RankCountryImports of Nickel waste & scrap in USD (2010)
1United States$169,339,987
2Germany$92,190,421
3Japan$86,320,358
4Netherlands$82,913,588
5Sweden$77,072,543
6United Kingdom$69,885,842
7Canada$60,507,015
8Czech Republic$23,400,234
9Singapore$15,868,581
10France$15,409,990
11Italy$14,043,271
12India$7,202,500
13Belgium$5,962,782
14Austria$5,808,875
15Poland$5,258,464
16Korea, South$2,307,497
17Thailand$1,646,575
18Spain$1,424,797
19Slovenia$804,775
20Russia$627,331
21Australia$551,544
22Morocco$416,877
23South Africa$327,410
24New Zealand$307,150
25Hong Kong$207,971
26Vietnam$196,990
27Jordan$190,141
28Finland$151,997
29Slovakia$108,921
30Switzerland$81,894
31Philippines$44,815
32Oman$39,956
33Malaysia$38,330
34Mexico$37,638
35Turkey$36,686
36Hungary$31,000
37Belarus$27,600
38China$22,349
39Bahamas, The$8,626
40Nepal$6,013
41Lithuania$4,792
42Qatar$3,965
43Costa Rica$2,002
44Israel$2,000
45Romania$867
46Denmark$726
47Norway$509
48Zimbabwe$390
49Indonesia$242
50Greece$231
Country2005200620072008200920102011
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