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Lead scrap – Czechia: buyers and trade
Czechia imports more lead scrap than it exports – by 10.6k t in 2025. Largest supplier: France; largest buyer: Bulgaria. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7802 00 00) and the Companies register.
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2015–2025 series and unit values
| Year | Imports (t) | Exports (t) | Balance (t) | Import unit value (EUR/t) | Export unit value (EUR/t) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,666 | 973 | -1,693 | 1,418 | 1,278 |
| 2016 | 10,790 | 975 | -9,815 | 1,376 | 1,264 |
| 2017 | 7,232 | 1,605 | -5,628 | 1,778 | 1,754 |
| 2018 | 8,609 | 904 | -7,705 | 1,661 | 1,265 |
| 2019 | 10,435 | 904 | -9,531 | 1,639 | 1,469 |
| 2020 | 6,946 | 3,522 | -3,424 | 1,483 | 738 |
| 2021 | 8,746 | 4,771 | -3,974 | 1,540 | 954 |
| 2022 | 8,747 | 848 | -7,898 | 1,638 | 1,438 |
| 2023 | 7,194 | 454 | -6,740 | 1,525 | 1,237 |
| 2024 | 8,811 | 178 | -8,633 | 1,472 | 1,013 |
| 2025 | 10,833 | 271 | -10,563 | 1,271 | 947 |
| 2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 | 8,822 | 388 | -8,434 | 1,160 | 1,205 |
Unit value (EUR/t) – value divided by mass from trade declarations (Comext); an approximation of the price level, not a market price. CN codes: 7802 00 00 .
Lead: lead waste and scrap (7802 00 00). Spent lead-acid batteries – a separate series (battery mass, not lead content); the series are not added up. Source: Eurostat Comext – EU trade by CN8 (DS-045409), as of 2026-11-04. Balance = exports − imports. Comext
Spent lead-acid batteries – separate series
Table of years (chart data)
| Year | Imports (t) | Exports (t) | Balance (t) | Import unit value (EUR/t) | Export unit value (EUR/t) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 323 | 191 | -133 | 719 | 692 |
| 2016 | 8,922 | 448 | -8,475 | 782 | 718 |
| 2017 | 24,802 | 1,031 | -23,772 | 853 | 909 |
| 2018 | 26,832 | 2,163 | -24,669 | 837 | 943 |
| 2019 | 24,985 | 2,201 | -22,784 | 781 | 1,175 |
| 2020 | 28,079 | 2,173 | -25,906 | 705 | 1,161 |
| 2021 | 26,243 | 2,961 | -23,282 | 794 | 942 |
| 2022 break in series | 33,743 | 7,039 | -26,704 | 956 | 865 |
| 2023 | 33,630 | 6,577 | -27,054 | 912 | 846 |
| 2024 | 37,763 | 6,926 | -30,837 | 862 | 784 |
| 2025 | 34,822 | 7,381 | -27,441 | 767 | 674 |
| 2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 | 24,943 | 5,135 | -19,808 | 685 | 632 |
Largest scrap suppliers (2025)
- Germany 24,919 t
- Lithuania 7,165 t
- Slovakia 1,545 t
- Austria 954 t
- France 218 t
Largest scrap destinations (2025)
- Bulgaria 7,040 t
- Hungary 321 t
- Germany 19.6 t
- Poland 0 t
Unit value (EUR/t) – value divided by mass from trade declarations (Comext); an approximation of the price level, not a market price. CN codes: 8548 10 21, 8549 11 10, 8549 11 90 .
Spent lead-acid batteries – 8548 10 21 (2015–2021), 8549 11 10 and 8549 11 90 (from 2022). From 2022 the series also includes waste and scrap of batteries (8549 11 90) – years before and after 2022 are not fully comparable. Battery mass, not lead content. Source: Eurostat Comext – EU trade by CN8 (DS-045409), as of 2026-11-04. Balance = exports − imports. Comext
EU-27 context
EU-27 exports of lead scrap to non-EU countries amounted to 41.1k t in 2025 (24.1k t in 2024), imports from outside the EU – 34.6k t. Main non-EU buyers: India 38.8k t, United Kingdom 1.80k t, Hong Kong 0.10k t. EU scrap market →
Buyers – Czechia
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ENVIROPOL s.r.o.
Jihlava – e-waste processing plant, Jihlava · Czechia
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HULMAN-kovošrot s.r.o.
Moravský Krumlov – metal scrap purchasing, Moravský Krumlov · Czechia
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Kovohutě Příbram nástupnická a.s.
Příbram – secondary lead smelter and precious metals recovery, Příbram · Czechia
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KOVOŠROT SUDA s.r.o.
Plzeň-Křimice – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Plzeň-Křimice · Czechia
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SAKER Pečky spol. s r.o.
Pečky – non-ferrous metals processing plant, Pečky · Czechia
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SAKER, spol. s r.o.
Kroměříž – main non-ferrous metals processing plant, Kroměříž · Czechia
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TSR Czech Republic s.r.o.
Spomyšl – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Spomyšl · Czechia
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