Overview This page contains the latest trade data of E-waste and scrap. In 2022, E-waste and scrap were the world's 707th most traded product, with a total trade of $2.75B.
E-waste and scrap are a part of Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television.... They include Lead-acid accumulator scrap; spent accumulators, Miscellaneous precious metal recovery waste/scrap, Miscellaneous waste and scrap, E-waste/scrap for precious metal recovery, Battery scrap not elsewhere specified, Battery scrap containing lead, cadmium, or mercury, excluding lead-acid, Waste/scrap: E-assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, contains hazardous components, Waste and scrap; unspecified in electrical/electronic category, E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches, and Battery scrap sorted, free of lead, cadmium, mercury, among others.
Exports In 2022 the top exporters of E-waste and scrap were United States ($640M), South Korea ($264M), Netherlands ($170M), Germany ($125M), and Chinese Taipei ($106M).
Imports In 2022 the top importers of E-waste and scrap were Japan ($543M), Mexico ($384M), Vietnam ($283M), South Korea ($272M), and India ($213M).
Ranking E-waste and scrap ranks 679th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).