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Where does Belgium get its iron and steel scrap? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Belgium imported $2.6 billion of iron and steel scrap (3.9 million tonnes), 5.9% of the world total. Its main sources were France (35%), Germany (33%) and the Netherlands (23%). Belgium was the world’s 3rd-largest importer of iron and steel scrap.

Summary

Value
$2.6billion
Tonnes
3.9million tonnes
Share of world total
5.9%
World rank
3rd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
France901Tonnes: 1,733,275USD per tonne: $52034.9%Sea
Germany861Tonnes: 1,090,593USD per tonne: $78933.3%Land
Netherlands re-exports581Tonnes: 740,925USD per tonne: $78422.5%Land
Spain54.8Tonnes: 36,305USD per tonne: $1,5102.1%Sea
United Kingdom36.2Tonnes: 92,315USD per tonne: $3921.4%Sea
Italy24.1Tonnes: 14,099USD per tonne: $1,7080.93%Sea
Luxembourg19.8Tonnes: 48,695USD per tonne: $4070.77%Land
Brazil15Tonnes: 8,900USD per tonne: $1,6820.58%Sea
Austria14.8Tonnes: 23,177USD per tonne: $6380.57%Sea
United States12.8Tonnes: 8,597USD per tonne: $1,4880.5%Sea
Czechia10.5Tonnes: 13,126USD per tonne: $8000.41%Sea
Poland10.3Tonnes: 11,152USD per tonne: $9230.4%Sea
Sweden8.9Tonnes: 18,159USD per tonne: $4900.34%Sea
Turkey5.3Tonnes: 3,497USD per tonne: $1,5070.2%Sea
Switzerland4.7Tonnes: 35,740USD per tonne: $1300.18%Sea
Slovakia3.7Tonnes: 3,935USD per tonne: $9490.14%Sea
Norway2.8Tonnes: 8,811USD per tonne: $3160.11%Sea
Denmark2.1Tonnes: 6,745USD per tonne: $3060.08%Sea
Mexico1.9Tonnes: 3,251USD per tonne: $5790.07%Sea
Finland1.6Tonnes: 2,441USD per tonne: $6650.06%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

France has been its main source since 2022

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • France 0.9
  • Germany 0.86
  • Netherlands 0.58
  • Spain 0.05
  • United Kingdom 0.04

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
France0.160.9
Germany0.40.86
Netherlands0.170.58
Spain< 0.010.05
United Kingdom0.010.04

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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