# Waste And Scrap buyer markets and demand | HS 810197 | Yugalinks

Germany is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $118.8M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $118.8M | +13.8% | 55 | USA |
| USA | $82.8M | +3.3% | 21 | Germany |
| Finland | $69.3M | +2.4% | 33 | Germany |
| Austria | $69.0M | +11.9% | 26 | Germany |
| Republic of Korea | $20.0M | +59.5% | 22 | Japan |
| Taiwan | $19.2M | +11.8% | 13 | Japan |
| Japan | $18.1M | +5% | 18 | China |
| United Kingdom | $11.3M | -12.5% | 20 | USA |
| Singapore | $8.4M | +41.9% | 13 | Germany |
| China | $7.5M | +40.9% | 3 | Japan |
| Netherlands | $7.2M | +7.5% | 22 | China |
| Viet Nam | $6.0M | +42.1% | 5 | China |
| India | $5.5M | +21.9% | 11 | Australia |
| Czechia | $4.3M | -3% | 6 | Germany |
| France | $4.1M | -2.9% | 15 | Germany |
| Belgium | $3.3M | +22.4% | 13 | Germany |
| United Arab Emirates | $2.8M | +147.2% | 11 | Saudi Arabia |
| Luxembourg | $2.5M | -8.2% | 6 | Germany |
| Thailand | $2.2M | +8% | 10 | Singapore |
| Philippines | $2.1M | +31.3% | 6 | Japan |
| Pakistan | $2.0M | +11.9% | 2 | USA |
| Canada | $1.8M | -7.7% | 7 | USA |
| Brunei | $1.6M | +308.5% | 1 | Malaysia |
| Poland | $1.0M | +21.6% | 7 | Mexico |
| Australia | $914.2K | +14.3% | 4 | United Kingdom |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $726.1K | -4.7% | 4 | China |
| Slovenia | $694.6K | -8.6% | 5 | United Kingdom |
| Italy | $680.0K | -37.3% | 10 | Germany |
| Sweden | $642.9K | -16% | 6 | Germany |
| Spain | $566.2K | +15.2% | 7 | Portugal |
| Ecuador | $466.5K | +119.6% | 1 | Mexico |
| Ireland | $277.1K | -37.3% | 4 | United Kingdom |
| Malaysia | $225.5K | -51.7% | 7 | USA |
| Costa Rica | $167.3K | +248.4% | 1 | Mexico |
| Israel | $147.2K | +19.7% | 2 | Mexico |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 2023 | $104.5M | $20,338.06 |
| USA | 2023 | $89.2M | $22,132.1 |
| Austria | 2023 | $74.9M | $24,020.64 |
| Finland | 2023 | $43.4M | $25,627.92 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $24.4M | $20,406.53 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $16.2M | $27,625.46 |
| Japan | 2023 | $12.4M | $23,688.45 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $11.5M | $743.69 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $10.4M | $17,080.97 |
| France | 2023 | $7.0M | $15,242.92 |
| China | 2023 | $6.0M | $15,836.22 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $4.2M | $13,756.79 |
| India | 2023 | $4.0M | $14,448.24 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $4.0M | $23,957.96 |
| Canada | 2023 | $3.9M | $25,148.63 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $3.7M | $21,644.87 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $2.8M | $28,801.94 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $2.6M | $27,340.44 |
| Pakistan | 2023 | $2.4M | $4,268.43 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $2.4M | $3,494.63 |

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