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Copper scrap – Latvia: buyers and trade

Latvia imports more copper scrap than it exports – by 4.20k t in 2025. Largest supplier: Finland; largest buyer: China. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7404 00 10, 7404 00 91, 7404 00 99) and the Companies register.

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15.1k timports 2025 · +28.7% y/y
11k texports 2025 · +42.3% y/y
4,237 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) Latvia – copper scrap, thousand t: 2021 imports 14.6, exports 6.60; 2022 imports 11.7, exports 5.40; 2023 imports 10.8, exports 6.50; 2024 imports 11.7, exports 7.70; 2025 imports 15.1, exports 11. 0 5 10 15 20 imports 2021: 14,558 t exports 2021: 6,575 t 2021 imports 2022: 11,666 t exports 2022: 5,359 t 2022 imports 2023: 10,795 t exports 2023: 6,543 t 2023 imports 2024: 11,749 t exports 2024: 7,700 t 2024 imports 2025: 15,126 t exports 2025: 10,954 t 2025 imports exports

Partners 2025

Imports from (t)

Finland4,754
Poland1,648
Sweden1,553
Germany1,130
Slovenia1,066

Exports to (t)

China3,997
Poland3,496
Lithuania1,451
Belgium594
Germany591
2015–2025 series and unit values
Copper scrap trade – Latvia, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 5,7826,663881 3,5943,321
2016 4,3596,4912,132 2,8072,793
2017 5,2296,2691,040 3,4343,581
2018 8,0244,956-3,068 3,1233,631
2019 9,0363,922-5,113 2,6843,676
2020 11,7354,170-7,565 2,3543,696
2021 14,5586,575-7,983 3,5964,888
2022 11,6665,359-6,308 4,3255,817
2023 10,7956,543-4,252 4,1645,528
2024 11,7497,700-4,049 4,3195,949
2025 15,12610,954-4,172 4,2376,039
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 11,4686,725-4,743 4,9017,684

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 – Latvia

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Map of scrap buyers in Europe – Latvia SIA Euro Lom – Rīga – scrap yards (Imanta, Pļavnieki), Rīga (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) SIA Euro Lom – Jēkabpils – scrap yard, Jēkabpils (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling)
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  1. SIA Euro Lom

    Jēkabpils – scrap yard, Jēkabpils · Latvia

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

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  2. SIA Euro Lom

    Rīga – scrap yards (Imanta, Pļavnieki), Rīga · Latvia

    processor Scrap in a plant document B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

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