Frequently Asked Questions

We accept minimum orders from 1 × 20-foot container, which holds around 19 to 20 metric tons of sesame seeds in 25 or 50 kg woven polypropylene bags, or the same tonnage in 1 MT jumbo (FIBC) bags. Larger contract volumes and mixed-grade containers are negotiated case-by-case — contact us with your requirement.

Natural white sesame to the 99/1/1 convention, sortex-cleaned natural white at 99.95 per cent purity, mechanically hulled white sesame at 99.98 per cent, hulled roasted sesame, natural brown sesame, oil-grade bold seed at 52–54 per cent oil content, and organic natural white from documented farm clusters. Every lot ships with a purity, oil, FFA and moisture report.

Yes — we send pre-shipment samples on request. Tell us the grade, intended use and destination and we'll arrange a representative sample drawn across the lot. Samples are an honest reflection of the seed you will receive at scale.

Standard B2B export terms — Letter of Credit (LC at sight) and Telegraphic Transfer (TT), typically structured as a deposit at contract with balance against shipping documents. Specific terms depend on order size and buyer history; contact us to discuss.

Purity (99 per cent minimum on natural white, 99.95 per cent on sortex lots, 99.98 per cent on hulled), oil content (48–54 per cent depending on grade), free fatty acid at a maximum of 2 per cent, moisture at a maximum of 6 per cent, and admixture within the grade tolerance. Results come from an independent laboratory and are tied to the specific lot on the bill of lading.

Prevention starts in the field — sesame is cut, stooked and threshed in the dry season, then dried to 6 per cent moisture or below before bagging, which denies moulds the conditions they need.

Verification follows: representative samples from every export lot are screened for aflatoxin and salmonella by an independent laboratory against the limits of the destination market, and the results ship with the lot documentation.

TBS (Tanzania Bureau of Standards) certified cleaning and bagging operations. Additional buyer-programme documentation — including organic chain-of-custody on our organic lots — is arranged per contract and destination. Contact us with your programme requirements and we'll confirm what we can document for your contract.

Yes. Every container is tied to specific Tanzanian growing districts — Dodoma, Singida, Morogoro, Lindi or Mtwara — and to a harvest window inside the May to August season. That traceability is how we hold purity and oil content consistent across repeat orders.

Primarily Dar es Salaam Port — Tanzania's main commercial gateway — with Mtwara Port used for southern lots grown in Lindi and Mtwara. We quote FOB by default; CIF and CFR terms are available on request.

Container vessels from Tanzanian ports typically reach the Persian Gulf in 10 to 14 days, the Indian subcontinent in 14 to 21 days, Southeast Asia in 21 to 28 days, and northern Europe in 30 to 35 days. Actual transit depends on direct service versus transshipment, and we plan bagging and liners accordingly.

Standard export packing is 25 or 50 kg woven polypropylene bags loaded into 20-foot containers — around 19 to 20 metric tons per container. For mills and repackers that tip bulk, we pack 1 MT FIBC jumbo bags. Hulled roasted sesame ships in 10 or 25 kg cartons with food-grade liners.

Commercial invoice and a detailed packing list with lot numbers, certificate of origin, phytosanitary certificate, laboratory reports covering purity, oil content, FFA and aflatoxin (with salmonella screening where the destination requires it), and the bill of lading with full container loading details.

Sesame is sown with the rains from December through February and harvested from May through August as the dry season sets in. Peak export volume moves in the third and fourth quarters, when the new crop has been threshed, dried and cleaned.

Yes — cleaned sesame from the harvest is stored in ventilated, dry warehouses and shipped throughout the year. New-crop availability is strongest from June onwards; buyers with tight colour or oil-content specs often contract early against the fresh harvest.

Active demand for Tanzanian sesame comes from China, Japan, Turkey, Israel, the wider Middle East and the EU. We quote FOB to any destination port — contact us with yours and we'll confirm routing, lead time and any documentation specific to your jurisdiction.