# Waste And Scrap buyer markets and demand | HS 470790 | Yugalinks

India is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $410.7M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| India | $410.7M | -10.9% | 87 | USA |
| Germany | $277.6M | +1.2% | 44 | Netherlands |
| Netherlands | $100.6M | -7.4% | 42 | Germany |
| France | $74.0M | +7.6% | 25 | Germany |
| Austria | $72.8M | +7.1% | 24 | Germany |
| Thailand | $72.7M | +10.6% | 59 | USA |
| Indonesia | $66.8M | +2.9% | 22 | USA |
| Canada | $62.5M | +17.2% | 20 | USA |
| Malaysia | $58.0M | +28.8% | 28 | USA |
| Spain | $55.0M | +3.5% | 23 | France |
| Mexico | $51.0M | -6.2% | 13 | USA |
| USA | $44.0M | +10% | 26 | Canada |
| Viet Nam | $34.0M | -6.9% | 38 | USA |
| Belgium | $27.4M | -8.2% | 32 | Netherlands |
| Pakistan | $23.5M | -1.6% | 52 | USA |
| Guatemala | $20.7M | +11.2% | 15 | USA |
| Turkey | $17.6M | -13.2% | 30 | Algeria |
| El Salvador | $16.1M | +8.1% | 11 | USA |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $15.1M | -1.6% | 25 | Germany |
| Croatia | $14.8M | +6.8% | 13 | Serbia |
| China | $13.0M | -31.6% | 14 | USA |
| Italy | $13.0M | -7.4% | 33 | USA |
| Taiwan | $10.9M | -13.3% | 15 | USA |
| Hungary | $10.5M | +23.3% | 17 | Slovakia |
| Poland | $9.1M | +10.9% | 25 | Czechia |
| Iran | $8.2M | +46.4% | 4 | Iraq |
| Brazil | $8.1M | +69.8% | 10 | USA |
| Belarus | $8.0M | +8.4% | 11 | Russia |
| Slovenia | $7.6M | -5.3% | 12 | Italy |
| Sweden | $6.6M | -5.1% | 22 | Denmark |
| Republic of Korea | $5.9M | -33.4% | 19 | Japan |
| Ukraine | $5.8M | -9.2% | 15 | Belarus |
| Ecuador | $5.6M | -5.9% | 22 | Guatemala |
| Chile | $5.5M | +11.1% | 17 | USA |
| Tunisia | $5.2M | -8.9% | 10 | Turkey |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| India | 2023 | $770.8M | $179.24 |
| Germany | 2023 | $225.6M | $147.04 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $125.7M | $176.9 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $84.0M | $127.49 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $63.6M | $168.65 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $57.9M | $150.72 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $57.8M | $195.69 |
| Spain | 2023 | $51.8M | $103.51 |
| Canada | 2023 | $50.0M | $137.58 |
| Austria | 2023 | $49.5M | $168.61 |
| France | 2023 | $49.0M | $124.53 |
| USA | 2023 | $41.6M | $215.15 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $36.3M | $153.84 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $32.5M | $116.47 |
| Guatemala | 2023 | $29.3M | $405.83 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $29.2M | $163.14 |
| Pakistan | 2023 | $24.0M | $222.14 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $19.3M | $118.93 |
| Italy | 2023 | $15.9M | $159.62 |
| El Salvador | 2023 | $15.5M | $403.06 |

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