Six stages.
Each with a deliverable.

A trader — not a form autoresponder — reads your RFQ and checks the specification is buildable. If the grade, coating class and forming requirement contradict each other, you hear about it now rather than after the coil is rolled.

We confirm the commercial frame: destination port, Incoterm, target tonnage, delivery window, packing requirement and any certification or inspection you need.

Where the specification is open, we will propose the sensible option and tell you what it costs — for example galvanized versus galvalume for a given exposure, or the real price of restricted thickness tolerance.

We do not own mills. That is the point: every enquiry is matched to the mills that can genuinely hold your specification, in the window you need, from an origin that works for your customs and duty position.

We price against live mill positions and current freight, not a stale internal list. Where two origins are genuinely comparable we will show you both, with the trade-off stated.

Origin selection is a compliance decision as much as a commercial one. Anti-dumping duties, safeguard quotas and melt-and-pour rules can make the cheapest mill the most expensive landed tonne.

Our offers state the mill origin, full specification including BMT and coating class, tolerance basis, packing, certification, price basis and Incoterm, quantity tolerance, and validity period. Nothing important is left to be assumed later.

Once terms are agreed we issue a sales contract or proforma invoice covering payment terms, shipment window, documentation set and inspection arrangements.

Payment is typically by irrevocable L/C at sight, confirmed L/C, TT deposit against balance on documents, or open terms for established accounts — agreed before production, never after.

We track the rolling and coating schedule against the contracted window and tell you early if it moves — a delay you know about three weeks ahead is a planning problem, and one you discover at the port is a crisis.

Pre-shipment inspection is arranged where the order warrants it: dimensional checks, coating mass verification, surface inspection and packing condition, by our own people or a third-party agency you nominate (SGS, Bureau Veritas, Intertek).

Mill test certificates to EN 10204-3.1 are issued and checked against the contract specification before shipment, not after arrival.

We book with established freight forwarders and lines, in containers or breakbulk depending on tonnage, coil weight and discharge port capability.

The standard document set: commercial invoice, packing list with coil-by-coil weights and numbers, bill of lading, certificate of origin, mill test certificates, and any inspection certificate, fumigation certificate or specific document your customs authority requires.

Documents are checked before dispatch. A document error is the single most common cause of demurrage, and it is entirely preventable.

We stay involved through discharge and customs clearance, and we deal with the shipping line or forwarder directly where something goes wrong.

If there is a genuine quality or quantity claim, we handle it with the mill on your behalf. We hold the mill relationship — you should not have to litigate a coating result across a language barrier and eight time zones.

Your specification, mill, batch references and packing preferences are recorded, so the next order starts from a known-good baseline rather than from scratch.