Spices
Egypt Globe Group spices — full catalogue of commercial-grade SKUs available for FOB / CIF / CFR export.
Spices at a glance
Commercial and logistics terms across the 4 SKUs in this line. Each SKU page carries its own specification sheet and test methods; every lot is analysed before the Bill of Lading.
Spices — commercial reference
- Products in this line
- 4 SKUs
- HS codes
- 0909.21 · 0909.31 · 1211.90
- Origin
- Egypt · India · Aswan · Upper Egypt · Beni Suef · Minya
- Minimum order
- 1–100 MT
- Lead time
- 2–5 weeks from confirmed order
- Packing
- 1 MT FIBC · 25 kg PP bag · 25 kg PP bags · 50 kg PP bag · Bulk vessel · 5 kg consumer bag
- Loading ports
- Alexandria · Damietta · Port Said
- Destination regions
- South Asia · East Africa · Far East · GCC · Mediterranean · North America · North Europe +2 more
- Standards & documents
- HACCP · Halal · ISO 22000 · ISO 22000:2018 · SGS · BRC Food Safety · EU Organic certified (where available)
- Incoterms
- FOB · CFR · CIF
Taken from the SKU records in this line. Grade-specific limits and test methods are on each SKU page.
4 products ready for export
Spices — Egyptian cumin, coriander and hibiscus (karkadeh) with purity, volatile-oil and contaminant CoA
Beni Suef and Minya in Middle Egypt grow the cumin and coriander that supply Mediterranean and Gulf spice blenders; Aswan and Upper Egypt produce deep-red hibiscus calyces for tea, beverage and natural-colour manufacturers. Egypt Globe Group supplies these Egyptian lines alongside bold Indian cumin, with fennel, anise, basil and dill seed available seasonally. All lines are cleaned, steam- or ETO-free treated per destination rules and shipped in 25 / 50 kg bags or FIBC.
Spice rejections come from moisture, filth, pesticide residues, Salmonella and — for EU buyers — ethylene oxide. The Quality Assurance division tests purity, moisture, volatile oil and contaminants on every lot at the port laboratory, with residue panels by SGS or Intertek laboratories, and issues the CoA before the Bill of Lading. Lots outside the contracted CoA are rejected at the loading port.
Technical specification
Grades — Physical properties and chemical analysis
| Parameter | Egyptian cumin (whole) | Indian cumin Grade 1 (bold) | Coriander (Egyptian green) | Hibiscus karkadeh premium | Test method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purity / cleanliness | ≥ 99.5 % | ≥ 99 % | ≥ 99 % | ≥ 99 %, stems ≤ 1 % | ASTA cleanliness; ISO 927 |
| Moisture | ≤ 9 % | ≤ 9 % | ≤ 9 % | ≤ 12 % | ISO 939 |
| Volatile / essential oil | ≥ 2.5 % | ≥ 2 % | ≥ 0.3 % | — | ISO 6571 |
| Anthocyanin | — | — | — | ≥ 1.5 % | pH-differential spectrophotometry |
| Aflatoxin B1 / total | ≤ 5 / ≤ 10 µg/kg | same | same | same | ISO 16050 HPLC |
| Ethylene oxide | Not detected (ETO-free) | Not detected (catalogue) | Not detected | Not detected | LC-MS/MS, EU Reg. 396/2005 |
| Salmonella / E. coli | Absent / 25 g; ≤ 100 cfu/g | same | same | same | ISO 6579-1; ISO 16649-2 |
Logistical & QA parameters
- MOQ — containerised (FCL)
- Egyptian cumin and hibiscus 1 MT; Indian cumin 5 MT; coriander 10 MT; 20-ft FCL ≈ 10–12 MT
- MOQ — break-bulk vessel
- Not applicable; containerised, programmes to 500 MT coriander, 200 MT cumin
- Packing
- 25 kg PP bags · 50 kg PP bags · 1 MT FIBC · 5 kg consumer bags (hibiscus)
- Loading ports
- Alexandria (EGALY) · Damietta (EGDAM) · Port Said East (EGPSE)
- Incoterms
- FOB / CFR / CIF; DAP on cumin
- Lead time
- 2–4 weeks; 3–5 weeks Egyptian cumin and hibiscus (harvest Oct–Dec)
- Certifications
- ISO 22000:2018, HACCP, Halal, BRC Food Safety (Egyptian cumin); EU Organic on hibiscus where available; phytosanitary certificate per lot
- Independent inspection protocol
- TÜV Austria (primary, EU / GCC), SGS, Intertek or Bureau Veritas: sampling per ISO 24333 / GAFTA rules, witness weighing, seal and loading supervision; Cotecna on request. All ISO/IEC 17020 + 17025.
- Internal QA gate
- Per-lot CoA by the port laboratory before B/L; lots outside the contracted specification are rejected at the loading port, never re-graded or renegotiated; ETO and residue report attached
- HS codes
- Cumin 0909.31; coriander 0909.21; hibiscus 1211.90
QA verification chain
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1
Farm / origin
Contracted Middle and Upper Egypt growers; pre-harvest MRL screen; origin certificate on Indian cumin
EvidenceGrower register, MRL report
EGG agronomist · per season
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2
Cleaning & treatment
Destoning, gravity cleaning, colour sorting, steam treatment where contracted, metal detection
EvidencePlant CCP log, treatment record
Supplier QA + EGG inspector · per lot
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3
Port laboratory
Purity, moisture, volatile oil, ash, anthocyanin; contaminants via SGS / Intertek; per-lot CoA
EvidenceCoA before B/L
EGG port QC · every lot
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4
Independent inspection
Sampling per ISO 948, weight, sealing
EvidencePSI certificate
TÜV Austria / SGS / Intertek / BV · per shipment
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5
Destination acceptance
Buyer laboratory against CoA
EvidenceDischarge analysis
Buyer · on arrival
Applications & markets
- Food processing — spice blenders, seasoning and beverage manufacturers in the Gulf, North Europe, North America and South Asia; retail & HoReCa — consumer packs and herbal tea.
- Nutraceutical and natural-colour manufacturers — hibiscus anthocyanin. Related: honey, oilseeds.
Standards & documentation
- ISO 6465 (cumin), ISO 10716 (coriander), ASTA cleanliness specifications, ESA quality minima; EU Reg. 2023/915 (contaminants) and 396/2005 (MRLs).
- Quality & compliance — ISO 9001:2015; ISO 22000 / HACCP / FSSC 22000 on food-contact lines.
- Inspection services — TÜV Austria, SGS, Intertek, Bureau Veritas (Cotecna on request), ISO/IEC 17020 + 17025.
- Export documentation, packing and loading ports — Commercial Invoice, Packing List, B/L, Certificate of Origin (EUR.1 / PAFTA / COMESA / AfCFTA), Phytosanitary / Health certificate where required.
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3 industries served
Each industry page carries its own specification window, standards and the matching SKUs.
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Frequently asked questions
What grades of Spices can I buy from Egypt?
What is the minimum order for Spices, and how is it packed?
Which Egyptian ports handle Spices, and how long is the lead time?
What testing does each lot of Spices pass before the Bill of Lading?
Which standards and export documents apply to Spices?
Other questions? Email our export desk — the export desk replies to every request.
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Grade, packing, destination and quantity — the export desk comes back with a priced FOB / CIF / CFR offer for Spices once stock, laycan and freight are confirmed.
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