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Aluminium; waste and scrap

7602 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Scrap Aluminium. In 2021, Scrap Aluminium were the world's 218th most traded product, with a total trade of $19.6B. Between 2020 and 2021 the exports of Scrap Aluminium grew by 74.3%, from $11.2B to $19.6B. Trade in Scrap Aluminium represent 0.093% of total world trade.

Scrap Aluminium are a part of Aluminum articles. They include Waste or scrap, aluminium.

Exports In 2021 the top exporters of Scrap Aluminium  were United States ($3.56B), Germany ($2.16B), Canada ($1.12B), United Kingdom ($933M), and France ($764M).

Imports In 2021 the top importers of Scrap Aluminium were India ($2.94B), South Korea ($1.76B), Germany ($1.43B), Malaysia ($1.33B), and United States ($1.2B).

Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Scrap Aluminium was 2.76%, making it the 1169th lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.

Ranking Scrap Aluminium ranks 763rd in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

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Exporters and Importers

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Trade By Country

Top Origin (2021): United States, $3.56B

Top Destination (2021): India, $2.94B

Scrap Aluminium are the world's 218th most traded product.

In 2021, the top exporters of Scrap Aluminium were United States ($3.56B), Germany ($2.16B), Canada ($1.12B), United Kingdom ($933M), and France ($764M).

In 2021, the top importers of Scrap Aluminium were India ($2.94B), South Korea ($1.76B), Germany ($1.43B), Malaysia ($1.33B), and United States ($1.2B).

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Trade by country

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Top Origin Growth (2020 -  2021): United States, $1.46B

Top Destination Growth (2020 -  2021): India, $1.34B

Between 2020 and 2021, the exports of Scrap Aluminium grew the fastest in United States ($1.46B), Germany ($860M), Canada ($493M), United Kingdom ($430M), and France ($354M).

Between 2020 and 2021, the fastest growing importers of Scrap Aluminium were India ($1.34B), Hong Kong ($700M), Malaysia ($670M), South Korea ($630M), and United States ($542M).

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Scrap Aluminium.

In 2021, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 5.08. This means that most of the exports of Scrap Aluminium are explained by 33 countries.

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TOP NET EXPORTER (2021): United States, $2.36B

TOP NET IMPORTER (2021): India, $2.91B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Scrap Aluminium. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Scrap Aluminium during 2021.

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Scrap Aluminium were United States ($2.36B), Canada ($945M), United Kingdom ($785M), Germany ($732M), and Australia ($576M).

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Scrap Aluminium were India ($2.91B), South Korea ($1.71B), Malaysia ($1.22B), China ($977M), and Italy ($726M).

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In 2021, the world most traded Scrap Aluminium, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Waste or scrap, aluminium ($19.6B)

Country Comparison

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Product Complexity

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Specialization

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.

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The following visualization shows the relatedness of Scrap Aluminium to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.