# For Testing The Hardness buyer markets and demand | HS 902480...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $259.4M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $259.4M | +0.8% | 49 | USA |
| USA | $117.9M | +5.1% | 77 | Germany |
| India | $66.3M | +0.9% | 53 | USA |
| Germany | $53.4M | -5.5% | 73 | USA |
| Republic of Korea | $52.7M | +1.5% | 39 | USA |
| Viet Nam | $43.6M | +1.6% | 40 | China |
| Mexico | $39.1M | +1.9% | 61 | USA |
| France | $38.3M | -1.1% | 50 | USA |
| United Kingdom | $37.0M | -0.4% | 69 | USA |
| Japan | $34.9M | -4.8% | 40 | USA |
| Turkey | $29.8M | +3.4% | 47 | Germany |
| Italy | $29.2M | +9.2% | 53 | Germany |
| Canada | $29.0M | +7.3% | 54 | USA |
| Brazil | $23.9M | +11.5% | 42 | USA |
| Thailand | $22.3M | -6% | 46 | China |
| Spain | $21.5M | +12.4% | 50 | Germany |
| Taiwan | $21.4M | -7.7% | 32 | USA |
| Indonesia | $21.2M | -1.2% | 47 | China |
| Poland | $16.7M | -0.6% | 38 | Germany |
| Australia | $16.3M | +8.2% | 44 | USA |
| Malaysia | $15.5M | -0.5% | 36 | China |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $14.7M | -2.7% | 50 | Germany |
| Saudi Arabia | $13.7M | +1.8% | 46 | Germany |
| Singapore | $13.6M | -0.3% | 52 | United Kingdom |
| Israel | $13.2M | +9.4% | 31 | USA |
| Netherlands | $12.9M | +1.7% | 60 | USA |
| Sweden | $10.4M | +9.2% | 44 | USA |
| Austria | $10.0M | -2.6% | 34 | Germany |
| Russia | $9.9M | -17% | 13 | China |
| United Arab Emirates | $9.6M | +5.9% | 55 | USA |
| Belgium | $9.5M | +2.1% | 34 | Germany |
| Romania | $8.9M | +4.3% | 37 | Germany |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $8.8M | -10.9% | 31 | USA |
| Bangladesh | $8.6M | +4% | 20 | United Kingdom |
| Norway | $7.7M | +10.3% | 32 | United Kingdom |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $282.9M | $140,632.04 |
| USA | 2023 | $115.4M | $138,158.17 |
| India | 2023 | $69.3M | $174,002.77 |
| Germany | 2023 | $58.0M | $106,957.14 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $57.8M | $66,017.43 |
| France | 2023 | $45.2M | $75,193.03 |
| Japan | 2023 | $39.2M | $135,288.29 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $38.9M | $71,124.98 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $38.3M | $66,444.58 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $35.7M | $103,559.88 |
| Canada | 2023 | $30.9M | $154,450.47 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $29.3M | $104,809.4 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $25.5M | $90,184.64 |
| Italy | 2023 | $25.4M | $101,762.05 |
| Poland | 2023 | $24.2M | $54,116.68 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $21.4M | $49,086.37 |
| Australia | 2023 | $18.2M | $85,901.09 |
| Spain | 2023 | $18.1M | $69,638.1 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $18.0M | $33,506.91 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $16.8M | $135,818.63 |

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