RankCountryImports of Terephthalic acid & its salts in USD (2010)
1China$6,245,644,228
2India$679,759,900
3United States$455,387,829
4Brazil$446,950,972
5Lithuania$417,569,432
6Germany$379,830,895
7Italy$278,792,321
8Oman$206,531,641
9Turkey$177,037,545
10United Kingdom$166,359,484
11Argentina$155,789,457
12Vietnam$137,185,460
13Poland$109,510,153
14South Africa$85,277,703
15Malaysia$66,824,379
16Greece$64,475,773
17France$59,747,178
18Belarus$57,932,000
19Netherlands$51,963,513
20Pakistan$37,584,738
21Belgium$36,125,687
22Portugal$35,775,040
23Indonesia$30,851,812
24Russia$21,256,329
25Japan$20,027,890
26Egypt$11,829,702
27Switzerland$9,097,577
28Saudi Arabia$7,781,343
29Korea, South$6,677,282
30Austria$4,212,754
31Syria$621,178
32Romania$454,488
33Slovenia$392,902
34Singapore$278,747
35Thailand$263,768
36Sweden$254,886
37Mexico$197,750
38Venezuela$72,285
39Czech Republic$71,712
40New Zealand$59,818
41Nigeria$56,802
42Philippines$42,380
43Canada$32,449
44Iran$17,913
45Colombia$14,629
46Norway$6,829
47Tunisia$6,760
48Hungary$4,000
49Kenya$846
50Suriname$128
51Mauritius$120
52Ghana$82
53Tanzania$82
54Finland$69
55New Caledonia$64
56Denmark$59
57Ecuador$56
58Lebanon$50
59Slovakia$15
60Morocco$14
61Estonia$12
62Chile$11
63Peru$9
64Uganda$8
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Algeria  $68    
Argentina$162,254,933$183,170,913$147,545,181$167,677,987$117,503,078$155,789,457$236,446,934
Austria$5,100,491$6,154,855$6,037,712$5,366,623$3,847,644$4,212,754 
Bangladesh $3,960$37,888    
Belarus$187,200$321,600$7,670,200$23,993,400$29,770,000$57,932,000$85,234,000
Belgium$24,563,833$25,704,346$35,999,756$34,148,965$62,040,703$36,125,687$30,457,106
Bhutan$721      
Bolivia   $61   
Bosnia and Herzegovina $23$110$190  $40
Botswana$992      
Brazil$9,444,473$29,743,870$337,854,117$436,094,213$340,739,204$446,950,972$589,025,975
Canada$76,548,903$76,672,786$23,400,739$38,921,589$8,757$32,449$6,882,843
Chile$2,454$2,218  $37$11 
China$5,214,987,230$6,152,620,440$6,142,806,345$5,326,806,128$5,009,009,839$6,245,644,228$8,239,969,542
Colombia$27,249$42,355$50,308$58,104$14,252$14,629$48,569
Costa Rica$12      
Croatia$8,257$316$608$1,474   
Cyprus   $33,954$45  
Czech Republic$1,306,637$278,124$99$64,750$162,773$71,712$165
Denmark$38$11$38$24$71$59$106
Dominican Republic   $26,387$98,619  
Ecuador    $59$56$55
Egypt$72,830 $5,330$9,465$6,370,414$11,829,702$27,271,542
Estonia$119 $15  $12 
Ethiopia$49      
Finland$291$602$643$653$436$69$13
France$154,782,580$153,101,496$175,447,153$167,196,922$100,197,989$59,747,178$92,723,210
Gambia, The $855     
Germany$466,528,000$613,447,000$637,526,000$613,550,000$333,460,000$379,830,895$514,764,387
Ghana   $2,312 $82 
Greece$59,562,775$59,507,697$89,932,541$68,376,203$48,777,327$64,475,773$67,992,254
Guyana $424     
Hong Kong$578  $66,239$247,954  
Hungary     $4,000$5,000
Iceland   $610   
India$51,175,198$200,005,017$41,210,469$153,085,924$279,644,654$679,759,900$928,460,275
