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Copper scrap – Czechia: buyers and trade

Czechia exports more copper scrap than it imports – by 55.6k t in 2025. Largest supplier: Slovakia; largest buyer: Germany. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7404 00 10, 7404 00 91, 7404 00 99) and the Companies register.

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11.6k timports 2025 · −10.8% y/y
67.2k texports 2025 · +5.3% y/y
5,432 EUR/timport unit value 2025 – from declarations, not a market price

Scrap trade

Imports and exports of copper scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t)
Imports and exports of copper scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t) Czechia – copper scrap, thousand t: 2021 imports 6.80, exports 66.7; 2022 imports 7.80, exports 57.9; 2023 imports 8.70, exports 55.9; 2024 imports 13, exports 63.8; 2025 imports 11.6, exports 67.2. 0 20 40 60 80 imports 2021: 6,817 t exports 2021: 66,700 t 2021 imports 2022: 7,804 t exports 2022: 57,902 t 2022 imports 2023: 8,712 t exports 2023: 55,852 t 2023 imports 2024: 13,012 t exports 2024: 63,760 t 2024 imports 2025: 11,604 t exports 2025: 67,161 t 2025 imports exports

Partners 2025

Imports from (t)

Slovakia3,974
Poland3,154
Italy1,275
Germany845
Hungary822

Exports to (t)

Germany27,350
Poland11,681
Serbia5,347
Slovakia4,167
Netherlands4,129
2015–2025 series and unit values
Copper scrap trade – Czechia, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 5,80156,22350,423 4,0153,474
2016 5,53353,05847,525 3,3813,145
2017 7,72860,35952,631 4,1143,712
2018 7,68961,26053,571 4,0804,078
2019 5,84457,10451,260 3,3773,864
2020 7,49957,71950,220 3,3393,784
2021 6,81766,70059,883 4,7825,393
2022 7,80457,90250,097 5,1095,679
2023 8,71255,85247,140 5,0055,371
2024 13,01263,76050,747 4,5465,703
2025 11,60467,16155,557 5,4326,107
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 10,00450,86540,861 6,4097,487

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 – Czechia

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  1. Anbremetall a.s.

    Anbremetall a.s., Rybníky (k. Dobříše) · Czechia

    processor Scrap in a plant document B class B source · verified 2026-10-21

    Accepted grades: aluminium turnings (single-alloy and mixed), aluminium skimmings, drosses, spills and metallics

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  2. ENVIROPOL s.r.o.

    Jihlava – e-waste processing plant, Jihlava · Czechia

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  3. Povrly Copper Industries a.s.

    Povrly – rolling mill and extrusion plant, Povrly · Czechia

    smelter From the type of plant – not from a document B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  4. SAKER Pečky spol. s r.o.

    Pečky – non-ferrous metals processing plant, Pečky · Czechia

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  5. SAKER, spol. s r.o.

    Kroměříž – main non-ferrous metals processing plant, Kroměříž · Czechia

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  6. SAKER, spol. s r.o.

    Uničov – non-ferrous metals processing plant, Uničov · Czechia not established

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-10-21

    Buyer card · Source ↗

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