FOB
Free On Board
We deliver the goods, export-cleared, on board the vessel at the Indian port. You arrange the main freight and insurance.
Buyer’s guide
Importing from SAACO Global
Everything you need to know before placing an order — trade terms, documents, payment and shipping.
Export gateway
Cochin (Kochi) Port, India
Air freight
Cochin International Airport (COK)
Our workflow
How we deliver to you
A clear five-step process from your first message to the goods leaving port.
- 01
Enquiry
Send your products, volumes and destination. We reply within 24 hours.
- 02
Quote & samples
You receive a quotation (FOB / CIF) and samples to approve quality.
- 03
Order & documents
We confirm specs, packaging and terms, and prepare export paperwork.
- 04
Packing
Goods are graded, packed and labelled for your market.
- 05
Shipping
Dispatched by sea or air with tracking details shared with you.
Trade terms (Incoterms®)
Delivery terms
Quotations are usually prepared FOB or CIF from Cochin (Kochi), India.
CIF
Cost, Insurance & Freight
We arrange and pay sea freight and insurance to your destination port. Ideal if you prefer a single landed-at-port price.
CFR
Cost & Freight
As CIF, but you arrange cargo insurance yourself.
Export documents
Provided with each shipment as required by your destination market.
- Commercial invoice
- Packing list
- Bill of lading / airway bill
- Certificate of origin
- Phytosanitary certificate (where applicable)
- Quality / lab analysis report (on request)
Payment terms
Agreed per order.
- Advance payment by bank transfer (T/T)
- Part advance, balance against shipping documents
- Irrevocable Letter of Credit (L/C) at sight for larger orders
Quality assurance
Every order follows the same checks, and ships with the documents your customs authority expects.
- Lot selection at source for aroma, colour and moisture
- Cleaning, sorting and grading before packing
- Pre-shipment samples so you approve what you receive
- Third-party inspection welcomed at your request
Shipping options
By sea or by air
Sea freight — FCL & LCL
Full 20′/40′ containers or consolidated part-loads from Cochin, the most economical option for regular volumes.
Air freight
For samples, trial orders and time-sensitive or perishable goods via Cochin International Airport.
Mixed containers
Combine several products — for example spices, tea and coconut oil — in one shipment to reduce cost per item.
Request for quotation
Do you want to do business with us?
Tell us what you need — products, volumes and destination — and receive a tailored quotation within 24 hours.