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Written question asked by Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 27 February 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 March 2026 (named day). It was answered by Dan Tomlinson (Labour) on Wednesday, 4 March 2026 on behalf of the Treasury.

Aluminium: Recycling

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the context of the development of the Circular Economy Growth Plan, whether her Department holds data on (a) how many metric tonnes of waste aluminium were exported from the UK for recycling in each of the last recorded five years; (b) to which countries was that waste aluminium exported and in what quantities; (c) how much revenue was generated from the sale of that waste aluminium in each of the last recorded five years.

Answer

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK.

HMRC releases this information monthly, as an Accredited National Statistic called the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics (OTS), which is available via their dedicated website (www.uktradeinfo.com). From this website, it is possible to build your own data tables based upon bespoke search criteria. You can build tables, using the commodity codes published in the UK Trade Tariff. Waste aluminium is classified in section 7602 of the tariff.

The website will give information on value, amounts and the countries where the aluminium was sent. HMRC do not record the reason for export. If you need help or support in constructing a table from the data on uktradeinfo, please contact uktradeinfo@hmrc.gov.uk.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
116467
Session
2024-26
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Finance Exports Recycling Aluminium
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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