No. 1 Copper Wire Scrap (Berry)

Typical applications

• Remelting by copper refineries and fire-refining plants
• Wire-rod and semi-finished copper mills
• Copper-alloy foundries

Technical specification (indicative)

The 6-digit HS subheading is internationally harmonised; confirm the full national tariff line with your customs broker.

Grade definition — Berry

Clean, untinned, uncoated, unalloyed copper wire and cable, free of brittle burnt wire and copper tubing. Wire gauge and hydraulically briquetted copper subject to agreement.

Source: ReMA/ISRI Scrap Specifications Circular 2024. Summarised in our own words; the published standard prevails.

Packaging and container loading

Estimated loading quantities — subject to the material's packing density, the actual container payload and applicable transport weight limits.

Inspection and quality verification

Grade, weight and contamination are checked before loading by visual inspection. Where the contract specifies it, an independent pre-shipment inspection (for example by SGS, Bureau Veritas or Intertek) and laboratory analysis — electrolytic assay for copper, XRF/OES analysis for alloys — can be agreed. Loading photographs and weighbridge tickets are normally part of the shipping documents. The inspection agency, sampling method and acceptance criteria are fixed in the contract.

Import compliance

Imports of metal scrap are regulated in many countries (import licences, pre-shipment inspection certificates, radiation checks). Buyers are responsible for confirming that the grade may be imported at the destination before contracting.