RankCountryImports of Pigments (incl. metallic powders & flakes) dispersed in non-aqueous media/i ... in USD (2010)
1Germany$236,723,433
2China$170,708,252
3United States$118,927,527
4France$60,563,672
5Korea, South$52,246,154
6United Kingdom$51,872,498
7Italy$43,373,986
8Spain$41,285,759
9Thailand$37,946,190
10Hong Kong$36,107,493
11Switzerland$35,012,268
12Vietnam$31,862,450
13Mexico$31,442,317
14Singapore$30,516,077
15Canada$30,364,815
16India$28,941,751
17Russia$28,494,180
18Netherlands$28,323,727
19Belgium$27,935,893
20Japan$27,122,604
21Turkey$26,918,589
22Poland$25,839,376
23Indonesia$22,249,819
24Brazil$20,334,373
25Malaysia$17,674,236
26Ukraine$16,945,006
27Saudi Arabia$16,086,420
28Austria$15,284,096
29Australia$14,312,040
30Sweden$12,473,019
31Argentina$11,843,685
32South Africa$11,533,229
33Portugal$9,175,327
34Norway$8,895,174
35Greece$8,581,031
36Iran$8,157,044
37Czech Republic$7,792,583
38Finland$7,349,941
39Romania$7,002,478
40Denmark$6,693,390
41Israel$6,377,000
42Philippines$6,299,638
43Algeria$5,936,969
44Belarus$5,834,800
45Slovenia$5,696,803
46Trinidad and Tobago$5,302,307
47Qatar$4,721,702
48Egypt$4,710,827
49Slovakia$4,630,880
50Guatemala$4,307,191
51Colombia$4,102,072
52Hungary$4,100,000
53Panama$3,901,075
54Jamaica$3,860,516
55Lithuania$3,835,642
56Estonia$3,726,256
57New Zealand$3,469,217
58Nigeria$3,462,139
59Venezuela$3,390,832
60Pakistan$2,843,576
61Croatia$2,697,780
62Bulgaria$2,662,350
63Chile$2,606,944
64Kenya$2,389,902
65El Salvador$2,380,574
66Oman$2,217,011
67Ireland$2,009,107
68Dominican Republic$1,913,196
69Ecuador$1,874,984
70Uganda$1,874,046
71Costa Rica$1,855,694
72Lebanon$1,844,626
73Jordan$1,823,461
74Peru$1,821,226
75Serbia$1,579,762
76Nepal$1,522,641
77Luxembourg$1,454,464
78Ghana$1,411,739
79Nicaragua$1,322,191
80Barbados$1,297,631
81Bosnia and Herzegovina$1,292,075
82Tunisia$1,267,232
83Morocco$1,255,202
84Syria$1,159,302
85Kyrgyzstan$1,148,679
86Cape Verde$1,138,980
87Azerbaijan$1,006,124
88Bahrain$925,248
89Latvia$920,710
90Mauritius$823,363
91Mozambique$777,483
92Paraguay$750,677
93Senegal$676,090
94Cameroon$665,731
95Sri Lanka$617,723
96Guyana$559,422
97Cyprus$537,869
98Bolivia$530,587
99Malawi$473,823
100Georgia$444,287
101Ethiopia$441,763
102Armenia$412,998
103Zimbabwe$400,553
104Zambia$395,638
105French Polynesia$375,043
106Malta$372,657
107Suriname$370,122
108Albania$345,110
109Madagascar$292,705
110New Caledonia$284,348
111Fiji$274,379
112Cote d'Ivoire$272,899
113Tanzania$264,019
114Moldova$249,149
115Montenegro$237,375
116Iceland$217,603
117Yemen$201,707
118Dominica$147,442
119Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$132,438
120Aruba$100,192
121Botswana$96,899
122Antigua and Barbuda$88,422
123Samoa$81,303
124Bahamas, The$79,921
125Belize$78,109
126Burkina Faso$72,237
127Burundi$67,030
128Bermuda$57,538
