Spices
A spice platform built around specification, purity and clean documentation.
01 — Overview
Spices are traded on purity, moisture, volatile oil and contaminant limits, and requirements differ sharply between an industrial processor and a repacker. Specification control is the whole discipline.
The platform is structured to handle individual spices as distinct commercial products, each with its own specification, packing format and documentation set, rather than as a single undifferentiated category.
02 — Built for
The specification and documentation set differ by buyer type. This platform is structured to serve:
- Spice importers
- Food processors and blenders
- Extraction and oleoresin manufacturers
- Repackers
- Distributors
03 — Sourcing
Each spice is handled as its own commercial product, with the sourcing route identified against the written specification for that product.
04 — Quality
Specification, purity and moisture are confirmed against agreed parameters, with laboratory analysis arranged through independent third parties where the contract requires it.
05 — Indicative specifications
Reference parameters only. These are the standards this commodity is commonly traded against internationally — not stock in hand, not an offer, and not a statement of what is currently available. Grades, exact specification and availability are confirmed per enquiry.
| Parameter | Typical market reference | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Form | Whole, ground or crushed, specified per product. | — |
| Moisture | Set per spice — commonly 8–12% for whole spices, lower for ground. | ISO 939 |
| Extraneous and foreign matter | Specified per spice as a maximum percentage by weight. | ISO 927 |
| Volatile oil | Applies to aromatic spices; the minimum is set per product and per contract. | ISO 6571 |
| Contaminant limits | Worked to the destination market's regime — pesticide MRLs, aflatoxin and treatment restrictions differ by market and are agreed before contract. | — |
Specifications, grades, packing formats and commercial terms for spices are confirmed against each enquiry. Send the requirement in writing and we will respond with what can be sourced against it.
Enquire about spices.
Tell us what you are looking for in spices and how to reach you. We will come back with a clear view of whether and how it can be sourced.