# Waste And Scrap buyer markets and demand | HS 760200 | Yugalinks

India is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $3.4B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| India | $3.4B | +15.1% | 138 | USA |
| China | $3.1B | +14.9% | 104 | Thailand |
| Germany | $1.7B | +7.1% | 77 | Netherlands |
| Republic of Korea | $1.7B | +10.5% | 125 | USA |
| Thailand | $1.5B | +49% | 114 | USA |
| USA | $1.3B | +10.7% | 74 | Canada |
| Italy | $1.0B | +7.5% | 61 | Germany |
| Malaysia | $974.6M | +18.5% | 77 | USA |
| Spain | $588.3M | +17.9% | 72 | France |
| Austria | $536.9M | +5.2% | 49 | Germany |
| France | $516.6M | +8.5% | 63 | Germany |
| Netherlands | $410.8M | +10.2% | 77 | Germany |
| Poland | $399.5M | +10.4% | 42 | Germany |
| Romania | $324.1M | +15% | 32 | Germany |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $319.1M | +8.2% | 62 | USA |
| Turkey | $312.3M | +15.1% | 69 | Netherlands |
| Greece | $310.7M | +34% | 62 | Spain |
| Belgium | $308.9M | +6.4% | 59 | France |
| Brazil | $285.6M | +5.9% | 41 | Mexico |
| Mexico | $277.2M | +10% | 35 | USA |
| Slovenia | $262.8M | +11.6% | 36 | Germany |
| Indonesia | $239.8M | +9.1% | 24 | USA |
| Viet Nam | $227.6M | +25.9% | 55 | Japan |
| Canada | $227.4M | +7.7% | 23 | USA |
| Japan | $210.0M | +24.1% | 69 | USA |
| Luxembourg | $201.3M | +2% | 16 | Germany |
| Czechia | $195.5M | +8.8% | 31 | Germany |
| Taiwan | $176.5M | +5.4% | 79 | USA |
| Hungary | $159.4M | +6.4% | 50 | Germany |
| Sweden | $152.1M | +12.9% | 32 | Norway |
| Pakistan | $149.6M | +7.7% | 61 | Germany |
| United Kingdom | $145.1M | +2.6% | 48 | Ireland |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $130.9M | -2.8% | 26 | Germany |
| Norway | $93.6M | +22.2% | 20 | Germany |
| Slovakia | $83.1M | +21.3% | 25 | Hungary |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| India | 2023 | $3.5B | $1,888.79 |
| China | 2023 | $2.1B | $1,353.84 |
| Germany | 2023 | $1.7B | $1,704.57 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $1.6B | $1,699.24 |
| USA | 2023 | $1.2B | $1,848.66 |
| Italy | 2023 | $1.0B | $1,669.79 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $941.2M | $1,757.41 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $939.3M | $1,856.42 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $594.5M | $1,462.23 |
| Spain | 2023 | $509.7M | $1,610.51 |
| Austria | 2023 | $460.2M | $1,812.48 |
| France | 2023 | $447.8M | $1,992.63 |
| Poland | 2023 | $407.3M | $1,691.19 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $372.2M | $1,430.46 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $370.0M | $1,843.91 |
| Romania | 2023 | $336.1M | $2,114.23 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $320.9M | $1,999.45 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $318.5M | $1,655.35 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $299.8M | $1,331.68 |
| Greece | 2023 | $245.6M | $2,009.93 |

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