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Copper scrap – Sweden: buyers and trade
Sweden exports more copper scrap than it imports – by 6.60k t in 2025. Largest supplier: Germany; largest buyer: Germany. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7404 00 10, 7404 00 91, 7404 00 99) 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) |
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| 2015 | 116,560 | 65,206 | -51,355 | 2,533 | 2,137 |
| 2016 | 78,939 | 71,817 | -7,122 | 3,264 | 1,716 |
| 2017 | 80,456 | 62,412 | -18,044 | 3,815 | 2,323 |
| 2018 | 85,949 | 66,554 | -19,395 | 3,670 | 2,329 |
| 2019 | 96,431 | 78,046 | -18,385 | 3,476 | 2,170 |
| 2020 | 83,533 | 71,648 | -11,885 | 3,627 | 2,308 |
| 2021 | 94,170 | 66,465 | -27,705 | 4,537 | 3,603 |
| 2022 | 112,908 | 68,033 | -44,875 | 4,478 | 4,100 |
| 2023 | 73,454 | 74,363 | 909 | 4,829 | 3,958 |
| 2024 | 65,739 | 70,613 | 4,875 | 6,076 | 4,584 |
| 2025 | 63,853 | 70,473 | 6,619 | 6,843 | 4,843 |
| 2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 | 51,510 | 42,093 | -9,418 | 6,815 | 5,601 |
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 – Sweden
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Boliden Mineral AB
Rönnskär – smelter (electrolysis plant being rebuilt), Skelleftehamn · Sweden
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Dahrén Sweden AB
Nossebro (Jonslund) – winding wire, Nossebro · Sweden
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Elcowire Group AB
Helsingborg – rolling mill and extrusion plant, Helsingborg · Sweden
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HJHansen Recycling Group A/S
Malmö – metal scrap yard, Malmö · Sweden
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Nordic Brass Gusum AB
Gusum – brass mill (bars, wire), Gusum · Sweden
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Skrotfrag AB
Göteborg (Agnesberg) – shredder, Göteborg (Agnesberg) · Sweden
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Skrotfrag AB
Oskarshamn – shredder, Oskarshamn · Sweden
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Skrotfrag AB
Sjövik – non-ferrous fraction sorting plant, Sjövik (Lerum municipality) · Sweden
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Stena Recycling AB
Hallstahammar – shredder (fragmentering), Hallstahammar · Sweden
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Stena Recycling AB
Huddinge – shredder (fragmentering), Huddinge · Sweden
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Stena Recycling AB
Stena Nordic Recycling Center, Halmstad, Halmstad · Sweden
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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