How your goods travel

From the choice of Incoterm to the container type, this page explains what we handle, what you handle and how long it takes.

Incoterms in plain language

The Incoterm defines where our responsibility ends and yours begins. The bar shows how far we carry the goods and the risk.

EXW

Goods ready at origin warehouse. You arrange everything from there. Lowest price, most work for you.

FOB

We clear export and load the container on the vessel at the port of origin. You pay sea freight and insurance.

CFR

As FOB, plus we book and pay the sea freight to your port. Risk passes to you once loaded.

CIF

As CFR, plus marine insurance in your name. The most common term for our Gulf and African buyers.

DAP

We deliver to your named warehouse. You handle import duties and clearance. Least work for you.

Typical transit times

Sea freight from Jebel Ali or Mersin, port to port, in days. Air freight is available for perishables and samples.

Destination	From Dubai	From Türkiye
Jeddah	10	9
Dammam / Doha / Kuwait	6–9	12–15
Mombasa / Dar es Salaam	14	18
Lagos / Tema	28	22
Karachi / Nhava Sheva	8–9	16
Colombo	11	18
Singapore / Port Klang	14	22
Shanghai / Busan	22	32
Rotterdam / Hamburg	24	12

Add 2–4 days for customs and inland delivery. Reefer cargo is booked on direct services where possible.

Where we trade

Dubai in the centre; sourcing regions to the north and west; markets in every direction.

Container types

20' dry

33 m³, up to 24–26 t. Pulses, grains, dates, oils in tins.

40' HC dry

76 m³, up to 26 t. Nuts, dried fruit, spices, mixed loads.

40' HC reefer

67 m³, up to 20 t at 0–8 °C. Fresh fruit and vegetables, chilled dates.

Flexitank / ISO tank

Up to 24,000 L of bulk oil in a 20' container.

Documents included with every shipment

Commercial invoice · Packing list · Bill of lading or air waybill · Certificate of origin (chamber-attested) · Phytosanitary certificate · Health certificate · Halal certificate · Laboratory analysis report · Fumigation certificate (where required) · Insurance certificate (CIF/DAP) · Attested and legalised copies for GCC and African markets.

Payment terms

New customers: 30% advance, 70% against copy of shipping documents. Established partners: irrevocable letter of credit at sight, documentary collection (CAD) or open account by agreement. All contracts are in USD or EUR.

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