RankCountryImports of Zinc waste & scrap in USD (2010)
1Belgium$121,204,531
2China$62,500,231
3India$54,327,819
4Italy$44,348,740
5Germany$32,415,363
6United States$19,738,018
7Netherlands$18,307,543
8Poland$10,851,818
9France$4,126,208
10Spain$2,966,432
11Korea, South$2,690,347
12Malaysia$1,721,184
13Czech Republic$1,648,012
14Japan$1,115,430
15United Kingdom$632,256
16Romania$631,132
17Qatar$572,846
18Bulgaria$556,533
19Canada$484,089
20Slovenia$444,687
21Singapore$432,768
22Austria$416,966
23Switzerland$366,120
24Turkey$281,925
25Thailand$254,571
26Colombia$226,715
27Denmark$185,222
28Portugal$184,233
29Norway$166,980
30Israel$157,000
31Iran$153,764
32Sweden$140,661
33Estonia$119,372
34Hong Kong$93,992
35Latvia$76,345
36Indonesia$61,584
37Serbia$50,209
38Russia$44,668
39Slovakia$44,374
40Egypt$40,190
41Bosnia and Herzegovina$27,601
42Philippines$22,670
43Hungary$17,000
44Aruba$9,106
45Australia$8,712
46Lithuania$8,688
47South Africa$6,437
48Finland$4,173
49Oman$3,173
50New Zealand$2,908
51Tunisia$2,903
52Mali$1,770
53Morocco$1,461
54Kenya$945
55Botswana$605
56Pakistan$377
57Luxembourg$117
58New Caledonia$44
59Cape Verde$40
60Burkina Faso$39
61Bahamas, The$24
62Burundi$15
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Algeria   $30,700   
Anguilla   $402   
Armenia$82      
Aruba$436,430   $8,722$9,106$37,678
Australia$46,988$32,797$54,319$28,217 $8,712$16,706
Austria$683,145$1,581,916$352,253$199,307$617,554$416,966 
Bahamas, The     $24 
Bahrain $14,628$9,069   $15,957
Bangladesh  $61,375    
Belarus$35,700$66,300$25,800$136,000  $44,100
Belgium$45,369,881$92,594,673$137,331,816$57,222,900$70,613,249$121,204,531$120,167,194
Benin $312     
Bolivia $516 $26   
Bosnia and Herzegovina $3,344$64,225$26,465$674$27,601$1,768
Botswana$13,047$17,296$1,052 $6,751$605 
Brazil$1,112,563$38,062$8,730    
Bulgaria$122,414$507,269$680,363$343,604$184,074$556,533$710,512
Burkina Faso$140   $38$39 
Burundi    $56$15 
Canada$169,196$937,185$1,336,357$542,650$137,452$484,089$476,090
Cape Verde     $40 
Chile$76,111  $304   
China$63,431,487$94,314,328$78,840,666$48,715,902$38,483,260$62,500,231$55,945,261
Colombia    $29,576$226,715$229,100
Cote d'Ivoire$132,941$66,264     
Croatia$8,974$1,020$57,973$9,909$10,746  
Cuba $44,140     
Czech Republic$791,275$568,194$14,015,677$5,832,013$3,725,338$1,648,012$1,603,751
Denmark$6,226$62,289$86,628$13,845$6,542$185,222$90,876
Dominican Republic  $864    
East Timor$8,604      
Ecuador $10,186$338 $3,122  
Egypt$9,183$130,538$80,735$110,378$5,124$40,190$2,697
El Salvador$492      
Estonia$15,743$185,895$75,719$16,137$21,820$119,372$44,364
Faroe Islands    $1,370  
Fiji   $2,115   
Finland$664,970$202,690$181$5,450 $4,173$26,371
France$6,768,845$18,441,486$19,971,614$5,949,953$3,819,657$4,126,208$7,021,134
Germany$24,037,000$68,950,000$51,880,000$26,248,000$19,799,000$32,415,363$37,005,695
Ghana      $209
Greece$23,925$82,330$24,809$182,482  $69,316
Guatemala$3,978$3,418     
Hong Kong$411,803$280,910$1,549,371$165,148$35,934$93,992$432,445