129Sao Tome and Principe$45,895
130Mali$28,681
131Togo$27,136
132Tonga$25,099
133Macau$22,850
134Benin$14,412
135Cambodia$12,393
136Niger$3,394
137Gambia, The$78
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Albania$368,986$319,021$1,069,078$830,702$803,202$345,110$516,219
Algeria$2,558,027$2,960,430$4,102,509$5,491,532$4,011,680$5,936,969$6,613,036
Anguilla $43,657$34,253$38,350   
Antigua and Barbuda$92,706$163,767$152,095 $115,904$88,422$107,363
Argentina$6,504,732$10,873,219$10,012,208$12,550,875$9,466,907$11,843,685$10,540,266
Armenia$86,180$172,436$181,206$234,433$368,003$412,998$510,130
Aruba    $111,604$100,192$35,154
Australia$12,655,399$14,850,106$15,907,997$17,567,688$14,402,475$14,312,040$18,340,795
Austria$13,626,141$15,876,375$19,803,965$19,946,682$14,962,292$15,284,096 
Azerbaijan$106,611$426,088$319,328$1,165,034$3,485,616$1,006,124$743,540
Bahamas, The$227,766$269,541$235,166$104,348$103,809$79,921$156,557
Bahrain$502,824$386,853$450,289$641,863$979,033$925,248$2,182,635
Bangladesh$517,110$583,016$511,795    
Barbados$1,252,802$1,199,479$1,381,112$1,196,724$1,235,917$1,297,631$1,511,313
Belarus$2,557,500$2,788,200$4,238,900$5,782,000$5,150,000$5,834,800$5,662,600
Belgium$35,811,708$53,368,756$57,147,307$36,218,259$26,338,936$27,935,893$29,882,174
Belize$79,193$60,826$68,391$147,832$81,910$78,109 
Benin$28,839$24,684   $14,412 
Bermuda     $57,538 
Bhutan$96,999  $284$30  
Bolivia$201,683$257,588$256,303$383,142$413,745$530,587$507,328
Bosnia and Herzegovina$798,536$850,040$1,475,812$1,731,723$1,163,854$1,292,075$1,334,371
Botswana$399,921$370,974$217,144$194,136$49,356$96,899$2,000,526
Brazil$13,712,760$14,508,279$20,898,494$22,484,323$16,340,004$20,334,373$19,077,693
Brunei $2,634     
Bulgaria$5,445,866$6,969,593$8,206,603$8,038,571$5,672,030$2,662,350$2,325,757
Burkina Faso$33,394 $13,233$51,947$48,583$72,237 
Burundi$33,726$57,901$41,010$25,932$22,320$67,030 
Cambodia$7,737$374$55,137$92,000$42,842$12,393 
Cameroon$590,566$330,496$682,219$694,515$732,981$665,731 
Canada$39,462,627$43,213,649$34,784,570$33,154,681$24,172,663$30,364,815$36,321,325
Cape Verde$455,274$482,227$624,543$802,375$593,846$1,138,980$1,090,431
Central African Republic    $16,409  
Chile$2,623,351$2,362,940$3,410,167$3,595,381$2,614,330$2,606,944$5,448,177
China$106,835,177$116,096,837$142,297,205$150,247,636$130,022,753$170,708,252$181,823,396
Colombia$2,080,541$2,729,036$3,033,753$3,749,546$2,255,212$4,102,072$5,122,427
Comoros$280$984$47    
Cook Islands$24,628      
Costa Rica$1,226,906$1,238,904$1,642,889$1,506,904$1,262,228$1,855,694$2,569,527
Cote d'Ivoire$289,235$625,654$1,088,065$943,478$164,915$272,899$227,608
Croatia$3,754,344$4,474,690$5,130,606$4,855,935$2,713,871$2,697,780$2,898,336
Cuba$1,500,789$1,194,911     
Cyprus$655,249$793,172$534,123$547,706$648,132$537,869$210,829
