# HS 470720 Waste And Scrap global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in waste and scrap, paper or paperboard made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass reached $920.8M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -0.3%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $879.7M | -6.3% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | $879.1M | -0.1% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | $839.9M | -4.5% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | $896.6M | +6.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | $918.3M | +2.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | $1.1B | +15.3% | +8% |
| 2019 | $934.8M | -11.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | $754.7M | -19.3% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | $1.0B | +36.7% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | $1.2B | +16.6% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | $952.9M | -20.8% | +8.1% |
| 2024 | $920.8M | -3.4% | -3.7% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mexico | $244.5M | +4.4% | 26 |
| India | $155.9M | +3.1% | 61 |
| Germany | $109.3M | -2.4% | 43 |
| Austria | $53.7M | +5.9% | 29 |
| Republic of Korea | $47.1M | +5.8% | 16 |
| Viet Nam | $31.0M | +16% | 26 |
| Netherlands | $29.1M | -3% | 42 |
| Italy | $27.1M | -4.6% | 30 |
| Canada | $25.3M | -5.1% | 10 |
| France | $19.9M | +2.4% | 22 |
| Slovenia | $18.4M | +7.7% | 23 |
| Indonesia | $16.1M | -9.1% | 13 |

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