# Whether Or Not Incorporating Sound R buyer markets and demand...

USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $14.8M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $14.8M | +8.5% | 34 | China |
| Netherlands | $10.4M | +2.9% | 36 | China |
| China | $10.4M | -28.2% | 21 | Canada |
| Republic of Korea | $7.7M | +8% | 9 | China |
| Brazil | $6.8M | +29.1% | 8 | Belgium |
| Russia | $6.0M | +100.4% | 5 | China |
| Japan | $4.8M | -1.9% | 14 | China |
| France | $3.4M | -3.4% | 32 | Canada |
| Singapore | $2.2M | +3.1% | 21 | China |
| India | $2.0M | -16.4% | 12 | China |
| Mexico | $1.8M | -17.5% | 29 | Belgium |
| United Kingdom | $1.7M | -20.3% | 27 | China |
| Belgium | $1.7M | -7.7% | 14 | Netherlands |
| Morocco | $1.4M | +33% | 12 | China |
| Australia | $1.3M | -0.2% | 14 | China |
| Poland | $1.3M | -8.8% | 17 | China |
| Peru | $1.0M | +177.2% | 8 | Belgium |
| Indonesia | $1.0M | -36.1% | 15 | China |
| Philippines | $922.9K | +1.1% | 13 | China |
| Canada | $838.2K | -10.6% | 22 | China |
| Germany | $761.1K | -7.1% | 25 | Netherlands |
| China, Macao SAR | $729.3K | +12.8% | 4 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
| Chile | $721.1K | +12.9% | 18 | Belgium |
| Thailand | $717.7K | +9.2% | 18 | China |
| Viet Nam | $704.4K | -20.1% | 8 | China |
| United Arab Emirates | $692.4K | -6.8% | 25 | China |
| Sweden | $687.5K | +0.3% | 19 | Thailand |
| Spain | $673.3K | -4.4% | 22 | China |
| Colombia | $667.4K | -6.2% | 9 | USA |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $604.9K | -51.4% | 19 | Belgium |
| Ethiopia | $482.7K | +47.9% | 21 | Philippines |
| Sri Lanka | $475.0K | +17.1% | 11 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
| Ecuador | $449.0K | -19.6% | 10 | China |
| Saudi Arabia | $398.5K | -30.7% | 18 | China |
| New Zealand | $394.0K | +12.4% | 14 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| France | 2023 | $11.8M | $315,046.05 |
| USA | 2023 | $6.8M | $278,229.79 |
| Japan | 2023 | $6.7M | $297,663.82 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $6.7M | $64,060.39 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $6.6M | $95,080.54 |
| China | 2023 | $5.5M | $182,411.19 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $4.0M | $345,293.83 |
| Russia | 2023 | $3.8M | $355,542.67 |
| Morocco | 2023 | $2.5M | $291,622.52 |
| Ecuador | 2023 | $2.4M | $302,721.21 |
| Poland | 2023 | $2.2M | $138,534.74 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $1.6M | $41,789.15 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $1.5M | $59,186.53 |
| India | 2023 | $1.5M | $225,012.79 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $1.5M | $532,196.79 |
| Colombia | 2023 | $1.3M | $139,757.92 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $1.3M | $75,219.75 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $1.2M | $277,836.62 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $1.2M | $240,146.82 |
| Spain | 2023 | $1.1M | $160,866.27 |

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