Indonesia$15,512,345$14,998,290$17,151,733$7,643,424$9,376,643$30,851,812$49,882,178
Iran$14,573,168$381,616   $17,913 
Israel$61,000$2,000 $1,000$14,000  
Italy$321,183,825$318,198,647$333,203,918$370,998,934$242,163,925$278,792,321$391,790,978
Jamaica $47 $25$50  
Japan$11,688,634$13,334,062$32,693,973$24,626,027$16,446,579$20,027,890$48,339,884
Jordan  $63,813   $25,885
Kazakhstan$13      
Kenya$43,120    $846 
Korea, South$4,348,502$3,986,213$4,401,804$8,009,365$10,863,792$6,677,282$5,505,724
Kuwait   $219   
Latvia  $59    
Lebanon  $190$333$9$50 
Lithuania$18,381,681$182,173,369$418,310,388$392,470,088$328,857,955$417,569,432$544,756,430
Luxembourg    $197  
Macedonia $3     
Malaysia$54,344,735$77,344,344$93,485,898$106,671,170$53,964,384$66,824,379$146,798,901
Mauritius    $187$120 
Mexico$86,960,497$3,443,064$11,833,860$273,056$252,101$197,750$380,672
Moldova  $43 $42 $20
Morocco$771  $149 $14 
Namibia  $104$48   
Nepal    $428  
Netherlands$57,186$3,346,779$27,966,524$20,521,250$18,062,214$51,963,513 
Netherlands Antilles   $790   
New Caledonia   $58 $64 
New Zealand$82,963$90,890$89,829$66,889$62,091$59,818$86,780
Nigeria $74,562$7,152$190,999$42,566$56,802 
Norway$3,071  $30,764$68,721$6,829$55,572
Oman   $1,793,569$148,078,118$206,531,641 
Pakistan$104,934,069$82,376,167$65,567,032$56,132,670$47,259,713$37,584,738$51,471,228
Paraguay$82      
Peru $23   $9 
Philippines$19,000$83,199$19,518 $9,560$42,380$37,397
Poland$77,871,227$103,255,859$112,241,945$116,517,105$106,880,389$109,510,153$39,931,061
Portugal$47,264,279$48,138,173$48,959,085$37,800,009$52,314,586$35,775,040$15,973,507
Romania$1,472$36$4,079$58,164$289,451$454,488$544,381
Russia$32,456,468$10,311,680$126,838$2,497,156$12,389,864$21,256,329$120,783,770
Saudi Arabia $2,778,720$557,069  $7,781,343 
Serbia $794$1,918$33$19  
Singapore$50,376 $20,600$127,857$228,987$278,747$299,199
Slovakia    $11$15$49
Slovenia$151,242$182,744$316,614$471,906$295,551$392,902$710,636
South Africa$114,243,064$135,644,340$144,228,443$117,133,567$62,998,780$85,277,703$125,754,250
Sri Lanka$123   $23  
Suriname     $128 
Sweden$56,661$346,852$187,865$238,774$246,182$254,886$419,042
Switzerland$12,558,327$17,495,586$19,186,732$11,066,152$6,345,460$9,097,577$14,535,854
Syria$390,385$638,541$781,197$1,889,628 $621,178 
Tanzania$981 $47 $59$82 
Thailand$63,406,077$34,437,131$1,808,723$2,875,280$105,427$263,768$244,755
Trinidad and Tobago   $54   
Tunisia$126    $6,760 
Turkey$217,160,060$219,780,700$228,831,446$172,653,033$147,317,777$177,037,545$265,299,526
Uganda     $8 
Ukraine $18 $30   
United Arab Emirates$107,830 $126,862,180$253,344,813   
United Kingdom$92,032,057$110,284,724$111,947,196$110,415,361$143,612,553$166,359,484$148,732,868
United States$398,668,021$383,376,139$308,564,739$356,347,018$328,152,168$455,387,829$478,616,960
Uruguay$1,963      
Venezuela $11,434$29,493$19$198,419$72,285$69
Vietnam$68,248,463$111,415,112$146,053,782$120,095,532$139,965,996$137,185,460 
Zambia$36$761     
Zimbabwe   $1,335