# Waste And Scrap Of Precious Metals I buyer markets and demand...

Japan is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $2.4B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | $2.4B | +7.1% | 41 | Indonesia |
| Germany | $2.3B | +7.2% | 110 | Belgium |
| Italy | $1.8B | +3.8% | 55 | USA |
| United Kingdom | $974.5M | -6.8% | 74 | USA |
| Belgium | $749.5M | -1% | 49 | Germany |
| Republic of Korea | $695.1M | +8.2% | 24 | Australia |
| Malaysia | $612.8M | +140.1% | 37 | USA |
| Canada | $569.8M | +7.5% | 32 | USA |
| USA | $505.3M | -13.2% | 62 | Germany |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $425.0M | +26.6% | 28 | Germany |
| Norway | $190.8M | -9.7% | 18 | Canada |
| Spain | $97.5M | +43.3% | 23 | United Kingdom |
| Philippines | $93.8M | +221.8% | 9 | Indonesia |
| Poland | $86.8M | +11.1% | 38 | Germany |
| Sweden | $71.5M | +1.7% | 17 | USA |
| United Arab Emirates | $59.7M | +105.6% | 34 | India |
| Finland | $54.1M | +71.2% | 16 | USA |
| Czechia | $52.7M | -11.2% | 27 | Poland |
| Netherlands | $51.3M | +7.3% | 53 | Germany |
| Taiwan | $47.5M | +19.7% | 11 | Singapore |
| Singapore | $44.4M | +7% | 26 | Malaysia |
| South Africa | $37.1M | -10.9% | 14 | USA |
| India | $35.8M | +64.8% | 13 | Germany |
| China | $33.5M | +47.7% | 12 | Singapore |
| France | $25.4M | +10.6% | 43 | Germany |
| New Zealand | $24.0M | -1.1% | 6 | Australia |
| Lithuania | $23.7M | -16.9% | 51 | Germany |
| Iraq | $17.8M | +442.8% | 2 | United Kingdom |
| Austria | $14.5M | +2.3% | 33 | Thailand |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | $11.2M | +26.5% | 4 | Italy |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $10.6M | +1.6% | 17 | Singapore |
| Greece | $7.0M | +68% | 9 | Belgium |
| Australia | $6.1M | +2.3% | 13 | South Africa |
| Hungary | $5.2M | -15.2% | 12 | Lithuania |
| Cuba | $5.0M | +396.2% | 1 | South Africa |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 2023 | $2.4B | $43,812.17 |
| Italy | 2023 | $1.6B | $277,057.26 |
| Japan | 2023 | $1.3B | $38,241.24 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $1.1B | $200,607.2 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $895.4M | $14,368.71 |
| USA | 2023 | $641.2M | $125,212.46 |
| Canada | 2023 | $551.9M | $118,731.88 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $514.5M | $23,518.8 |
| Norway | 2023 | $335.3M | $2,372,211.56 |
| Spain | 2023 | $195.2M | $28,040.31 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $188.0M | $479,859.65 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $138.7M | $63,772.82 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $89.6M | $827,257.36 |
| Poland | 2023 | $75.1M | $20,243.23 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $70.3M | $4,474.21 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $66.7M | $81,628.13 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $58.1M | $45,287.11 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $54.4M | $82,397.43 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $53.4M | $7,262.58 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $37.4M | $112,534.55 |

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