| Rank | Country | Imports of Colour lakes; preparations in USD (2010) |
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| 1 | Brazil | $16,846,671 |  | | 2 | Netherlands | $15,878,734 | | | 3 | Belgium | $12,740,650 | | | 4 | United Kingdom | $12,698,107 | | | 5 | Korea, South | $12,319,938 | | | 6 | United States | $10,015,503 | | | 7 | Germany | $9,913,931 | | | 8 | Mexico | $9,749,963 | | | 9 | China | $7,955,201 | | | 10 | Spain | $6,433,377 | | | 11 | Canada | $6,285,843 | | | 12 | Italy | $5,619,421 | | | 13 | France | $5,529,888 | | | 14 | Panama | $4,745,617 | | | 15 | Indonesia | $4,483,665 | | | 16 | South Africa | $4,163,819 | | | 17 | Argentina | $3,941,064 | | | 18 | Thailand | $3,831,705 | | | 19 | Poland | $2,918,293 | | | 20 | Chile | $2,746,738 | | | 21 | India | $2,546,240 | | | 22 | Aruba | $2,504,909 | | | 23 | Hungary | $2,471,000 | | | 24 | Vietnam | $2,444,500 | | | 25 | Saudi Arabia | $2,442,670 | | | 26 | Pakistan | $2,323,622 | | | 27 | Turkey | $2,270,198 | | | 28 | Sri Lanka | $2,053,674 | | | 29 | Philippines | $1,976,576 | | | 30 | Japan | $1,934,561 | | | 31 | Austria | $1,665,730 | | | 32 | Singapore | $1,459,391 | | | 33 | Switzerland | $1,364,301 | | | 34 | Russia | $1,317,187 | | | 35 | Greece | $1,019,232 | | | 36 | Colombia | $1,017,734 | | | 37 | Guatemala | $915,034 | | | 38 | Portugal | $883,273 | | | 39 | Malaysia | $883,168 | | | 40 | Egypt | $835,771 | | | 41 | Malta | $784,178 | | | 42 | Morocco | $726,772 | | | 43 | Nicaragua | $713,814 | | | 44 | Czech Republic | $675,950 | | | 45 | Israel | $675,000 | | | 46 | Serbia | $673,887 | | | 47 | Luxembourg | $658,374 | | | 48 | Romania | $613,662 | | | 49 | Ecuador | $605,559 | | | 50 | Hong Kong | $575,471 | | | 51 | Ireland | $571,734 | | | 52 | Costa Rica | $505,854 | | | 53 | Peru | $502,770 | | | 54 | Nigeria | $448,715 | | | 55 | Ukraine | $445,083 | | | 56 | Belarus | $427,700 | | | 57 | Yemen | $391,655 | | | 58 | Australia | $383,764 | | | 59 | Slovenia | $345,580 | | | 60 | Bulgaria | $341,764 | | | 61 | Venezuela | $308,376 | | | 62 | Sweden | $305,391 | | | 63 | Slovakia | $304,523 | | | 64 | Syria | $272,047 | | | 65 | Dominican Republic | $269,235 | | | 66 | Croatia | $247,726 | | | 67 | Ethiopia | $220,399 | | | 68 | Bolivia | $179,284 | | | 69 | Denmark | $163,985 | | | 70 | Tunisia | $151,045 | | | 71 | Qatar | $141,380 | | | 72 | New Caledonia | $136,151 | | | 73 | Albania | $133,427 | | | 74 | El Salvador | $129,156 | | | 75 | Finland | $124,548 | | | 76 | Tanzania | $116,533 | | | 77 | Algeria | $111,043 | | | 78 | Cyprus | $108,848 | | | 79 | Bahamas, The | $99,766 | | | 80 | Iran | $99,362 | | | 81 | Norway | $91,804 | | | 82 | Lithuania | $86,368 | | | 83 | Senegal | $79,227 | | | 84 | Nepal | $79,139 | | | 85 | Jordan | $67,445 | | | 86 | Cameroon | $66,519 | | | 87 | Mali | $62,156 | | | 88 | Kenya | $56,430 | | | 89 | Ghana | $54,782 | | | 90 | Oman | $52,185 | | | 91 | Moldova | $46,919 | | | 92 | Latvia | $43,372 | | | 93 | Zambia | $40,838 | | | 94 | Paraguay | $38,427 | | | 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $31,009 | | | 96 | Lebanon | $27,425 | | | 97 | Cambodia | $26,151 | | | 98 | Burkina Faso | $22,936 | | | 99 | New Zealand | $21,434 | | | 100 | Georgia | $18,477 | | | 101 | Montenegro | $16,843 | | | 102 | Uganda | $16,632 | | | 103 | Tonga | $15,748 | | | 104 | Cote d'Ivoire | $15,567 | | | 105 | Trinidad and Tobago | $15,452 | | | 106 | Iceland | $13,678 | | | 107 | Botswana | $13,588 | | | 108 | Azerbaijan | $10,770 | | | 109 | Bahrain | $10,225 | | | 110 | Malawi | $9,842 | | | 111 | Barbados | $6,900 | | | 112 | Bermuda | $5,646 | | | 113 | French Polynesia | $5,436 | | | 114 | Maldives | $5,378 | | | 115 | Zimbabwe | $4,996 | | | 116 | Mauritius | $4,091 | | | 117 | Guyana | $3,707 | | | 118 | Madagascar | $3,702 | | | 119 | Dominica | $2,449 | | | 120 | Estonia | $2,146 | | | 121 | Fiji | $2,034 | | | 122 | Niger | $891 | | | 123 | Suriname | $773 | | | 124 | Benin | $699 | | | 125 | Kyrgyzstan | $625 | | | 126 | Sao Tome and Principe | $603 | | | 127 | Belize | $492 | | | 128 | Mozambique | $408 | | | 129 | Gambia, The | $372 | | | 130 | Cape Verde | $100 | |
| Country | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Albania | $36,275 | $20,032 | $56,633 | $83,982 | $140,770 | $133,427 | $56,734 |
| Algeria | $442,264 | $165,550 | $147,935 | $160,120 | $129,553 | $111,043 | $198,571 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | $1,516 | $5,391 | $3,607 | | | | $285 |
| Argentina | $771,740 | $827,065 | $1,292,137 | $1,786,100 | $1,362,937 | $3,941,064 | $4,030,186 |
| Armenia | $17,782 | $14,659 | $15,937 | $26,966 | $2,409 | | |
| Aruba | | | | | $1,870,951 | $2,504,909 | $2,571,605 |
| Australia | $356,716 | $607,659 | $534,125 | $475,629 | $539,086 | $383,764 | $576,519 |
| Austria | $2,161,528 | $2,028,871 | $2,228,428 | $2,770,338 | $1,780,826 | $1,665,730 | |
| Azerbaijan | $2,044 | $3,090 | $1,222 | $15,198 | $12,692 | $10,770 | $16,992 |
| Bahamas, The | $21,902 | $11,371 | $7,680 | $8,219 | $52,904 | $99,766 | $154,414 |
| Bahrain | $28,261 | $3,750 | $49,590 | $13,702 | $11,655 | $10,225 | $12,368 |
| Bangladesh | $2,445,446 | $3,194,435 | $3,080,639 | | | | |
| Barbados | | $1,048 | $1,920 | $1,023 | $65 | $6,900 | $7,087 |
| Belarus | $50,200 | $103,600 | $204,700 | $278,800 | $267,500 | $427,700 | $535,700 |
| Belgium | $12,353,832 | $12,667,619 | $30,594,914 | $16,635,524 | $8,522,119 | $12,740,650 | $14,588,653 |
| Belize | $1,125 | $1,263 | $3,237 | $1,924 | | $492 | |
| Benin | | | | | | $699 | |
| Bermuda | | | | | | $5,646 | |
| Bhutan | | | $11 | $13 | $111 | | |
| Bolivia | $62,709 | $127,192 | $116,696 | $164,620 | $108,025 | $179,284 | $120,781 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | $185,611 | $109,914 | $80,967 | $103,815 | $18,275 | $31,009 | $41,971 |
