| Rank | Country | Imports of Nickel waste and scrap. in USD (2010) |
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| 1 | United States | $169,339,987 |  | | 2 | Germany | $92,190,421 | | | 3 | Japan | $86,320,358 | | | 4 | Netherlands | $82,913,588 | | | 5 | Sweden | $77,072,543 | | | 6 | United Kingdom | $69,885,842 | | | 7 | Canada | $60,507,015 | | | 8 | Czech Republic | $23,400,234 | | | 9 | Singapore | $15,868,581 | | | 10 | France | $15,409,990 | | | 11 | Italy | $14,043,271 | | | 12 | India | $7,202,500 | | | 13 | Belgium | $5,962,782 | | | 14 | Austria | $5,808,875 | | | 15 | Poland | $5,258,464 | | | 16 | Korea, South | $2,307,497 | | | 17 | Thailand | $1,646,575 | | | 18 | Spain | $1,424,797 | | | 19 | Slovenia | $804,775 | | | 20 | Russia | $627,331 | | | 21 | Australia | $551,544 | | | 22 | Morocco | $416,877 | | | 23 | South Africa | $327,410 | | | 24 | New Zealand | $307,150 | | | 25 | Hong Kong | $207,971 | | | 26 | Vietnam | $196,990 | | | 27 | Jordan | $190,141 | | | 28 | Finland | $151,997 | | | 29 | Slovakia | $108,921 | | | 30 | Switzerland | $81,894 | | | 31 | Philippines | $44,815 | | | 32 | Oman | $39,956 | | | 33 | Malaysia | $38,330 | | | 34 | Mexico | $37,638 | | | 35 | Turkey | $36,686 | | | 36 | Hungary | $31,000 | | | 37 | Belarus | $27,600 | | | 38 | China | $22,349 | | | 39 | Bahamas, The | $8,626 | | | 40 | Nepal | $6,013 | | | 41 | Lithuania | $4,792 | | | 42 | Qatar | $3,965 | | | 43 | Costa Rica | $2,002 | | | 44 | Israel | $2,000 | | | 45 | Romania | $867 | | | 46 | Denmark | $726 | | | 47 | Norway | $509 | | | 48 | Zimbabwe | $390 | | | 49 | Indonesia | $242 | | | 50 | Greece | $231 | |
| Country | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Albania | | | | $2,724 | | | |
| Algeria | | $613 | $2,944 | | | | $88 |
| Anguilla | | | | $813 | | | |
| Australia | $361,586 | $25,352 | $335,241 | $542,013 | $191,133 | $551,544 | $9,284 |
| Austria | $3,996,065 | $5,607,952 | $7,651,290 | $7,069,641 | $792,852 | $5,808,875 | |
| Azerbaijan | | | $573 | | | | |
| Bahamas, The | | | | | | $8,626 | $231 |
| Belarus | $5,100 | | | $72,200 | $11,000 | $27,600 | $39,100 |
| Belgium | $3,261,526 | $1,256,677 | $23,412,861 | $4,103,183 | $1,816,839 | $5,962,782 | $8,925,458 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | | $3,376 | | | | | |
| Botswana | | $1,308 | | | | | |
| Brazil | $121,029 | $147,279 | $829,390 | $351,967 | | | |
| Bulgaria | $23,715 | | $57,087 | $3,281 | $43,208 | | |
| Burkina Faso | | | | | $17,739 | | |
| Canada | $42,696,512 | $44,147,974 | $93,781,139 | $73,447,474 | $17,671,254 | $60,507,015 | $84,873,593 |
| Chile | | | | $210 | $7,899 | | |
| China | | $4,012,666 | $25,092,806 | $14,451,941 | $894,401 | $22,349 | |
| Colombia | | $10,173 | $6,197 | $19,087 | | | |
| Costa Rica | | | | | | $2,002 | |
| Croatia | $34,091 | | | | $7,396 | | |
| Czech Republic | $597,747 | $370,508 | $1,421,609 | $1,247,835 | $23,535,632 | $23,400,234 | $1,068,496 |
| Denmark | $579,183 | $720,477 | $1,963,504 | $176,520 | $550 | $726 | $75,814 |
| Egypt | $37 | | $60,977 | | $5,635 | | |
| Estonia | $1,047,987 | $1,853,199 | $9,694,222 | $1,354,659 | | | $4,523 |
| Ethiopia | $39,072 | | | | $611 | | |
| Finland | $2,700,551 | $4,112,311 | $1,982,376 | $1,983,054 | $675,187 | $151,997 | $246,618 |
| France | $6,233,808 | $14,957,341 | $14,006,620 | $16,783,052 | $7,178,513 | $15,409,990 | $29,062,706 |
| Gabon | $2,732 | | | | | | |
| Germany | $108,588,000 | $164,166,000 | $231,937,000 | $158,740,000 | $61,205,000 | $92,190,421 | $135,853,115 |
| Ghana | | | $15,241 | | | | |
| Greece | $827 | | $1,175 | | $6,603 | $231 | $144,567 |
| Guyana | | | | | $20 | | |
| Honduras | | $29 | | | | | |
