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Electrical and electronic waste and scrap

8549 (Harmonized System 2022 for 4-digit)

2023
World Trade $3.02BRnk 679 / 1228
2023
Top Exporter | Top Importer $838M | $783MUnited States | Japan
2023
Product Complexity -1.25Rnk 876 / 999
2022 - 2023
Export Growth (CAGR) 0.79%Rnk 397 / 1228
2023
Share of World Trade 0.013%Rnk 679 / 1228

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of E-waste and scrap. In 2023, E-waste and scrap were the world's 679th most traded product, with a total trade of $3.02B. Between 2022 and 2023 the exports of E-waste and scrap grew by 0.79%, from $2.99B to $3.02B. Trade in E-waste and scrap represent 0.013% of total world trade.

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, Battery scrap sorted, free of lead, cadmium, mercury, and Battery scrap unsorted, free of lead, cadmium, mercury, among others.

Exports In 2023 the top exporters of E-waste and scrap  were United States ($838M), Netherlands ($310M), Germany ($167M), Italy ($115M), and Chinese Taipei ($104M).

Imports In 2023 the top importers of E-waste and scrap were Japan ($783M), Mexico ($354M), India ($343M), Germany ($188M), and Belgium ($181M).

Ranking E-waste and scrap ranks 876th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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Historical Data

Exporters and Importers

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Top Origin (2023)United States$838M
Top Destination (2023)Japan$783M

In 2023 E-waste and scrap were the world's 679th most traded product (out of 1,228).

In 2023, the top exporters of E-waste and scrap were United States ($838M), Netherlands ($310M), Germany ($167M), Italy ($115M), and Chinese Taipei ($104M).

In 2023, the top importers of E-waste and scrap were Japan ($783M), Mexico ($354M), India ($343M), Germany ($188M), and Belgium ($181M).

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Exporters of E-waste and scrap (2023)
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Importers of E-waste and scrap (2023)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2022 -  2023)United States$149M
Top Destination Growth (2022 -  2023)Japan$156M

Between 2022 and 2023, the exports of E-waste and scrap grew the fastest in United States ($149M), Netherlands ($90M), Italy ($43.9M), Germany ($32.4M), and Yemen ($24.9M).

Between 2022 and 2023, the fastest growing importers of E-waste and scrap were Japan ($156M), India ($131M), Canada ($51.1M), Sweden ($25.3M), and Netherlands ($24.7M).

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Exporters of E-waste and scrap (2022 - 2023)

Importers of E-waste and scrap (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of E-waste and scrap.

In 2023, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.88. This means that most of the exports of E-waste and scrap are explained by 29 countries.

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Value of Exports in E-waste and scrap

Net Trade

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TOP NET EXPORTER (2023)United States$799M
TOP NET IMPORTER (2023)Japan$760M

This map shows which countries export or import more of E-waste and scrap. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of E-waste and scrap during 2023.

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of E-waste and scrap were United States ($799M), Netherlands ($222M), Italy ($109M), Chinese Taipei ($102M), and Yemen ($59.6M).

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of E-waste and scrap were Japan ($760M), India ($337M), Mexico ($334M), Belgium ($148M), and South Korea ($139M).

Net Trade (2023)

Disaggregation

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In 2023, the world most traded E-waste and scrap, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Lead-acid accumulator scrap; spent accumulators ($1.29B), Miscellaneous precious metal recovery waste/scrap ($1B), E-waste/scrap for precious metal recovery ($167M), Miscellaneous waste and scrap ($153M), and Battery scrap not elsewhere specified ($138M)

HS6 Disaggregation for E-waste and scrap (2023)
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Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to E-waste and scrap.
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of E-waste and scrap by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

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Product Complexity

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.

Relatedness vs Country Complexity (2023)

Country by Relatedness

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The following visualization shows the relatedness of E-waste and scrap to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relative Relatedness by Country (2023)

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