| Rank | Country | Imports of Palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts & esters in USD (2010) |
|---|
| 1 | Germany | $65,164,591 |  | | 2 | United States | $61,520,986 |  | | 3 | India | $45,489,699 |  | | 4 | France | $35,235,142 |  | | 5 | Nigeria | $34,325,431 |  | | 6 | China | $30,857,710 |  | | 7 | United Kingdom | $25,882,262 |  | | 8 | South Africa | $23,184,577 |  | | 9 | Japan | $22,496,396 |  | | 10 | Belgium | $19,496,260 |  | | 11 | Italy | $18,949,082 |  | | 12 | Canada | $18,509,349 |  | | 13 | Korea, South | $16,954,677 |  | | 14 | Saudi Arabia | $16,813,088 |  | | 15 | Sweden | $16,656,663 |  | | 16 | Indonesia | $16,624,251 |  | | 17 | Netherlands | $14,486,677 |  | | 18 | Iran | $14,169,495 |  | | 19 | Spain | $13,581,464 |  | | 20 | Brazil | $13,045,222 |  | | 21 | Russia | $12,781,974 |  | | 22 | Malaysia | $12,234,121 |  | | 23 | Thailand | $9,699,056 |  | | 24 | Austria | $9,389,738 |  | | 25 | Poland | $9,169,464 |  | | 26 | Venezuela | $8,829,757 |  | | 27 | Turkey | $7,692,726 |  | | 28 | Singapore | $7,565,572 |  | | 29 | Mexico | $6,927,107 |  | | 30 | Hong Kong | $6,876,878 |  | | 31 | Switzerland | $6,302,214 |  | | 32 | Vietnam | $5,152,570 |  | | 33 | Czech Republic | $4,611,755 |  | | 34 | Colombia | $3,760,509 |  | | 35 | Hungary | $3,647,000 |  | | 36 | Argentina | $3,630,689 |  | | 37 | Australia | $3,518,483 |  | | 38 | Finland | $3,158,254 |  | | 39 | Israel | $3,048,000 |  | | 40 | Cote d'Ivoire | $2,827,684 |  | | 41 | Egypt | $2,792,214 |  | | 42 | Ireland | $2,656,423 |  | | 43 | Denmark | $2,577,966 |  | | 44 | Portugal | $2,566,498 |  | | 45 | Ethiopia | $2,511,913 |  | | 46 | Romania | $2,332,708 |  | | 47 | Chile | $2,293,226 |  | | 48 | Norway | $2,268,413 |  | | 49 | Algeria | $1,981,812 |  | | 50 | Oman | $1,894,001 |  | | 51 | Peru | $1,847,365 |  | | 52 | Philippines | $1,803,954 |  | | 53 | New Zealand | $1,690,869 |  | | 54 | Slovenia | $1,655,977 |  | | 55 | Ukraine | $1,612,832 |  | | 56 | Zambia | $1,592,016 |  | | 57 | Guatemala | $1,469,091 |  | | 58 | Ecuador | $1,390,563 |  | | 59 | Belarus | $1,224,900 |  | | 60 | Sri Lanka | $1,205,480 |  | | 61 | Greece | $1,171,037 |  | | 62 | Jordan | $1,129,190 |  | | 63 | Costa Rica | $1,053,901 |  | | 64 | Morocco | $1,052,501 |  | | 65 | Slovakia | $965,645 |  | | 66 | Syria | $939,604 |  | | 67 | Tunisia | $912,139 |  | | 68 | Luxembourg | $850,752 |  | | 69 | Pakistan | $830,293 |  | | 70 | Lebanon | $828,837 |  | | 71 | Dominican Republic | $828,187 |  | | 72 | Serbia | $670,974 |  | | 73 | Croatia | $629,671 |  | | 74 | Kenya | $627,924 |  | | 75 | Bulgaria | $552,437 |  | | 76 | Mauritius | $456,731 |  | | 77 | Senegal | $402,379 |  | | 78 | Bolivia | $373,636 |  | | 79 | Tanzania | $339,311 |  | | 80 | Bahamas, The | $320,066 |  | | 81 | El Salvador | $267,790 |  | | 82 | Togo | $187,615 |  | | 83 | Qatar | $187,212 |  | | 84 | Zimbabwe | $180,767 |  | | 85 | Ghana | $158,019 |  | | 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $156,400 |  | | 87 | Cameroon | $145,056 |  | | 88 | Latvia | $129,624 |  | | 89 | Azerbaijan | $117,718 |  | | 90 | Mali | $111,607 |  | | 91 | Panama | $109,413 |  | | 92 | Uganda | $99,863 |  | | 93 | Malawi | $98,987 |  | | 94 | Trinidad and Tobago | $94,230 |  | | 95 | Nepal | $88,946 |  | | 96 | Paraguay | $83,686 |  | | 97 | Cyprus | $79,183 |  | | 98 | Lithuania | $75,586 |  | | 99 | Kyrgyzstan | $64,027 |  | | 100 | Iceland | $62,755 |  | | 101 | Georgia | $54,151 |  | | 102 | Estonia | $49,353 |  | | 103 | Nicaragua | $44,914 |  | | 104 | Malta | $42,930 |  | | 105 | Yemen | $37,956 |  | | 106 | Bahrain | $37,920 |  | | 107 | Jamaica | $28,799 |  | | 108 | Albania | $23,831 |  | | 109 | Moldova | $22,380 |  | | 110 | Armenia | $17,271 |  | | 111 | Botswana | $11,968 |  | | 112 | Burkina Faso | $8,744 |  | | 113 | Cambodia | $7,616 |  | | 114 | New Caledonia | $2,936 |  | | 115 | Niger | $312 |  | | 116 | Madagascar | $117 |  | | 117 | Suriname | $114 |  | | 118 | Guyana | $99 |  | | 119 | Montenegro | $90 |  | | 120 | Belize | $48 |  |
| Country | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Albania | $86,220 | $88,367 | $33,903 | $19,482 | $21,803 | $23,831 | $58,069 |
| Algeria | $628,782 | $946,247 | $1,335,266 | $1,385,795 | $1,512,789 | $1,981,812 | $2,125,332 |
| Argentina | $1,988,180 | $2,209,054 | $2,506,678 | $2,350,763 | $2,788,054 | $3,630,689 | $4,923,424 |
| Armenia | $7,345 | $6,335 | $17,677 | $23,160 | $7,450 | $17,271 | $5,399 |
| Australia | $2,333,244 | $2,859,282 | $3,852,763 | $4,667,002 | $2,621,612 | $3,518,483 | $4,736,533 |
| Austria | $7,099,905 | $6,649,163 | $7,704,740 | $9,966,223 | $7,697,857 | $9,389,738 | |
| Azerbaijan | $17,490 | $57,088 | $15,581 | $55,146 | $19,774 | $117,718 | $239,085 |
| Bahamas, The | $286,783 | $330,517 | $319,194 | $480,138 | $333,506 | $320,066 | $408,772 |
| Bahrain | $29,745 | $1,386 | $31,910 | $15,894 | $23,486 | $37,920 | $92,171 |
| Bangladesh | $8,778,470 | $4,666,983 | $4,550,932 | | | | |
| Barbados | $22 | $68 | $185 | $5 | $456 | | $1,863 |
| Belarus | $698,600 | $1,049,800 | $1,242,700 | $1,653,000 | $1,125,700 | $1,224,900 | $1,212,900 |
| Belgium | $23,690,702 | $24,223,832 | $32,446,248 | $33,506,012 | $19,064,055 | $19,496,260 | $27,483,804 |
| Belize | | $1,061 | $16 | $74 | $43 | $48 | |
| Benin | | $2,826 | | | | | |
| Bhutan | | | $2,853 | | $41 | | |
| Bolivia | $66,592 | $79,612 | $77,625 | $291,343 | $347,630 | $373,636 | $625,782 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | $62,897 | $45,354 | $73,933 | $351,058 | $220,815 | $156,400 | $138,938 |
