# Metal buyer markets and demand | HS 940310 | Yugalinks

USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $987.1M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $987.1M | +3.7% | 90 | Canada |
| Germany | $262.7M | +9.1% | 76 | China |
| France | $215.0M | +1.9% | 73 | Germany |
| United Kingdom | $151.4M | +4% | 80 | China |
| Canada | $142.9M | -4.1% | 70 | USA |
| Netherlands | $113.4M | +3.6% | 74 | Germany |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $113.2M | +14.4% | 66 | Germany |
| Singapore | $83.9M | +13.5% | 49 | China |
| Japan | $74.6M | +3.5% | 42 | China |
| Belgium | $72.2M | +4.3% | 62 | Netherlands |
| Saudi Arabia | $70.9M | +6.7% | 59 | China |
| Italy | $66.6M | +14.9% | 59 | Greece |
| Australia | $63.1M | +0.5% | 53 | China |
| Indonesia | $63.0M | +12.6% | 37 | China |
| Spain | $48.8M | +4.7% | 68 | Portugal |
| Malaysia | $45.6M | +20.9% | 44 | China |
| United Arab Emirates | $44.2M | +5% | 68 | China |
| Poland | $43.0M | +11.7% | 50 | China |
| Austria | $43.0M | -1.5% | 62 | Germany |
| Philippines | $41.8M | +8.2% | 36 | China |
| Mexico | $36.7M | -1.1% | 58 | USA |
| Ireland | $35.5M | +5.9% | 56 | United Kingdom |
| Sweden | $33.5M | +4.7% | 54 | Poland |
| Denmark | $32.8M | +6.5% | 58 | Finland |
| Norway | $31.4M | +2.5% | 54 | Sweden |
| Republic of Korea | $28.8M | +3.5% | 46 | China |
| Czechia | $27.3M | +8.9% | 44 | Germany |
| India | $27.1M | +0.8% | 46 | China |
| Thailand | $26.4M | +10% | 48 | China |
| Greece | $25.5M | +35.1% | 41 | China |
| Romania | $22.4M | +13.6% | 43 | China |
| Russia | $21.3M | -0.5% | 25 | China |
| Iraq | $18.7M | +3.6% | 21 | China |
| Luxembourg | $18.2M | +3.9% | 36 | Germany |
| Portugal | $17.2M | +4.6% | 46 | Spain |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $869.3M | $6,318.01 |
| Germany | 2023 | $246.7M | $4,497.75 |
| France | 2023 | $218.6M | $5,603.78 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $164.8M | $4,835.9 |
| Canada | 2023 | $152.2M | $6,651.16 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $119.0M | $5,160.22 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $107.4M | $8,802.32 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $101.2M | $10,237.96 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $70.9M | $4,512.74 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $66.8M | $5,916.09 |
| Australia | 2023 | $60.0M | $5,474.76 |
| Italy | 2023 | $48.6M | $3,651.27 |
| Japan | 2023 | $46.6M | $4,176.19 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $45.6M | $1,606.03 |
| Austria | 2023 | $45.5M | $7,971.91 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $44.2M | $3,879.82 |
| Poland | 2023 | $40.8M | $2,718.36 |
| Spain | 2023 | $40.7M | $5,101.39 |
| Norway | 2023 | $38.4M | $7,445.74 |
| Ireland | 2023 | $37.9M | $5,396.13 |

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