Every lot is checked before it is loaded.
Finding Ethiopian oilseed is not the hard part. Finding a supplier who ships the grade that was agreed, on the date that was agreed, with paperwork that clears, is. That is the part we are built around.
What we control
Five checks, in the order they happen. Nothing leaves the warehouse until all five are done.
- Sourcing from trusted farms and cooperatives, so the origin of a lot is known before it is bought
- Cleaning and grading to the contracted grade
- Moisture control, so a shipment does not deteriorate on the water
- Compliance with international export standards
- Inspection and certification before loading
The paperwork that clears the shipment.
A quote is easy. Documents are what actually move a container through a port. This is the standard set, and it travels with every shipment.
- Phytosanitary certificate Issued by the Ethiopian plant health authority, confirming the consignment is free of quarantine pests.
- Certificate of origin Confirming the goods are of Ethiopian origin, which is what your tariff treatment usually depends on.
- Quality and weight certificate From the inspection body named in the contract, issued against the agreed specification.
- Bill of lading Issued once the container is on board, in the form your bank requires.
- Commercial invoice and packing list Matching the contract line for line, because a mismatch is what holds a container at the destination.
- Anything else your side needs CONFIRM: fumigation, SGS or other named inspection bodies, and any bank specific documents
Ask for the sample. Then ask for the documents.
A sample settles an argument that words cannot. We send one before the contract, drawn from the lot we are offering, and the contract specification is written against what you approve.
There are no fixed figures published on this site. The grade and the full specification are agreed per contract and confirmed against the sample, because the grade that is right for a tahini plant is not the grade that is right for a crusher.
- Type and origin
- Grade
- Packing
- Port and Incoterms