Figures include remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel. It excludes slag, scale and other waste from the production of iron or steel, radioactive waste and scrap, fragments of pigs, blocks or other primary forms of pig iron.
Values have been rounded.
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Global imports of ferrous waste and scrap 2024, by leading country
Turkey is the largest importer of ferrous waste and scrap worldwide, with over ** million metric tons imported in 2024. This was more than the remaining top three importers combined. The United States ranked third, with some *** million tons imported. The North American country was the leading exporter of scrap iron that year.
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Trade Map. (June 13, 2025). Leading importers of ferrous waste and scrap worldwide in 2024 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/1391114/leading-importers-of-ferrous-waste-and-scrap-worldwide/
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