Metal trading · Buyer’s guide
Buying antimony ingots from Laos: specifications, batch records and delivery terms
Confirm the specification, batch documents and delivery terms before requesting a quotation.
For processors, industrial users and metal traders: the key checks from purchase planning to transfer of title within the warehouse.
Start with the purchase and delivery conditions
RTV primarily supplies Grade No. 2 antimony ingots originating in Laos, with a minimum purchase of 25 metric tonnes. Buyers must pass KYC verification and sign the contract one month in advance. The delivery date is agreed by both parties.
| Item | Arrangement |
|---|---|
| Test documents | Third-party test report plus a factory furnace-release test report bearing the heat number |
| Testing appointment | The buyer may commission the third-party testing |
| Delivery location | Bonded warehouse in Laem Chabang, Thailand |
| Payment | Full payment by T/T |
| Delivery method | Transfer of title within the warehouse; cash-and-spot transaction |
| Delivery timing | As mutually agreed |
Specify both the grade and the acceptance requirements
Provide the intended use, composition requirements and your company’s purchasing specification for Grade No. 2 antimony ingots. State any specific limits for As, Pb, Fe, Cu, S or other impurities alongside the required Sb content.
- Product grade: identify the grade being purchased.
- Acceptance criteria: specify composition limits, test items and the agreed basis of acceptance.
- Batch results: compare the measured results for the proposed delivery batch with those criteria.
Request any designated testing organization, additional test items or special sampling arrangements before scheduling testing and delivery.
Link both reports to the same goods
The transaction provides a third-party test report and a factory furnace-release test report carrying the heat number. Cross-check the goods’ identifiers, heat numbers and quantities against the corresponding reports.
| Document | What to verify |
|---|---|
| Factory furnace-release report | Heat number, test items and results; the production batch and goods it covers |
| Third-party report | Issuer, report number, date, results and the scope of goods represented by the sample |
- Match goods identifiers and delivery quantities to the heat numbers.
- For multiple heats, verify the quantity and report for each heat separately.
- Establish exactly which goods the third-party report covers.
- Confirm that results meet the acceptance requirements agreed by both parties.
Coordinate sampling, testing and report review before delivery. The buyer may commission the third-party testing. Factory names are not publicly disclosed, and report samples are not published.
Contract in advance and complete customer verification
Sign one month in advance
Provide the required tonnage and preferred delivery date. Discuss a single purchase and an ongoing procurement plan separately. Delivery follows the date mutually agreed; signing one month in advance does not itself constitute a one-month delivery promise.
Pass KYC verification
The buyer provides the necessary company and transaction information. The document list is confirmed during business discussions.
The cash-and-spot model applies at batch delivery. The procurement plan must still allow time for contracting, KYC, testing and warehouse procedures.
Six steps at the Laem Chabang bonded warehouse
Follow the agreed sequence for verification, settlement, registration, payment and actual transfer of title.
Buyer verification
Check the goods, supporting documents and procedures, heat-numbered factory report and third-party report. The buyer may commission third-party testing.
Confirm settlement
Agree the settlement quantity, unit price, relevant charges and total amount payable using the verification results and contract.
Register the title transfer
Both parties complete the title-transfer registration at the warehouse, identifying the goods, quantity and receiving entity. This registration takes place before full payment is received.
Full T/T funds received
The buyer pays the confirmed settlement amount by T/T; confirm receipt of the full amount.
Warehouse transfers title
After full funds have been received, the warehouse executes the transfer of title for this batch and completes warehouse delivery.
Close the batch transaction
Reconcile settlement, receipt of funds and title-transfer records, then archive the documents and close the batch.
Registration before receipt of payment and the warehouse’s actual transfer after full receipt are separate steps. Agree the required documents, timing and confirmation method in advance according to the contract and warehouse requirements.
Prepare these details before requesting a quotation
Start with your company name, purchase quantity, quality requirements, preferred delivery date and contact details. Additional documents can follow during the discussion.
| Information | Details to provide |
|---|---|
| Company and contact | Company name, country or region of registration, contact person, email, telephone or WhatsApp |
| Purchase | Intended use and quantity of at least 25 metric tonnes |
| Quality and testing | Composition limits, special impurity requirements and whether the buyer will commission third-party testing |
| Delivery and follow-up | Preferred delivery date, collection and transport arrangements, and any ongoing procurement plan |
RTV coordinates antimony ingot sales from a partner smelter in Laos, batch test documents and delivery at the Laem Chabang bonded warehouse. Submit your requirements to discuss the specific batch, price and delivery date.
Specifications, prices, quantities, testing, charges and delivery arrangements are subject to the signed contract and confirmed batch documents.