What it is
Used cans, extrusion off-cuts, wire, cast parts and utensils, melted into secondary alloy ingots for die-casting and castings.
Taint/Tabor (clean mixed)Tense (mixed cast)Zorba (shredded non-ferrous)UBC (used beverage cans)Wire and cable (Talon/Taldon)
Where imports come from
High: 1,767,046 t of aluminium waste and scrap was imported in 2023-24.
- China — Top supplier of aluminium and alloys incl. scrap by quantity in 2023-24 table: 408,611 t
- USA — 469,984 t of aluminium and alloys incl. scrap in 2023-24
- UAE — 222,778 t in 2023-24
- United Kingdom — 161,421 t in 2023-24
Rules before you buy or sell
- Imported metal scrap must meet DGFT and customs conditions and the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016; dross and skimmings are regulated waste.
- Check the current import and export policy for your exact 8-digit HS code in the DGFT ITC(HS) schedules.
Storage and handling
Keep dry and sorted by type; wet or oily scrap is dangerous to charge into molten metal.
Businesses that use it
Aluminium Castings (Foundry) →Aluminium Pressure Die Casting (incl. Auto Parts) →Aluminium Shots and Notched Bars (Steel Deoxidiser) →Metal Scrap Recycling Unit →Non-Ferrous Castings Foundry (Brass, Bronze, Gun Metal) →