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Copper semi-finished products: Landed Cost by Source Country

Which country is cheapest to import copper semi-finished products from? Canada carries the lowest duty-plus-freight load (2.82% uplift from $24/kg landed), India the highest (20.3%). Every named source ranked, from USITC DataWeb. Free.

The short answer

  • The cheapest place to source copper semi-finished products is Canada, where duty (2.59%) plus freight (0.22%) add 2.82% to the pre-tariff price ($24/kg landed). India is the most expensive named source at a 20.3% uplift, a 17.48-point spread across lanes.

How to read this

  • Each source country's rank comes from its own real effective duty and freight share (USITC DataWeb), combined as (1 + duty) x (1 + freight). Lower is a cheaper lane.
  • The dollar landed cost scales this family's average import unit price ($23.4/kg) by each lane's uplift, so lanes differ by their own duty and freight.
  • The FX tag is a short-window cost direction from the currency's recent drift, not a dollar recompute.

Every source country ranked, cheapest first

  • 1. Canada: 2.82% loaded (duty 2.59%, freight 0.22%), $24/kg landed, CAD trending dearer
  • 2. Mexico: 10.21% loaded (duty 9.88%, freight 0.3%), $25.8/kg landed, MXN trending cheaper
  • 3. Brazil: 10.39% loaded (duty 7.7%, freight 2.5%), $25.8/kg landed
  • 4. Thailand: 10.54% loaded (duty 5.86%, freight 4.42%), $25.8/kg landed
  • 5. Peru: 14.69% loaded (duty 12.74%, freight 1.73%), $26.8/kg landed
  • 6. South Korea: 16.56% loaded (duty 14.11%, freight 2.15%), $27.2/kg landed
  • 7. Japan: 16.76% loaded (duty 14.61%, freight 1.88%), $27.3/kg landed, JPY trending flat
  • 8. Germany: 16.95% loaded (duty 13.95%, freight 2.63%), $27.3/kg landed, EUR trending flat
  • 9. Malaysia: 19.09% loaded (duty 17.45%, freight 1.4%), $27.8/kg landed
  • 10. India: 20.3% loaded (duty 17.01%, freight 2.81%), $28.1/kg landed

Sourcing concentration

  • Canada is the largest source at 25.8% of named imports; by the Herfindahl index (1040) this family is diversified.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is the cheapest country to import copper semi-finished products from? Canada. Its effective duty of 2.59% and freight of 0.22% add 2.82% to the pre-tariff price, the lowest combined load of any named source, for a landed cost of about $24/kg.
  • How is the landed cost calculated? Landed cost = the family's average import unit price ($23.4/kg) times each lane's duty-plus-freight uplift. Because the base price is the family average, lanes differ by their own real duty and freight from USITC DataWeb, so the ranking is genuine even though a per-country price is not yet published.
  • How concentrated is sourcing of copper semi-finished products? Canada is the largest source at 25.8% of named imports. By the Herfindahl index (1040), this family is diversified. A concentrated map means fewer places to move volume if one lane's duty jumps.

About this data

  • A sourcing-comparison indicator, not a customs quote. Lane ranking uses each country's real effective duty and freight share from USITC DataWeb; a dollar landed cost, where shown, scales the family's average import unit price and does not price a specific shipment. FX is a short-window cost direction, not a currency recompute. Confirm classification and duty with a licensed broker before you buy.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.