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
Specifications
| Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Form | Whole seed or ground powder |
| Purity | 99% min99.5% and singapore-quality grades on request |
| Moisture | 8% max |
| Volatile oil | 2.5% min |
| Total ash | 9.5% max |
| Foreign matter | 1% max |
| Granulation (powder) | 40 – 60 mesh |
Commercial terms
| Term | Detail |
|---|---|
| Packing | 250 g – 1 kg retail, 25 kg bulkPrivate label and OEM packing available |
| Minimum order quantity | 5 MT, or 1 x 20′ FCLMixed containers considered for combined rice and pulse orders |
| Shelf life | 18 – 24 months from date of packingStored cool and dry, in unopened original packing |
| Crop year | Current cropThe exact crop year and lot number are stated on your contract and packing list |
| Origin | South India — Telangana / Andhra Pradesh growing belt |
| HS code | 0909.31Neither crushed nor ground (0909.32 if ground) — confirm with your broker |
| Incoterms | FOBFree 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 terms | Irrevocable 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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