Industry Trends9 Jul 20264 min readModerate urgency
Copper scrap import scrutiny is redirecting volume, not reducing it
Tighter inspection at entry is changing which origins and grades clear efficiently, with knock-on effects on domestic premiums.
Synthesised from 4 independent sourcesFor Buyer, Trader, Manufacturer, Importer
The common reading of tighter copper scrap import scrutiny is that it reduces imports. The volume data does not support that. What it does is redirect volume between origins and grades, and the redirection is where the cost sits.
Detention time is the real tariff
An inspection regime does not need to reject material to change behaviour. It only needs to make clearance times uncertain.
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