In 2024, the trade exchange (includes international purchases and sales) of Waste and Scrap of Precious Metal or Plated with Precious Metal (Plated); other Waste and Scrap Containing Precious Metal or Precious Metal Compounds, of a Kind Used Principally for the Recovery of Precious Metal was US$198M.
In 2024, the states with the most international sales in Waste and Scrap of Precious Metal or Plated with Precious Metal (Plated); other Waste and Scrap Containing Precious Metal or Precious Metal Compounds, of a Kind Used Principally for the Recovery of Precious Metal were Nuevo León (US$67.6M), Ciudad de México (US$43.3M), Yucatán (US$41.2M), Sonora (US$12.7M), and Baja California (US$10.5M).
The states with the most international purchases in 2016 were Ciudad de México (US$28.2M).
In 2024, the main commercial destinations of Waste and Scrap of Precious Metal or Plated with Precious Metal (Plated); other Waste and Scrap Containing Precious Metal or Precious Metal Compounds, of a Kind Used Principally for the Recovery of Precious Metal were United States (US$161M), Canada (US$16.1M), South Korea (US$5.16M), Hong Kong (US$1.11M), and Germany (US$815k).
The main commercial origins of Waste and Scrap of Precious Metal or Plated with Precious Metal (Plated); other Waste and Scrap Containing Precious Metal or Precious Metal Compounds, of a Kind Used Principally for the Recovery of Precious Metal in 2016 were United States (US$28.2M).
In the global context, the main exporting countries of Waste and Scrap of Precious Metal or Plated with Precious Metal (Plated); other Waste and Scrap Containing Precious Metal or Precious Metal Compounds, of a Kind Used Principally for the Recovery of Precious Metal in 2022 were United States (US$8.99B), Indonesia (US$2.9B), and United Kingdom (US$2.76B). In the same year, the main importing countries of Waste and Scrap of Precious Metal or Plated with Precious Metal (Plated); other Waste and Scrap Containing Precious Metal or Precious Metal Compounds, of a Kind Used Principally for the Recovery of Precious Metal were Germany (US$7.67B), Japan (US$5.65B), and United Kingdom (US$3.45B).