | Netherlands |
| Canada | $4.7M | -7.6% | 41 | USA |
| Mexico | $4.3M | +48.9% | 39 | Belgium |
| Czechia | $4.3M | +21.6% | 29 | Latvia |
| Togo | $4.0M | +251.1% | 12 | United Arab Emirates |
| Australia | $2.5M | -19% | 31 | USA |
| Singapore | $2.2M | +18.9% | 30 | Viet Nam |
| Spain | $2.2M | +5.2% | 43 | Netherlands |
| Romania | $2.0M | +22.8% | 26 | Hungary |
| Poland | $1.8M | +0.3% | 31 | Netherlands |
| Italy | $1.7M | +38.7% | 28 | Netherlands |
| Denmark | $1.7M | +18.2% | 83 | USA |
| Ireland | $1.7M | +26.1% | 28 | United Kingdom |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $1.6M | +3.3% | 44 | USA |
| Hungary | $1.6M | +6.5% | 37 | Poland |
| India | $1.4M | -9.7% | 21 | United Kingdom |
| Japan | $1.4M | -23.7% | 28 | USA |
| Sweden | $1.3M | +14.5% | 24 | Denmark |
| Finland | $1.1M | +84.4% | 18 | China |
| Austria | $1.0M | +56.7% | 24 | Ireland |
| Sri Lanka | $828.1K | +146.2% | 9 | United Kingdom |
| Portugal | $823.9K | +15.9% | 21 | Netherlands |
| Thailand | $764.1K | -2% | 23 | Germany |
| Turkey | $758.2K | +82.2% | 17 | USA |
| United Arab Emirates | $756.3K | -27.1% | 37 | Israel |
| Viet Nam | $740.4K | +56.7% | 10 | United Kingdom |
| Norway | $739.1K | +4.9% | 30 | Denmark |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $14.8M | $265,769.65 |
| USA | 2023 | $14.1M | $245,460.1 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $13.4M | $438,022.45 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $8.5M | $247,803.81 |
| Kenya | 2023 | $7.8M | $620,446.29 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $7.7M | $1,663,756.19 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $7.0M | $282,563.48 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $5.8M | $153,517.35 |
| Spain | 2023 | $5.8M | $195,940.1 |
| Germany | 2023 | $4.9M | $296,659.6 |
| France | 2023 | $4.4M | $291,012.84 |
| Japan | 2023 | $4.4M | $570,428.59 |
| Australia | 2023 | $4.0M | $90,366.78 |
| India | 2023 | $3.6M | $128,274.5 |
| Canada | 2023 | $3.5M | $319,241.49 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $3.0M | $520,836.49 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $2.9M | $210,570.83 |
| Denmark | 2023 | $2.3M | $178,105.22 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $2.3M | $75,405.72 |
| Hungary | 2023 | $2.2M | $93,383.07 |

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