# Metal buyer markets and demand | HS 940320 | Yugalinks

USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $6.2B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $6.2B | +5.5% | 132 | China |
| Germany | $1.4B | +5.1% | 101 | China |
| France | $1.0B | +4.6% | 121 | China |
| United Kingdom | $975.8M | +5.7% | 102 | China |
| Canada | $795.4M | +2.7% | 101 | China |
| Netherlands | $793.3M | +10.2% | 96 | China |
| Japan | $583.9M | +2.5% | 62 | China |
| Australia | $497.3M | +4% | 77 | China |
| Poland | $470.8M | +15.6% | 71 | China |
| Italy | $439.8M | +9.5% | 86 | China |
| Malaysia | $436.6M | +13.6% | 66 | China |
| Spain | $409.6M | +7.6% | 95 | China |
| Mexico | $380.7M | +13.6% | 76 | China |
| Thailand | $361.0M | +16.1% | 97 | China |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $357.3M | +4.5% | 92 | Germany |
| Saudi Arabia | $316.0M | +6% | 79 | China |
| Austria | $302.3M | +6.6% | 83 | Germany |
| Belgium | $297.3M | +0.9% | 85 | China |
| Singapore | $283.1M | -0.1% | 78 | China |
| Republic of Korea | $270.0M | +7.1% | 73 | China |
| Philippines | $254.4M | +14% | 66 | China |
| Sweden | $231.8M | +1.4% | 70 | China |
| Indonesia | $229.3M | +19.7% | 68 | China |
| United Arab Emirates | $205.6M | +2.9% | 97 | China |
| Czechia | $197.8M | +10.3% | 70 | China |
| Denmark | $188.9M | +1.8% | 78 | China |
| Norway | $171.0M | -0.4% | 70 | China |
| Romania | $168.7M | +14.1% | 65 | China |
| Taiwan | $162.9M | +15.4% | 55 | China |
| India | $153.8M | +2.7% | 74 | China |
| Russia | $151.1M | -0.3% | 47 | China |
| Hungary | $134.3M | +15.3% | 60 | China |
| Israel | $115.0M | +7.7% | 66 | China |
| Ireland | $114.8M | +9.4% | 79 | China |
| Viet Nam | $114.4M | +7.7% | 56 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $6.6B | $5,920.79 |
| Germany | 2023 | $1.4B | $4,082.45 |
| France | 2023 | $1.0B | $4,351.21 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $946.4M | $4,047.87 |
| Canada | 2023 | $799.1M | $6,056.3 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $747.9M | $4,300.29 |
| Japan | 2023 | $646.1M | $3,490.98 |
| Poland | 2023 | $488.7M | $4,008.73 |
| Australia | 2023 | $466.3M | $5,620.14 |
| Spain | 2023 | $410.1M | $3,961.89 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $394.1M | $8,580.73 |
| Italy | 2023 | $369.9M | $3,828.71 |
| Austria | 2023 | $346.6M | $6,946.48 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $322.1M | $6,888.02 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $298.1M | $4,513.42 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $282.5M | $5,827.25 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $264.7M | $4,293.11 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $250.2M | $1,772.73 |
| Denmark | 2023 | $238.0M | $4,091.15 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $224.5M | $3,083.04 |

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