🇬🇧 United Kingdom exports of ship scrap: 2024 trade data
The United Kingdom exported $6.4 million of ship scrap in 2024 (20.4 thousand tonnes). Its share of world exports was 1%. Value fell 20% from 2023. Over 2017-2024 it shrank by about 20% a year on average. The peak in this period was 2017, at $31.8 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Exports of ship scrap by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6.4M | 20.4K t |
| 2023 | $8.0M | 23.1K t |
| 2022 | $31.2M | 40.2K t |
| 2021 | $18.5M | 942 t |
| 2020 | $16.2M | 11.7K t |
| 2019 | $22.5M | 19.6K t |
| 2018 | $6.0M | 17.1K t |
| 2017 | $31.8M | 15.1K t |
Where the United Kingdom exports ship scrap to
Turkey alone took 87% of it.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $5.6M | 87% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $558K | 8.7% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $169K | 2.6% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $35K | 0.5% |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | $25K | 0.4% |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | $15K | 0.2% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $9K | 0.2% |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | $9K | 0.1% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $8K | 0.1% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $7K | 0.1% |
Average export price of ship scrap
The average declared value was about $0.31 per kg, 84% below the world average of $1.91, which often means bulk or lower-grade product.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Who is behind these numbers in the United Kingdom?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Direct customs feed: shipment-level records from the official customs source.
Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 8908: Vessels and other floating structures; for breaking up.
Ship scrap trade in the United Kingdom: questions
Does the United Kingdom export ship scrap?
Yes. The United Kingdom exported ship scrap worth $6.4 million in 2024, mainly to Turkey, India, China.
What is the HS code for ship scrap?
Ship scrap falls under HS heading 8908 (Vessels and other floating structures; for breaking up). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading ship scrap with the United Kingdom?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX has a direct customs feed for the United Kingdom with shipment-level records, updated weekly, where you can see the importers and exporters by name.
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