| Hong Kong | $314,762 | $1,064,942 | $2,200,062 | $536,360 | $3,246,159 | $207,971 | $433,963 |
| Hungary | $11,000 | | | | | $31,000 | $27,000 |
| India | $425,737 | $6,165,154 | $19,672,701 | $3,446,576 | $3,758,245 | $7,202,500 | $8,751,132 |
| Indonesia | $1,416 | | $44,203 | $265,669 | | $242 | |
| Ireland | | | $37,770 | | | | $13,617 |
| Israel | $21,000 | $26,000 | $203,000 | $5,000 | $7,000 | $2,000 | $104,000 |
| Italy | $57,325,338 | $12,165,118 | $24,015,746 | $10,607,446 | $4,181,155 | $14,043,271 | $6,857,637 |
| Jamaica | | $5,076 | $3,471 | $6,207 | $4,337 | | |
| Japan | $76,926,074 | $109,862,047 | $184,716,831 | $96,329,089 | $40,099,583 | $86,320,358 | $99,034,290 |
| Jordan | | | | | | $190,141 | |
| Kazakhstan | $1,083 | | | | | | |
| Korea, South | $676,185 | $1,634,106 | $5,317,374 | $3,365,720 | $5,801,638 | $2,307,497 | $2,957,790 |
| Kuwait | | $26,371 | $28,417 | | | | |
| Latvia | $1,736 | | $5,058 | | $634,487 | | $62,183 |
| Lithuania | $98,922 | $128,037 | $70,097 | | | $4,792 | $41,701 |
| Luxembourg | | $3,315 | $3,015 | $3,478 | | | $2,427 |
| Macau | | | | | $250 | | |
| Macedonia | | | | $1,637 | | | |
| Malaysia | $12,065 | $309,329 | $47,614 | $140,885 | $41,917 | $38,330 | $60,561 |
| Mauritius | | | | | $216 | | |
| Mexico | $18,729 | $4,971 | $400,447 | | $45,168 | $37,638 | $71,045 |
| Morocco | $14,565 | | | $19,613 | $83,506 | $416,877 | |
| Namibia | $27 | $73 | | | | | |
| Nepal | | | | | | $6,013 | |
| Netherlands | $41,519,391 | $84,355,409 | $161,198,682 | $91,995,672 | $50,059,212 | $82,913,588 | |
| New Zealand | $140,906 | $253,209 | $661,218 | $20,671 | $97,306 | $307,150 | $345,425 |
| Niger | | | $318 | $439 | | | |
| Norway | $199,572 | $2,313 | | $167,687 | $3,779 | $509 | $155,260 |
| Oman | $252 | | | | $91,337 | $39,956 | |
| Pakistan | | | | | | | $5,204 |
| Philippines | $249 | $39,357 | $12,713 | $3,381 | $1,125 | $44,815 | |
| Poland | $39,726 | $636,614 | $15,588,449 | $7,652,564 | $10,031,046 | $5,258,464 | $6,123,528 |
| Portugal | | | $36,455 | | $78 | | |
| Qatar | $669 | | $569 | $6,048 | | $3,965 | |
| Romania | | | $1,331 | | $33,516 | $867 | $11,926 |
| Russia | | | $755,080 | | | $627,331 | $1,380,135 |
| Rwanda | | | | $16 | | | |
| Saudi Arabia | $1,173 | | $35,158 | | | | |
| Singapore | $11,284,253 | $17,035,453 | $25,331,066 | $31,814,258 | $11,071,862 | $15,868,581 | $18,370,237 |
| Slovakia | | | | $59,373 | $64,636 | $108,921 | $696,387 |
| Slovenia | $1,823 | $25,830 | $232,977 | | | $804,775 | $193,641 |
| South Africa | $1,422,031 | $5,652,761 | $5,559,154 | $2,084,229 | $644,379 | $327,410 | $907,933 |
| Spain | $1,226,040 | $1,567,343 | $2,849,211 | $1,376,140 | $1,901,914 | $1,424,797 | |
| Sri Lanka | | | | $3,738 | | | |
| Sudan | | | | $64,967 | $8,142 | | |
| Swaziland | $668 | $608 | $3 | | | | |
| Sweden | $46,741,717 | $74,709,950 | $113,314,027 | $101,551,715 | $42,947,077 | $77,072,543 | $82,892,246 |
| Switzerland | $497,244 | $769,220 | $902,948 | $333,995 | $132,127 | $81,894 | $180,800 |
| Tanzania | | | | $5,097 | $2,601 | | |
| Thailand | $1,179,555 | $1,802,765 | $3,925,828 | $3,525,513 | $766,062 | $1,646,575 | $2,626,995 |
| Tonga | $558 | | | $68 | $829 | | |
| Turkey | | | | | $759 | $36,686 | $66,409 |
| Ukraine | | | $362 | | $738 | | |
| United Arab Emirates | $40,750 | | $8,160 | $68,016 | | | |
| United Kingdom | $57,119,352 | $68,059,805 | $111,725,979 | $99,506,887 | $50,362,945 | $69,885,842 | $74,480,095 |
| United States | $101,185,855 | $99,956,048 | $154,211,699 | $213,273,035 | $114,059,760 | $169,339,987 | $189,188,111 |
| Vietnam | | | | | $33,798 | $196,990 | |
| Yemen | $26 | $6,868 | | | | | |
| Zimbabwe | | | | | | $390 | |
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