# Lead scrap – Malta

> A picture of the market – not a commercial recommendation.

Buyers of lead scrap in Malta according to the Companies register, and the lead scrap trade of the country in 2015–2025 (Eurostat Comext).

- Data as of: 2026-11-04, version 2.49
- Page: https://ai-waw.com/en/recycling/lead/malta
- Search buyers with this country set: https://ai-waw.com/en/recycling?metal=pb&country=MT
- imports 2025: – t; exports 2025: 18.5 t (+85.0% y/y)

## Buyers in the country (0)

The register has no buyers of this metal’s scrap in this country.

## Scrap trade

Imports and exports of scrap (total: within the EU and with non-EU countries), balance and unit value from trade declarations.

| Year | Imports (t) | Exports (t) | Balance (t) | Import unit value (EUR/t) | Export unit value (EUR/t) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 2015 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016 | – | 0.10 | 0.10 | – | 10 |
| 2017 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021 | – | 12.9 | 12.9 | – | 1,529 |
| 2022 | 0 | 34 | 34 | – | 1,512 |
| 2023 | – | 46 | 46 | – | 1,648 |
| 2024 | – | 10 | 10 | – | 1,500 |
| 2025 | – | 18.5 | 18.5 | – | 1,036 |
| 2026 (incomplete year) | – | 151 | 151 | – | 415 |

Unit value (EUR/t) – value divided by mass from trade declarations (Comext); an approximation of the price level, not a market price.

- Largest scrap suppliers (2025): –
- Largest scrap destinations (2025): India 18.5 t

## Spent lead-acid batteries – separate series

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.

| Year | Imports (t) | Exports (t) | Balance (t) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| 2015 | – | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – | – |
| 2022 (break in series) | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2023 | – | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – | – |
| 2025 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2026 (incomplete year) | – | – | – |

Straight-line distance (great circle) from the shipping point – not road distance.

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