# HS 810830 Waste And Scrap global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in waste and scrap reached $512.9M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +8.5%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $168.8M | -28.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | $226.5M | +34.1% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | $245.4M | +8.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | $183.2M | -25.3% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | $237.7M | +29.7% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | $272.3M | +14.6% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | $341.8M | +25.5% | +23.1% |
| 2020 | $192.7M | -43.6% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | $233.7M | +21.3% | -5% |
| 2022 | $416.8M | +78.4% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | $491.1M | +17.8% | +36.6% |
| 2024 | $512.9M | +4.4% | +30% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $234.6M | +13% | 36 |
| Germany | $37.5M | +8.5% | 47 |
| United Kingdom | $35.5M | +7.4% | 34 |
| India | $28.2M | +20.7% | 26 |
| Japan | $24.9M | +21.8% | 24 |
| Poland | $17.2M | +36.4% | 20 |
| Republic of Korea | $15.0M | +6.7% | 22 |
| Mexico | $13.4M | +132% | 8 |
| Canada | $12.9M | +12.9% | 17 |
| Estonia | $12.0M | -17.7% | 33 |
| Singapore | $10.6M | +43.7% | 21 |
| Ukraine | $10.3M | -1.5% | 1 |

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