What the buyer specifies
- Brown or mill-white grade and intended use
- Polarisation, ICUMSA colour, moisture, ash and granulation limits
- Quantity and shipment programme
- Bulk, bagged or containerised format
- Preferred origin and permitted alternatives
- Destination, delivery rule and shipment window
- Inspection, food-safety, documentation and payment requirements
The listed product families are not fixed stock. The live offer confirms the grade, seller, origin, quantity, packing and shipment timing.
Origin and delivery planning
Suitable origins are assessed against the buyer’s specification, quantity, shipment window, destination and landed economics. The live offer identifies the proposed producer or seller, country of origin, load point, quantity and route.
Each proposed transaction is reviewed using the actual origin, counterparties, banks, vessel or carrier, route and destination.
The parties select the appropriate Incoterms® 2020 rule only after confirming the transport mode and exact named port or place.
Export permissions, quota conditions and route economics can change. No origin or destination is assumed to be continuously available.
Inspection and destination requirements
Documents may include a certificate of analysis, certificate of origin, independent weight or quantity evidence, conformity or food-safety records and transport documents.
Product, import, inspection, customs and documentation requirements are confirmed for the actual destination, importer and declared end use.