RankCountryImports of Niobium/tantalum/vanadium ores & concs. in USD (2010)
1China$115,641,499
2United Kingdom$56,150,192
3Thailand$34,357,971
4Hong Kong$26,404,693
5Estonia$5,200,479
6Vietnam$4,598,500
7United States$3,125,306
8Indonesia$1,305,841
9Italy$1,080,727
10Brazil$729,501
11South Africa$546,205
12Mexico$484,935
13Belgium$422,223
14Zimbabwe$403,380
15Norway$323,832
16Singapore$280,218
17France$214,727
18India$188,316
19Spain$109,382
20Malaysia$97,687
21Portugal$91,050
22Ethiopia$74,105
23Philippines$73,317
24Netherlands$70,266
25Israel$69,000
26Guatemala$30,211
27Japan$28,749
28Korea, South$22,810
29Switzerland$21,368
30Poland$17,010
31Canada$14,245
32Trinidad and Tobago$10,825
33New Zealand$6,799
34Sri Lanka$6,060
35Argentina$2,155
36Turkey$1,944
37Zambia$1,907
38Morocco$1,861
39Denmark$1,505
40Iran$1,182
41Uganda$1,051
42Greece$743
43Sweden$696
44Finland$606
45Luxembourg$542
46Algeria$469
47Lithuania$258
48Ecuador$214
49Bosnia and Herzegovina$138
50Tunisia$55
51Nepal$42
52Serbia$11
53Venezuela$11
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Algeria   $29$12,408$469 
Argentina   $211 $2,155 
Australia$1,656,975$3,588,972$3,511 $3,032 $36,113
Austria$6,526,908$4,848,164$3,221,501$5,099,551   
Bahamas, The $99    $6
Bahrain$2,399$3,101     
Bangladesh  $7,860    
Barbados  $1 $14,136  
Belgium$1,000,816$194,631$220,743$403,687$187,471$422,223$1,502,520
Bosnia and Herzegovina     $138 
Botswana$18,328$186 $11  $844
Brazil$1,107,679$1,885,303$1,106,651$2,179,299$2,120,957$729,501$1,290,056
Burkina Faso$1,743 $126    
Canada$11,228$40,651$10,845$31,386$24,987$14,245$5,056
Chile $1,054  $2,103  
China$74,642,666$72,664,123$77,109,979$98,183,854$77,193,443$115,641,499$213,001,043
Colombia$22,010$1,832 $183$68,171 $302
Costa Rica  $6   $2,662
Croatia   $245   
Czech Republic$1,563     $1,098
Denmark $372$1,386  $1,505$432
Dominican Republic$5$1,380  $18,766  
Ecuador$63  $105 $214$32
Egypt$14,000$10,253$126,172 $717  
El Salvador   $13,417   
Estonia$5,556,295$1,266,717$463,861$2,470,434$5,863,236$5,200,479$12,599,603
Ethiopia$378  $8,336 $74,105$158,945
Finland     $606 
France$245,122$76,588$323,916$437,627$142,960$214,727$66,788
Gabon   $183,821   
Georgia $5,096     
Germany$86,489,000$98,980,000$88,439,000$96,787,000$10,107,000  
Ghana$9,514   $16,651  
Greece  $1,833$3,052$196,477$743$974
Guatemala$46  $1,223$6,668$30,211$1,647
Guyana   $29  $854
Honduras$229   $130  
Hong Kong$10,722,623$11,180,904$25,382,498$24,616,518$21,634,582$26,404,693$24,257,328
India$2,731,821$375,032$204,195$1,705,965$493,663$188,316$2,785,563
Indonesia$1,404,271$915,035$1,098,224$1,423,793$865,025$1,305,841$2,934,908
Iran     $1,182 
Ireland   $775   
Israel$8,000$3,000$63,000$111,000$66,000$69,000 
Italy$12,603$171,090$165,322$313,678$196,502$1,080,727$589,598
Jamaica  $30    
Japan$2,879,471$2,824,704$3,327$10,401,950$1,646,263$28,749$1,791,709
Kazakhstan$13,628,958$3,125,182$1,768,554$16,559,373$6,821,817  
Kenya$4,793$177     
Korea, South$2,997,496$401,315$284,923$147,849$652,855$22,810$615,460
Kuwait $53,053$1,900    
Latvia      $4,970
Lithuania     $258$645
Luxembourg    $579$542 
Macau    $188  
Malaysia $118,863$697,071$27,879$29,861$97,687$1,755,999
Mauritius$281      
Mexico$4,578$17,867$13,565$226,052$571,491$484,935$124,403
Morocco $294   $1,861 
Mozambique      $451,000
Namibia   $2,192,114   
Nepal     $42 
Netherlands$8,702$40,202$1,373 $2,790$70,266 
New Zealand$133,153$98,955$168,854 $6,275$6,799$35,360
Norway$386,123$306,324$393,903$430,403 $323,832$272,824
Pakistan      $2,059
Philippines   $10,189 $73,317$102,593
Poland     $17,010 
Portugal$146,551$63,053$185,330$189,782$66,246$91,050$730,848
Qatar  $572,159    
Romania $289     
Russia$1,794,300$1,701,103$72,080$1,243,074  $9,181,797
Rwanda      $2,526
Saint Kitts and Nevis   $185   
Saudi Arabia$2,111,372$7,100$9,201    
Serbia     $11 
Seychelles $20     
Singapore$3,013,103$800,438$3,554,069$6,846,802$3,172,202$280,218$114,009
Slovakia    $7,546  
Slovenia      $1,284
South Africa$2,364,662$513,002$110,417$971,493$744,551$546,205$1,942,229
Spain$399,511$2,039,629$1,375,950$631,713$862,033$109,382 
Sri Lanka$102,243$1,749$33,859$57,507$7,834$6,060$1
Swaziland$27      
Sweden  $445  $696$21,584
Switzerland$277 $122,090$44,750 $21,368$159
Syria$54,314      
Tanzania $3,114$6,363    
Thailand$36,092,420$29,559,763$17,255,720$13,833,452$3,815,129$34,357,971$56,140,959
Trinidad and Tobago $6,044$23,475$11,987$9,353$10,825 
Tunisia  $33  $55 
Turkey     $1,944 
Uganda $4,565 $9,338 $1,051 
Ukraine$1,638$11,191$86,405$83,490   
United Arab Emirates$22,801 $205    
United Kingdom$349,793$517,663$44,719$546,602$260,692$56,150,192$90,938,544
United States$45,599,423$43,013,976$50,152,350$63,652,248$14,007,839$3,125,306$16,052,303
Venezuela$7,729$33,381  $8$11$62
Vietnam$51,853$132,626$80,953$100,458$283,866$4,598,500 
Zambia    $3,264$1,907 
Zimbabwe$18,869 $4,994 $105$403,380