Nautica Metal Scrap B.V. supplies copper, aluminium, stainless and HMS ferrous scrap to Turkish brass mills, EAF steel producers, rod plants and re-rollers. Material loads in Rotterdam and ships CIF Mersin, Iskenderun and Aliağa in 12–14 days on weekly direct services with TSE-aligned documentation.
Rotterdam Loading
SGS Inspection
MOQ 1× 20GP
CIF / FOB Global
Turkey is the world's largest importer of HMS scrap (driven by 30+ EAF steel mills concentrated around Iskenderun, Aliağa and Marmara), a major copper rod producer (Sarkuysan, Erbakir), and home to growing secondary aluminium and brass capacity. The Platts TSI HMS 1/2 80:20 CFR Turkey index — the global ferrous benchmark — is set by import deals landing at Turkish ports.
Ferrous: HMS 1&2 80:20 in container and break-bulk parcels to EAF mills. Copper: Millberry, Berry to rod plants; Birch/Cliff to brass mills in Gebze and Kayseri. Aluminium: UBC, Tata 6063, Troma to secondary smelters in Konya and Manisa. Stainless: 304 solids to re-rollers in Mersin and Aliağa. Brass: Honey and Pales to Gebze brass mills.
Turkish import requires TSE (Türk Standartları Enstitüsü) alignment on documentation, plus an import licence for certain ferrous categories. Pre-shipment inspection by SGS, BV or Intertek is generally accepted in lieu of mandatory third-party inspection. Customs at Mersin clears most scrap categories within 24–48 hours of vessel discharge.
Rotterdam → Mersin: direct weekly sailings on Maersk, MSC, CMA-CGM, Arkas — 12–14 days transit. Rotterdam → Iskenderun: 13–15 days via Mersin transhipment or direct service. Rotterdam → Aliağa: 11–13 days direct. Break-bulk HMS parcels to Mersin and Iskenderun load at Rotterdam or Amsterdam on combination carriers, 5,000–30,000 MT per parcel.
Non-ferrous: 20GP and 40HQ container shipments. HMS: container parcels start at one 20GP (~26 MT); break-bulk economic from 5,000 MT. Most Turkish HMS imports historically move break-bulk because of EAF mill receiving infrastructure; container HMS is growing for spot and specialty grades.
Commercial invoice, packing list, B/L, weight tickets, EUR.1 (where applicable), Annex VII for waste shipment, SGS/BV/Intertek inspection certificate. Turkish customs operates on the Customs Information System; documentation is uploaded electronically by the buyer's customs agent. HSN codes: 7404 copper, 7602 aluminium, 7204 ferrous.
Standard: 30% TT advance / 70% LC at sight from a first-class Turkish bank (Garanti, İş Bankası, Akbank, Yapı Kredi). Alternative: 100% LC at sight. Open account terms available to repeat buyers with strong banking history. Turkish lira fluctuations are mitigated by USD-denominated invoices — universal in scrap trade.
Rotterdam → Mersin port: 12–14 days. Add 1–2 days customs clearance and discharge; 1–4 hours inland to most EAF mills around Iskenderun. Total Rotterdam-to-mill: typically 14–17 days — among the fastest Europe-to-buyer routes in our portfolio.
Non-ferrous to Turkey: LME 3M minus discount. HMS to Turkey: priced against the weekly Platts TSI HMS 1/2 80:20 CFR Turkey index minus our trader margin. Mersin freight is the lowest in our network ($50–80/MT), so Turkish CIF discounts on non-ferrous are typically the tightest of any destination.
Send RFQ with grade, tonnage, destination port (Mersin/Iskenderun/Aliağa) and payment terms. Nautica responds within 24 hours with written CIF offer. HMS buyers receive TSI index reference; non-ferrous buyers receive LME 3M reference. Container loading within 7–14 days of contract; break-bulk loading on scheduled vessel windows.
Container and break-bulk to EAF mills
To Sarkuysan and Erbakir rod plants
To Konya and Manisa secondary smelters
To Mersin and Aliağa re-rollers
To Gebze brass mills
Primary loading from Mersin, Iskenderun, Aliağa. Weekly container sailings to Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas.
Importers in this market typically combine cargo from our European copper scrap supplier and our UBC scrap supplier in the Netherlands, adding ferrous tonnage through our HMS scrap exporter when consolidating mixed shipments. Bare-bright wire buyers should request quotes through the Millberry copper exporter.
Contract pricing is set through our LME pricing center and explained step-by-step in how LME scrap pricing works. Shipping documents follow our European scrap export guide and the inspection workflow in our scrap metal inspection guide.
Neighbouring importer desks that may also fit this trade lane include scrap metal supplier for Malaysia, scrap metal supplier for Saudi Arabia, scrap metal supplier for Morocco, scrap metal supplier for Egypt and scrap metal supplier for South Africa.
Send your quantity, destination port and Incoterm. We reply with a CIF/FOB offer, full specification sheet and export documentation list.
Contact our sales team for competitive pricing, bulk orders, and customized solutions.MOQ: 25 MT | Monthly Capacity: 20,000 MT