Romania imports more aluminium scrap than it exports – by 88.5k t in 2025. Largest supplier: Germany; largest buyer: Türkiye. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7602 00 11, 7602 00 19, 7602 00 90) and the Companies register.
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159.9k timports 2025 · −4.0% y/y
71.4k texports 2025 · +3.2% y/y
2,205 EUR/timport unit value 2025 – from declarations, not a market price
Imports and exports of aluminium scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t)importsexports
Partners 2025
Imports from (t)
Germany52,616
Hungary30,203
Austria17,011
Italy14,578
Bulgaria11,131
Exports to (t)
Türkiye15,702
Greece14,414
Germany11,023
Italy9,061
Poland3,593
2015–2025 series and unit values
Aluminium scrap trade – Romania, 2015–2025
Year
Imports (t)
Exports (t)
Balance (t)
Import unit value (EUR/t)
Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015
90,343
12,446
-77,897
1,504
1,154
2016
89,312
16,170
-73,142
1,330
1,035
2017
104,165
18,072
-86,093
1,425
1,200
2018
100,514
23,320
-77,194
1,621
1,319
2019
97,130
24,309
-72,821
1,558
1,226
2020
108,792
19,258
-89,535
1,449
1,112
2021
130,454
36,027
-94,427
1,783
1,532
2022
126,045
50,909
-75,136
2,114
1,896
2023
154,831
52,636
-102,195
1,964
1,782
2024
166,503
69,165
-97,338
2,017
2,062
2025
159,855
71,352
-88,503
2,205
1,998
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08
96,432
46,789
-49,643
2,572
2,308
Unit value (EUR/t) – value divided by mass from trade declarations (Comext); an approximation of the price level, not a market price. CN codes: 7602 00 11, 7602 00 19, 7602 00 90 .
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 aluminium scrap to non-EU countries amounted to 1,277.3k t in 2025 (1,257.7k t in 2024), imports from outside the EU – 652.4k t.
Main non-EU buyers: India 383k t, Thailand 149.6k t, China 127.1k t. EU scrap market →
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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