# Waste And Scrap Of Precious Metals I exporters and supplier...

USA is the leading reported supplier in this view, with exports of $2.7B.

## Supplier evidence

| Supplier | Latest exports | 5-year growth | Destinations | Leading destination |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $2.7B | +0.9% | 58 | Italy |
| Indonesia | $2.2B | +17.5% | 18 | Japan |
| Germany | $919.8M | -3.9% | 41 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Spain | $697.6M | +16.4% | 27 | Italy |
| Belgium | $678.6M | +24.5% | 43 | Germany |
| Bulgaria | $636.6M | +5.2% | 12 | Germany |
| United Kingdom | $516.1M | -4.6% | 35 | Germany |
| Australia | $429.9M | +14.5% | 26 | Republic of Korea |
| Canada | $413.0M | -7.4% | 16 | Norway |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $360.4M | +9.4% | 24 | Italy |
| France | $323.0M | +24.7% | 28 | Germany |
| Netherlands | $286.2M | +7.1% | 35 | Germany |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $194.4M | +49.2% | 15 | Japan |
| Singapore | $183.9M | +7% | 20 | Japan |
| South Africa | $156.3M | +10.6% | 19 | Belgium |
| United Arab Emirates | $136.0M | -6.6% | 22 | Nepal |
| Japan | $119.7M | -5% | 20 | USA |
| Thailand | $113.7M | +10.2% | 32 | Germany |
| India | $103.6M | +14.8% | 21 | United Arab Emirates |
| Poland | $91.9M | -12.4% | 11 | Czechia |
| Republic of Korea | $88.8M | -2.5% | 15 | Japan |
| Turkey | $86.7M | -3% | 24 | Belgium |
| China | $85.2M | -1.1% | 34 | Belgium |
| Austria | $79.2M | +13.7% | 16 | Germany |
| Kuwait | $78.2M | -45.2% | 4 | India |
| Italy | $77.2M | +6.1% | 35 | Germany |
| Brazil | $73.0M | -13.6% | 24 | USA |
| Malaysia | $65.9M | -3.1% | 19 | Japan |
| Lithuania | $58.5M | -14.2% | 21 | Italy |
| Sweden | $52.4M | -2.7% | 16 | Germany |
| Taiwan | $45.7M | -19.2% | 15 | Japan |
| Norway | $41.9M | +17.3% | 17 | Germany |
| Saudi Arabia | $41.6M | -14.3% | 8 | Germany |
| Czechia | $41.3M | +3.4% | 14 | Germany |
| Russia | $37.4M | -56.7% | 4 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |

## Supplier corridor unit-value evidence

| Buyer market | Reported year | Trade value | Quantity | Unit value USD/ton | Buyer-market median USD/ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | 2023 | $688.5M | 1,476 t | $466,466.89 | $138,016.86 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $358.1M | 450.6 t | $794,781.95 | $137,850.14 |
| Canada | 2023 | $263.3M | 3,025.5 t | $87,030.9 | $87,030.9 |
| Germany | 2023 | $146.4M | 2,402.9 t | $60,937.04 | $31,531.14 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $138.3M | 2,477.7 t | $55,803.95 | $14,462.39 |
| Japan | 2023 | $127.3M | 11,755.8 t | $10,831.55 | $42,911.76 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $97.3M | 77.5 t | $1,255,322.7 | $131,001.9 |
| South Africa | 2023 | $26.5M | 55.6 t | $476,736.64 | $64,283.33 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $14.0M | 148.7 t | $93,976.31 | $6,110.48 |
| Finland | 2023 | $7.2M | 59.2 t | $121,427.14 | $5,649.54 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $2.4M | 29.4 t | $83,244.66 | $14,870.66 |
| Poland | 2023 | $2.2M | 31.9 t | $67,739.39 | $54,677.83 |
| India | 2023 | $1.5M | 27.8 t | $52,404.65 | $111,850.86 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $1.2M | 0.8 t | $1,508,461.92 | $721,106.67 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $1.1M | 232.5 t | $4,611.98 | $62,566.03 |
| Norway | 2023 | $493.7K | 0.6 t | $791,112.18 | $447,773.27 |
| Austria | 2023 | $464.8K | 0.6 t | $774,588.33 | $624,483.33 |
| China | 2023 | $455.0K | 8.6 t | $52,637.9 | $145,400 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $440.0K | 0.1 t | $5,866,653.33 | $651,954.89 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $305.6K | 5.6 t | $54,727.61 | $9,600 |

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