Czech Republic$8,910,617$9,109,635$10,903,437$11,741,189$8,689,416$7,792,583$10,557,436
Denmark$6,510,835$7,042,706$7,939,029$8,626,401$6,926,081$6,693,390$7,171,686
Djibouti    $8,985  
Dominica$391,474$367,465$500,677$467,513$476,270$147,442 
Dominican Republic$300,332$765,909$1,501,201$593,511$1,251,053$1,913,196$2,979,425
Ecuador$987,535$1,088,729$1,065,839$1,960,565$1,447,505$1,874,984$1,916,789
Egypt$2,263,905$2,069,053$2,626,533$4,568,037$5,870,495$4,710,827$6,145,771
El Salvador$1,407,427$1,403,009$1,420,849$1,164,287$1,320,100$2,380,574 
Estonia$3,355,320$3,994,969$5,490,333$4,326,852$2,767,336$3,726,256$3,082,208
Ethiopia$138,506$189,170$105,446$238,724$195,027$441,763$302,118
Faroe Islands$97,559$85,757$125,374$183,650$245,495  
Fiji$247,969$205,379$137,783$125,053$166,858$274,379 
Finland$5,349,807$7,031,907$8,960,189$9,751,412$9,774,874$7,349,941$8,325,726
France$48,302,677$58,384,227$66,815,900$65,412,646$50,847,797$60,563,672$62,597,454
French Polynesia$355,013$261,605$420,605$492,585$329,963$375,043$342,567
Gabon$233,637$309,651$334,879$329,486$231,507  
Gambia, The$7,624$641$13,776$91$75$78$16,222
Georgia$377,569$363,150$593,783$289,278$322,769$444,287 
Germany$114,619,000$144,598,000$164,360,000$204,681,000$151,657,000$236,723,433$227,541,413
Ghana$2,881,448$1,159,006$1,346,699$1,372,948$1,034,778$1,411,739$1,768,196
Greece$6,717,428$7,273,243$6,742,678$7,154,047$6,451,771$8,581,031$5,307,913
Greenland$16,947$46,791$49,985    
Grenada$1,237,687$856,738$1,058,760$854,085$785,096  
Guatemala$1,586,368$2,168,303$2,646,084$3,061,380$2,884,922$4,307,191$3,806,050
Guinea$10,316$8,831$31,178$16,957   
Guinea-Bissau$266      
Guyana$371,738$251,182$522,924$725,677$521,630$559,422$628,365
Honduras$1,358,412$1,043,348$1,498,441 $2,125,691  
Hong Kong$26,150,481$29,656,884$22,442,840$21,844,619$32,571,162$36,107,493$20,133,104
Hungary$5,280,000$5,477,000$5,885,000$4,387,000$2,967,000$4,100,000$4,076,000
Iceland$211,840$194,157$266,982$240,779$211,741$217,603$256,266
India$13,448,482$14,716,322$14,999,008$19,594,035$19,210,986$28,941,751$23,938,433
Indonesia$9,408,816$8,720,400$11,185,313$17,768,852$13,531,344$22,249,819$29,485,537
Iran$2,718,286$271,263   $8,157,044 
Ireland$1,113,712$6,855,300$1,480,698$1,969,462$2,288,236$2,009,107$2,283,874
Israel$5,820,000$3,885,000$5,310,000$5,145,000$5,035,000$6,377,000$7,046,000
Italy$32,971,279$40,517,864$48,441,970$53,456,586$42,126,908$43,373,986$51,054,817
Jamaica$3,999,171$4,684,271$5,430,564$5,295,226$4,701,354$3,860,516 
Japan$18,946,584$17,612,998$21,297,258$23,088,660$20,274,012$27,122,604$28,920,499
Jordan$1,061,570$1,453,884$1,452,590$1,723,955$1,686,354$1,823,461$1,401,543
Kazakhstan$1,347,412$1,658,217$2,670,150$2,340,990$2,561,145  
Kenya$864,674$1,375,172$1,338,939$1,527,145$2,325,295$2,389,902 
Kiribati$280   $24,631  