| Botswana | $6,837 | $927 | $6,798 | $952 | $1,082 | $11,968 | $14,138 |
| Brazil | $5,304,556 | $6,404,852 | $7,172,895 | $9,245,738 | $8,492,101 | $13,045,222 | $12,335,075 |
| Brunei | | $2,005 | | | | | |
| Bulgaria | $1,281,782 | $910,679 | $1,149,179 | $1,067,348 | $643,681 | $552,437 | $754,036 |
| Burkina Faso | $10,198 | | | $12,899 | | $8,744 | |
| Burundi | $11,730 | | $36,949 | $37,891 | $101,623 | | |
| Cambodia | $499 | $2,271 | $9,676 | $5,190 | $10,437 | $7,616 | |
| Cameroon | $211,340 | $143,499 | $415,992 | $314,214 | $402,524 | $145,056 | |
| Canada | $17,480,793 | $18,466,862 | $20,574,006 | $21,308,518 | $16,099,394 | $18,509,349 | $25,177,208 |
| Cape Verde | | | | | | | $2,575 |
| Chile | $705,442 | $747,837 | $1,461,224 | $2,331,297 | $1,613,210 | $2,293,226 | $2,889,637 |
| China | $29,079,495 | $26,872,138 | $34,204,822 | $31,294,120 | $29,340,528 | $30,857,710 | $34,656,438 |
| Colombia | $2,436,077 | $3,556,395 | $3,164,031 | $3,628,350 | $2,516,601 | $3,760,509 | $3,900,146 |
| Costa Rica | $1,201,084 | $907,367 | $1,132,692 | $2,751,615 | $703,316 | $1,053,901 | $1,203,353 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | $387,981 | $1,193,938 | $1,019,135 | $1,764,402 | $2,187,205 | $2,827,684 | $2,340,175 |
| Croatia | $523,569 | $462,156 | $587,179 | $706,906 | $414,172 | $629,671 | $623,439 |
| Cuba | $38,748 | $39,745 | | | | | |
| Cyprus | $166,878 | $151,799 | $151,318 | $190,303 | $64,176 | $79,183 | $39,284 |
| Czech Republic | $3,377,556 | $3,548,290 | $4,877,837 | $11,482,485 | $4,112,088 | $4,611,755 | $6,972,951 |
| Denmark | $3,657,717 | $4,097,415 | $3,599,035 | $3,551,525 | $2,691,465 | $2,577,966 | $2,538,718 |
| Djibouti | | | | | $15,921 | | |
| Dominica | $5,845 | $1,658 | $4 | | | | |
| Dominican Republic | $399,708 | $693,063 | $1,103,165 | $1,221,149 | $509,259 | $828,187 | $566,100 |
| Ecuador | $548,935 | $594,723 | $783,803 | $1,274,196 | $1,229,883 | $1,390,563 | $2,000,142 |
| Egypt | $1,317,285 | $557,314 | $920,415 | $2,266,767 | $1,970,396 | $2,792,214 | $3,598,847 |
| El Salvador | $183,263 | $307,872 | $178,930 | $282,580 | $157,930 | $267,790 | |
| Estonia | $49,047 | $93,175 | $247,595 | $240,410 | $72,910 | $49,353 | $66,676 |
| Ethiopia | $71,785 | $63,745 | $465,868 | $895,226 | $1,164,093 | $2,511,913 | $5,890,914 |
| Faroe Islands | | $107 | $432 | $183 | $1,618 | | |
| Fiji | $107 | | $2 | | $1,354 | | |
| Finland | $4,318,742 | $4,596,978 | $6,274,030 | $7,673,099 | $2,795,644 | $3,158,254 | $3,352,255 |
| France | $23,661,095 | $31,227,984 | $38,635,212 | $41,324,030 | $31,531,603 | $35,235,142 | $40,605,973 |
| French Polynesia | | $8,673 | $1,329 | | | | |
| Gabon | $14,786 | $2,877 | | $1,336 | $2,252 | | |
| Georgia | $2,865 | $5,839 | $16,160 | $3,221 | $22,611 | $54,151 | |
