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Copper scrap – Portugal: buyers and trade

Portugal exports more copper scrap than it imports – by 25.1k t in 2025. Largest supplier: Spain; largest buyer: China. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7404 00 10, 7404 00 91, 7404 00 99) and the Companies register.

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25.9k timports 2025 · +18.6% y/y
50.9k texports 2025 · +5.9% y/y
4,817 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) Portugal – copper scrap, thousand t: 2021 imports 26.3, exports 51.3; 2022 imports 29.5, exports 47.2; 2023 imports 26.4, exports 47.8; 2024 imports 21.8, exports 48.1; 2025 imports 25.9, exports 50.9. 0 20 40 60 imports 2021: 26,311 t exports 2021: 51,310 t 2021 imports 2022: 29,481 t exports 2022: 47,211 t 2022 imports 2023: 26,367 t exports 2023: 47,800 t 2023 imports 2024: 21,804 t exports 2024: 48,082 t 2024 imports 2025: 25,856 t exports 2025: 50,929 t 2025 imports exports

Partners 2025

Imports from (t)

Spain9,988
France7,458
Italy6,340
Brazil820
Chile320

Exports to (t)

China24,139
Spain22,458
Germany2,546
Greece395
India384
2015–2025 series and unit values
Copper scrap trade – Portugal, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 11,08832,68321,595 3,0863,345
2016 12,86236,43623,573 2,8672,859
2017 6,81731,12024,304 3,9103,526
2018 11,01329,80018,787 4,2344,043
2019 11,61730,79919,182 3,4133,875
2020 16,47338,90822,435 3,1513,796
2021 26,31151,31024,999 4,5385,198
2022 29,48147,21117,730 5,0415,929
2023 26,36747,80021,433 4,5035,816
2024 21,80448,08226,278 4,5426,081
2025 25,85650,92925,073 4,8176,357
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 27,88045,57817,698 6,3097,703

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 – Portugal

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Map of scrap buyers in Europe – Portugal Wieland (spółka zależna) – Esposende (Wieland Thermal Solutions Lda.) – finned tubes, Esposende (tubes) Entroncometais – Recolha de Sucatas, Lda. – Entroncamento – metal scrap and WEEE depot, Entroncamento (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
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  1. Entroncometais

    Recolha de Sucatas, Lda. – Entroncamento – metal scrap and WEEE depot, Entroncamento · Portugal

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  2. Wieland (spółka zależna)

    Esposende (Wieland Thermal Solutions Lda.) – finned tubes, Esposende · Portugal

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

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