No. 2 Copper Wire and Solids (Birch/Cliff)

Typical applications

• Fire-refining and secondary copper smelting
• 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 — Birch/Cliff

Miscellaneous unalloyed copper wire (Birch) and copper solids/tubing (Cliff) with a nominal 96% copper content, minimum 94%, by electrolytic assay. Excludes excessively leaded, tinned or soldered copper, brasses and bronzes, excessive oil, iron and non-metallics, burnt wire with insulation, hair wire and brittle burnt wire; reasonably free of ash.

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.