copper
3 analyses on this topic, newest first. Each one carries its figures with the source document and the date it was retrieved.
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Analysis
Factory Prices Rose 5.0%, Split 20 Points
China's September 2026 producer price index rose 5.0% year on year, with purchased non-ferrous metals and wire up 20.0% and ferrous metals down 0.4%. Electrolytic copper added ¥2,972.5 a tonne in the ten days to 30 September while hot-rolled coil lost ¥11.8.
China Cut the Refund on Finished Goods and Added a Tax on Raw Metal
Export duty on copper cathode is 30% nominal, 10% provisional. The rebate loss on a battery line is 9 points of FOB. Both cut what the exporter keeps, both land on your quote, and neither is negotiable at the table.
China Taxes the Metal on the Way Out, Then Zeroes It Once the Metal Has a Shape
107 goods carry Chinese export duties in 2026 and 68 have provisional rates. For copper and aluminium the pattern is deliberate: raw material taxed at 30 percent, every wrought product zeroed.