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Who buys the Netherlands’ iron and steel scrap? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, the Netherlands exported $2.9 billion of iron and steel scrap (5.7 million tonnes), 6.7% of the world total. Its main destinations were Turkey (38%), Belgium (20%) and Germany (12%). The Netherlands was the world’s 4th-largest exporter of iron and steel scrap.

Summary

Value
$2.9billion
Tonnes
5.7million tonnes
Share of world total
6.7%
World rank
4th
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Turkey1.1Tonnes: 2,732,792USD per tonne: $40738%Sea
Belgium re-exports0.58Tonnes: 740,925USD per tonne: $78419.8%Land
Germany0.36Tonnes: 849,771USD per tonne: $42212.2%Sea
Finland0.31Tonnes: 184,812USD per tonne: $1,69910.7%Sea
Egypt0.21Tonnes: 519,953USD per tonne: $4017.1%Sea
India0.09Tonnes: 130,086USD per tonne: $7003.1%Sea
United States0.06Tonnes: 117,888USD per tonne: $4821.9%Sea
Spain0.06Tonnes: 97,653USD per tonne: $5771.9%Sea
Morocco0.03Tonnes: 67,558USD per tonne: $4050.94%Sea
Italy0.02Tonnes: 17,116USD per tonne: $1,4540.85%Sea
Pakistan0.02Tonnes: 48,276USD per tonne: $3490.58%Sea
Bangladesh0.02Tonnes: 42,707USD per tonne: $3600.53%Sea
France0.01Tonnes: 21,360USD per tonne: $4340.32%Sea
Luxembourg0.01Tonnes: 22,925USD per tonne: $3750.29%Sea
United Kingdom0.01Tonnes: 7,731USD per tonne: $1,0110.27%Sea
Greece0.01Tonnes: 21,415USD per tonne: $3360.25%Sea
Portugal0.01Tonnes: 15,343USD per tonne: $3950.21%Sea
Thailand< 0.01Tonnes: 13,847USD per tonne: $3470.16%Sea
Austria< 0.01Tonnes: 4,555USD per tonne: $8530.13%Sea
Malaysia< 0.01Tonnes: 4,843USD per tonne: $5970.1%Sea

Trend

Who it sells to

Turkey has been its main destination since 2016

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

  • Turkey 1.1
  • Belgium 0.58
  • Germany 0.36
  • Finland 0.31
  • Egypt 0.21

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Turkey0.241.1
Belgium0.170.58
Germany0.070.36
Finland< 0.010.31
Egypt00.21

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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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