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Kehkashan

Tomato Seeds Exporter & Wholesale Supplier — 35+ Origins, 80+ Destinations

Kehkashan exports tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) seeds from origin partners in Pakistan, Türkiye, and the USA — supplied in bulk FCL or LCL with FOB Jebel Ali, CFR, or CIF terms to commercial growers and protected-cultivation operations across 80+ destinations.

  • 35+ origins
  • 80+ destinations
  • ISTA / OECD certified
  • LC at sight (USD/EUR)
Tomato Seeds — foto del producto Kehkashan International

Reference image. Sample lots and product-specific photography available on RFQ.

Quick facts

Scientific name
Solanum lycopersicum
HS code
Common varieties
Pusa Ruby, Arka Saurabh, Roma
Origins available
India, Netherlands
MOQ
1 kg starter, FCL volumes available
Pack sizes
100 g foil pouch, 500 g foil pouch, 1 kg cartons
Specs
Purity: 98%, Germination: 85% min, Hybrid grade: F1 / OP
Lead time
10–18 days from PO confirmation
Incoterms
FOB Jebel Ali · CFR · CIF · DAP
Payment terms
LC at sight · TT · DP

Especificación y cálculo del contenedor

Niveles MOQ

NivelCantidadNota
Trial500 g foil pouch air-freight
Commercial5–50 kg LCL

Bandas de precio FOB (a solicitud)

GradoRango indicativo
OP varieties (Pusa Ruby, Roma)RFQ — entry tier
F1 indeterminate (greenhouse-grade)RFQ — premium tier
Specialty (cherry, beefsteak, heirloom)RFQ — top tier

Plazos — destinos principales

Puerto de descargaTránsitoIncoterm
Karachi / Mumbai (FOB)0 daysFOB
Air-freight Dubai / Riyadh1–3 daysCIP airport
Jebel Ali sea4–6 daysCFR / CIF
Schiphol air (Netherlands)1–3 daysCIP airport
Mombasa (Kenya) sea14–20 daysCFR / CIF
Formatos de empaque
100 g · 500 g · 1 kg foil pouches in cartons
Capacidad del contenedor
Air-freight or LCL palletised

Set documental por embarque

Cada contenedor sale de la Zona Franca de EAU con el paquete documental indicado. Certificados adicionales (Halal, SASO, BRC, orgánico, FairWild, etc.) se agregan a solicitud antes del embarque.

  1. Air waybill or Bill of Lading
  2. Commercial Invoice — UAE Free Zone issued
  3. Packing List with lot codes per pouch
  4. Certificate of Origin (CoO) — Dubai Chamber attested
  5. Phytosanitary Certificate — origin NPPO
  6. ISTA / national seed-testing certificate
  7. Hybrid (F1) parentage declaration where applicable
  8. GMO / Non-GMO declaration
  9. Treatment / coating declaration (Thiram, Apron, etc.)
  10. Form A (GSP) where applicable

Origin × spec comparison

Tomato Seeds origin comparison: variety options, fall dormancy, purity, germination, lead time, FOB Jebel Ali price.
OriginVariety optionsFall dormancyPurity %Germination %Lead time to Jebel AliFOB Jebel Ali
India10–18 daysRFQ
Netherlands10–18 daysRFQ

Indicative figures. Prices and lead times are confirmed at the time of RFQ.

What buyers ask us most

  • Do you supply HarvXtra alfalfa to Saudi Arabia?

    Yes — USA-origin AmeriStand 480 HarvXtra, fall-dormancy 4, ISTA-tested.

  • Can you mix Italian and Australian alfalfa on one PO?

    Yes — multi-origin consolidation at Jebel Ali is our default.

  • What's your germination guarantee?

    90 percent minimum, ISTA-tested COA per shipment.

  • Do you handle phytosanitary, COO, and fumigation?

    Yes — included in CFR, CIF, and DAP terms.

  • What's the MOQ for alfalfa seed versus alfalfa hay?

