The trade and export platform the metals industry has been waiting for.
ReSpark Trade manages container bookings, bulk vessels, trade documents, contracts, and hedging in one system. It connects to the operational ERP and accounting system you already use, so there is nothing to replace. Trusted by 1,000+ customers.
Why mills, traders, and recyclers
choose ReSpark Trade
Keep the systems you have
Trade connects to your operational ERP and your accounting system. Your team gets a better way to run exports without a company-wide system change.
Built for metals
Bulk ferrous cargoes and non-ferrous containers run differently. Trade handles both the way mills, traders, and recyclers actually ship, from the first booking to the final invoice.
AI that does the paperwork
The AI reads the trade documents in your inbox and fills in the contract or booking for you. Your team reviews and approves instead of retyping.
Works with your ERP, not instead of it
ReSpark Trade is built to run next to the systems your business already depends on. You do not need to replace your operational ERP or your accounting system to use it.
Your operational ERP stays
Trade takes weights, grades, and inventory from the operational ERP that runs your yards or plants today. Nothing changes for your operations team.
Your accounting system stays
Invoices and payments post to the accounting system you use today, including SAP, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct, and QuickBooks. Your books stay where they are.
Your hedging, your choice
Hedge inside ReSpark through our partnership with Pillar, or connect the CTRM you already use.
Your reporting and login stay
Report in Power BI. Sign in with your company single sign-on. Store documents in the document management system you already have.
Already run your yards on ReSpark?
Trade connects automatically. Material you weigh at the scale shows up in Trade, ready to sell and ship. Nobody has to type it in again.
Start with Trade on its own. Add more of ReSpark later, or never.
Explore Yard OperationsEvery container and every cutoff on one screen
Book with carriers, compare ocean rates, roll bookings, and capture VGM. Live container tracking flags upcoming cutoffs before they are missed.
Learn moreRun the whole voyage in one system
Voyage estimates, vessel nomination, charter party terms, statement of facts, and laytime. Manage a chartered vessel from the first estimate to the final freight settlement.
Learn moreTrade documents read and entered by AI
AI reads your trade documents and emails so your team does not have to retype them into the system of record. It reads 40+ document types and checks them against each other before anything is saved.
Learn moreFrom trade confirmation to final invoice
Contracts with incoterms, provisional and final invoices, and index or quotational period pricing. Multi-metal settlement on assay results, with a full audit trail.
Learn moreKnow where you stand, and act on it
See every purchase and sale commitment and your exposure in one view. Place and manage hedges without leaving ReSpark, through our partnership with Pillar, or connect the CTRM you already use.
Learn moreEverything your export desk runs on
Built to replace spreadsheets, email threads, and disconnected tools with one system for trade and export. Works with the operational ERP and accounting system you already use.
See ReSpark Trade in action
Follow one container deal from the sale to the final invoice: contract, booking, containers, shipment, documents, and payment. About 2 minutes.
From the first booking to the final invoice
See how exporters run container shipments, trade documents, and invoices in one system that works next to the ERP you already run.
See your next container shipment run in ReSpark Trade
We will walk through a shipment the way your desk runs it today, and show how Trade connects to the systems you already have.
What happens when exports run
on spreadsheets and email
Built for any ERP and any mode of transport
Any mode of transport
For non-ferrous and containerized ferrous exports, whether you ship ten containers a month or ten thousand.
- Book containers against a contract and see what still needs a booking
- Follow every container from empty pickup to arrival
- Roll bookings and update many containers at once
- Capture VGM for every container
- Send a complete document pack for each destination
For ferrous cargoes on chartered vessels.
- Estimate the voyage before you commit
- Nominate and screen the vessel
- Record charter party terms, port rotation, and statement of facts
- Calculate laytime and demurrage
- Plan stowage and settle freight
Any ERP
Keep your operational ERP and your accounting system. Trade connects to them and runs your exports and trading.
- Weights and inventory come in from your operational ERP
- Invoices and payments post to your accounting system
- Hedge inside ReSpark through Pillar, or connect your current CTRM
- Your team signs in with company single sign-on
- The rest of the business keeps working the way it does today
Run your yards and your exports on ReSpark.
- Material weighed at the scale is ready to sell and ship in Trade
- Contract terms carry through to the yard, so the right material gets loaded
- Inventory updates as containers load and vessels sail
- One login and one set of customers and materials
- No retyping between the yard and the trade desk
AI that does the trade paperwork, with your team in control
Reads incoming trade documents and emails, fills in contracts and bookings, checks documents against each other, and drafts outgoing document packs.
Important changes wait for approval, every action is logged with who approved it, and you decide what the AI can do by role. Every feature works without AI.
Connects to the systems your operation already runs on
Trade is built to connect. It works with your operational ERP, your accounting system, your hedging setup, and the carriers and data providers you rely on.
- Accounting systems
- SAP, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct, QuickBooks, Xero, Acumatica
- Operational ERP
- The system that runs your yards or plants today, connected through the Partner API
- Hedging and risk
- Pillar, ReSpark's hedging partner, or the CTRM you already use
- Container tracking and carrier booking
- Ship Angel
- Vessel data
- Signal Ocean
- Screening and compliance
- LSEG World-Check
- Customs
- AES filing for US exports
- Rail and ocean data
- Railinc, SeaRates by DP World
- Reporting
- Power BI, Tableau
- Gmail, Microsoft Outlook
- Anything else
- Partner API
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about trade and export on ReSpark.
What is ReSpark Trade?
ReSpark Trade is trade and export software built for the metals industry: mills, traders, and scrap recyclers. It manages container bookings, bulk vessels, trade documents, contracts, invoicing, and hedging in one system.
Do I need to replace my ERP?
No. Trade is built to work next to the operational ERP and accounting system you already use. Your operation keeps running the way it does today, and your books stay where they are.
Do I need ReSpark Yard Operations to use Trade?
No. Trade works on its own and connects to the operational ERP you use today. If you do run ReSpark Yard Operations, the two connect automatically.
Does Trade handle both containers and bulk?
Yes. Container exports and chartered bulk vessels each have their own tools, and both use the same contracts, documents, and invoicing.
How does the AI work with trade documents?
The AI reads documents that arrive by email or upload, identifies each one, and pulls out the details. It attaches them to the right contract or booking and checks them against your other documents. Your team approves before anything is saved.
Can we keep our current hedging process?
Yes. ReSpark partners with Pillar for hedging inside the platform, and Trade also connects to the CTRM you already use.
How is Trade priced?
Trade is priced by volume: per container for container exports and per metric ton for bulk. There is no per-user fee.
We are moving off another trade system. How does the switch work?
A dedicated ReSpark project team runs the move in phases, including migrating your open contracts, bookings, and customer data.
