Moving scrap across borders: what the rules actually require
Basel Convention amendments have tightened controls on hazardous and mixed waste streams. Clean, well-documented cargo moves; ambiguous cargo does not.
The Basel Convention governs transboundary movements of hazardous waste and, since the plastic waste amendments took effect, of many mixed and contaminated non-hazardous streams as well. Metals that are clean, sorted and destined for genuine recovery generally move freely; contaminated or mixed loads trigger notification and consent procedures.
The documents that decide a shipment
A defensible file usually contains: an accurate classification of the material, evidence that the receiving facility is licensed for that stream, radiation and inspection certificates, and — where required — written consent from the competent authority of the importing country before the container sails.
Sanctions screening now sits alongside this: counterparties, vessels and beneficial owners all need checking, because a compliant material can still be an illegal trade if the counterparty is listed.
Our position
Eurogulf treats compliance as a precondition, not a cost centre. Every counterparty is screened, every downstream facility is verified as licensed, and no cargo leaves without a complete documentary file.