# Whether Or Not Incorporating A Stop- buyer markets and demand...

USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $3.2B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $3.2B | +16% | 82 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| China | $1.5B | +2.2% | 44 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $1.4B | +0.3% | 79 | Japan |
| Japan | $1.3B | +4.2% | 49 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| France | $954.8M | +8.5% | 83 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Germany | $947.4M | +8.3% | 91 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| United Kingdom | $919.2M | +10% | 66 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Italy | $754.2M | +8.9% | 54 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Singapore | $667.9M | +7.3% | 62 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| United Arab Emirates | $650.2M | +7.9% | 64 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Spain | $428.2M | +7.9% | 64 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $424.5M | +9.7% | 107 | USA |
| Republic of Korea | $423.1M | -2.1% | 41 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Canada | $266.2M | +14.2% | 55 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Netherlands | $250.4M | +14.3% | 75 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Australia | $230.9M | +12.1% | 59 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Mexico | $222.0M | +14.2% | 38 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Taiwan | $209.1M | +6.3% | 32 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| China, Macao SAR | $195.6M | +7.6% | 33 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Austria | $159.3M | +4% | 63 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Turkey | $158.0M | +17.1% | 42 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Qatar | $154.0M | +11.1% | 30 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| India | $147.5M | +15% | 27 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Thailand | $132.8M | +5.9% | 47 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Belgium | $125.6M | +14.2% | 44 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Saudi Arabia | $120.5M | -4% | 41 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Ireland | $98.0M | +59.2% | 52 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Kuwait | $94.5M | +9.2% | 48 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Greece | $90.3M | +5% | 31 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Malaysia | $90.2M | +6.4% | 44 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Portugal | $89.0M | -6.4% | 46 | France |
| Czechia | $77.2M | +13.8% | 55 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Bahrain | $69.1M | +4% | 34 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Sweden | $64.5M | +8.7% | 47 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Poland | $61.8M | +13.9% | 57 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $2.8B | $3,444,823.94 |
| China | 2023 | $1.9B | $19,975,692.37 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $1.8B | $2,775,960.48 |
| Japan | 2023 | $1.1B | $13,803,667.52 |
| Germany | 2023 | $1.0B | $7,146,902.99 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $1.0B | $8,878,523.73 |
| France | 2023 | $979.3M | $7,525,344.77 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $723.4M | $11,372,849.13 |
| Italy | 2023 | $680.2M | $4,765,093.16 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $659.8M | $5,468,509.44 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $398.1M | $8,190,583.88 |
| Spain | 2023 | $397.7M | $4,288,286.93 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $365.3M | $63,076,410.81 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $295.4M | $2,719,791.23 |
| Canada | 2023 | $252.7M | $2,140,939.14 |
| Australia | 2023 | $215.8M | $4,507,049.87 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $204.4M | $11,781,877.53 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $189.4M | $7,259,135.64 |
| Austria | 2023 | $182.0M | $13,253,985.36 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $163.4M | $3,063,979.88 |

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