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China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $2.5B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $2.5B | -2.6% | 69 | USA |
| USA | $2.0B | +5% | 107 | Germany |
| Germany | $1.0B | +1.5% | 116 | Japan |
| Netherlands | $686.0M | +21.7% | 98 | USA |
| Republic of Korea | $644.2M | +0.2% | 80 | Japan |
| Japan | $500.3M | +1.6% | 55 | USA |
| India | $463.9M | +4.2% | 65 | China |
| France | $450.4M | +9.4% | 103 | Germany |
| United Kingdom | $417.8M | +5.8% | 108 | USA |
| Italy | $379.0M | +6.6% | 87 | Germany |
| Singapore | $353.8M | +5.3% | 62 | USA |
| Taiwan | $261.7M | +1.3% | 55 | USA |
| Canada | $244.4M | -1% | 86 | USA |
| Mexico | $240.4M | +8.8% | 76 | USA |
| Brazil | $233.3M | +9.6% | 61 | USA |
| Australia | $216.5M | +3.7% | 77 | USA |
| Poland | $173.1M | +2.2% | 63 | China |
| Spain | $170.1M | +2.6% | 76 | Germany |
| Saudi Arabia | $168.4M | +10.3% | 60 | USA |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $167.9M | +3% | 76 | Germany |
| Belgium | $161.3M | -3.6% | 73 | Germany |
| Thailand | $153.7M | +6.8% | 67 | China |
| Russia | $138.7M | -4.4% | 34 | China |
| Austria | $137.4M | +7.8% | 76 | Germany |
| Turkey | $136.6M | +9.9% | 69 | China |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $133.7M | -3.3% | 49 | China |
| Sweden | $108.3M | +8.1% | 62 | Germany |
| Viet Nam | $103.9M | -2.9% | 55 | China |
| United Arab Emirates | $94.6M | +7.2% | 84 | USA |
| Indonesia | $88.9M | +5.9% | 57 | China |
| Czechia | $83.0M | +1.1% | 58 | Germany |
| Denmark | $81.9M | +7.7% | 63 | Germany |
| Malaysia | $75.9M | +0.3% | 54 | USA |
| Norway | $62.5M | +1.9% | 66 | USA |
| South Africa | $56.8M | +5.2% | 85 | Germany |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $2.7B | $403,331.3 |
| USA | 2023 | $2.0B | $219,760.47 |
| Germany | 2023 | $1.0B | $304,616.55 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $668.3M | $240,589.83 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $658.6M | $348,846.15 |
| India | 2023 | $479.2M | $295,823.83 |
| France | 2023 | $463.8M | $249,464.64 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $463.2M | $157,228.95 |
| Japan | 2023 | $449.3M | $199,645.75 |
| Italy | 2023 | $370.4M | $175,435.89 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $352.4M | $381,167.4 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $337.7M | $345,103.85 |
| Canada | 2023 | $231.0M | $360,997.37 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $225.8M | $198,618.51 |
| Spain | 2023 | $203.7M | $202,413.19 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $199.6M | $493,146.64 |
| Poland | 2023 | $191.1M | $181,060.65 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $183.9M | $213,236.47 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $173.0M | $269,501.96 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $166.8M | $328,575.71 |

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