Cloves

Aromatic whole cloves from Zanzibar / Pemba

Specification

Description: Aromatic whole cloves sourced from Zanzibar and Pemba, dried and cleaned for export. Suitable for spice wholesalers, food manufacturers, flavour houses and extraction industries. Graded by size, cleanliness and oil content, with premium lots available on request.
Grades / specification: Whole cloves; graded by size, cleanliness and oil content; premium lots available.
Packaging: 25 kg / 50 kg PP or jute bags; bulk packing available.
Pricing: USD __ / MT | FOB Dar es Salaam / Zanzibar | CIF on request | LC accepted
Commercial terms: Sample approval | Inspection available | Payment and shipment terms by contract

No cargo ships without quality inspection. Every shipment carries a unique Shipment ID and full export documentation.

Quality checksMoisture · grade · weight

DocumentsInvoice · origin · phytosanitary

TermsEXW · FCA · FOB · CFR · CIF

The short forms used on this page and in our quotations, set out in full so nothing is left to assumption.

International Commercial Terms define where our responsibility ends and the buyer’s begins.

EXWEx Works: The buyer collects the goods from our premises. We are not responsible for loading, export clearance or transport.
FCAFree Carrier: We deliver the goods, cleared for export, to a carrier or place named by the buyer.
FOBFree On Board: We deliver the goods and load them on board the vessel at the named port — for example, FOB Dar es Salaam.
CFRCost and Freight: We arrange and pay for freight to the destination port. The buyer arranges and pays for insurance.
CIFCost, Insurance and Freight: We arrange and pay for both freight and marine insurance to the destination port.

Abbreviations used across quotations, specifications and shipping documents.

MTMetric Tonne: A unit of weight equal to 1,000 kilograms. All prices are quoted per MT unless stated otherwise.
MOQMinimum Order Quantity: The smallest quantity we accept for a given product and destination.
LCLetter of Credit: A bank-issued payment undertaking used in international trade. The bank pays against compliant shipping documents once the agreed terms are met.
PPPolypropylene: A woven plastic bag material commonly used for packing pulses, grains and oilseeds.
FFAFree Fatty Acid: A quality measure for oils and oilseeds. Lower values generally indicate fresher, better-kept product.
COACertificate of Analysis: A laboratory document reporting the tested properties of a specific batch or lot.
ICOInternational Coffee Organization: The industry body that issues the ICO Certificate of Origin required for coffee shipments.
B2BBusiness to Business: Trade between companies — importers, distributors and manufacturers — rather than to consumers.
Shipment IDShipment Identifier: A unique reference, such as BTC-2026-CAS-001, that links a shipment to its supplier, batch, inspection result and export documents.
Private label: Packing and branding goods under the buyer’s own brand name for onward retail sale.
Phytosanitary certificate: An official export document confirming that plant products meet the health requirements of the importing country.

Codes used to describe size and quality for individual products.

W180 / W240 / W320 / W450Cashew kernel counts: Whole cashew kernel grades named by the number of kernels per pound. A lower number means larger kernels: W180 is the largest, W450 the smallest.
LP / SPLarge Pieces / Small Pieces: Broken cashew kernel grades: LP (larger pieces) and SP (smaller pieces).
Calibre: The size grade of whole seeds or pulses, usually given in millimetres.
Admixture: The proportion of other seeds, damaged grains or foreign matter in a lot.
Screen size: The mesh size used to grade green coffee and other seeds; larger screens indicate larger beans.

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