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Cumin

Whole cumin seed and ground cumin, machine cleaned to an agreed purity.

Cumin seed is supplied machine cleaned and sortex cleaned to agreed purity, whole or ground.

Because cumin carries a high volatile oil content, packing material and storage conditions are specified alongside the technical parameters.

  • Whole seed and ground powder
  • Machine and sortex cleaned
  • Volatile oil protected in packing
  • Bulk and private-label packing

Representative image of whole cumin seed — not a photograph of a Nandana lot. Photo: Miansari66, public domain.

Packed in export-grade material with lot coding, verified weights and supervised container stuffing. Packaging options

Spec sheet

Specifications

Cumin — technical specification parameters
ParameterSpecification
FormWhole seed or ground powder
Purity99% min99.5% and singapore-quality grades on request
Moisture8% max
Volatile oil2.5% min
Total ash9.5% max
Foreign matter1% max
Granulation (powder)40 – 60 mesh
Commercial

Commercial terms

Cumin — commercial terms
TermDetail
Packing250 g – 1 kg retail, 25 kg bulkPrivate label and OEM packing available
Minimum order quantity5 MT, or 1 x 20′ FCLMixed containers considered for combined rice and pulse orders
Shelf life18 – 24 months from date of packingStored cool and dry, in unopened original packing
Crop yearCurrent cropThe exact crop year and lot number are stated on your contract and packing list
OriginSouth India — Telangana / Andhra Pradesh growing belt
HS code0909.31Neither crushed nor ground (0909.32 if ground) — confirm with your broker
IncotermsFOBFree on Board — you arrange and pay for the main carriage from the Indian port onward. We deliver the cargo on board at the port of loading., CFRCost and Freight — we pay for carriage to your destination port; marine insurance is your responsibility. or CIFCost, Insurance and Freight — we pay for carriage and marine insurance to your destination port.Incoterms® 2020. Ports of loading: Chennai, Krishnapatnam or Mundra
Payment termsIrrevocable L/C at sight, or TT advanceAgreed per contract

Indicative export specification. Final values are agreed against your buying specification and confirmed in writing with the quotation — that confirmed sheet, not this page, is what the consignment is inspected against at loading.

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Ask for a Cumin quotation

Send the specification, quantity, Incoterm and destination port. We reply with a quotation, a lead time and a sample offer.