Figures exclude ingots or other similar unwrought shapes of remelted copper waste and scrap, ashes and residues containing copper, and waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators.
Values have been rounded.
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Global imports of copper waste and scrap 2024, by leading country
With imports surpassing * metric tons, China was the world's largest importer of copper waste and scrap in 2024. It was followed by Germany, which recorded scrap copper imports of more than *** thousand metric tons. Meanwhile, the U.S. was the leading exporter of copper waste and scrap worldwide that year.
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Trade Map. (June 13, 2025). Leading importers of copper waste and scrap worldwide in 2024 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1391134/leading-importers-of-copper-waste-and-scrap-worldwide/
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