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Lead scrap: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in lead scrap totaled $668 million (469 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (18%), France (13%) and the United Kingdom (12%); the top importers were India (40%), Spain (11%) and the Netherlands (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 6%.

Summary

World trade
$668million
Tonnes
469thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,423
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$118 million · 17.7%
  2. France$89 million · 13.4%
  3. United Kingdom$79 million · 11.9%
  4. Australia$66 million · 9.8%
  5. Netherlands$33 million · 5%
    re-exports
  6. Italy$26 million · 3.9%
  7. Germany$20 million · 3%
  8. Canada$18 million · 2.7%
  9. Belgium$17 million · 2.5%
    re-exports
  10. Spain$12 million · 1.8%
  11. Japan$11 million · 1.6%
  12. Ireland$9 million · 1.4%
  13. Qatar$9 million · 1.4%
  14. United Arab Emirates$8 million · 1.3%
  15. Philippines$8 million · 1.2%
  16. Brazil$8 million · 1.2%
  17. Switzerland$8 million · 1.2%
  18. Libya$8 million · 1.2%
  19. Sweden$7 million · 0.98%
  20. Portugal$7 million · 0.98%

Top importers

  1. India$270 million · 40.4%
  2. Spain$75 million · 11.2%
  3. Netherlands$39 million · 5.8%
    re-exports
  4. Belgium$31 million · 4.6%
    re-exports
  5. Germany$26 million · 3.9%
  6. Ireland$24 million · 3.6%
  7. Thailand$24 million · 3.6%
  8. South Korea$18 million · 2.6%
  9. Poland$15 million · 2.3%
  10. Czechia$15 million · 2.2%
  11. Bulgaria$12 million · 1.8%
  12. Portugal$12 million · 1.8%
  13. Singapore$12 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  14. China$10 million · 1.6%
  15. United States$9 million · 1.3%
  16. United Kingdom$8 million · 1.2%
  17. Philippines$8 million · 1.2%
  18. Malaysia$6 million · 0.97%
  19. Sweden$6 million · 0.97%
  20. Austria$6 million · 0.95%

Trend

Who sells it

The United States has been the top exporter since 2023

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

  • United States 118
  • France 89.2
  • United Kingdom 79.4
  • Australia 65.7
  • Netherlands 33.2

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States19118
France3.789.2
United Kingdom9.679.4
Australia5.165.7
Netherlands12.533.2

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 468% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $1,423

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$251
1996$327
1997$173
1998$223
1999$263
2000$269
2001$281
2002$269
2003$319
2004$393
2005$505
2006$668
2007$1,225
2008$1,122
2009$994
2010$1,446
2011$1,833
2012$1,412
2013$1,459
2014$869
2015$450
2016$378
2017$1,524
2018$1,578
2019$1,480
2020$1,139
2021$1,301
2022$1,135
2023$1,429
2024$1,423

What it includes

  • 7802 · Lead scrap

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Sources and methodology

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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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