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Rubber waste and scrap: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in rubber waste and scrap totaled $513 million (4 million tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (18%), the United Kingdom (12%) and France (7%); the top importers were India (39%), Turkey (9%) and the United States (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 65%.

Summary

World trade
$513million
Tonnes
4million tonnes
Price per tonne
$129
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$94 million · 18.3%
  2. United Kingdom$64 million · 12.5%
  3. France$35 million · 6.8%
  4. Italy$31 million · 6%
  5. Saudi Arabia$29 million · 5.7%
  6. Germany$25 million · 4.9%
  7. Netherlands$24 million · 4.7%
    re-exports
  8. Canada$23 million · 4.6%
  9. Australia$15 million · 2.8%
  10. Poland$15 million · 2.8%
  11. Belgium$14 million · 2.8%
    re-exports
  12. Kuwait$12 million · 2.4%
  13. South Korea$9 million · 1.7%
  14. United Arab Emirates$7 million · 1.3%
  15. Spain$7 million · 1.3%
  16. Malaysia$6 million · 1.1%
  17. Denmark$6 million · 1.1%
  18. Thailand$5 million · 1%
  19. Oman$5 million · 1%
  20. South Africa$5 million · 0.9%

Top importers

  1. India$198 million · 38.6%
  2. Turkey$46 million · 9%
  3. United States$31 million · 6.1%
  4. Japan$29 million · 5.7%
  5. Pakistan$17 million · 3.4%
  6. Morocco$16 million · 3.2%
  7. Germany$16 million · 3.2%
  8. Netherlands$15 million · 2.9%
    re-exports
  9. Thailand$12 million · 2.3%
  10. Canada$9 million · 1.8%
  11. United Kingdom$9 million · 1.7%
  12. Malaysia$9 million · 1.7%
  13. Sri Lanka$8 million · 1.6%
  14. Poland$7 million · 1.4%
  15. Belgium$6 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  16. China$6 million · 1.2%
  17. Mexico$5 million · 1.1%
  18. Czechia$5 million · 0.97%
  19. Italy$5 million · 0.91%
  20. Hungary$4 million · 0.73%

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 93.9
  • United Kingdom 63.9
  • France 34.8
  • Italy 30.7
  • Saudi Arabia 29

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States13.993.9
United Kingdom3.663.9
France3.634.8
Italy430.7
Saudi Arabia429

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 60% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $129

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$325
1996$385
1997$309
1998$285
1999$293
2000$263
2001$209
2002$213
2003$222
2004$226
2005$246
2006$284
2007$327
2008$335
2009$273
2010$307
2011$249
2012$226
2013$219
2014$213
2015$176
2016$167
2017$142
2018$145
2019$137
2020$152
2021$136
2022$144
2023$140
2024$129

What it includes

  • 4004 · Rubber waste and 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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