| Botswana | $23,105 | $17,304 | $17,701 | $34,894 | $20,491 | $13,588 | $14,619 |
| Brazil | $3,181,129 | $4,088,842 | $4,567,295 | $4,437,787 | $5,938,637 | $16,846,671 | $17,505,590 |
| Brunei | | $18,078 | | | | | |
| Bulgaria | $596,551 | $408,439 | $711,906 | $886,151 | $714,647 | $341,764 | $446,800 |
| Burkina Faso | $208 | | $2,868 | $2,554 | $363 | $22,936 | |
| Burundi | | | | | $12 | | |
| Cambodia | $9,827 | $10,423 | $23,798 | $19,822 | $13,752 | $26,151 | |
| Cameroon | $36,395 | $106,600 | $176,110 | $54,471 | $26,245 | $66,519 | |
| Canada | $3,891,402 | $4,526,120 | $5,607,157 | $5,252,475 | $4,989,539 | $6,285,843 | $6,730,609 |
| Cape Verde | $825 | $1,039 | $635 | $366 | | $100 | |
| Central African Republic | $1,314 | | $5,858 | $13,132 | | | |
| Chile | $787,408 | $828,249 | $1,096,764 | $848,289 | $634,080 | $2,746,738 | $2,315,426 |
| China | $6,101,255 | $7,885,540 | $5,123,625 | $5,615,959 | $5,727,366 | $7,955,201 | $8,672,193 |
| Colombia | $825,444 | $713,149 | $910,167 | $906,009 | $969,865 | $1,017,734 | $1,370,781 |
| Cook Islands | | | $40 | | | | |
| Costa Rica | $282,498 | $280,059 | $394,331 | $343,456 | $205,119 | $505,854 | $284,280 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | $2,727 | | $9,308 | $30,217 | $20,829 | $15,567 | $554 |
| Croatia | $209,728 | $215,069 | $192,865 | $291,420 | $151,634 | $247,726 | $266,516 |
| Cuba | $233,757 | $162,658 | | | | | |
| Cyprus | $148,511 | $143,131 | $173,473 | $95,017 | $89,314 | $108,848 | $109,639 |
| Czech Republic | $787,031 | $1,009,442 | $1,200,173 | $1,435,498 | $771,632 | $675,950 | $1,046,501 |
| Denmark | $160,104 | $230,624 | $381,447 | $168,780 | $145,025 | $163,985 | $124,965 |
| Dominica | | $382 | | | | $2,449 | |
| Dominican Republic | $169,413 | $1,371,726 | $502,227 | $323,693 | $174,136 | $269,235 | $339,422 |
| Ecuador | $310,908 | $333,674 | $364,331 | $362,107 | $491,633 | $605,559 | $674,320 |
| Egypt | $907,966 | $843,977 | $989,236 | $1,323,022 | $1,243,687 | $835,771 | $1,702,169 |
| El Salvador | $705,046 | $1,025,536 | $316,609 | $264,941 | $172,112 | $129,156 | |
| Estonia | $71,745 | $72,615 | $60,990 | $13,687 | $7,566 | $2,146 | $4,644 |
| Ethiopia | $24,175 | $126,545 | $25,790 | $21,437 | $179,412 | $220,399 | $115,160 |
| Faroe Islands | | | | | $2,123 | | |
| Fiji | $66,252 | $59,243 | $43,559 | $257,296 | $874 | $2,034 | |
| Finland | $99,546 | $98,287 | $88,716 | $99,374 | $80,416 | $124,548 | $106,174 |
| France | $5,566,877 | $7,656,330 | $5,989,700 | $5,254,466 | $4,234,656 | $5,529,888 | $5,782,765 |
| French Polynesia | $2,913 | $1,884 | | $4 | $9,798 | $5,436 | $11 |
| Gabon | | $87 | $666 | $15,827 | $90,164 | | |
| Gambia, The | | | | | $789 | $372 | |
| Georgia | $47,414 | $50,156 | $11,729 | $196,165 | $55,533 | $18,477 | |
