Raw Materials · Natural Oils & Resins
Natural Rubber
RSS and TSR technically specified rubber, latex concentrate and crepe, with EUDR due diligence.
Overview
What Natural Rubber is and who uses it
Natural rubber trades as ribbed smoked sheet graded visually (RSS1 to RSS5) and as technically specified rubber graded by laboratory measurement (TSR10, TSR20), with TSR the dominant form for tyre manufacture. Latex concentrate is traded separately on dry rubber content. Rubber is an EUDR-regulated commodity.
Why go through us rather than buying direct
With raw materials the legality risk sits upstream of whoever sells to you. Under EUDR and the timber regulations the obligation lands on the importer, and a supplier's word is not a defence if you are challenged. We trace the chain back to the plot or the mill and keep the evidence you would need to produce.
Specification
Variants & Grades
The grades below are the ones traded commercially. If a grade has a standard code, put the code in your brief rather than describing the material. Codes are enforceable in a contract. Descriptions are not.
- RSS1 (Ribbed Smoked Sheet)
- RSS3
- TSR10 (Technically Specified Rubber)
- TSR20
- Latex Concentrate (60% DRC)
- Centrifuged Latex
- Crepe Rubber
Sourcing
Origin Countries
We source this from the countries below. Origin is not a preference. It decides which phytosanitary and licensing rules apply, what specification is achievable, how the freight routes and what sanctions exposure you take on. We choose it against your compliance and delivery needs, not on price alone.
Standards
Compliance & Documentation
Everything below is applied as standard on this commodity. You get the complete document set when the transaction closes.
- EUDR due diligence for natural rubber
- Phytosanitary certificate where the material is of plant origin
- REACH registration or Only Representative arrangement for substances placed on the EU market
- Certificate of analysis against the agreed grade specification
- Chain of custody and ESG screening covering labour practices and land rights
Verification
Quality & Inspection
Put the parameters below in your brief with a tolerance against each, not a single target figure. A specification without tolerances gives the contract nothing to fall back on when a cargo lands marginally out.
- Grade designation (RSS, TSR, WW/WG rosin grade, T1 to T4 wax)
- Dirt and ash content (%)
- Volatile matter (%)
- Acid value and softening point (°C)
- Colour (Gardner or Lovibond)
- Dry rubber content (% DRC)
- Plasticity retention index (PRI)
- Grade (RSS1 to RSS5, TSR10, TSR20)
- Dirt content (%)
- Ash content (%)
- Nitrogen content (%)
- Mooney viscosity
- Dry rubber content (% DRC, latex)
We appoint an independent inspection agency at origin. They check quantity, quality against what was contracted, and the condition of the packaging, all before the shipment is released for loading. That certificate is what any later claim rests on.
Movement
Getting it to you
| Packaging | 33.3 kg bales for rubber, 25 kg bags or cartons for resins and gums, 200 kg drums for liquid grades |
|---|---|
| Shipment | 20 ft FCL; approximately 20 MT depending on packaging and stowage |
| Storage | Cool, dry and shaded; segregated from oxidising agents and direct sunlight |
| Incoterms | FOB, CFR, CIF |
Engagement
How to order Natural Rubber
Send us a brief covering the points below. Within one working day we will tell you whether we can fulfil it, how we would approach it, what paperwork it needs and roughly how long it takes.
- Which grade of Natural Rubber you need, with tolerances
- Volume, and whether this is one shipment or a regular requirement
- Where it needs to land, which port, and by when
- Any certification you need: organic, Halal, Kosher, RSPO, FSC or other
- Preferred Incoterms and how you want to pay
- Packaging format and any labelling
Next step
Need Natural Rubber?
Send us the specification, the volume and when you need it. We will confirm whether we can do it, and how, within one working day.