RankCountryImports of Billets of ref. copper, unwrought in USD (2010)
1Italy$338,576,087
2France$251,684,127
3United Kingdom$217,999,132
4Belgium$125,046,637
5Germany$79,046,480
6China$75,431,243
7United States$49,447,191
8Korea, South$40,780,739
9Thailand$27,031,954
10Bulgaria$24,157,610
11Indonesia$13,571,133
12Tunisia$7,869,424
13Canada$6,955,806
14India$6,321,807
15South Africa$1,307,359
16Argentina$989,241
17Norway$757,115
18Malaysia$740,120
19Brazil$535,938
20Poland$451,960
21Spain$443,506
22Turkey$334,977
23Algeria$294,751
24Israel$278,000
25Portugal$237,915
26Russia$118,354
27Austria$105,147
28Syria$79,242
29Malawi$39,549
30Czech Republic$30,162
31Qatar$26,387
32Iran$16,165
33Yemen$13,404
34Romania$11,771
35Switzerland$7,145
36Egypt$7,093
37Australia$5,736
38Zimbabwe$5,729
39Chile$5,370
40Tanzania$2,804
41Botswana$945
42Ethiopia$895
43Dominican Republic$708
44Denmark$461
45Mexico$50
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Albania$463 $2,232$923   
Algeria   $98,558 $294,751$4,070
Argentina$5,387,387$8,514,137$6,656,165$12,414,090$3,756,013$989,241$1,499,231
Australia$3,502    $5,736 
Austria $79$8,846$25,820$12,300$105,147 
Bahamas, The$2,586$2,280     
Bahrain$5,330  $1,351$14,678 $1,456
Barbados    $101  
Belgium$1,217,170$4,254,863$21,676,856$59,684,539$59,897,677$125,046,637$8,731,949
Bolivia $1,727     
Bosnia and Herzegovina  $37 $3,167  
Botswana$1,515 $239,002$8,544$101$945$38
Brazil$1,356,845$835,579  $867,079$535,938 
Bulgaria$31,927$7,183,947$9,390,733$977,817$17,212,041$24,157,610$41,433,231
Canada$12,362,901$14,080,966$1,226,882$1,908,767$648,354$6,955,806$8,050,841
Chile     $5,370 
China$5,907,953$35,808,816$45,009,227$76,277,244$82,607,121$75,431,243$27,207,586
Cote d'Ivoire      $115
Cuba $9,293     
Czech Republic  $39 $1,509$30,162$563,316
Denmark$1,348 $29,981 $22,811$461 
Dominican Republic     $708 
Egypt$41,037 $16,261$1,723$20,721$7,093 
Estonia  $15,665    
Ethiopia $206   $895 
Finland  $20,503$1,087,534$141,828  
France$44,968,025$102,780,397$96,951,063$114,325,150$58,452,413$251,684,127$471,622,312
Germany$2,183,000$65,581,000$99,595,000$87,917,000$34,184,000$79,046,480$44,932,951
Ghana    $699 $5,699
Greece$3,806,393$5,598,243$194,920$2,685,899$25,070  
Greenland $2,524     
Hong Kong $520,618     
Hungary      $8,000
India$1,242,089$1,445,589$4,859,582$5,512,434$2,443,223$6,321,807$8,674,632
Indonesia$38,611$149,854$132,142$19,264,374$26,585,400$13,571,133$61,060
Iran$11,661,883    $16,165 
Ireland   $22,626$38,903  
Israel$219,000$264,000$1,080,000 $88,000$278,000$208,000
Italy$273,289,866$516,714,843$469,036,973$383,457,586$231,777,692$338,576,087$297,692,428
Jamaica$428  $1,702$405  
Japan$3,379$1,743,384 $101,504$55,778  
Jordan$56,594$3,681  $5,590 $154,155
Korea, South$15,769,434$50,156,677$45,190,521$38,549,102$18,495,734$40,780,739$44,690,543
Kuwait  $56,407    
Latvia    $15,401  
Lebanon$42,000$17,878$1,252$2,113$1,858 $1,360
Lithuania$16,454$13,100 $1,433,154$448,925 $519,846
Luxembourg  $167,696$1,651  $57,108
Macedonia   $5,100   
Malawi$2,116$9,209$1,540 $16,086$39,549$7,645
Malaysia$149,200$198,313$165,331$506,504$831,236$740,120$1,024,244
Mauritius$4,377      
Mexico     $50$351
Morocco    $420,463  
Mozambique$11$6,805    $1,000
Namibia $3,229$11,047    
Netherlands$730,984$7,777,743$89,214$727,902$654,196  
New Caledonia$4      
New Zealand $14,712$60,637$1,082$22,177  
Niger$31      
Norway  $363,672$3,690 $757,115$295,681
Oman$952      
Pakistan      $2,898
Panama $5,397     
Peru$60      
Poland$366,249$548,052$361,142$609,144$189,366$451,960$1,671,481
Portugal $58,877$4,718,184$347,935$94,602$237,915$40,888
Qatar$1,342$25,789$392,644$56,566 $26,387 
Romania$180,803 $9,335 $85,973$11,771$3,160
Russia$12,143   $32,921$118,354$761,416
Rwanda      $671
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$1,160$5     
Saudi Arabia$155,657$13,210$26,271    
Serbia$8,808,570$2,681,844$4,588,856$3,370,774$20,700  
Slovenia  $119    
South Africa$71,714$256,139$166,490$270,435$1,162,736$1,307,359$1,124,211
Spain$242,096$3,286,449$2,422,091 $1,618,901$443,506 
Sudan $2,522 $2,859   
Swaziland$287 $6    
Sweden$670$151,756$793,307 $25,817  
Switzerland$1,734,789$3,499,343$159,552$1,004$584$7,145$53,804
Syria   $54,971,506 $79,242 
Tanzania$204 $511  $2,804$73
Thailand$659,004$1,891,579$15,839,237$20,670,227$10,594,472$27,031,954$27,265,583
Trinidad and Tobago $3,152$3,893    
Tunisia$14,263,083$18,034,682$17,022,962$9,439,727$11,696,802$7,869,424 
Turkey$3,180,810$2,383,085 $29,242$42,592$334,977$25,491
United Arab Emirates$1,921,358 $12,542,697$447,930   
United Kingdom$130,162,613$244,365,795$248,591,539$225,194,214$157,247,775$217,999,132$254,072,561
United States$122,476,662$190,204,779$107,484,227$57,197,522$26,841,213$49,447,191$68,718,108
Vietnam$480$53,921$1,778    
Yemen$1,192$4,602$1,867  $13,404 
Zimbabwe$13,023 $1,266  $5,729