News & Insights

News & Insights

Selected articles and observations on China's non-ferrous metals market, export channels and trade nodes.

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Selected Industry Articles

Practical, deal-ready insights on mine-source authenticity, land ports, bonded-warehouse delivery, letters of credit and TT payment milestones.

Overseas business — Non-ferrous metals export-to-China trade framework

For overseas mines, washing plants and traders — the standard flow from authenticity verification and sample testing to FCA/FOB/CIF contract terms and delivery into China's bonded warehouses.

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Channel insight — Central Asia non-ferrous metals corridor to China

A look at Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Central Asian land ports, mapping the customs-clearance routes to China for copper concentrate, lead-zinc ore and chrome ore.

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Trade risk control — Quick guide to delivery channels and payment milestones

Comparing FCA land port, FOB sea freight, CIF China bonded warehouse and warehouse-receipt-endorsement delivery, with the payment structures and document loops common to a first trial order.

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