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India: Finished copper imports drop in 5MCY’26 amid Middle East tensions, stricter customs checks

Jul 3, 2026

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by

Devanshu Agrawal

in Copper, Non Ferrous

Shipments from UAE, India’s leading finished longs supplier, stall in Mar-May’26 Higher cathode availability supports domestic copper processing growth India’s imports of finished copper products weakened during the first five months of CY’26, with finished long imports declining 12% y-o-y to 58,030 t and finished flat imports falling 25% to 66,787 t. The decline reflects…