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Lead scrap – Ireland: buyers and trade
Ireland exports more lead scrap than it imports – by 44.6k t in 2025. Largest supplier: United Kingdom; largest buyer: Portugal. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7802 00 00) 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12,435 | 31,871 | 19,436 | 1,532 | 260 |
| 2016 | 12,295 | 31,618 | 19,324 | 1,571 | 194 |
| 2017 | 15,756 | 38,619 | 22,863 | 1,792 | 326 |
| 2018 | 13,257 | 44,609 | 31,352 | 1,811 | 286 |
| 2019 | 13,726 | 48,390 | 34,664 | 1,675 | 261 |
| 2020 | 10,840 | 26,737 | 15,897 | 1,465 | 246 |
| 2021 | 12,580 | 55,947 | 43,367 | 1,714 | 386 |
| 2022 | 13,570 | 65,415 | 51,845 | 1,897 | 418 |
| 2023 | 12,680 | 65,267 | 52,587 | 1,926 | 387 |
| 2024 | 12,819 | 63,374 | 50,554 | 1,810 | 404 |
| 2025 | 10,246 | 54,869 | 44,623 | 1,683 | 343 |
| 2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 | 5,319 | 45,446 | 40,127 | 1,620 | 351 |
Unit value (EUR/t) – value divided by mass from trade declarations (Comext); an approximation of the price level, not a market price. CN codes: 7802 00 00 .
Lead: lead waste and scrap (7802 00 00). Spent lead-acid batteries – a separate series (battery mass, not lead content); the series are not added up. Source: Eurostat Comext – EU trade by CN8 (DS-045409), as of 2026-11-04. Balance = exports − imports. Comext
Spent lead-acid batteries – separate series
Table of years (chart data)
| Year | Imports (t) | Exports (t) | Balance (t) | Import unit value (EUR/t) | Export unit value (EUR/t) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 93.9 | 1,892 | 1,798 | 4,313 | 720 |
| 2016 | 11.2 | 1,511 | 1,500 | 8,740 | 716 |
| 2017 | 13 | 1,046 | 1,033 | 8,890 | 826 |
| 2018 | 6.80 | 1,034 | 1,027 | 17,338 | 870 |
| 2019 | 7.20 | 420 | 413 | 12,843 | 893 |
| 2020 | 5.70 | 3,676 | 3,671 | 13,382 | 676 |
| 2021 | 675 | 3,322 | 2,647 | 2,489 | 1,175 |
| 2022 break in series | 1.60 | 6,827 | 6,826 | 16,469 | 768 |
| 2023 | – | 6,959 | 6,959 | – | 1,061 |
| 2024 | – | 7,003 | 7,003 | – | 757 |
| 2025 | 0.10 | 8,520 | 8,520 | 13,150 | 748 |
| 2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 | – | 6,073 | 6,073 | – | 744 |
Largest scrap suppliers (2025)
- China 0.10 t
Largest scrap destinations (2025)
- United Kingdom 8,520 t
Unit value (EUR/t) – value divided by mass from trade declarations (Comext); an approximation of the price level, not a market price. CN codes: 8548 10 21, 8549 11 10, 8549 11 90 .
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. Source: Eurostat Comext – EU trade by CN8 (DS-045409), as of 2026-11-04. Balance = exports − imports. Comext
EU-27 context
EU-27 exports of lead scrap to non-EU countries amounted to 41.1k t in 2025 (24.1k t in 2024), imports from outside the EU – 34.6k t. Main non-EU buyers: India 38.8k t, United Kingdom 1.80k t, Hong Kong 0.10k t. EU scrap market →
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Oranmore – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Oranmore · Ireland
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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