| Germany | $36,942,000 | $45,303,000 | $63,875,000 | $70,315,000 | $52,249,000 | $65,164,591 | $77,145,769 |
| Ghana | $198,525 | $149,802 | $124,896 | $206,580 | $113,879 | $158,019 | $202,244 |
| Greece | $1,719,289 | $1,734,962 | $2,949,742 | $2,774,688 | $1,971,996 | $1,171,037 | $1,554,290 |
| Grenada | | $642 | $279 | $24 | | | |
| Guatemala | $2,162,668 | $451,151 | $1,579,848 | $1,024,945 | $1,563,537 | $1,469,091 | $1,772,094 |
| Guinea | | $3,617 | | | | | |
| Guyana | $3,618 | $2,595 | $3,536 | $3,106 | $1,763 | $99 | $2,444 |
| Honduras | $836,960 | $409,137 | $36,127 | | $54,338 | | |
| Hong Kong | $6,377,918 | $6,358,434 | $5,596,520 | $5,339,495 | $5,916,565 | $6,876,878 | $5,965,339 |
| Hungary | $2,681,000 | $2,787,000 | $3,549,000 | $3,816,000 | $3,102,000 | $3,647,000 | $5,457,000 |
| Iceland | $54,359 | $60,713 | $63,234 | $67,228 | $71,325 | $62,755 | $63,092 |
| India | $18,238,491 | $10,902,977 | $20,166,435 | $29,903,586 | $21,395,205 | $45,489,699 | $74,119,944 |
| Indonesia | $6,566,014 | $8,286,018 | $10,159,148 | $17,232,241 | $13,165,969 | $16,624,251 | $20,785,419 |
| Iran | $3,951,971 | $1,948,762 | | | | $14,169,495 | |
| Ireland | $2,088,508 | $2,223,691 | $2,425,933 | $2,952,509 | $1,055,477 | $2,656,423 | $2,879,439 |
| Israel | $2,080,000 | $2,032,000 | $2,807,000 | $3,081,000 | $2,188,000 | $3,048,000 | $3,583,000 |
| Italy | $15,546,761 | $13,460,973 | $18,023,937 | $21,349,741 | $12,707,015 | $18,949,082 | $25,708,078 |
| Jamaica | $10,991 | $5,758 | $51,938 | $19,805 | $29,817 | $28,799 | |
| Japan | $14,752,949 | $13,392,025 | $16,022,766 | $22,451,077 | $17,062,237 | $22,496,396 | $26,199,906 |
| Jordan | $562,058 | $557,331 | $1,304,808 | $1,699,258 | $877,274 | $1,129,190 | $2,266,036 |
| Kazakhstan | $102,296 | $278,689 | $192,784 | $137,595 | $110,512 | | |
| Kenya | $351,929 | $343,689 | $761,740 | $865,950 | $778,688 | $627,924 | |
| Korea, South | $10,975,509 | $10,963,998 | $12,437,126 | $12,700,976 | $11,840,931 | $16,954,677 | $17,961,888 |
| Kuwait | | $724,227 | $903,122 | $100,963 | | | |
| Kyrgyzstan | $382 | $3,352 | $8,167 | $66,851 | $101,373 | $64,027 | $43,862 |
| Latvia | $98,166 | $135,976 | $131,317 | $122,671 | $87,716 | $129,624 | $203,166 |
| Lebanon | $272,000 | $291,052 | $539,789 | $764,748 | $832,447 | $828,837 | $987,768 |
| Lithuania | $34,011 | $53,670 | $84,515 | $436,494 | $88,880 | $75,586 | $66,167 |
| Luxembourg | $802,183 | $311,619 | $2,363,751 | $874,302 | $385,024 | $850,752 | $568,970 |
| Macau | $48 | $64 | $2,238 | $20 | | | |
| Macedonia | $115,058 | $81,563 | $115,333 | $145,009 | $146,489 | | $125,960 |
| Madagascar | $35,601 | $106,381 | $39,835 | $227,237 | $1,435,538 | $117 | |
| Malawi | $9,880 | $24,049 | $33,925 | $40,083 | $80,685 | $98,987 | $67,602 |
