# HS 470730 Waste And Scrap global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in waste and scrap, paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (eg newspapers, journals and similar printed matter) reached $856.4M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -6.8%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $2.1B | -11.4% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | $2.0B | -6.7% | -14.3% |
| 2015 | $1.8B | -7.9% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | $1.9B | +1.5% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | $2.0B | +6.9% | -0% |
| 2018 | $1.8B | -10.1% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | $1.2B | -31.8% | -13.1% |
| 2020 | $954.9M | -21.7% | -21.7% |
| 2021 | $1.2B | +29.3% | -11.6% |
| 2022 | $1.2B | -0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | $765.4M | -37.7% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | $856.4M | +11.9% | -11.5% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $183.1M | -1.1% | 40 |
| Malaysia | $86.8M | +20.1% | 30 |
| Belgium | $57.1M | +27.8% | 31 |
| Netherlands | $51.4M | +4.5% | 40 |
| Austria | $49.1M | +1.5% | 28 |
| Republic of Korea | $47.3M | -7.1% | 20 |
| Indonesia | $45.5M | -4.1% | 20 |
| Spain | $40.2M | +7.3% | 27 |
| India | $32.5M | -0.4% | 46 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $27.5M | +17.5% | 29 |
| Sweden | $22.1M | -3.3% | 26 |
| France | $21.9M | +0.4% | 32 |

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