# HS 470710 Waste And Scrap global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in waste and scrap, of unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or of corrugated paper or paperboard reached $4.6B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +6%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $4.7B | -5.6% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | $4.5B | -4.8% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | $4.3B | -4.1% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | $4.4B | +3.4% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | $5.4B | +22% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | $5.2B | -4.3% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | $3.4B | -34% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | $3.2B | -5.9% | -15.9% |
| 2021 | $5.5B | +69.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | $5.0B | -8.7% | +13.5% |
| 2023 | $3.9B | -22.9% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | $4.6B | +18.7% | -5.8% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Viet Nam | $623.4M | +18.3% | 56 |
| Malaysia | $558.9M | +84.3% | 35 |
| India | $504.7M | +14% | 68 |
| Thailand | $403.4M | +25.1% | 53 |
| Germany | $338.0M | +17.4% | 39 |
| Indonesia | $312.8M | +4.4% | 25 |
| Turkey | $204.7M | +21.3% | 38 |
| Taiwan | $182.8M | +4% | 25 |
| Mexico | $176.5M | +24.8% | 18 |
| Netherlands | $148.4M | +5.6% | 45 |
| Austria | $124.6M | +8.9% | 25 |
| China | $106.2M | -38.1% | 22 |

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