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Copper buying guides & export markets

Practical, jargon-free guidance for refiners, manufacturers, export buyers, and scrap sellers sourcing or moving copper in bulk — from grades and specifications to export-corridor logistics and how pricing really works.

Export Guide

How Much Copper Fits in a 20ft and 40ft Container? Tonnes by Grade, Form and Weight Limit

Planning weights for cathode, ingot, mill berry, wire scrap, turnings and ICW — and the payload, road and VGM limits that decide every load.

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Buyer Due Diligence

How to Verify a Copper Supplier Before You Wire a Deposit: A 12-Point Checklist

Identity, physical proof, independent inspection, documents and payment structure — plus the red flags that give away a fake cathode or scrap offer.

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Trade Finance

Letters of Credit in the Copper Trade: How L/C Payment Works for Buyers & Sellers

How an irrevocable L/C actually works on a container lot — sight vs usance, the document set that must match, and the discrepancies that hold up payment.

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Export Market

Exporting Copper from the USA to Mexico: Ports, Rules & Buyers

The shortest serious export run out of South Florida — Veracruz, Altamira, Manzanillo and Lázaro Cárdenas, Incoterms, inspection, and LME-linked pricing.

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Seller Guide

How to Sell Copper Scrap in Bulk: Grades, LME Pricing & Best Rates

Get the best price for your copper: how sorting, ISRI grading, LME-linked pricing, certified weighing, and payment work when you sell in volume.

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Grade Comparison

Mill Berry vs Birch/Cliff: No.1 vs No.2 Copper Scrap Compared

The exact ISRI difference between No.1 and No.2 copper — purity, what's allowed, the price gap to the LME, and how to tell which grade your load is.

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Export Market

Exporting Copper from the USA to Turkey

A major secondary-copper hub with performing smelter demand — ports (Aliağa, Ambarlı, Mersin), Incoterms, inspection, and LME-linked pricing.

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Export Market

Exporting Copper from the USA to Europe

Established refiners, reliable Letter-of-Credit payment, EU waste-shipment rules, and the main ports — Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Genoa, Barcelona.

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Export Market

Exporting Copper from the USA to East Asia (China, Korea, Taiwan)

China's "recycled copper raw material" standard, Korea and Taiwan refiners, main ports, and which grades qualify for which market.

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Export Market

Exporting Copper from the USA to Latin America

Short transit and low freight from Port Everglades to Mexico, Colombia, the Dominican Republic and Central America — ports, Incoterms, and pricing.

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Export Overview

Exporting Copper from the USA to Asia: Ports, Rules & Buyers

An overview of shipping copper to Asian markets — pre-shipment inspection, the main ports, Incoterms, and how to spot a performing buyer.

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Product Guide

Mill Berry Copper Explained: ISRI Barley Grade, Specs & Bulk Pricing

What "mill berry" really means, what the ISRI Barley code guarantees, and how to buy No.1 bare bright copper wire in bulk.

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Export Guide

How to Buy Copper Scrap in Bulk for Export from the USA

Minimum order, Incoterms (FOB, CIF, CFR), payment terms, inspection, and the FOB Port Everglades process — step by step.

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Product Guide

Copper Grades Guide: Cathode vs Mill Berry vs Wire Scrap vs Ingot

Compare the four main bulk grades by purity, ISRI code, use, and price — and find the right one for your process.

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Pricing Explained

How Copper Pricing Works: The LME, Processing Margins & Volume Tiers

Read a copper quote with confidence: the LME benchmark, per-grade discounts, transparent margins, and volume tiers.

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