| Germany | $6,247,000 | $8,871,000 | $10,883,000 | $10,677,000 | $7,245,000 | $9,913,931 | $15,707,128 |
| Ghana | $9,814 | $26,406 | $19,169 | $32,996 | $27,012 | $54,782 | $152,730 |
| Greece | $942,377 | $1,270,694 | $1,309,024 | $1,627,523 | $1,272,402 | $1,019,232 | $951,332 |
| Guatemala | $542,388 | $948,132 | $962,754 | $805,368 | $757,426 | $915,034 | $1,087,712 |
| Guinea | $17,660 | $5,890 | $13,939 | $21,960 | | | |
| Guinea-Bissau | $1,352 | | | | | | |
| Guyana | | | $101 | $28,158 | $294 | $3,707 | |
| Honduras | $523,416 | $513,930 | $319,283 | | $917,548 | | |
| Hong Kong | $562,572 | $580,638 | $866,943 | $462,062 | $611,636 | $575,471 | $1,178,351 |
| Hungary | $2,406,000 | $4,043,000 | $3,277,000 | $2,111,000 | $2,134,000 | $2,471,000 | $3,426,000 |
| Iceland | $1,624 | $227 | $5,352 | $12,145 | $17,235 | $13,678 | $18,622 |
| India | $585,866 | $819,422 | $818,795 | $1,065,957 | $1,625,589 | $2,546,240 | $2,802,634 |
| Indonesia | $1,474,980 | $1,633,917 | $2,235,066 | $3,376,289 | $3,617,524 | $4,483,665 | $5,769,565 |
| Iran | $225,062 | $69,204 | | | | $99,362 | |
| Ireland | $2,688,216 | $580,866 | $642,873 | $617,394 | $471,033 | $571,734 | $959,995 |
| Israel | $842,000 | $476,000 | $885,000 | $1,446,000 | $1,131,000 | $675,000 | $898,000 |
| Italy | $3,541,888 | $3,649,535 | $3,638,766 | $5,458,676 | $4,074,052 | $5,619,421 | $4,780,582 |
| Jamaica | $172,295 | $2,059 | $2,116 | | $15,577 | | |
| Japan | $1,520,205 | $1,250,781 | $1,769,962 | $2,507,461 | $1,459,101 | $1,934,561 | $1,991,051 |
| Jordan | $111,979 | $114,161 | $5,554 | $93,176 | $82,268 | $67,445 | $81,082 |
| Kazakhstan | $53,680 | $35,428 | $30,077 | $47,062 | $56,658 | | |
| Kenya | $54,160 | $45,462 | $40,320 | $48,275 | $28,122 | $56,430 | |
| Kiribati | $13,007 | | | | $120 | | |
| Korea, South | $6,467,299 | $9,360,764 | $9,817,950 | $11,902,032 | $11,515,181 | $12,319,938 | $13,598,911 |
| Kuwait | | $240,277 | $240,169 | $338,504 | | | |
| Kyrgyzstan | $869 | $29 | $295 | $2,577 | $15,000 | $625 | $2,885 |
| Latvia | $68,788 | $76,029 | $133,904 | $174,970 | $57,527 | $43,372 | $43,534 |
| Lebanon | $16,000 | $10,254 | $17,580 | $13,369 | $12,251 | $27,425 | $5,731 |
| Lithuania | $362,558 | $280,181 | $243,083 | $312,651 | $104,555 | $86,368 | $97,682 |
| Luxembourg | $505,516 | $613,161 | $633,888 | $898,024 | $743,128 | $658,374 | $781,113 |
| Macau | $4,166 | $4,502 | $956 | $598 | $376 | | |
| Macedonia | $81,707 | $118,799 | $149,278 | $150,506 | $93,332 | | $96,044 |
| Madagascar | $41,361 | $2,132 | $22,272 | $12,433 | $5,111 | $3,702 | |
| Malawi | $4,919 | $36,230 | $3,001 | $6,381 | $24,389 | $9,842 | $34,955 |
| Malaysia | $981,992 | $973,859 | $937,304 | $1,136,708 | $419,831 | $883,168 | $1,437,093 |
| Maldives | $4,475 | $5,391 | $8,295 | $45,424 | $6,699 | $5,378 | $50,736 |
| Mali | $5,693 | $3,097 | $81,876 | $838 | | $62,156 | |
