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Copper scrap – Hungary: buyers and trade

Hungary exports more copper scrap than it imports – by 25.5k t in 2025. Largest supplier: Germany; largest buyer: Germany. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7404 00 10, 7404 00 91, 7404 00 99) and the Companies register.

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15.6k timports 2025 · −19.6% y/y
41.2k texports 2025 · −5.4% y/y
6,596 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) Hungary – copper scrap, thousand t: 2021 imports 9.10, exports 41.5; 2022 imports 17, exports 46.8; 2023 imports 15.3, exports 39.5; 2024 imports 19.4, exports 43.5; 2025 imports 15.6, exports 41.2. 0 10 20 30 40 50 imports 2021: 9,090 t exports 2021: 41,469 t 2021 imports 2022: 17,014 t exports 2022: 46,825 t 2022 imports 2023: 15,321 t exports 2023: 39,535 t 2023 imports 2024: 19,404 t exports 2024: 43,511 t 2024 imports 2025: 15,605 t exports 2025: 41,152 t 2025 imports exports

Partners 2025

Imports from (t)

Germany6,507
Slovakia2,966
Poland1,931
Romania1,827
Austria761

Exports to (t)

Germany8,104
Slovakia7,216
China5,440
Austria4,276
Poland4,152
2015–2025 series and unit values
Copper scrap trade – Hungary, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 2,79430,05627,263 3,0933,497
2016 2,87232,28029,409 2,8293,133
2017 4,66335,24430,581 3,8253,643
2018 4,00633,32429,317 3,5263,810
2019 5,01333,03528,022 3,4173,747
2020 4,04133,15429,112 4,0613,673
2021 9,09041,46932,379 6,6865,078
2022 17,01446,82529,811 5,7585,239
2023 15,32139,53524,214 6,9315,691
2024 19,40443,51124,107 6,4695,851
2025 15,60541,15225,547 6,5966,133
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 11,53626,65215,116 9,0067,924

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 – Hungary

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Map of scrap buyers in Europe – Hungary Volta Energy Solutions Hungary Kft. – Környe – folia bateryjna, Környe (foil)
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  1. Volta Energy Solutions Hungary Kft.

    Környe – folia bateryjna, Környe · Hungary

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

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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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