Soybean · importers
Vietnam ranks eighteenth of 96 at $1.8B in the oil seeds chapter, and a growing livestock and aquaculture sector gives its feed industry weight.
| Market | HS 12 imports |
|---|---|
| China | $61.5B |
| Germany | $7.1B |
| Japan | $5.3B |
| Mexico | $4.9B |
| Netherlands | $4.2B |
Figures are for the whole of HS chapter 12 (oil seeds and oleaginous fruits); soybean is only part of it. Source: UN Comtrade, as reported by national authorities; latest available year per market.
Taiwan is above and the United Kingdom below, all at $1.8B when rounded. Vietnam’s 1.3% share of reported world imports is the same as theirs. The chapter is 0.5% of the country’s $325.4B imports and ranks 27th among its import chapters.
Electrical machinery at $112.7B, mineral fuels at $25.7B and industrial machinery at $23.3B lead the bill.
Demand for protein meal comes from poultry, pig and fish farming, and beans or meal are imported to supply the feed mills. A seller should ask whether the buyer imports whole beans for its own crushing, or buys meal, and what protein and moisture specification its formulas need.
Hot, humid conditions make storage quality a real concern, so cargo condition on arrival matters. Ask the mill how long it holds stock, whether it fumigates on arrival and how often it tests incoming lots, because those answers show how much margin for error a cargo has once it is discharged.
China, the Republic of Korea, Japan and the USA lead the overall source list, which covers all goods. It does not show where beans originate. Import permit, biosafety and inspection conditions are set by the authorities and can change, so confirm them with the authorities and the buyer, and agree Incoterm, currency, payment terms and port.
The $1.8B is the sum for HS chapter 12, oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, so soybeans are a share of it. Taiwan and the United Kingdom report the same rounded value, so national reporting differences can reorder the three.
Soybean-heading shipment data gives the consignee and weight of each cargo. Pick out feed mills and crushers that import regularly, agree Incoterm, currency and payment terms with them, and reach them through this site’s free marketplace.
Eighteenth of 96 at $1.8B in 2024, a 1.3% share of reported world imports.
Chiefly feed mills and crushers serving livestock and aquaculture.
It is 0.5% of $325.4B and ranks 27th among import chapters.
Use soybean-heading shipment data and note consignees with repeat cargoes.
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