Hot-rolled steel coil sourcing from China — mill-direct, from one container
HR coil and sheet in SS400, Q235B, S235JR and A36 — sourced from verified mills with mill test certificates and pre-shipment dimensional inspection.
Hot-rolled coil (HRC) is the base feedstock for structural sections, pipe, profiles and re-rolling, and China is the cheapest high-volume source for it — if you reach the mill rather than a trader. We source HRC and hot-rolled sheet and plate in standard structural and general-fabrication grades, confirm the producer is genuine, and ship from one 20-foot container upward.
The recurring problems with hot-rolled coil are grade substitution — a softer steel passed off as Q235B — out-of-tolerance thickness or width, and edge or surface defects hidden under mill oil. We verify the mill test certificate against the heat number and run a pre-shipment inspection that gauges thickness, width and coil weight and checks the surface against your spec, with a photo report, before the balance is paid.
Specs, grades & HS code
| Standards / grades | SS400, Q235B, S235JR, A36 |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.5–20 mm |
| Width | 900–1,500 mm |
| Coil weight | 3–25 t (specify ID/OD) |
| Surface | Mill / pickled & oiled (HRPO) |
| HS code | 7208 |
What we check before it ships
- Mill test certificate (MTC) checked against the heat number
- Thickness and width gauged at multiple points vs. tolerance
- Coil weight and inner/outer diameter confirmed
- Surface checked for scale, pitting and edge damage
- Loading and lashing photographed before the container is sealed
Typical buyers
Re-rollers & service centres
Feedstock coil for slitting, cut-to-length and re-rolling lines.
Pipe & profile makers
Strip and coil for ERW pipe, tube and roll-formed sections.
Fabricators & traders
Container-scale structural-grade coil and plate for stock or projects.
Delivered to your market
Frequently asked questions
What grades of hot-rolled coil can you supply?
Standard structural and general-fabrication grades — SS400, Q235B, S235JR and A36 — plus equivalents on request. We confirm the exact grade on the mill test certificate before shipment.
What is the minimum order?
From one 20-foot container. Different thicknesses or widths can be combined into a single container to make up the volume.
How do you confirm thickness and weight are correct?
Our pre-shipment inspection gauges thickness and width at several points, confirms coil weight and diameter, and checks the surface — all against your spec, with a photo report — before you release the balance.
The risks of sourcing from China — and how we remove them
Every importer faces the same handful of failure points. Here's what each one is, and what we do about it.
01Paying a trader's hidden markup
We verify the supplier is the actual manufacturer and show the factory price separately from our fee, so you never overpay a middleman.
02A 'factory' that turns out to be a shell company
We check business licenses, capacity and history, and visit the site in person before you commit a single payment.
03Losing the deposit to fraud
Funds go to Silk Way Sourcing under one contract, not to an unknown account, and the balance is tied to an inspection you approve.
04Receiving goods that don't match the sample
An independent pre-shipment inspection checks quantity, dimensions and quality against your spec, with a photo report, before anything ships.
05Goods stuck at customs over paperwork
We prepare and handle export and customs documentation end to end, so shipments clear without costly holds.
What importers say after working with us
Sourcing wins across steel, solar, energy storage, construction materials and supplier verification. Client names are withheld for confidentiality.
- Steel & metals
We needed 200 tonnes of hot-rolled coil and kept getting quotes from traders. Silk Way took us straight to the mill, verified it, and inspected the load before we paid the balance.
Importer, steel & metals · Egypt - Steel & metals
Structural steel and pipe for a construction project. Prices were close to domestic Chinese levels — far below what local importers quoted us.
Construction supplier · Tanzania - Steel & metals
Stainless steel sheet at a price our competitors couldn't match. The on-site audit photos sealed it for our board.
Industrial buyer · Poland
Meet our team of experts
Our team brings hands-on experience in sourcing, quality control, and logistics, working closely with manufacturers to ensure reliable results at every stage.
Arkadii Vakhnovskyi
Founder & CEO
Dmitry Markov
Head of Operations & CTO
Andy Wang
Logistics & Compliance Manager
Alyona
Marketing & SMM
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