Korea, South$42,886,522$39,375,992$49,444,811$46,598,973$40,516,240$52,246,154$60,836,975
Kuwait $5,815,130$2,082,686$1,803,582   
Kyrgyzstan$605,426$722,217$774,326$693,705$728,888$1,148,679$935,168
Latvia$1,255,350$1,588,393$1,822,042$1,467,810$938,167$920,710$1,257,560
Lebanon$1,082,000$885,677$1,065,725$1,657,793$1,792,655$1,844,626$1,322,998
Lesotho   $116,589   
Lithuania$3,803,507$4,178,683$5,266,034$7,587,550$3,165,339$3,835,642$3,964,149
Luxembourg$2,419,555$1,393,806$1,401,534$1,480,291$1,319,589$1,454,464$1,395,335
Macau$47,159$68,744$72,991$35,450$50,390$22,850$13,993
Macedonia$411,265$298,988$531,470$621,762$583,737 $509,663
Madagascar$145,200$111,560$130,970$173,332$208,924$292,705 
Malawi$549,225$791,785$1,124,314$1,146,780$1,363,278$473,823$316,071
Malaysia$17,556,294$17,268,971$13,102,915$15,045,335$13,547,444$17,674,236$14,677,983
Mali$9,914$16,737$7,857$13,399 $28,681 
Malta$357,604$466,215$386,249$454,077$271,861$372,657 
Mauritania$9,734  $258$554 $3,205
Mauritius$487,363$579,722$847,241$678,894$967,571$823,363$817,893
Mayotte$70,390$80,034$50,766$101,489$88,142  
Mexico$27,393,380$29,005,748$31,428,680$32,698,607$27,657,188$31,442,317$34,020,940
Moldova$260,880$384,858$417,722$516,542$259,479$249,149$345,527
Mongolia$21,530$71,851$55,183    
Montenegro $93,917$190,663$288,939$178,540$237,375$335,016
Montserrat$2,757$127$3,878$2,354$5,434  
Morocco$965,862$663,744$840,635$1,339,641$1,184,930$1,255,202 
Mozambique$115,040$208,131$493,090$562,977$626,840$777,483$905,000
Namibia$312,266$278,669$59,437$95,860   
Nepal    $803,649$1,522,641 
Netherlands$15,895,171$15,642,171$22,007,030$27,272,766$28,861,323$28,323,727 
Netherlands Antilles$130,488$126,557$251,597$311,345   
New Caledonia$143,026$201,285$242,457$426,924$262,746$284,348$320,872
New Zealand$7,466,826$4,568,398$5,842,328$3,547,573$2,759,430$3,469,217$4,130,163
Nicaragua$491,540$638,967$756,342$898,468$790,882$1,322,191$1,461,198
Niger$22,222$32,659$25,701$6,892$8,289$3,394$133
Nigeria $6,691,186$13,585,959$3,886,827$9,659,115$3,462,139 
Norway$3,994,678$6,171,263$10,929,177$10,141,788$6,694,965$8,895,174$9,149,291
Oman$1,825,009$2,054,382$2,566,811$4,005,508$2,238,766$2,217,011 
Pakistan$2,240,721$3,079,858$1,715,075$1,914,619$1,676,368$2,843,576$2,650,934
Panama$1,553,401$2,258,702$2,470,531$3,176,352$2,901,862$3,901,075$3,538,446
Paraguay$371,138$497,619$394,009$614,345$475,606$750,677$946,834
Peru$821,555$953,796$1,137,797$1,713,603$1,237,500$1,821,226$1,590,375
Philippines$4,628,951$4,002,789$5,160,025$7,689,557$6,050,204$6,299,638$6,420,489
Poland$15,098,107$18,875,340$23,044,908$24,691,912$18,949,270$25,839,376$33,951,388
Portugal$7,074,714$8,657,641$10,043,666$10,848,037$8,478,346$9,175,327$8,361,179
Qatar$1,277,200$1,399,359$1,657,916$3,318,655 $4,721,702 
Romania$5,692,200$6,377,522$7,414,600$7,950,859$6,389,766$7,002,478$8,753,703
