Scrap Metal Trading — Explained
How Scrap Metal Trading Actually Works
Straight answers on pricing, brokering, licensing, and the real mechanics of scrap metal trading in Australia.
Trade on ScrapTrade →Browse the FAQsSelling scrap once and trading scrap as a business are genuinely different activities — different economics, different risks, different rules. This site breaks down how pricing, brokering, licensing, and contracts actually work for anyone operating (or considering operating) as a scrap trader.
Whether you’re making one sale or trading regularly, ScrapTrade connects you directly with verified buyers online — list once, compare real offers, and get paid through secure escrow.
Understand the Trading Business
Know How Pricing Works
Why prices move, and how local buyers price relative to global commodity benchmarks.
See the pricing guides →Understand the Rules
Licensing, record-keeping, and export regulation for anyone trading at real volume.
Check the requirements →Trade With Verified Buyers
Compare offers and transact through secure escrow, whatever your volume.
Start trading →From Occasional Sale to Volume Trading
Wherever You Are in the Trading Journey
Occasional Sellers
Just have scrap to sell once? Understand how pricing actually works before you do.
Sell once →New Traders
Considering trading as a business? Know the licensing and volume realities first.
Read the guides →Brokers & Aggregators
Understand direct-to-processor versus broker economics and contracts.
Compare the models →Volume & Export Traders
Scaling into larger contracts and export? Know what compliance actually applies.
Trade at volume →Common Questions
Ready to Trade Scrap Metal?
List once on ScrapTrade and let verified buyers come to you with real offers — at any volume.
Sell on ScrapTrade Now →