| Malaysia | $5,880,794 | $5,832,622 | $8,465,169 | $9,505,066 | $8,107,992 | $12,234,121 | $16,368,672 |
| Maldives | $20 | | | $178 | | | |
| Mali | $302,091 | $345,077 | $403,802 | $500,086 | | $111,607 | |
| Malta | $23,274 | $248,319 | $31,954 | $74,315 | $53,921 | $42,930 | |
| Mauritius | $1,244,849 | $1,329,330 | $2,488,198 | $3,233,193 | $2,133,167 | $456,731 | $123,678 |
| Mayotte | | | | $59 | | | |
| Mexico | $6,311,856 | $5,688,896 | $6,481,832 | $7,484,963 | $5,171,325 | $6,927,107 | $9,920,824 |
| Moldova | $21,180 | $14,937 | $31,590 | $29,144 | $22,944 | $22,380 | $19,251 |
| Montenegro | | $3,467 | $377 | $2,986 | $182 | $90 | $163 |
| Morocco | $1,426,599 | $1,073,669 | $1,644,098 | $2,064,369 | $1,689,045 | $1,052,501 | |
| Mozambique | $106 | $8,077 | $13,500 | $1,805 | $6 | | $1,000 |
| Namibia | $31 | | $661 | $1,339 | | | |
| Nepal | | | | | $139,182 | $88,946 | |
| Netherlands | $10,432,682 | $14,093,155 | $17,119,477 | $17,326,731 | $11,927,561 | $14,486,677 | |
| Netherlands Antilles | $2,074 | $3,639 | $8,673 | $16,048 | | | |
| New Caledonia | $8,089 | $6,778 | $3,693 | $7,432 | $5,646 | $2,936 | |
| New Zealand | $1,175,038 | $991,767 | $1,297,631 | $2,007,963 | $1,017,067 | $1,690,869 | $2,385,037 |
| Nicaragua | $19,650 | $86,720 | $24,900 | $22,200 | $33,952 | $44,914 | $37,248 |
| Niger | $7,578 | | $5,412 | | | $312 | |
| Nigeria | | $4,724,675 | $29,151,590 | $9,702,083 | $29,208,986 | $34,325,431 | |
| Norway | $1,969,978 | $890,670 | $1,423,302 | $2,292,339 | $1,424,091 | $2,268,413 | $2,309,073 |
| Oman | $953,415 | $852,091 | $1,017,449 | $1,527,527 | $2,166,308 | $1,894,001 | |
| Pakistan | $410,382 | $475,473 | $521,615 | $519,099 | $409,535 | $830,293 | $1,322,609 |
| Panama | $150,351 | $106,369 | $108,922 | $114,841 | $118,003 | $109,413 | $63,822 |
| Paraguay | $30,290 | $38,141 | $45,284 | $85,767 | $64,816 | $83,686 | $125,502 |
| Peru | $976,317 | $1,345,842 | $1,847,096 | $2,818,884 | $1,616,567 | $1,847,365 | $2,387,003 |
| Philippines | $2,487,628 | $1,290,171 | $1,641,318 | $2,151,795 | $1,563,682 | $1,803,954 | $2,037,964 |
| Poland | $6,304,014 | $6,775,971 | $8,336,258 | $11,060,436 | $6,297,055 | $9,169,464 | $11,308,142 |
| Portugal | $1,895,215 | $3,425,189 | $3,146,108 | $2,847,182 | $1,896,183 | $2,566,498 | $3,231,508 |
| Qatar | $4,880 | $4,331 | $3,047 | $140,253 | | $187,212 | |
| Romania | $1,487,367 | $1,738,940 | $2,132,560 | $2,719,648 | $1,653,172 | $2,332,708 | $3,104,580 |
| Russia | $5,725,908 | $7,545,290 | $10,028,323 | $10,934,784 | $9,305,921 | $12,781,974 | $16,108,254 |
| Rwanda | | | | $11,209 | | | $3,327 |
| Saint Lucia | $283 | $706 | $4 | $364 | | | |
| Saudi Arabia | $4,773,125 | $6,319,083 | $5,845,810 | | | $16,813,088 | |
