# HS 750300 Waste And Scrap global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in waste and scrap reached $1.3B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +2.4%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $685.1M | -13.1% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | $869.8M | +27% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | $645.7M | -25.8% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | $566.2M | -12.3% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | $715.8M | +26.4% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | $931.3M | +30.1% | +13% |
| 2019 | $1.2B | +25.6% | +27.4% |
| 2020 | $985.7M | -15.8% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | $1.3B | +29.7% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | $2.1B | +65.7% | +21.9% |
| 2023 | $1.4B | -32.4% | +13.3% |
| 2024 | $1.3B | -7.8% | +1.1% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $380.4M | +3% | 44 |
| United Kingdom | $149.9M | +8.3% | 42 |
| Japan | $127.3M | -0.3% | 31 |
| Germany | $124.1M | +8.2% | 59 |
| Canada | $98.8M | +3.6% | 21 |
| India | $98.5M | -10% | 44 |
| Sweden | $68.6M | +13.3% | 16 |
| Singapore | $31.9M | +14.5% | 25 |
| Italy | $28.9M | +29.1% | 26 |
| Taiwan | $26.6M | +16.7% | 14 |
| Republic of Korea | $21.8M | +21.5% | 26 |
| France | $20.9M | +12.5% | 23 |

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