# Lead scrap – Luxembourg

> A picture of the market – not a commercial recommendation.

Buyers of lead scrap in Luxembourg according to the Companies register, and the lead scrap trade of the country in 2015–2025 (Eurostat Comext).

- Data as of: 2026-11-04, version 2.49
- Page: https://www.ai-waw.com/en/recycling/lead/luxembourg
- Search buyers with this country set: https://www.ai-waw.com/en/recycling?metal=pb&country=LU
- imports 2025: 9.60 t; exports 2025: 167 t (+50.5% y/y); import unit value 2025 – from declarations, not a market price: 9,363 EUR/t

## Buyers in the country (0)

The register has no buyers of this metal’s scrap in this country.

## Scrap trade

Imports and exports of scrap (total: within the EU and with non-EU countries), balance and unit value from trade declarations.

| Year | Imports (t) | Exports (t) | Balance (t) | Import unit value (EUR/t) | Export unit value (EUR/t) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 2015 | 0 | 160 | 160 | – | 1,396 |
| 2016 | 0 | 145 | 145 | – | 1,483 |
| 2017 | – | 157 | 157 | – | 1,760 |
| 2018 | – | 316 | 316 | – | 1,597 |
| 2019 | – | 153 | 153 | – | 1,559 |
| 2020 | 0 | 181 | 181 | – | 1,345 |
| 2021 | – | 227 | 227 | – | 1,516 |
| 2022 | 0.30 | 146 | 145 | 1,413 | 1,592 |
| 2023 | 0 | 118 | 118 | – | 1,808 |
| 2024 | 0 | 111 | 111 | – | 1,556 |
| 2025 | 9.60 | 167 | 157 | 9,363 | 1,653 |
| 2026 (incomplete year) | 36.4 | 100 | 63.7 | 1,108 | 1,331 |

Unit value (EUR/t) – value divided by mass from trade declarations (Comext); an approximation of the price level, not a market price.

- Largest scrap suppliers (2025): France 9.60 t, Germany 0 t, Italy 0 t
- Largest scrap destinations (2025): France 112 t, Germany 43.1 t, Belgium 11.2 t

## Spent lead-acid batteries – separate series

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.

| Year | Imports (t) | Exports (t) | Balance (t) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| 2015 | 0.60 | 0.20 | -0.40 |
| 2016 | 1.50 | – | -1.50 |
| 2017 | 0.60 | 0 | -0.60 |
| 2018 | 0.60 | 0 | -0.60 |
| 2019 | 0.30 | 0 | -0.30 |
| 2020 | 0.30 | 0 | -0.30 |
| 2021 | 0.40 | – | -0.40 |
| 2022 (break in series) | 6 | 1,486 | 1,480 |
| 2023 | 1.10 | 1,513 | 1,512 |
| 2024 | 0.10 | 1,726 | 1,726 |
| 2025 | 1.70 | 1,778 | 1,777 |
| 2026 (incomplete year) | 0.10 | 1,295 | 1,295 |

Straight-line distance (great circle) from the shipping point – not road distance.

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