# HS 391520 Waste global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in waste, parings and scrap reached $199.2M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +0.1%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $427.4M | +4.3% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | $349.1M | -18.3% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | $232.1M | -33.5% | -17.2% |
| 2016 | $193.8M | -16.5% | -23.2% |
| 2017 | $231.2M | +19.3% | -12.8% |
| 2018 | $191.0M | -17.4% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | $198.3M | +3.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | $159.8M | -19.4% | -11.6% |
| 2021 | $184.7M | +15.6% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | $222.1M | +20.2% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | $188.8M | -15% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | $199.2M | +5.5% | +2.5% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Malaysia | $48.4M | +9.5% | 26 |
| Spain | $24.1M | +9.5% | 38 |
| Germany | $14.5M | -3.8% | 33 |
| Viet Nam | $11.9M | +27.6% | 28 |
| Netherlands | $10.2M | +12.2% | 34 |
| Belgium | $8.3M | +49.6% | 21 |
| Portugal | $7.4M | +47% | 15 |
| Czechia | $7.4M | +15.5% | 21 |
| France | $6.8M | +16% | 22 |
| Italy | $6.4M | +4.3% | 18 |
| Canada | $5.5M | -8.2% | 7 |
| Lithuania | $5.3M | +52.7% | 16 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._