Container
About 19.2 t of green coffee, 320 bags of 60 kg. The load of a container of cacao beans is stated in the specification, as it depends on packing.
STEPS
Eight steps
of one shipment.
The order is the same for coffee and cacao. Only the quality check differs: a Q grader's evaluation for coffee, laboratory figures for cacao.
- 01
Enquiry
You tell us the product, origin, grade or required parameters, volume and destination port. The website form, WhatsApp or an email is enough.
- 02
Specification
We offer lots and fix the parameters: origin, process or crop, grade, defects, moisture, packing, volume and port of loading.
- 03
Sample
We send a sample of the lot for your evaluation. Shipping terms for the sample are agreed per enquiry.
- 04
Quality approval
Coffee: the sample is evaluated by an independent Q grader to the SCA protocol. Cacao: laboratory figures, including the cut test, moisture and bean count per 100 g.
- 05
Contract
Specification, volume, price, FOB terms, port and shipment period, list of documents. Payment terms are fixed in the contract for each deal.
- 06
Supervised stuffing
An independent inspector, SGS or Bureau Veritas, supervises container stuffing: quality, weight, bag marking, container condition and seal.
- 07
FOB loading
The goods pass to the buyer on board the vessel at the port of loading. The buyer arranges freight and insurance from the port.
- 08
Documents
We provide the shipment documents: bill of lading, phytosanitary certificate, certificate of origin, quality and weight certificates.
LOT AND TERMS
One container.
Clear responsibilities.
We work on FOB terms only. The port of loading is stated in the offer for each lot.
Terms
Goods on board the vessel at the port of loading. From there the buyer arranges freight, insurance, delivery and customs clearance at destination.
Ports
Coffee: usually Mombasa, Dar es Salaam or Djibouti. Cacao: Abidjan, San-Pédro, Tema or Takoradi. The port depends on the lot.
DOCUMENTS
A full set
for every shipment.
If your market requires additional documents, mention it in your enquiry and we will check what is possible for the specific lot.
- Bill of ladingConfirms that the goods are loaded on board the vessel
- Phytosanitary certificateIssued by the competent authority of the country of loading
- Certificate of originConfirms the country of origin of the goods
- Quality certificateBased on the independent inspection at stuffing
- Weight certificateBased on the independent inspection at stuffing
- Invoice and packing listCommercial documents for the shipment