1. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Cocoa Butter

2. GRAIN VARIETIES: Criollo, forastero, trinitario, other according to the place of production.

3. ORIGIN: West Africa (Ivory Coast, Ghana), South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela), Asia (Indonesia).

4. PRODUCT TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

a) Physical – chemical:

– Fatty acids: 15% – 17%
– Moisture: ≤ 0.3%
– Color: Light yellow
– Flavor: Typical cocoa free of smoke or charred flavor or odor.

b) Microbiological:

– Mesophilic flora: < 5000 in 1 gr
– Yeast: < 50 in 1 gr
– Mohosity: Yellow
– Enter bacterium: Absence in 1 gr.
– E. coli: Absence in 1 gr.
– Salmonella: Absence in 25 gr.

5. BRAND: Producer or customized if possible.

6. PACKAGING: 20 kg – 25 kg cardboard box with inner plastic protection.

7. FREIGHT FORMAT: Groupage by air, land or sea, and grouped or full truck or 20-foot container load containing 20 – 21 TN of goods on average.

8. DELIVERY PERIOD: Within 15 – 20 days after confirmation of purchase order and completion of agreed payment terms.

9. DELIVERY CONDITIONS: FOB & CFR & CPT

10. PRICES: According to market prices update.

11. EXPORT DOCUMENTATION:

a. Bill of lading (B/L)
b. Commercial invoice
c. Packing list (“Packing list”)
d. Certificate of origin
e. Phytosanitary certificate
f. Certificate of quantity and quality if required by the client (Cost not included in quoted prices)

12. PAYMENT CONDITIONS:

a. Advance payment of 30% – 50% of the purchase order value and the remaining balance against presentation of export documents.

b. Irrevocable/confirmed letter of credit payable 60 days from the date of shipment

c. Deferred payment 60 days from the date of shipment in case commercial risk coverage is granted by a first-ranking insurer such as COFACE or similar.

13. IMPORTANT NOTE: The quoted prices have a limited validity, so before confirming any purchase order they must be updated.