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Copper scrap – Cyprus: buyers and trade

Cyprus exports more copper scrap than it imports – by 5k t in 2025. Largest supplier: United Arab Emirates; largest buyer: India. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7404 00 10, 7404 00 91, 7404 00 99) and the Companies register.

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2copper scrap buyers in the country melting 1 · processors 1 Show on the map →
0k timports 2025 · −99.9% y/y
5k texports 2025 · −21.2% y/y
2,040 EUR/timport unit value 2025 – from declarations, not a market price

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Scrap trade

Imports and exports of copper scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t)
Imports and exports of copper scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t) Cyprus – copper scrap, thousand t: 2021 imports 0, exports 9.10; 2022 imports 0, exports 4.90; 2023 imports 0.10, exports 4.60; 2024 imports 0.10, exports 6.30; 2025 imports 0, exports 5. 0 2 4 6 8 10 imports 2021: 0.30 t exports 2021: 9,091 t 2021 imports 2022: 0 t exports 2022: 4,872 t 2022 imports 2023: 76.3 t exports 2023: 4,604 t 2023 imports 2024: 87 t exports 2024: 6,284 t 2024 imports 2025: 0.10 t exports 2025: 4,952 t 2025 imports exports

Partners 2025

Imports from (t)

United Arab Emirates0.10

Exports to (t)

India2,209
Greece829
China800
Bulgaria483
South Korea255
2015–2025 series and unit values
Copper scrap trade – Cyprus, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 75.92,4002,324 3,6823,765
2016 25.82,3872,361 2,4733,202
2017 39.42,8862,847 4,0163,483
2018 –2,5972,597 –3,694
2019 25.33,2363,210 3,7783,009
2020 –3,9473,947 –2,445
2021 0.309,0919,091 2,8602,201
2022 04,8724,872 –4,044
2023 76.34,6044,528 5,2024,401
2024 876,2846,197 2,6304,379
2025 0.104,9524,952 2,0406,113
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 –3,3623,362 –7,576

Unit value (EUR/t) – value divided by mass from trade declarations (Comext); an approximation of the price level, not a market price. CN codes: 7404 00 10, 7404 00 91, 7404 00 99 . Source: Eurostat Comext – EU trade by CN8 (DS-045409), as of 2026-10-20. Balance = exports − imports. Comext

EU-27 context

EU-27 exports of copper scrap to non-EU countries amounted to 648.5k t in 2025 (608.4k t in 2024), imports from outside the EU – 476.3k t. Main non-EU buyers: China 309.9k t, India 109k t, Thailand 50.2k t. EU scrap market →

Buyers – Cyprus

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Map of scrap buyers in Europe – Cyprus Economides Metal Recycling Ltd – Nicosia – scrap yard and secondary aluminium smelter, Nicosia (non-ferrous scrap remelting) Alpha Scrap Metals Ltd – Ypsonas (Limassol) – scrapyard, Ypsonas (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
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  1. Alpha Scrap Metals Ltd

    Ypsonas (Limassol) – scrapyard, Ypsonas · Cyprus

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

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  2. Economides Metal Recycling Ltd

    Nicosia – scrap yard and secondary aluminium smelter, Nicosia · Cyprus

    smelter From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

    Buyer card · Source ↗

Straight-line distance (great circle) from the shipping point – not road distance. The description of the shipment procedure is general and does not constitute legal advice. Legal status as of 20 October 2026: Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste. The classification of the waste and the obligations of the parties are determined case by case.

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