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Organic Black Pepper (Piper nigrum) Whole and Ground, and Organic Green Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum)

Curated by Vinod Kumar Jain & Amit Jain · All Frontier Global · free, no login

Corridor
India-Germany
Mandate Type
sell
Principal Type
seller
Incoterm
CIF Hamburg
Price Range
USD 6.80-7.50/kg FOB Kochi (organic black pepper; 35% premium over conventional)
Payment Terms
LC at sight; 50% advance on large annual contracts
Frequency
quarterly

Specification

Black pepper: Malabar Garbled Extra Bold (MGEB) grade; moisture max 12%; volatile oil min 3.5% (v/w) by GC; piperine content min 4.5% by HPLC; bulk density min 500 g/litre; aflatoxin total < 4 μg/kg; ethylene oxide < 0.05 mg/kg (EU MRL); organophosphate residues: nil (below LOD by EU multi-residue method); EU Organic Regulation 2018/848 certified (Control Union); heavy metals: lead < 3 mg/kg per EU Regulation 1881/2006. Cardamom: Guatemala or Indian Alleppey Green; moisture max 10%; volatile oil min 5% in whole pods; EU Organic certified

Notes

Established 35-year spice trading company. Farm group EU Organic certificate covering 450 hectares in Idukki and Wayanad districts. Control Union certificate annual renewal December 2026. Own warehouse and cleaning/grading facility in Kochi with ISO 22000:2018. Ethylene oxide non-detection confirmed in last 8 shipments to EU (test reports available). Looking for minimum 3-year supply partnership.

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