Product identity
Producer/refinery, brand/markings, country of origin, production lot or bundle references and applicable product standard.
A cathode offer should identify more than a headline Cu percentage: applicable standard, producer/brand, chemistry, physical condition, origin, title, inspection evidence and commercial pricing basis all matter.
The London Metal Exchange specifies Grade A copper against recognised cathode standards and requires deliverable metal to be from an LME-approved brand. A supplier's laboratory result can support chemistry, but it does not by itself establish LME brand status, ownership or deliverability.
For bilateral physical trade, buyer and seller may agree other specifications. The controlling standard and acceptance method should therefore be explicit in the contract.
Producer/refinery, brand/markings, country of origin, production lot or bundle references and applicable product standard.
Current assay or certificate of analysis showing Cu and relevant trace elements under an agreed test method.
Sheet/bundle condition, dimensions, weight basis, corrosion/contamination observations and packaging/loading method.
Seller authority, stock location, title evidence, warehouse relationship and transaction-specific material identification.
Scope for independent inspection, weighing, sampling and document verification at the agreed transaction milestone.
LME or other reference, premium/discount, quotation period, Incoterm, shipment window, currency, payment and document set.