Hungary     $17,000$920,000
India$54,995,024$75,436,330$91,093,716$25,787,245$30,262,179$54,327,819$80,495,318
Indonesia$176,818$5,058 $159$44$61,584 
Iran     $153,764 
Ireland  $1,347$3,415,275   
Israel  $63,000$18,000$169,000$157,000$56,000
Italy$13,614,783$43,786,318$52,621,719$25,542,280$18,859,988$44,348,740$62,147,615
Japan$476,713$502,999$2,178,143$1,657,820$567,394$1,115,430$1,743,635
Kazakhstan  $55,350    
Kenya$152$24,246$35,700$3,296 $945 
Kiribati$2,068   $528  
Korea, South$624,113$3,494,239$2,285,361$1,541,422$1,355,101$2,690,347$1,891,520
Kyrgyzstan   $114,555   
Latvia$4,725$3,510$825$3,498$22,600$76,345$45,577
Lithuania$670$239,039$280,744$17,382$6,503$8,688$20,050
Luxembourg$247,138$586,585$283,509 $947$117$2,713
Macedonia  $13,430    
Malaysia$341,686$2,361,423$1,930,149$1,120,908$1,141,083$1,721,184$1,022,676
Maldives   $21   
Mali  $17,222$9,881 $1,770 
Mauritania   $17   
Mexico$12,867$193,922$108,360$1,038   
Moldova  $9    
Morocco $238,621$134,512$1,163$586$1,461 
Mozambique  $2,272   $2,000
Namibia  $656    
Nepal    $10  
Netherlands$14,914,310$31,128,561$41,658,811$12,132,690$13,587,461$18,307,543 
Netherlands Antilles$53$10,846$2,707$784   
New Caledonia     $44 
New Zealand$673$4,852$18,479$19,420$992$2,908$289,063
Nicaragua   $33  $107
Niger  $712    
Norway$170,844$173,375$258,243$65,917$5,681$166,980$26,800
Oman$14,499 $2,133 $239$3,173 
Pakistan$338 $27,565$1,486 $377$5,379
Philippines$48,519$44,574$21,193$32,718$7,731$22,670$1,832
Poland$2,265,110$6,124,350$10,941,143$9,707,886$4,389,174$10,851,818$17,108,229
Portugal$1,918$137,310$436,605$75,916$29,130$184,233$627,262
Qatar  $25,375  $572,846 
Romania $5,912$105,883$202,996 $631,132$893,920
Russia$20,774$190,011$278,076$37,065$7,190$44,668 
Rwanda$513      
Saint Lucia  $15    
Samoa $5,928 $235   
Saudi Arabia$10,386,825$4,233$4,932    
Senegal$345      
Serbia$14,781$31,777 $117,483$112,908$50,209 
Seychelles $115,508     
Singapore$466,740$1,520,988$2,243,915$737,268$684,307$432,768$421,354
Slovakia  $648,297$196,969$7,874$44,374$102,109
Slovenia$159,171$434,011$1,182,910$523,306$210,786$444,687$507,800
South Africa$31,774$16,527$19,367$68,158$64,043$6,437$48,583
Spain$3,194,729$10,176,396$16,092,743$5,430,656$3,262,905$2,966,432 
Sri Lanka$147,177$78,741$81,108$4,247  $372,845
Swaziland$9,699$11,705$7,630    
Sweden$731,101$148,903$6,874,433$4,455,881$2,243,429$140,661$467,144
Switzerland$228,368$100,743$620,719$343,227$196,259$366,120$762,674
Tanzania  $259$1,058,531$37 $2,802
Thailand$68,395$373,540$344,422$142,132$182,688$254,571$36,743
Tunisia$40,811$50,287 $1,489$528$2,903 
Turkey$149,896$2,164,095$5,572,684$2,951,332$304,125$281,925$87,246
Uganda   $1,288$120,365  
United Arab Emirates$36,707 $1,505,630$1,334,626   
United Kingdom$103,054$447,973$82,187$100,540$402,702$632,256$584,688
United States$8,961,111$18,872,301$33,088,209$20,632,361$8,998,281$19,738,018$23,855,725
Vietnam$50,178 $14,795$5,831$16,853  
Zimbabwe $242  $37