    Seed MOQ is 1 × 20'FCL (~25 MT). Hay is quoted on inquiry.

Origins we draw alfalfa from, and which buyer prefers which

Saudi Arabia dairy buyers tend to ask for USA-origin AmeriStand 480 HarvXtra and 455TQ Roundup Ready, fall-dormancy 4 to 5. Kenyan smallholder farmers and East African cooperatives prefer Italian and Argentinian fall-dormancy 6 to 8 lots. Russian feed mills source Pakistani and Argentinian alfalfa at lower entry pricing per metric tonne shipped.

What the variety codes actually mean for your field

AmeriStand 403T carries traffic-tolerance traits at fall-dormancy 4. AmeriStand 480 HarvXtra is the reduced-lignin Roundup Ready release for higher-quality dairy hay. WL 525HQ is a fall-dormancy 5 selection from the Forage Genetics International program. CW 5050 is a conventional dormancy-5 line widely used in Italy and Argentina across pivot fields.

Spec language on every alfalfa COA we ship

Every shipment carries an ISTA-format Certificate of Analysis with purity 99.0 to 99.9 percent, germination 90 percent minimum, and a dodder-free declaration. Origin lots from the United States and Australia are OECD-scheme tagged. Sortex cleaning is applied at the packing line where field admixture exceeds 0.5 percent. Hard-seed counts are reported on request.

Fall dormancy ratings 4 to 10 and how to pick the right one

Fall-dormancy 4 to 5 fits temperate Saudi central pivots, Algerian pivot circles, and southern European multi-cut systems. Fall-dormancy 6 to 7 suits Egyptian Delta rotations, Moroccan irrigated valleys, and most Kenyan smallholder programs. Fall-dormancy 8 to 10 is for year-round equatorial dairy operations in East Africa, Sudan, and tropical Latin America.

Use cases: dairy, beef, sheep, and equine forage

Saudi dairy and Gulf dairy operations use HarvXtra reduced-lignin alfalfa for higher relative-feed-value hay. Kenyan and Tanzanian smallholder beef and sheep programs run conventional fall-dormancy 6 to 8 alfalfa in mixed-rotation paddocks. Equestrian buyers in Qatar, Kuwait, and the UAE specify low-dust, double-cleaned WL series lots for stable feed.

Logistics from Jebel Ali to your discharge port

From Jebel Ali, transit to Jeddah and Dammam runs 5 to 8 days. To Mombasa via the Indian Ocean it is 12 to 18 days. Aqaba is 7 to 10 days. Doha and Kuwait are 3 to 5 days. Karachi is 4 to 6 days. Beirut is 10 to 14 days. We consolidate multi-origin alfalfa lots inside one 20 foot or 40 foot container at Jebel Ali before sailing.

Pricing structure: FOB versus CFR versus CIF deltas

We quote FOB Jebel Ali, CFR destination, CIF destination, and DAP door-step on the same RFQ. The FOB-to-CFR delta covers ocean freight only. The CFR-to-CIF delta adds marine insurance at roughly 0.15 percent of invoice plus 10 percent. DAP additionally covers destination port handling, inland trucking, and customs broker handover at your door.

Quality assurance: sample, COA, buyer approval, ship

We courier a one to two kilogram alfalfa sample with a draft Certificate of Analysis. The buyer runs lab confirmation or visual inspection. After signed approval we open the proforma invoice against an LC at sight or TT advance. Container loading happens under our supervisor. Documents are released through your bank.

Buying alfalfa in 20-foot FCL versus 40-foot HC versus LCL

One 20 foot full-container load fits about 24 to 25 metric tonnes of alfalfa seed packed in 25 kilogram PP bags or 50 kilogram jute bags. A 40 foot high-cube takes 26 to 28 metric tonnes. Less-than-container shipments are accepted for trial orders down to roughly 5 metric tonnes consolidated with our Jebel Ali warehouse partner before ocean dispatch.