Russia$13,681,920$16,632,006$22,209,504$27,307,974$20,880,370$28,494,180$33,597,634
Rwanda$6,466$14,731$42,594$125,937$146,833 $102,870
Saint Kitts and Nevis$70,568$97,528$60,320$86,472   
Saint Lucia$242,825$182,570$329,882$294,056   
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$134,022$138,464$197,376$228,914$208,806$132,438 
Samoa$144,441$147,070$177,741$182,774$120,975$81,303$103,709
Sao Tome and Principe $566$15$1,230$4,101$45,895 
Saudi Arabia$11,897,940$8,633,595$10,810,472  $16,086,420 
Senegal$512,382$750,531$751,091$989,590$967,617$676,090$519,225
Serbia$2,173,432$1,842,312$3,005,548$2,676,237$1,578,205$1,579,762$1,850,707
Seychelles$323,310$278,004$272,650$560,802   
Singapore$33,307,350$26,044,169$27,602,564$35,248,157$24,730,874$30,516,077$29,923,112
Slovakia$3,893,932$4,118,106$5,063,093$6,460,135$4,463,365$4,630,880$5,556,064
Slovenia$6,231,343$6,646,614$7,973,451$8,242,606$5,091,112$5,696,803$5,241,381
South Africa$11,377,678$13,284,400$14,590,929$9,570,583$9,118,337$11,533,229$11,660,812
Spain$35,835,462$38,838,671$55,048,328$56,900,702$43,071,089$41,285,759 
Sri Lanka$405,096$541,341$615,946$807,571$601,237$617,723$690,012
Sudan$9,159$90,370$44,390$54,972$80,292  
Suriname$510,633$554,525$714,154$566,593$541,567$370,122$377,181
Swaziland$101,195$87,995$38,719    
Sweden$9,381,349$14,549,842$13,753,466$12,893,020$9,561,445$12,473,019$15,719,489
Switzerland$11,478,696$18,812,777$21,232,147$24,030,100$18,991,773$35,012,268$46,768,642
Syria$636,314$939,444$369,288$463,767 $1,159,302 
Tanzania$578,117$159,954$152,327$296,956$229,760$264,019$1,289,672
Thailand$26,122,779$26,901,368$28,242,458$30,666,218$26,117,723$37,946,190$38,244,839
Togo$25,351 $44,066  $27,136$20,081
Tonga   $86,762$76,137$25,099 
Trinidad and Tobago$3,827,158$3,974,867$4,667,485$5,106,733$4,970,805$5,302,307 
Tunisia$1,670,216$2,215,252$2,410,240$1,878,811$1,448,967$1,267,232 
Turkey$18,898,048$26,521,051$29,586,348$29,239,896$22,320,233$26,918,589$26,393,981
Uganda$209,299$560,343$711,972$1,767,539$1,874,652$1,874,046 
Ukraine$9,489,767$13,035,130$14,774,700$19,424,467$15,087,536$16,945,006$22,828,326
United Arab Emirates$8,215,084 $19,675,329$19,417,908   
United Kingdom$45,295,868$38,323,015$42,488,657$42,999,430$38,319,061$51,872,498$50,279,502
United States$85,921,295$94,688,247$106,557,362$101,760,030$88,271,040$118,927,527$144,345,688
Uruguay$655,781$838,309$925,980$1,137,465$896,660  
Vanuatu $244,527$312,214    
Venezuela$8,282,470$7,437,522$9,076,954$13,851,746$7,303,367$3,390,832$5,792,226
Vietnam$27,150,734$33,790,459$30,282,553$32,456,188$25,915,072$31,862,450 
Wallis and Futuna $1,623     
Yemen$580,616$344,261$363,419$323,377$250,149$201,707$494,967
Zambia$88,455$176,022$235,620$210,365$208,390$395,638 
Zimbabwe$33,119$293,990$107,300$72,822$239,556$400,553