The World Copper Factbook 2019 International Copper Study Group 31 Chapter 5 Copper Trade Copper prod ucts across the value cha i n are trad e d i n terna t ionally Of ten countries where upstr eam copper prod uction capa ci ty excee d s down st ream production capac i ty w ill im p o rt the raw materials nee d ed to meet their production needs and vice versa Maj o r pro d u c t categories of co pper trade d internationally incl ude Copper con c e n trates Copper bliste r and anode Copper cat h ode and ingots Copper scrap and Copper semis Copper pow d ers and co mpounds are also traded globally bu t ty pically in much smaller quantities In addi tion al copper is contain e d in end use products that are trad ed globally in cludi ng automobiles appliances electroni c eq uipme n t and other produ c ts Changes in tr ade re gu la t i o n s such as import du t i es or export quotas can have significant im pac t s on the international trade of cop p er For mor e informa t ion about the in t e rn at i o n a l trade of cop p er and changes in regulat ion s tha t can affect the tra d e of copper please con t act th e ICSG Secre t ar iat at maili c sgorg 1 1 Gr oss wei ght 2 Ex po rt s a n d I m port s m i ght n o t m a t c h due t o t r a n si t t i m e un de r rep o rt i n g or p r o d u ct m i sclassifica tion