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Copper scrap – Denmark: buyers and trade

Denmark exports more copper scrap than it imports – by 25.8k t in 2025. Largest supplier: Sweden; largest buyer: Germany. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7404 00 10, 7404 00 91, 7404 00 99) and the Companies register.

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20.7k timports 2025 · −15.1% y/y
46.4k texports 2025 · −18.3% y/y
4,544 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) Denmark – copper scrap, thousand t: 2021 imports 17.8, exports 46.3; 2022 imports 20.3, exports 45.9; 2023 imports 24.6, exports 48; 2024 imports 24.4, exports 56.8; 2025 imports 20.7, exports 46.4. 0 20 40 60 imports 2021: 17,844 t exports 2021: 46,342 t 2021 imports 2022: 20,304 t exports 2022: 45,920 t 2022 imports 2023: 24,562 t exports 2023: 47,966 t 2023 imports 2024: 24,351 t exports 2024: 56,837 t 2024 imports 2025: 20,676 t exports 2025: 46,442 t 2025 imports exports

Partners 2025

Imports from (t)

Sweden9,355
Germany5,592
Norway4,834
Lithuania197
Spain147

Exports to (t)

Germany18,959
Poland12,225
Sweden5,062
India4,139
Pakistan1,048
2015–2025 series and unit values
Copper scrap trade – Denmark, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 8,04127,63319,592 2,4472,674
2016 8,85528,76519,910 2,3652,633
2017 10,13535,34125,206 3,2713,151
2018 8,55732,72224,166 3,2923,415
2019 8,73636,76928,033 2,9453,249
2020 15,42139,94324,522 2,5723,341
2021 17,84446,34228,498 3,8214,748
2022 20,30445,92025,616 4,3305,473
2023 24,56247,96623,404 4,2504,817
2024 24,35156,83732,487 4,9104,860
2025 20,67646,44225,766 4,5445,421
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 11,79926,43314,634 4,3555,849

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 – Denmark

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Map of scrap buyers in Europe – Denmark HJHansen Recycling Group A/S – Aalborg – metal scrap yard, Aalborg (non-ferrous scrap recycling) HJHansen Recycling Group A/S – Aarhus – metal scrap yard, Aarhus (non-ferrous scrap recycling) HJHansen Recycling Group A/S – Copenhagen S (BK Jern og Metal) – metal scrap yard, København (non-ferrous scrap recycling) HJHansen Recycling Group A/S – Fredericia – metal scrap yard, Fredericia (non-ferrous scrap recycling) HJHansen Recycling Group A/S – Lindø (Munkebo) – metal scrap yard, Munkebo (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Scanmetals Limited – Kirke Stillinge – recovery of non-ferrous metals from incinerator slag, Kirke Stillinge (Slagelse) (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
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  1. HJHansen Recycling Group A/S

    Aalborg – metal scrap yard, Aalborg · Denmark

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

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  2. HJHansen Recycling Group A/S

    Aarhus – metal scrap yard, Aarhus · Denmark

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  3. HJHansen Recycling Group A/S

    Copenhagen S (BK Jern og Metal) – metal scrap yard, København · Denmark

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  4. HJHansen Recycling Group A/S

    Fredericia – metal scrap yard, Fredericia · Denmark

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  5. HJHansen Recycling Group A/S

    Lindø (Munkebo) – metal scrap yard, Munkebo · Denmark

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  6. Scanmetals Limited

    Kirke Stillinge – recovery of non-ferrous metals from incinerator slag, Kirke Stillinge (Slagelse) · Denmark

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

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