Shipping and documents
Choosing between FOB, CFR and CIF for your first Indonesian shipment
The three terms most buyers use differ in who books the vessel, who insures the cargo and what is on the invoice.
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Harvest updates
Clove harvest in Maluku: what late rains mean for moisture levels
A wet end to the season slows sun-drying, so early lots may need longer on the drying floor before they reach 12% moisture.
Product guides
How Gayo Arabica is graded, from defect count to screen size
Grade 1 allows at most 11 defects in a 300 gram sample. Here is how that count is made and what it means in the cup.
Product guides
Desiccated coconut: fine, medium and high-fat cuts explained
Cut size and fat content decide whether a lot suits bakery, confectionery or coconut milk powder production.
Product guides
Briquette ash content explained, and how we test it
Ash content depends on the shell, the binder and the drying. A simple furnace test gives a number you can hold a supplier to.
Shipping and documents
Which documents your customs office is likely to ask for
Beyond the invoice and bill of lading, food products usually need a certificate of origin and a phytosanitary certificate.
Spice guides
Cassia or Ceylon: telling the two cinnamons apart
Indonesian cassia is thicker, darker and stronger than Ceylon cinnamon, and it is graded by bark thickness and oil content.
Market notes
Freight rates out of Tanjung Priok and what moves them
Container availability, blank sailings and peak-season surcharges explain most of the swings buyers see in CFR offers.
Spice guides
Pepper density: why grams per litre matters to your price
Density is the quickest measure of how well peppercorns have filled. Lampung black pepper is commonly offered at 500 and 550 g/l.
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