| Senegal | $91,222 | $92,833 | $168,912 | $138,253 | $245,022 | $402,379 | $219,394 |
| Serbia | $380,088 | $507,114 | $984,967 | $628,738 | $591,044 | $670,974 | $725,728 |
| Singapore | $14,860,294 | $17,797,225 | $25,749,407 | $37,085,202 | $14,610,155 | $7,565,572 | $10,742,701 |
| Slovakia | $924,455 | $1,141,551 | $1,336,322 | $1,043,014 | $1,051,369 | $965,645 | $1,743,362 |
| Slovenia | $948,822 | $1,010,922 | $1,175,063 | $1,590,976 | $1,316,047 | $1,655,977 | $1,582,511 |
| South Africa | $5,308,104 | $4,522,224 | $7,973,267 | $12,211,383 | $19,086,265 | $23,184,577 | $29,738,973 |
| Spain | $9,113,216 | $9,046,703 | $12,984,047 | $15,903,074 | $10,427,022 | $13,581,464 | |
| Sri Lanka | $569,492 | $664,773 | $864,788 | $1,167,242 | $849,609 | $1,205,480 | $1,953,764 |
| Sudan | $23,534 | $22,362 | $277,831 | | $20,178 | | |
| Suriname | | | | | | $114 | |
| Swaziland | $163 | $134 | | | | | |
| Sweden | $8,042,515 | $9,262,424 | $13,357,851 | $16,010,781 | $12,342,418 | $16,656,663 | $18,481,038 |
| Switzerland | $5,366,999 | $7,417,544 | $6,885,639 | $6,669,821 | $5,304,121 | $6,302,214 | $6,558,030 |
| Syria | $332,546 | $394,475 | $732,241 | $736,139 | | $939,604 | |
| Tanzania | $1,049,013 | $902,585 | $339,583 | $274,179 | $357,167 | $339,311 | $627,386 |
| Thailand | $3,252,751 | $4,905,258 | $6,406,695 | $7,611,507 | $6,512,603 | $9,699,056 | $12,531,513 |
| Togo | $8,641 | | | | | $187,615 | $1,160,393 |
| Tonga | | | | | $309 | | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $97,102 | $89,817 | $123,517 | $127,394 | $101,177 | $94,230 | |
| Tunisia | $832,753 | $836,439 | $875,739 | $975,008 | $919,274 | $912,139 | |
| Turkey | $4,998,782 | $5,390,441 | $6,455,530 | $7,189,555 | $6,089,851 | $7,692,726 | $9,190,570 |
| Uganda | $44,303 | $13,007 | $25,201 | $62,810 | $71,408 | $99,863 | |
| Ukraine | $1,905,940 | $2,324,029 | $4,271,119 | $2,748,490 | $1,192,727 | $1,612,832 | $2,222,421 |
| United Arab Emirates | $2,792,571 | | $3,432,321 | $4,686,419 | | | |
| United Kingdom | $21,447,094 | $22,274,750 | $25,286,081 | $29,033,920 | $18,747,656 | $25,882,262 | $30,631,030 |
| United States | $51,834,547 | $54,848,224 | $65,499,115 | $56,131,258 | $38,602,725 | $61,520,986 | $79,381,163 |
| Uruguay | $350,005 | $351,344 | $469,995 | $715,612 | $584,432 | | |
| Venezuela | $3,186,972 | $3,847,395 | $3,518,648 | $8,432,430 | $8,104,194 | $8,829,757 | $6,922,386 |
| Vietnam | $3,068,501 | $3,782,698 | $5,596,394 | $4,767,166 | $4,006,335 | $5,152,570 | |
| Yemen | $55,485 | $33,377 | $42,444 | $22,247 | $36,417 | $37,956 | $74,082 |
| Zambia | $1,124,220 | $965,036 | $1,630,881 | $3,993,989 | $2,691,895 | $1,592,016 | |
| Zimbabwe | $322,367 | $449,854 | $215,396 | $90,612 | $123,398 | $180,767 | |
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