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

In 2024, the Netherlands imported $1.4 billion of iron and steel scrap (2.7 million tonnes), 3.2% of the world total. Its main sources were Germany (48%), Belgium (10%) and the United States (5%). The Netherlands was the world’s 10th-largest importer of iron and steel scrap.

Summary

Value
$1.4billion
Tonnes
2.7million tonnes
Share of world total
3.2%
World rank
10th
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
Germany682Tonnes: 1,642,724USD per tonne: $41548.2%Sea
Belgium re-exports143Tonnes: 286,723USD per tonne: $50010.1%Sea
United States69.1Tonnes: 42,900USD per tonne: $1,6114.9%Sea
France67.1Tonnes: 70,562USD per tonne: $9514.7%Sea
Turkey64.9Tonnes: 42,162USD per tonne: $1,5404.6%Sea
United Kingdom50.1Tonnes: 128,677USD per tonne: $3893.5%Sea
Denmark41.3Tonnes: 56,102USD per tonne: $7362.9%Sea
Switzerland29.8Tonnes: 84,964USD per tonne: $3502.1%Sea
Norway26.7Tonnes: 134,315USD per tonne: $1991.9%Sea
Mexico26.1Tonnes: 14,553USD per tonne: $1,7941.9%Sea
Egypt22.2Tonnes: 12,956USD per tonne: $1,7151.6%Sea
Israel12.2Tonnes: 6,990USD per tonne: $1,7490.86%Sea
Greece11.1Tonnes: 6,946USD per tonne: $1,5950.78%Sea
Brazil10.7Tonnes: 7,478USD per tonne: $1,4290.76%Sea
Iceland10.4Tonnes: 29,850USD per tonne: $3490.74%Sea
Chile10.2Tonnes: 5,790USD per tonne: $1,7550.72%Sea
Canada9.3Tonnes: 5,531USD per tonne: $1,6770.66%Sea
United Arab Emirates8.6Tonnes: 6,222USD per tonne: $1,3900.61%Sea
Nigeria7.1Tonnes: 4,537USD per tonne: $1,5570.5%Sea
South Africa7Tonnes: 5,041USD per tonne: $1,3930.5%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Germany was its main source throughout the period

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

  • Germany 682
  • Belgium 143
  • United States 69.1
  • France 67.1
  • Turkey 64.9

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Germany308682
Belgium34.9143
United States7.269.1
France25.167.1
Turkey10.564.9

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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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