| Malta | $249,111 | $210,328 | $341,617 | $425,024 | $402,918 | $784,178 | |
| Mauritania | $219,439 | $3,022 | $51,605 | $8,692 | $9,151 | | |
| Mauritius | $8,566 | $12,336 | $42,994 | $44,605 | $5,469 | $4,091 | $4,290 |
| Mayotte | $2,250 | $5,556 | $6,605 | $19,797 | $2,889 | | |
| Mexico | $6,476,606 | $5,713,586 | $6,551,441 | $7,894,329 | $7,934,913 | $9,749,963 | $12,053,222 |
| Moldova | $24,773 | $54,765 | $84,494 | $121,511 | $120,787 | $46,919 | $46,482 |
| Mongolia | $3,662 | $7,285 | $18,403 | | | | |
| Montenegro | | $88,579 | $109,439 | $60,197 | $36,619 | $16,843 | $10,629 |
| Montserrat | | | $604 | | | | |
| Morocco | $655,016 | $933,085 | $1,251,094 | $646,468 | $709,682 | $726,772 | |
| Mozambique | $1,207 | $365 | $129 | $6,489 | $2,260 | $408 | $1,000 |
| Namibia | $1,247 | | $27 | $9 | | | |
| Nepal | | | | | $40,020 | $79,139 | |
| Netherlands | $9,587,327 | $9,437,313 | $21,783,309 | $25,343,972 | $16,760,797 | $15,878,734 | |
| Netherlands Antilles | $80,514 | $95,527 | $103,968 | $66,738 | | | |
| New Caledonia | $146,512 | $138,913 | $172,506 | $164,282 | $96,702 | $136,151 | $125,480 |
| New Zealand | $40,031 | $52,345 | $37,093 | $14,484 | $24,882 | $21,434 | $365,934 |
| Nicaragua | $591,770 | $727,896 | $694,789 | $881,843 | $718,000 | $713,814 | $306,969 |
| Niger | $6,696 | $378 | | | $11,326 | $891 | $4,486 |
| Nigeria | | $199,894 | $239,607 | | $5,024 | $448,715 | |
| Norway | $72,746 | $101,242 | $86,178 | $82,219 | $50,803 | $91,804 | $84,924 |
| Oman | $12,309 | $37,368 | $19,150 | $30,681 | $68,497 | $52,185 | |
| Pakistan | $749,086 | $1,157,399 | $1,303,530 | $1,896,113 | $1,926,813 | $2,323,622 | $2,675,482 |
| Panama | $24,702 | $20,415,151 | $33,754,665 | $32,687,408 | $19,986,313 | $4,745,617 | $306,765 |
| Paraguay | $31,959 | $52,515 | $49,268 | $62,744 | $82,411 | $38,427 | $25,943 |
| Peru | $325,928 | $403,354 | $559,693 | $452,774 | $409,291 | $502,770 | $572,002 |
| Philippines | $1,376,316 | $1,500,292 | $1,618,718 | $2,865,480 | $1,492,740 | $1,976,576 | $1,788,489 |
| Poland | $3,878,709 | $5,163,713 | $4,097,180 | $3,737,729 | $3,180,293 | $2,918,293 | $3,173,037 |
| Portugal | $327,225 | $649,050 | $350,852 | $469,041 | $502,574 | $883,273 | $1,120,447 |
| Qatar | $16,844 | $78,989 | $74,648 | $123,088 | | $141,380 | |
| Romania | $511,632 | $627,784 | $685,069 | $643,781 | $628,999 | $613,662 | $723,355 |
| Russia | $1,045,495 | $914,905 | $1,310,720 | $1,492,039 | $1,593,154 | $1,317,187 | $801,469 |
| Rwanda | $42 | $11,185 | | $192 | | | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | | | $36 | | | | |
| Saint Lucia | | $830 | $69 | | | | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | | | | | $14 | | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | $165 | | $531 | $212 | | $603 | |
| Saudi Arabia | $2,145,262 | $1,356,930 | $1,267,362 | | | $2,442,670 | |
