ScrapDealer.com.au is an independent information resource built to help people starting and licensing a scrap metal dealing business — real answers on licensing, compliance, and practical startup decisions.
Why We Built This
Starting a scrap metal business raises licensing and compliance questions that most generic small-business resources never touch — state-specific dealer licences, seller ID requirements, environmental permits. We wanted something different: specific, honest answers grounded in how scrap dealer regulation actually works — not generic startup advice.
Part of the ScrapTrade Network
ScrapDealer.com.au is part of the ScrapTrade network — an online scrap trading marketplace connecting verified buyers and sellers of scrap metal, e-waste, batteries, and more. Where this site focuses on answering the questions that come before you start trading, ScrapTrade is where the trading actually happens: build buyer and seller relationships, receive competitive offers, and transact with escrow-protected payments and transparent weighing.
We built this site because the same startup and licensing questions kept coming up from new dealers on the platform — this is those answers, in one place.
What We’re Not
We’re not a licensing authority or a substitute for professional legal or accounting advice specific to your state and business — this is a general information resource. For the actual buying and selling, head to ScrapTrade.
Ready to start trading as a scrap dealer? ScrapTrade connects verified buyers and sellers with escrow-protected payments and transparent weighing.
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