# Waste And Scrap trade prices and signals | HS 740400 | Yugalinks

The featured reported corridor is USA to China, with a unit value of $2,887.46 per metric ton.

## Latest corridor price evidence

| Year | Route | USD per ton | Market median | Difference | Quantity |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | USA to China | $6,396.18 | $6,293.45 | +1.6% | 358,432.8 t |
| 2023 | Japan to China | $7,486.14 | $6,293.45 | +19% | 286,373.4 t |
| 2023 | Thailand to China | $5,414.73 | $6,293.45 | -14% | 141,947.9 t |
| 2023 | USA to Canada | $5,818.63 | $5,818.63 | 0% | 95,776.9 t |
| 2023 | Netherlands to Germany | $5,695.77 | $6,541.83 | -12.9% | 97,319 t |
| 2023 | United Kingdom to China | $6,592.51 | $6,293.45 | +4.8% | 83,376.1 t |
| 2023 | Malaysia to China | $3,457.15 | $6,293.45 | -45.1% | 155,097.1 t |
| 2023 | Other Asia, nes to China | $7,320.66 | $6,293.45 | +16.3% | 63,090.4 t |
| 2023 | France to Belgium | $5,350.86 | $6,384.65 | -16.2% | 71,486.4 t |
| 2023 | USA to Republic of Korea | $7,089.57 | $7,435.99 | -4.7% | 51,327.8 t |
| 2023 | Italy to China | $6,302.36 | $6,293.45 | +0.1% | 57,727 t |
| 2023 | United Arab Emirates to China | $7,260.74 | $6,293.45 | +15.4% | 47,406.2 t |
| 2023 | Canada to China | $6,603.58 | $6,293.45 | +4.9% | 49,282.4 t |
| 2023 | Spain to China | $6,829.03 | $6,293.45 | +8.5% | 47,247.4 t |
| 2023 | Australia to China | $7,915.39 | $6,293.45 | +25.8% | 39,860.3 t |
| 2023 | Mexico to China | $6,818.21 | $6,293.45 | +8.3% | 46,080.2 t |
| 2023 | Mexico to USA | $5,358.65 | $5,518.24 | -2.9% | 58,229.3 t |
| 2023 | Saudi Arabia to India | $7,028.25 | $6,165.1 | +14% | 41,875.4 t |
| 2023 | Canada to USA | $6,155.71 | $5,518.24 | +11.6% | 47,260.8 t |
| 2023 | France to Germany | $6,788.83 | $6,541.83 | +3.8% | 41,419.5 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Belgium | $6,064.96 | $6,384.65 | -5% | 45,786.4 t |
| 2023 | France to Italy | $6,369.39 | $6,287.63 | +1.3% | 43,523.8 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Poland | $5,126.97 | $6,075.11 | -15.6% | 53,283 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Austria | $6,909.74 | $6,861.74 | +0.7% | 37,347.5 t |
| 2023 | Saudi Arabia to China | $6,640.2 | $6,293.45 | +5.5% | 38,295 t |
| 2023 | Germany to China | $6,107.37 | $6,293.45 | -3% | 41,291.3 t |
| 2023 | Thailand to Japan | $7,457.64 | $6,994.67 | +6.6% | 33,260 t |
| 2023 | Poland to Germany | $7,282.68 | $6,541.83 | +11.3% | 33,700.3 t |
| 2023 | Philippines to China | $6,597.27 | $6,293.45 | +4.8% | 35,413.1 t |
| 2023 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein to Germany | $5,320.19 | $6,541.83 | -18.7% | 43,425.5 t |
| 2023 | USA to Belgium | $6,922.08 | $6,384.65 | +8.4% | 32,323.3 t |
| 2023 | USA to India | $4,605.46 | $6,165.1 | -25.3% | 48,191 t |
| 2023 | Netherlands to China | $6,909.25 | $6,293.45 | +9.8% | 29,778.4 t |
| 2023 | Saudi Arabia to Republic of Korea | $8,006.92 | $7,435.99 | +7.7% | 24,642.4 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Italy | $6,057.23 | $6,287.63 | -3.7% | 32,342.4 t |

## Featured corridor trade history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $2.1B | +106% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | $3.1B | +46.2% | +32.6% |
| 2012 | $2.9B | -6.6% | +41.2% |
| 2013 | $2.8B | -5.6% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | $2.1B | -24.5% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | $1.6B | -23.1% | -18.1% |
| 2016 | $1.2B | -26.5% | -24.7% |
| 2017 | $1.5B | +29.8% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | $1.1B | -25.7% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | $428.7M | -62.4% | -28.7% |
| 2020 | $488.8M | +14% | -31.7% |
| 2021 | $1.6B | +232.4% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | $2.2B | +34% | +71.9% |
| 2023 | $2.4B | +8.4% | +69% |
| 2024 | $3.1B | +32.9% | +24.5% |

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