Ir para o conteúdo
Kehkashan

Dried Sea Buckthorn Berries Exporter & Wholesale Supplier — 35+ Origins, 80+ Destinations

Kehkashan exports dried sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) berries from origin partners in Pakistan-Hunza, Mongolia, and Russia — supplied in bulk FCL or LCL with FOB Jebel Ali, CFR, or CIF terms to nutraceutical extractors and cosmetic formulators across 80+ destinations.

  • 35+ origins
  • 80+ destinations
  • ISTA / OECD certified
  • LC at sight (USD/EUR)
Dried Sea Buckthorn Berries — foto do produto Kehkashan International

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

Quick facts

Scientific name
Hippophae rhamnoides
HS code
0813.40
Common varieties
Origins available
Pakistan, India, China, Russia, Kazakhstan, MN, Germany
MOQ
300 kg starter, FCL volumes available
Pack sizes
5 kg food-grade vacuum bag, 10 kg cartons with foil liner, 25 kg cartons (bulk grade)
Specs
Moisture: < 14%, Vitamin C: 500–1500 mg / 100 g (variety-dependent), Origin grade: Wild-harvest · High-altitude (1,800+ m), Process: Sun-dried · Freeze-dried (on request), End uses: Tea · Nutraceutical · Cosmetic · Confectionery
Lead time
21–35 days from PO confirmation
Incoterms
FOB Jebel Ali · CFR · CIF · DAP
Payment terms
LC at sight · TT · DP

Especificação e cálculo de contêiner

Faixas de MOQ

FaixaQuantidadeObservação
Trial100 kg LCL
Commercial500 kg–2 MT LCL

Faixas de preço FOB (sob consulta)

GrauFaixa indicativa
Pakistan-Hunza / Ladakh (sun-dried)RFQ — mid tier
Mongolian / Russian Altai (sun-dried)RFQ — mid tier
Freeze-dried (premium)RFQ — top tier
Wild-harvest organic-certifiedRFQ — top tier

Prazos — principais destinos

Porto de descargaTrânsitoIncoterm
Karachi (Pakistan, FOB)0 daysFOB
Jebel Ali (UAE)4–6 daysCFR / CIF
Jeddah Islamic Port (KSA)8–12 daysCFR / CIF
Dammam (KSA)7–10 daysCFR / CIF
Mombasa (Kenya)14–20 daysCFR / CIF
Formatos de embalagem
5 kg vacuum bag · 10 kg cartons foil-lined · 25 kg cartons
Capacidade do contêiner
LCL typical; FCL on programme

Conjunto documental por embarque

Cada contêiner sai da Zona Franca dos EAU com o pacote documental abaixo. Certificados adicionais (Halal, SASO, BRC, orgânico, FairWild, etc.) são incluídos sob consulta antes do embarque.

  1. Bill of Lading (BL) — original 3/3 set
  2. Commercial Invoice — UAE Free Zone issued
  3. Packing List with lot codes
  4. Certificate of Origin (CoO) — Dubai Chamber attested
  5. Phytosanitary Certificate — origin NPPO
  6. EU Mycotoxin / Aflatoxin test report (per EU 1881/2006)
  7. Heavy-metals test report (Pb, Cd, As, Hg)
  8. Microbiological test (Salmonella, E. coli, total plate count)
  9. Fumigation Certificate
  10. Form A (GSP) where applicable

Origin × spec comparison

Dried Sea Buckthorn Berries 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
PakistanSargodha local · multi-cut hybrid7–998.5–99.0%85% min10–18 daysRFQ
India21–35 daysRFQ
China21–35 daysRFQ
Russia21–35 daysRFQ
Kazakhstan21–35 daysRFQ
MN21–35 daysRFQ
Germany21–35 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.

Perguntas das equipes de compras

Respostas às perguntas mais frequentes feitas por compradores durante RFQ e avaliação de embarque-teste.

Sun-dried versus freeze-dried — what to specify?
Sun-dried preserves polyphenols at lower cost but degrades 30–40% of vitamin C and flavonoids during drying. Freeze-dried preserves > 90% of nutritional spectrum but costs 3–4× sun-dried because of equipment and energy. Nutraceutical extractors and premium retail (kombucha, smoothie powder, supplement formulators) want freeze-dried. Tea-blenders and bakery-inclusion buyers accept sun-dried.
What vitamin C content should I specify?
High-altitude (Ladakh, Hunza, Mongolian Altai) sun-dried sea-buckthorn typically tests 500–800 mg vitamin C per 100 g. Lowland / cultivated lots test 200–400 mg / 100 g. Freeze-dried high-altitude lots test 1,000–1,500 mg / 100 g. Specify mg/100 g on COA; we screen at origin and reject any lot below the specified threshold.
Is the omega-7 oil content preserved in dried berries?
The omega-7 (palmitoleic acid) oil is concentrated in the seed (oil ~12% by weight) and pulp (oil ~3%). Drying preserves the seed-oil profile fully. Whole dried berry lots ship with seed intact for buyers extracting oil downstream. Pulp-only dried lots (seedless) command 30–40% premium for direct retail / nutraceutical inclusion where the seed is not wanted.
Where does the best sea-buckthorn come from?
High-altitude wild-harvest gives the highest active-compound spectrum: Ladakh (India, 2,500–4,000 m), Hunza (Pakistan, 2,000–3,500 m), Mongolian Altai (1,500–3,000 m), Russian Altai (1,000–2,500 m), Northern China (Inner Mongolia, 1,000–2,500 m). Lowland European cultivation (Germany, Romania) is high-volume but lower active-compound. Match origin to formulator spec.
How long is the shelf life?
Sun-dried whole berries: 18–24 months at < 14% moisture in foil-lined cartons. Freeze-dried: 24–36 months in vacuum-sealed pouches. Vitamin C declines 15–25% per year of storage; omega-7 oil profile holds longer. Premium buyers want lots dispatched within 6 months of harvest for nutraceutical / cosmetic extraction work.
Can you supply organic-certified sea-buckthorn?
Yes — Mongolian and Russian Altai wild-harvest ECOCERT-organic and EU-organic certified lots are available at 30–50% premium over conventional. Ladakhi / Hunza wild-harvest is largely de-facto organic but not certified — we provide a wild-harvest declaration in lieu. Certified-organic MOQ 200 kg LCL minimum because of segregated origin handling.

Guias extensos redigidos pela mesa de comércio da Kehkashan para compradores e equipes de compras — comparativos de origem, códigos varietais e fluxos documentais.

Quote a 20'FCL of alfalfa today

RFQ response within 24 hours. FOB Jebel Ali, CFR, CIF, or DAP. LC at sight, TT, or DP.

Dispatch from Jebel Ali. Lead time 14–21 days. RFQ within 24h.