Recycled Plastics: PET Flakes, rPET, HDPE, PP & LDPE
PET bottle flakes and rPET pellets, HDPE and PP regrind and repro pellets, and LDPE film scrap by the container
Recycled plastics trade in three forms, and the form decides the law. Bales and regrind or washed flakes are plastic waste and scrap under HS 3915 (3915.10 for polyethylene, 3915.90 for PET and PP), covered since 1 January 2021 by the Basel Convention plastic waste amendments: clean, sorted single-polymer waste is Annex IX entry B3011, while mixed or contaminated plastic waste is Y48 and hazardous plastic waste A3210, both under prior informed consent. Extruded, filtered repro pellets are polymers in primary form under HS 3901, 3902 or 3907 and many destinations clear them as raw material. Destinations then set their own rules: China has banned solid waste imports since 1 January 2021 and publishes GB/T 40006 standards for recycled plastic pellets and PET flakes; Thailand banned municipal plastic waste imports from 1 January 2025; Indonesia strictly regulates industrial non-hazardous plastic scrap under Ministry of Trade Regulations (Permendag 84/2019 & 58/2020), restricting imports exclusively to licensed manufacturing recyclers holding an active API-P (Producer Importer) permit and approved quotas, backed by mandatory origin pre-shipment stuffing inspection and Laporan Surveyor (LS) issuance via KSO SCISI (Sucofindo / Surveyor Indonesia / SGS) directly to Tanjung Perak (Surabaya) and Tanjung Priok; Malaysia requires SIRIM approval, pre-shipment inspection by a SIRIM-approved body and 99.5% target-material homogeneity since July 2025; Viet Nam admits plastic scrap only for importers' own production under QCVN 32 with an environmental deposit; India allows PET flake imports only with DGFT authorisation and an environment ministry NOC; and Türkiye ties imports to a registered facility's own processing capacity with no more than 1% foreign matter. From the EU, Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 bans exports of non-hazardous plastic waste to non-OECD countries from 21 November 2026. The 2024 export declarations put HS 3915.10 at USD 1.06 billion across 100 reporters, led by Germany (USD 186 million), and HS 3915.90 at USD 1.68 billion across 124 reporters, led by Japan (USD 190 million).
The buyers are polyester fibre spinners, strapping and sheet plants, bottle-grade rPET makers, pipe, crate and pallet moulders, film blowers and compounders. CBIL is a commodity brokerage company and brokers recycled plastics in pressed bales, 1 MT big bags and 25 kg bags in 40-ft containers on FOB, CFR and CIF terms, against the recycler's certificate of analysis, photographs of the material, a certificate of origin, Annex VII or PIC consent documents where the material is waste, and pre-shipment inspection certificates where the destination requires them. Food-contact rPET is offered only from a recycling process authorised under Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 or listed with an FDA no objection letter. Send the polymer, form, grade, volume and discharge port, and the enquiry is screened and worked against it.
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Excluded origins are not offered, including product re-exported, blended or re-processed through a third country. Every lot moves with a certificate of origin naming the producing plant, mine or grower country, and nothing is quoted before the seller and loading point are known.
Indicative reference
Per MT, on grade USD / MT
as at September 2026
Reference level only — not an offer, and reviewed quarterly. Levels shown are as at September 2026. Firm pricing is quoted per RFQ, subject to volume, terms and inspection.
Products in this range
Recycled Plastics: PET Flakes, rPET, HDPE, PP & LDPE we source and broker
Each product below is supplied to its own specification and grading. Open one for full specs, grades and typical applications — or send an RFQ covering several at once.
PET Bottle Bales & Hot-Washed Flakes
Post-consumer PET bottle bales and hot-washed clear, light-blue and green flakes, bought on ppm and IV
Food-Grade rPET Pellets (Bottle-to-Bottle, EFSA / FDA Authorised Process)
Bottle-grade rPET pellets from EFSA-assessed and FDA-cleared recycling processes, sold on IV, AA, colour and register numbers
Textile-Derived & Low-IV rPET Chip (Dark, Coloured and Fibre-Grade Pellet)
rPET chip from post-consumer polyester textiles and coloured bottle streams, sold on IV, colour, water content and GRS or RCS certificate
HDPE & PP Regrind and Repro Pellets (Natural & Mixed Colour, Drum, Crate & Bottle Grades)
HDPE and PP regrind and reprocessed pellets in natural or mixed colour, bought on MFI and density
LDPE Film Scrap & Agglomerate (Post-Industrial & Post-Consumer Film, Densified Agglomerate)
LDPE and LLDPE stretch and shrink film in bales or rolls, and densified film agglomerate
Chemically Recycled Textile-to-Textile PET Chip
Filament-grade PET chip repolymerised from polyester textile waste, GRS certified
Recycled Polyester Staple Fibre (rPSF): Hollow Conjugated Siliconised & Solid
Hollow conjugated siliconised and solid rPSF spun from PET bottle flakes, bought on denier, cut length, tenacity and GRS certificate
Typical Specification
Specifications are indicative and adjusted to the agreed contract and destination requirements. Final spec confirmed on COA / SGS.
Available Grades
Applications
- Polyester fibre & strapping
- Bottle-grade rPET
- Pipe, crates & pallets
- Film & bags
- Compounding
Category
Petroleum & Energy
Incoterms
FOB · CFR · CIF
Pricing basis
USD / MT
Inspection
SGS / Intertek at load port
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