# Musical Instrument Strings buyer markets and demand | HS...

Germany is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $23.1M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $23.1M | -1.9% | 60 | USA |
| Japan | $22.4M | +1.5% | 30 | USA |
| France | $18.6M | +12.7% | 43 | USA |
| USA | $18.1M | -2.6% | 51 | Austria |
| United Kingdom | $12.7M | -5.3% | 39 | USA |
| China | $11.4M | +3.7% | 28 | USA |
| Canada | $10.3M | +1.9% | 41 | USA |
| Republic of Korea | $8.9M | +4.5% | 33 | USA |
| Croatia | $8.6M | +42.3% | 20 | Austria |
| Spain | $7.2M | +7.3% | 47 | Germany |
| Australia | $6.8M | +5% | 32 | USA |
| Netherlands | $6.5M | +10.8% | 43 | Germany |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $6.5M | -2.4% | 20 | Germany |
| Austria | $6.3M | +14.2% | 41 | Germany |
| Italy | $5.5M | -0.4% | 32 | USA |
| Indonesia | $4.7M | -2.1% | 23 | USA |
| Mexico | $4.5M | +7.5% | 21 | USA |
| Poland | $4.1M | +1.4% | 40 | Germany |
| Singapore | $3.5M | +11.8% | 30 | China |
| Malaysia | $3.3M | +35.3% | 22 | China |
| Brazil | $3.3M | +0.9% | 19 | USA |
| Thailand | $2.9M | +10.4% | 24 | USA |
| Czechia | $2.7M | +2.1% | 36 | USA |
| Russia | $2.7M | -3.6% | 18 | China |
| Taiwan | $2.7M | +13.6% | 26 | USA |
| Sweden | $2.4M | +0.4% | 30 | USA |
| Denmark | $2.4M | +15.7% | 34 | Germany |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $2.2M | +1.8% | 36 | Germany |
| Belgium | $1.6M | +2.2% | 33 | Germany |
| Chile | $1.6M | +4.3% | 19 | USA |
| Norway | $1.5M | +7.8% | 28 | USA |
| Finland | $1.5M | +3.4% | 41 | USA |
| Turkey | $1.4M | +3.4% | 28 | USA |
| Kazakhstan | $1.3M | +69.1% | 16 | USA |
| Romania | $1.1M | +9.3% | 20 | Germany |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| France | 2023 | $30.7M | $133,103.09 |
| Germany | 2023 | $25.4M | $168,172.02 |
| USA | 2023 | $21.5M | $119,732.17 |
| Canada | 2023 | $11.5M | $137,156.17 |
| China | 2023 | $10.9M | $50,161.85 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $9.7M | $118,428.48 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $9.5M | $134,304.7 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $9.2M | $242,631.51 |
| Spain | 2023 | $7.2M | $137,852.38 |
| Japan | 2023 | $6.9M | $160,558.91 |
| Croatia | 2023 | $6.8M | $737,271.98 |
| Italy | 2023 | $6.5M | $83,072.63 |
| Australia | 2023 | $6.3M | $120,872 |
| Poland | 2023 | $5.3M | $92,694.96 |
| Austria | 2023 | $4.7M | $169,822.22 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $4.2M | $68,494.41 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $4.0M | $159,505.93 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $4.0M | $27,506.27 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $3.6M | $102,179.77 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $3.5M | $83,936.95 |

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