RankCountryImports of Magnesium waste & scrap in USD (2010)
1United States$58,168,290
2Hungary$14,184,000
3Austria$13,702,847
4Czech Republic$7,143,344
5Brazil$6,247,807
6Belgium$5,549,971
7Netherlands$4,409,507
8Romania$3,812,965
9Germany$3,309,502
10Serbia$1,758,563
11Ukraine$800,676
12France$779,380
13United Kingdom$714,762
14India$512,816
15Japan$472,586
16China$422,431
17Russia$288,156
18Canada$217,115
19Mexico$215,409
20South Africa$190,010
21Italy$175,849
22Switzerland$167,718
23Sweden$161,669
24Thailand$133,824
25Portugal$41,359
26Bulgaria$22,347
27Philippines$18,952
28Estonia$5,462
29Morocco$4,706
30Tanzania$4,599
31Chile$4,451
32Cote d'Ivoire$3,981
33Pakistan$3,672
34Panama$1,317
35Slovenia$1,199
36Israel$1,000
37Latvia$803
38Cyprus$789
39Poland$773
40Lithuania$703
41Costa Rica$76
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Algeria $158     
Austria$3,994,620$1,867,223$2,662,596$8,726,570$6,061,097$13,702,847 
Bahrain  $54,417    
Belarus      $4,900
Belgium$735,162$877,641$1,577,951$2,770,923$923,839$5,549,971$3,524,855
Botswana    $21,452  
Brazil$5,572,813$5,947,675$8,776,433$15,925,178$2,750,952$6,247,807$6,122,999
Bulgaria$757$1,330$763 $1,172$22,347$123,279
Burundi    $139  
Canada$12,766,088$10,314,185$3,599,880$10,049,911$4,611,275$217,115$714,924
Chile $17,116$17,588$11,750$8,127$4,451$4,056
China$1,370,164$845,341$3,669,506$206,866$365,628$422,431$968,065
Costa Rica    $68$76$100
Cote d'Ivoire     $3,981 
Cyprus     $789 
Czech Republic$12,128,401$11,380,937$10,985,346$14,345,598$8,780,033$7,143,344$14,401,789
Denmark$1,498$502 $793,079  $533
Ecuador $45     
El Salvador$991      
Estonia$732$3,138$13,684$53,687 $5,462$1,145
Faroe Islands   $52   
Finland$12,742  $557   
France$862,281$552,441$1,269,586$1,849,230$1,425,432$779,380 
French Polynesia$624      
Germany$4,622,000$10,800,000$10,823,000$19,404,000$4,715,000$3,309,502$11,202,041
Greece$24,128$4,674     
Hong Kong$212,098      
Hungary     $14,184,000$14,416,000
India$438,765$293,300$143,841$397,764$447,694$512,816$237,397
Indonesia    $359,993  
Israel$164,000$44,000  $1,000$1,000$4,000
Italy$34,626$384,933$785,433$897,208$77,473$175,849$102,520
Japan$350,811$346,780$440,912$392,013$238,375$472,586$877,180
Kazakhstan    $9,900  
Korea, South$10,190$34,143$180,553$194,366$31,108  
Latvia$1,017$4$3,296$4,632$5,625$803$121,242
Lithuania$112$8,141$141 $85$703$755
Luxembourg  $10,878$2,568   
Madagascar$260      
Malaysia   $15,386$3,664  
Mexico$1,318,721$402,311$646,089$1,470,902$437,769$215,409$9,871
Morocco    $1,586$4,706 
Mozambique   $98   
Namibia$2,531$476     
Netherlands$2,229,004$1,311,575$2,359,367$8,076,181$2,726,977$4,409,507 
New Caledonia  $24    
New Zealand      $73
Nigeria    $39,885  
Norway$9,050,671$2,091,569$1,510    
Pakistan    $109,925$3,672 
Panama     $1,317 
Paraguay $1,874     
Peru$127  $2   
Philippines$10,472$35,595 $14,850$18,130$18,952$8,791
Poland  $15,492$67,275 $773 
Portugal     $41,359$43,479
Romania  $8,488$168,447$3,943,484$3,812,965$367,358
Russia$79,861$17,523$9,132$78,761$70,882$288,156$479,328
Rwanda      $83
Saudi Arabia  $63,843    
Serbia$21,504$101,633$510,175$4,649,809$3,221,792$1,758,563$3,808,561
Singapore   $4,134$46,787 $31,797
Slovenia$73,432$216,216$117,122$114,246$126,960$1,199$4
South Africa$12,138$22,370 $25,286 $190,010$26,892
Spain$66,189$96,502$23,225$11,702   
Sri Lanka  $71    
Swaziland  $1,587    
Sweden$4,956$161,266$347,684$22,784 $161,669$364,774
Switzerland$18,258 $33,958$5,104$4,247$167,718 
Tanzania $369$14,798$18,065$2,039$4,599$3,913
Thailand   $111,407$69,763$133,824$632,513
Ukraine$793,839$275,427$1,314,375$2,229,920$961,977$800,676$1,276,684
United Arab Emirates$42,858 $84,149$10   
United Kingdom$1,757,195$1,682,198$1,580,744$1,506,607$592,872$714,762$1,229,948
United States$23,477,230$25,053,443$36,587,869$61,630,828$41,642,292$58,168,290$50,280,362
Venezuela    $39,875  
Vietnam$6,271$2,089