Quality and documents
The quality of the product we sell is the guarantee behind our price. We write quality values into the contract as figures and supply the documents the destination market requires as a normal part of the trade.
Specification
We put quality in numbers.
In food, "first quality" is not a value. We write the product's measurable parameters into the contract and have them measured by an independent body at loading.
- Wheat
- Protein, moisture, test weight, falling number, foreign matter
- Pulses
- Size grade, moisture, broken and foreign grain ratio, color
- Vegetable oil
- Free fatty acids, peroxide value, moisture and volatile matter
- Nuts
- Size grade, moisture, aflatoxin limit, defective kernel ratio
- Meat and seafood
- Slaughter and freezing dates, core temperature, cut specification, shelf life
- Dairy
- Fat and dry matter content, microbiological criteria, shelf life
Document set
Typical documents for a food shipment
- 01
Proforma invoice and contract
Fixes the product, quality values, quantity tolerance, price, delivery terms and payment terms.
- 02
Commercial invoice
Under a letter of credit, its wording must match the credit terms exactly.
- 03
Packing list
Shows the number of bags, cartons and pallets with gross and net weights.
- 04
Bill of lading or transport document
Bill of lading (B/L) by sea, CMR by road, AWB by air.
- 05
Certificate of origin
States the country where the goods were produced; a movement certificate may also be needed for preferential duty.
- 06
Phytosanitary certificate
Issued for plant products by the plant health authority of the country of origin.
- 07
Health / veterinary certificate
Issued for meat, dairy and seafood in the format required by the destination country.
- 08
Analysis and inspection report
Issued by an independent laboratory or inspection company for quality and quantity.
- 09
Fumigation certificate
For grains and pulses, certifies fumigation carried out at loading when required.
- 10
Halal certificate
Where the destination market requires it, we request the certificate the producer holds from the relevant body.
Certificates are issued by the producer or the relevant official body; we request them for every transaction, check them and add them to the document set.
Compliance checks
What we check before making an offer
- 01
Party screening
Buyer, supplier and intermediary banks are screened against UN, EU, US and UK sanctions lists.
- 02
Destination country rules
Requirements such as import permits, approved establishment lists, labeling and residue limits are checked in advance.
- 03
Product classification
The product's HS code is determined, and we check whether it requires a special permit.
- 04
Route and carrier
We verify that the shipping route and the carrier are not subject to restrictions.
We do not carry out a transaction that fails our compliance checks. This rule comes before price and timing.
Write to us
Which product, and where to?
Tell us the product you want to buy or sell, the quantity and the port of destination. We will come back with price and loading options.