Recovered Metals
Recovered metals.
Ferrous and non-ferrous metal, motors and plant metal, specified by grade and sold on assay.
- A$4,436mNon-ferrous waste and scrap exportsDFAT goods trade factsheet, 2025–26
What moves
- Ferrous steel and iron.
- Copper, brass and aluminium.
- Electric motors and metal from retired plant, taken for the metal.
Markets
- Non-ferrous waste and scrap exports were A$4,436 million in 2025–26, 0.8% of Australia’s goods exports.
- A ferrous scrap total is not stated here. Each parcel is quoted on its own grade.
Season
- Available through the year, parcel by parcel.
What buyers specify
- Grade, form and estimated contamination.
- Assay where the buyer buys on assay.
- What is excluded: fluids, batteries and mixed waste.
Packing and terms
- Bales, bundles or loose, in containers.
- Inspection is named in the contract when it is required.
Check before the goods move
- Unprocessed scrap metal that contains hazardous material is likely to need a hazardous-waste export permit. Classification is confirmed before the metal is offered. DCCEEW, scrap metal operators
For a quotation
- The product and the specification: grade, variety, or part number.
- Export or import, and the destination or origin country.
- A quantity and a unit.
- Timing, and an Incoterm if you already know it.
- Your name, company, and an email for the reply.