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Electrical and electronic waste and scrap; electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards, other than those used principally for the recovery of precious metal, containing primary cells and batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switch

854931 (Harmonized System 2022 for 6-digit)

2023
World Trade $16.6MRnk 5324 / 5606
2023
Top Exporter | Top Importer $6.77M | $4.15MUnited States | Portugal
2023
Product Complexity 0.22Rnk 2640 / 5606
2022 - 2023
Export Growth (CAGR) -35.9%Rnk 5315 / 5606
2023
Share of World Trade <0.01%Rnk 5324 / 5606

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches. In 2023, E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches were the world's 5324th most traded product, with a total trade of $16.6M. Between 2022 and 2023 the exports of E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches decreased by -35.9%, from $25.8M to $16.6M. Trade in E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches represent 0.000074% of total world trade.

E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches are a part of E-waste and scrap.

Exports In 2023 the top exporters of E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches  were United States ($6.77M), France ($1.31M), Spain ($1.1M), Portugal ($1.02M), and Netherlands ($957k).

Imports In 2023 the top importers of E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches were Portugal ($4.15M), Mexico ($3.22M), United Arab Emirates ($1.64M), Hong Kong ($1.32M), and Germany ($892k).

Ranking E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches ranks 2640th 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

Year
Top Origin (2023)United States$6.77M
Top Destination (2023)Portugal$4.15M

In 2023 E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches were the world's 5324th most traded product (out of 5,606).

In 2023, the top exporters of E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches were United States ($6.77M), France ($1.31M), Spain ($1.1M), Portugal ($1.02M), and Netherlands ($957k).

In 2023, the top importers of E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches were Portugal ($4.15M), Mexico ($3.22M), United Arab Emirates ($1.64M), Hong Kong ($1.32M), and Germany ($892k).

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Exporters of E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches (2023)
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Importers of E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches (2023)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2022 -  2023)United States$1.15M
Top Destination Growth (2022 -  2023)Mexico$2.53M

Between 2022 and 2023, the exports of E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches grew the fastest in United States ($1.15M), Indonesia ($670k), Spain ($466k), Sweden ($416k), and Australia ($353k).

Between 2022 and 2023, the fastest growing importers of E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches were Mexico ($2.53M), Portugal ($1.25M), Hong Kong ($743k), Denmark ($419k), and Poland ($360k).

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Exporters of E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches (2022 - 2023)

Importers of E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches.

In 2023, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.43. This means that most of the exports of E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches are explained by 10 countries.

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Value of Exports in E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches

Net Trade

Year
TOP NET EXPORTER (2023)United States$6.59M
TOP NET IMPORTER (2023)Mexico$3.22M

This map shows which countries export or import more of E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches during 2023.

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches were United States ($6.59M), France ($1.17M), Netherlands ($880k), Spain ($834k), and Switzerland ($753k).

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches were Mexico ($3.22M), Portugal ($3.13M), United Arab Emirates ($1.57M), Hong Kong ($1.19M), and Germany ($677k).

Net Trade (2023)

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches.
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of E-waste/scrap: Assemblies & PCBs, excludes precious metal recovery, includes cells/batteries, accumulators, mercury-switches by percentage of total exports

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)

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