# HS 391590 Waste global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in waste, parings and scrap reached $1.7B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -0.2%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $4.5B | -6.6% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | $4.3B | -3.6% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | $3.5B | -19.5% | -10.2% |
| 2016 | $3.3B | -3.7% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | $3.1B | -5.9% | -10% |
| 2018 | $2.0B | -37.3% | -17.2% |
| 2019 | $1.7B | -13.3% | -20% |
| 2020 | $1.3B | -21.4% | -24.7% |
| 2021 | $1.8B | +31.1% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | $2.1B | +21.4% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | $1.7B | -22.1% | +7.4% |
| 2024 | $1.7B | +1.6% | -1.3% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $280.2M | +10.2% | 73 |
| Taiwan | $115.2M | +2.3% | 57 |
| Malaysia | $97.1M | +1% | 80 |
| Viet Nam | $96.1M | +1.1% | 63 |
| Germany | $94.1M | +2.6% | 74 |
| Netherlands | $83.8M | -2.5% | 62 |
| Turkey | $72.2M | +8% | 67 |
| Canada | $65.9M | +4.4% | 43 |
| Italy | $63.2M | +3.7% | 61 |
| Belgium | $57.8M | +7.7% | 47 |
| France | $51.1M | +12.8% | 43 |
| Austria | $49.1M | +7.1% | 43 |

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