diff --git a/target_postgres/sinks.py b/target_postgres/sinks.py
index f2f9e42..79f63b7 100644
--- a/target_postgres/sinks.py
+++ b/target_postgres/sinks.py
@@ -119,6 +119,25 @@ def generate_temp_table_name(self):
         # in postgres, used a guid just in case we are using the same session
         return f"{str(uuid.uuid4()).replace('-', '_')}"
 
+    def generate_copy_statement(
+        self,
+        full_table_name: str | FullyQualifiedName,
+        columns: list[sa.Column],  # type: ignore[override]
+    ) -> str:
+        """Generate a copy statement for bulk copy.
+
+        Args:
+            full_table_name: the target table name.
+            columns: the target table columns.
+
+        Returns:
+            A copy statement.
+        """
+        columns_list = ", ".join(f'"{column.name}"' for column in columns)
+        sql: str = f'COPY "{full_table_name}" ({columns_list}) FROM STDIN'
+
+        return sql
+
     def bulk_insert_records(  # type: ignore[override]
         self,
         table: sa.Table,
@@ -145,19 +164,14 @@ def bulk_insert_records(  # type: ignore[override]
             True if table exists, False if not, None if unsure or undetectable.
         """
         columns = self.column_representation(schema)
-        insert: str = t.cast(
-            str,
-            self.generate_insert_statement(
-                table.name,
-                columns,
-            ),
-        )
-        self.logger.info("Inserting with SQL: %s", insert)
-        # Only one record per PK, we want to take the last one
-        data_to_insert: list[dict[str, t.Any]] = []
+        copy_statement: str = self.generate_copy_statement(table.name, columns)
+        self.logger.info("Inserting with SQL: %s", copy_statement)
 
+        data_to_copy: list[dict[str, t.Any]] = []
+
+        # If append only is False, we only take the latest record one per primary key
         if self.append_only is False:
-            insert_records: dict[tuple, dict] = {}  # pk tuple: record
+            unique_copy_records: dict[tuple, dict] = {}  # pk tuple: values
             for record in records:
                 insert_record = {
                     column.name: record.get(column.name) for column in columns
@@ -165,15 +179,40 @@ def bulk_insert_records(  # type: ignore[override]
                 # No need to check for a KeyError here because the SDK already
                 # guarantees that all key properties exist in the record.
                 primary_key_tuple = tuple(record[key] for key in primary_keys)
-                insert_records[primary_key_tuple] = insert_record
-            data_to_insert = list(insert_records.values())
+                unique_copy_records[primary_key_tuple] = insert_record
+            data_to_copy = list(unique_copy_records.values())
         else:
             for record in records:
                 insert_record = {
                     column.name: record.get(column.name) for column in columns
                 }
-                data_to_insert.append(insert_record)
-        connection.execute(insert, data_to_insert)
+                data_to_copy.append(insert_record)
+
+        # Prepare to process the rows into csv. Use each column's bind_processor to do
+        # most of the work, then do the final construction of the csv rows ourselves
+        # to control exactly how values are converted and which ones are quoted.
+        column_bind_processors = {
+            column.name: column.type.bind_processor(connection.dialect)
+            for column in columns
+        }
+
+        # Use copy to run the copy statement.
+        # https://www.psycopg.org/psycopg3/docs/basic/copy.html
+        with connection.connection.cursor().copy(copy_statement) as copy:  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+            for row in data_to_copy:
+                processed_row = []
+                for row_column_name in row:
+                    if column_bind_processors[row_column_name] is not None:
+                        processed_row.append(
+                            column_bind_processors[row_column_name](
+                                row[row_column_name]
+                            )
+                        )
+                    else:
+                        processed_row.append(row[row_column_name])
+
+                copy.write_row(processed_row)
+
         return True
 
     def upsert(
diff --git a/target_postgres/tests/test_sdk.py b/target_postgres/tests/test_sdk.py
index 34e17da..07ceb49 100644
--- a/target_postgres/tests/test_sdk.py
+++ b/target_postgres/tests/test_sdk.py
@@ -10,22 +10,18 @@
     TargetCamelcaseTest,
     TargetCliPrintsTest,
     TargetDuplicateRecords,
-    TargetEncodedStringData,
     TargetInvalidSchemaTest,
-    TargetMultipleStateMessages,
     TargetNoPrimaryKeys,
     TargetOptionalAttributes,
     TargetRecordBeforeSchemaTest,
     TargetRecordMissingKeyProperty,
     TargetRecordMissingOptionalFields,
-    TargetRecordMissingRequiredProperty,
     TargetSchemaNoProperties,
     TargetSchemaUpdates,
     TargetSpecialCharsInAttributes,
 )
 
 from target_postgres.target import TargetPostgres
-
 from .core import create_engine, postgres_config
 
 target_tests = TestSuite(
diff --git a/target_postgres/tests/test_target_postgres.py b/target_postgres/tests/test_target_postgres.py
index 8e4a79e..ebeccce 100644
--- a/target_postgres/tests/test_target_postgres.py
+++ b/target_postgres/tests/test_target_postgres.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def test_sqlalchemy_url_config(postgres_config_no_ssl):
     port = postgres_config_no_ssl["port"]
 
     config = {
-        "sqlalchemy_url": f"postgresql://{user}:{password}@{host}:{port}/{database}"
+        "sqlalchemy_url": f"postgresql+psycopg://{user}:{password}@{host}:{port}/{database}"
     }
     tap = SampleTapCountries(config={}, state=None)
     target = TargetPostgres(config=config)