# Waste And Scrap buyer markets and demand | HS 790200 | Yugalinks

India is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $162.1M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| India | $162.1M | +2.3% | 85 | Malaysia |
| Italy | $122.0M | +0.6% | 35 | France |
| Belgium | $69.9M | +0% | 42 | France |
| Thailand | $48.3M | +97.7% | 26 | Germany |
| Malaysia | $27.7M | +38.9% | 33 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
| USA | $21.5M | +2.6% | 16 | Canada |
| Germany | $20.5M | -10.3% | 43 | Netherlands |
| Austria | $20.4M | +1.9% | 20 | Germany |
| France | $19.8M | -3.8% | 21 | Spain |
| Poland | $16.6M | -1.3% | 19 | Germany |
| Spain | $16.3M | +29.1% | 27 | France |
| China | $15.2M | -33.2% | 19 | Malaysia |
| Netherlands | $14.6M | +0.9% | 37 | Germany |
| Japan | $11.6M | +11.4% | 15 | USA |
| Bangladesh | $9.4M | +303.3% | 2 | Malaysia |
| Slovakia | $7.8M | -6.6% | 7 | Poland |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $7.0M | -16.8% | 13 | Japan |
| Taiwan | $5.1M | -19.8% | 14 | Thailand |
| Republic of Korea | $5.1M | +3.4% | 13 | Australia |
| Sri Lanka | $4.4M | +5.3% | 16 | USA |
| Turkey | $3.7M | +1% | 18 | Iran |
| United Kingdom | $3.2M | -7.6% | 14 | USA |
| Portugal | $3.2M | +19.8% | 4 | France |
| Canada | $2.2M | +26.6% | 6 | USA |
| Ukraine | $1.6M | +61.1% | 1 | Poland |
| Saudi Arabia | $1.5M | +1.6% | 3 | United Arab Emirates |
| United Arab Emirates | $1.5M | -6.2% | 21 | Saudi Arabia |
| Romania | $1.5M | -7.4% | 8 | Bulgaria |
| Norway | $1.4M | +15.2% | 4 | Israel |
| Viet Nam | $1.1M | +35.8% | 15 | Indonesia |
| Greece | $938.0K | +38.5% | 8 | Albania |
| Czechia | $797.4K | +4.9% | 10 | Slovakia |
| Hungary | $772.5K | +64% | 15 | Poland |
| Singapore | $741.6K | -20% | 6 | Indonesia |
| Lithuania | $683.0K | +27.6% | 16 | Poland |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| India | 2023 | $155.6M | $1,643.45 |
| Italy | 2023 | $111.7M | $2,306.53 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $74.5M | $1,587.25 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $73.0M | $2,138.34 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $25.4M | $2,299.84 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $23.6M | $2,295.31 |
| USA | 2023 | $22.1M | $2,030.07 |
| France | 2023 | $20.3M | $584.47 |
| Spain | 2023 | $18.7M | $474.22 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $18.3M | $1,108.77 |
| Austria | 2023 | $15.8M | $1,735.89 |
| Germany | 2023 | $15.2M | $1,578.15 |
| Poland | 2023 | $14.3M | $1,948.27 |
| China | 2023 | $10.6M | $808.99 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $9.1M | $1,127.76 |
| Japan | 2023 | $6.0M | $2,186.89 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $5.9M | $1,819.47 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $4.9M | $1,632.81 |
| Slovakia | 2023 | $4.9M | $3,080.25 |
| Bangladesh | 2023 | $4.3M | $106.04 |

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