| Senegal | $90,960 | $102,696 | $32,956 | $137,733 | $172,960 | $79,227 | $57,930 |
| Serbia | $652,302 | $518,991 | $651,367 | $556,977 | $792,539 | $673,887 | $597,154 |
| Seychelles | | $24,204 | $287 | | | | |
| Singapore | $3,445,146 | $3,900,852 | $2,940,227 | $2,263,019 | $1,672,412 | $1,459,391 | $2,021,437 |
| Slovakia | $499,394 | $641,501 | $727,354 | $472,599 | $304,485 | $304,523 | $520,955 |
| Slovenia | $776,131 | $912,160 | $934,169 | $1,600,732 | $663,778 | $345,580 | $785,817 |
| South Africa | $2,389,111 | $2,628,126 | $3,081,567 | $3,787,868 | $3,196,691 | $4,163,819 | $4,611,759 |
| Spain | $1,754,715 | $3,690,274 | $2,989,835 | $2,650,382 | $2,394,960 | $6,433,377 | |
| Sri Lanka | $2,171,092 | $1,894,059 | $1,877,395 | $2,672,546 | $1,357,773 | $2,053,674 | $3,234,498 |
| Sudan | $1,242,232 | $612,745 | $124,658 | $35,417 | $21,239 | | |
| Suriname | $102,768 | $29,594 | $270 | $540 | $3,904 | $773 | |
| Swaziland | $23,245 | $1,461 | $2,417 | | | | |
| Sweden | $459,182 | $307,996 | $268,294 | $251,552 | $246,840 | $305,391 | $272,424 |
| Switzerland | $949,393 | $1,112,229 | $1,197,056 | $1,469,417 | $1,125,782 | $1,364,301 | $1,294,183 |
| Syria | | $23,096 | $174,371 | | | $272,047 | |
| Tanzania | $16,322 | $24,238 | $49,063 | $92,391 | $25,311 | $116,533 | $176,664 |
| Thailand | $2,714,993 | $2,752,570 | $3,142,789 | $3,725,441 | $2,804,472 | $3,831,705 | $4,380,974 |
| Togo | | | $1,255 | | | | |
| Tonga | $5,621 | $1,129 | $4,739 | $45 | $1,533 | $15,748 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $4,453 | $613 | $13,297 | $4,603 | $5,794 | $15,452 | |
| Tunisia | $263,800 | $97,503 | $110,062 | $91,265 | $121,882 | $151,045 | |
| Turkey | $816,010 | $1,113,091 | $1,142,285 | $1,157,699 | $1,070,682 | $2,270,198 | $1,913,345 |
| Uganda | $666 | $1,104 | $4,372 | $7,549 | $55,792 | $16,632 | |
| Ukraine | $1,195,677 | $966,066 | $1,374,845 | $933,244 | $560,552 | $445,083 | $547,868 |
| United Arab Emirates | $641,924 | | $1,043,120 | $1,173,175 | | | |
| United Kingdom | $5,424,355 | $5,204,738 | $5,031,347 | $4,976,010 | $4,861,988 | $12,698,107 | $10,065,105 |
| United States | $5,454,728 | $5,648,785 | $4,786,149 | $4,622,816 | $3,755,233 | $10,015,503 | $10,027,932 |
| Uruguay | $144,548 | $149,267 | $182,361 | $167,517 | $93,644 | | |
| Vanuatu | | $3,989 | $13,902 | | | | |
| Venezuela | $624,515 | $590,803 | $537,365 | $526,694 | $288,196 | $308,376 | $831,590 |
| Vietnam | $2,106,063 | $2,559,209 | $3,190,700 | $3,769,635 | $2,151,136 | $2,444,500 | |
| Wallis and Futuna | $4,254 | $6,205 | | | | | |
| Yemen | $22,860 | $166,960 | $199,420 | $386,106 | $283,819 | $391,655 | $283,194 |
| Zambia | $11,075 | $13,677 | $33,012 | $55,569 | $9 | $40,838 | |
| Zimbabwe | $55,943 | $21,865 | $31,584 | $5,452 | $12,724 | $4,996 | |
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