Documentation set we release per alfalfa shipment

A standard alfalfa export pack includes the ISTA Certificate of Analysis, Certificate of Origin issued by the Dubai Chamber, a phytosanitary certificate from the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, the bill of lading, the commercial invoice and packing list, and where the destination requires it a fumigation certificate and Form A.

Sanctions, payment, and trade-finance from a UAE Free Zone

Russian feed mills and Iranian buyers benefit from neutral-jurisdiction USD or EUR LC at sight issued from our UAE Free Zone account. We screen each PO against UN, EU, US, and UK sanctions lists before confirming. TT advance and DP collection are accepted for repeat buyers. Saudi importers usually open LC through SABB or Riyad Bank.

Risk and rejection: how we handle a failed COA at destination

If a destination lab reports germination below 90 percent or purity below 99 percent, we accept a counter-sample drawn under SGS or Bureau Veritas supervision. Confirmed off-spec lots are replaced from a sister origin or refunded against the LC. We log every deviation and route the lot back through Sortex re-cleaning before any resale.

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan import compliance for alfalfa

Saudi importers must clear SFDA and the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture seed-import permit. Egypt requires phytosanitary inspection at Alexandria or Port Said and a CASC certificate. Jordan accepts ISTA-tagged lots through Aqaba with an MoA seed-quality clearance. We pre-stage compliance documents before container dispatch.

What changes when you order Roundup Ready alfalfa

Roundup Ready alfalfa carries a Monsanto-Forage-Genetics technology fee priced into the seed cost. Buyers sign a stewardship agreement governing replant rights and isolation distance. RR alfalfa is not permitted into the European Union or the GCC organic-certified channels. Conventional WL series and CW 5050 are the substitute lines for those buyers.

Preguntas de los equipos de compras

Respuestas a las preguntas más frecuentes que hacen los compradores durante la cotización y la evaluación de muestras.

Open-field versus protected-cultivation tomato — different seed?
Yes. Open-field varieties (Pusa Ruby, Roma, Arka Saurabh) are determinate — bush habit, finite fruit set, 65–75 day cycle. Protected-cultivation indeterminate F1 hybrids (most Dutch / Israeli releases) keep growing and fruiting for 6–10 months under polyhouse / glasshouse conditions. Specify cultivation type; mis-matching variety to environment is the most common Gulf protected-ag buyer complaint.
What disease tolerances should I specify?
For Gulf / GCC protected cultivation specify: ToMV (tomato mosaic virus), TSWV (tomato spotted wilt), TYLCV (tomato yellow leaf curl, whitefly-borne), Fusarium oxysporum races 1+2+3, Verticillium dahliae, root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita / javanica). The TY-prefix breeders' code on commercial F1 hybrids indicates TYLCV resistance — essential for Gulf / Sub-Saharan whitefly pressure.
Determinate, semi-determinate, or indeterminate?
Determinate: bush habit, finite fruit set, mechanical-harvest processing tomato. Semi-determinate: medium habit, 2–3 trusses then auto-stop — good for short-cycle open field. Indeterminate: vine habit, continuous fruit set, 6–10 month protected cultivation. Choose by labour model and cultivation infrastructure; specify clearly on PO.
How are tomato seeds packed for air-freight?
Foil pouches inside cartons with desiccant, palletised at airport-warehouse temperature 18–22 °C, RH < 50%. Avoid temperature spikes during ground transit — we use refrigerated road transport from origin processor to airport. Tomato seed germination drops 3–5% per month at sustained 30 °C+ exposure, so plan air-freight transit windows carefully in summer.
Can you supply heirloom / specialty seed?
Yes — Brandywine, Cherokee Purple, Mortgage Lifter, San Marzano, Black Krim, and other heirloom varieties for restaurant-specialty and premium-retail growers. Origin is principally USA-Pacific Northwest seed-savers and Italian small breeders. MOQ small (50 g+); pricing is 5–20× commercial F1 because of low-volume hand-grown seed crop.

Guías extensas redactadas por el equipo comercial Kehkashan para compradores y áreas de compras — comparativas de origen, códigos varietales y flujos documentales.

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