Top 20 Global Importers of Ferrous Scrap by Country and Year 2007-2017
Key Figures
- 89167269 : Metric Tons Ferrous Products imported in 2015
- 89313052 : Metric Tons Ferrous Products imported in 2016
- 91689957 : Metric Tons Ferrous Products imported in 2017
Country-wise Yearly Imports of Ferrous Scrap.
Import Statistics DataImporters 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Turkey 17140855 17414983 15665319 19192350 21460461 22415029 19724892 19068156 16251308 17716247 20980300 India 3051664 4603204 5136907 4676394 6265265 8179601 5636399 5699006 6710088 6380452 5471123 Rep. of Korea 6880885 7313414 7800414 8089529 8626039 10125916 9261167 8001567 5745884 5842211 6131623 Italy 5265184 5751165 3347489 4619195 5753381 5272709 4960353 5146318 4649968 4434285 3650117 Belgium 4344950 4143336 3643458 4626473 4563802 4284462 4595179 4785015 4171886 4304573 4583595 Germany 5920071 5675167 3865111 5305194 6639700 5792845 5676700 5324260 4637419 4259242 4764308 Spain 6472865 6603208 4930416 4930416 4764338 4348807 4851614 4928153 5120222 4042165 3934548 Pakistan 2140551 1871037 2254182 1771139 1583931 1772885 1780714 2482543 3256900 4038195 2161173 Viet Nam 828319 1082299 2065522 2126335 3234553 3280695 3232855 3375564 3185923 3893842 4726593 USA 3698811 3596473 2991639 3784217 4013237 3716637 3925467 4263609 3589475 3873608 4643561 Taiwan 5418435 5542389 3915292 5374122 5331247 4955519 4453005 4272781 3373657 3154978 2918676 Netherlands 1669159 1842597 2846151 1988278 2188452 2378258 2290454 2359263 2233172 2471753 2766596 Luxembourg 3173113 2800650 2030226 2694245 2635424 2464483 2251732 2225575 2121316 2263786 2183293 China 3365131 3516417 13620675 5766245 6692180 4934728 4439242 2524060 2283777 2160644 2322477 Mexico 1418350 1257029 849697 786362 732883 946455 863775 914665 1482877 1892621 1780550 Canada 1667222 1689516 1416166 3024594 1861455 2656533 1753949 2918818 1717166 1844290 2263787 France 3076905 3050559 2310634 2354206 2596201 2629456 2309007 2405454 2200963 1831565 333053 Portugal 1128685 1165430 1039658 902988 1252275 1196298 1407787 1524391 1515346 1427592 118382 Belarus 1399415 1418570 1294326 1593836 1561015 1356745 1262243 1253909 1382061 1234730 1352545 Austria 1345517 1783766 1143787 991578 1016309 1007905 1168752 1270084 1215013 1042605 1115038 Rest of the World 20479454 22656186 13967597 18321558 19965626 17810340 16099780 13649111 14816006 10187742 13488619
| Importers | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 17140855 | 17414983 | 15665319 | 19192350 | 21460461 | 22415029 | 19724892 | 19068156 | 16251308 | 17716247 | 20980300 |
| India | 3051664 | 4603204 | 5136907 | 4676394 | 6265265 | 8179601 | 5636399 | 5699006 | 6710088 | 6380452 | 5471123 |
| Rep. of Korea | 6880885 | 7313414 | 7800414 | 8089529 | 8626039 | 10125916 | 9261167 | 8001567 | 5745884 | 5842211 | 6131623 |
| Italy | 5265184 | 5751165 | 3347489 | 4619195 | 5753381 | 5272709 | 4960353 | 5146318 | 4649968 | 4434285 | 3650117 |
| Belgium | 4344950 | 4143336 | 3643458 | 4626473 | 4563802 | 4284462 | 4595179 | 4785015 | 4171886 | 4304573 | 4583595 |
| Germany | 5920071 | 5675167 | 3865111 | 5305194 | 6639700 | 5792845 | 5676700 | 5324260 | 4637419 | 4259242 | 4764308 |
| Spain | 6472865 | 6603208 | 4930416 | 4930416 | 4764338 | 4348807 | 4851614 | 4928153 | 5120222 | 4042165 | 3934548 |
| Pakistan | 2140551 | 1871037 | 2254182 | 1771139 | 1583931 | 1772885 | 1780714 | 2482543 | 3256900 | 4038195 | 2161173 |
| Viet Nam | 828319 | 1082299 | 2065522 | 2126335 | 3234553 | 3280695 | 3232855 | 3375564 | 3185923 | 3893842 | 4726593 |
| USA | 3698811 | 3596473 | 2991639 | 3784217 | 4013237 | 3716637 | 3925467 | 4263609 | 3589475 | 3873608 | 4643561 |
| Taiwan | 5418435 | 5542389 | 3915292 | 5374122 | 5331247 | 4955519 | 4453005 | 4272781 | 3373657 | 3154978 | 2918676 |
| Netherlands | 1669159 | 1842597 | 2846151 | 1988278 | 2188452 | 2378258 | 2290454 | 2359263 | 2233172 | 2471753 | 2766596 |
| Luxembourg | 3173113 | 2800650 | 2030226 | 2694245 | 2635424 | 2464483 | 2251732 | 2225575 | 2121316 | 2263786 | 2183293 |
| China | 3365131 | 3516417 | 13620675 | 5766245 | 6692180 | 4934728 | 4439242 | 2524060 | 2283777 | 2160644 | 2322477 |
| Mexico | 1418350 | 1257029 | 849697 | 786362 | 732883 | 946455 | 863775 | 914665 | 1482877 | 1892621 | 1780550 |
| Canada | 1667222 | 1689516 | 1416166 | 3024594 | 1861455 | 2656533 | 1753949 | 2918818 | 1717166 | 1844290 | 2263787 |
| France | 3076905 | 3050559 | 2310634 | 2354206 | 2596201 | 2629456 | 2309007 | 2405454 | 2200963 | 1831565 | 333053 |
| Portugal | 1128685 | 1165430 | 1039658 | 902988 | 1252275 | 1196298 | 1407787 | 1524391 | 1515346 | 1427592 | 118382 |
| Belarus | 1399415 | 1418570 | 1294326 | 1593836 | 1561015 | 1356745 | 1262243 | 1253909 | 1382061 | 1234730 | 1352545 |
| Austria | 1345517 | 1783766 | 1143787 | 991578 | 1016309 | 1007905 | 1168752 | 1270084 | 1215013 | 1042605 | 1115038 |
| Rest of the World | 20479454 | 22656186 | 13967597 | 18321558 | 19965626 | 17810340 | 16099780 | 13649111 | 14816006 | 10187742 | 13488619 |