Description

Premium Almonds – High-Quality Almonds for Export

Almonds are a popular, high-quality agricultural product, known for their rich, nutty flavor, attractive golden-brown color, firm texture, and excellent nutritional value. Our almonds are carefully selected and processed through advanced shelling, cleaning, sorting, and grading techniques to ensure their quality and superior characteristics. Their long shelf life, high nutritional value, and year-round availability make almonds an attractive choice for importers worldwide.

Why Choose Our Almonds?

• Superior taste, attractive golden-brown color, and firm, crunchy texture
• Grown and processed under strict quality control measures
• Meets international export standards for safety and quality
• Competitive pricing and flexible packaging options
• Reliable supply throughout the year, subject to stock availability

Why Source Almonds from NILVIDA?

• Premium Export Quality: Carefully selected, shelled, cleaned, sorted, and packed to meet international buyer standards
• Certified Suppliers: Production and processing with traceability and international food safety compliance, subject to supplier certification
• Efficient Supply Chain: Fast documentation, customs support, and appropriate storage and transportation logistics
• Large-Scale Fulfillment: Consistent volumes available for both wholesale distribution and retail programs, subject to stock availability

Importing Almonds – Easy and Efficient

Our almonds are exported following strict quality checks, customized packaging, and reliable shipping arrangements. We handle applicable phytosanitary certificates, customs clearance, and compliance with import regulations.

Identity & Commercial

• HS Code: 080212 (Fresh or dried almonds, shelled; almonds in shell fall under 080211, while roasted or otherwise prepared almonds may fall under heading 2008).
• Country of Origin: To be confirmed according to the supplied lot and supplier documentation.
• Seasonality:
  Available almost year-round from processed and stored production, depending on country of origin, harvest season, and stock availability.
• Size / Count:
  Whole natural almond kernels with brown skin, including small, medium, large, and extra-large sizes; typical commercial sizes include 18/20, 20/22, 23/25, 25/27, 27/30 and 30/32 kernels per ounce, depending on variety and grade. Specific sizes and counts agreed with the buyer.
• Lead Time:
  8-12 working days from order confirmation and receipt of advance / LC to prepare, inspect and load containers.
• Minimum Order:
  One full container per product (20′ or 40′ depending on loading requirements; mixed loads or smaller orders may be possible subject to confirmation).
• Grade:
  Export quality, Extra Class / Class I / Class II, with kernel size, color, moisture content, purity, and visual quality agreed with the buyer before packing.
• Payment Terms:
  LC at sight; or TT 70% advance and 30% against scanned shipping documents (balance before release of originals).
• Price Basis & Validity:
  Indicative prices only; final price to be confirmed according to market, almond variety, size, grade, packaging specification and destination, and fixed only in the formal offer/proforma invoice.
• Post-Harvest Treatments:
  Drying, shelling, cleaning, sorting, grading, and packing; blanching or skin removal where required and agreed. Any additional processing or treatment must comply with applicable food safety requirements and destination regulations.

Packaging & Logistics

• Unit Net Mass:
  Typical options: 10 kg or 25 kg net per carton/bag.
• Estimated Net Weight per Container:
  Net weight per 20′ or 40′ dry container to be confirmed according to packaging type, palletization, container payload limits, and loading configuration.
• Primary Packaging:
  New food-grade cartons with suitable protective inner liners, vacuum-sealed bags, or other approved food-grade packaging, usually 10–25 kg net depending on product.
• Unit Gross Mass:
  Net weight plus the weight of carton/bag and packing materials (varies by packaging configuration).
• Pre-Shipment Storage:
  Stored in clean, cool, dry, and well-ventilated conditions with appropriate moisture, pest, and humidity control. Carrying conditions set according to commodity, packaging, and destination, with protection against moisture, excessive heat, oxidation, and contamination maintained.
• Ports of Loading (POL):
  Main Egyptian export ports: Alexandria, Damietta, Port Said and Sokhna (port selection depends on schedule, origin of goods, and destination).

Quality & Docs

• Grade Basis:
  Based on kernel size, color, cleanliness, moisture content, uniformity, and external appearance; internal quality, kernel integrity, broken percentage, rancidity, and aflatoxin levels checked according to product and destination market.
• Defect Tolerances:
  Final tolerances to be agreed per contract and applicable grade standards; limits for broken, chipped, scratched, shriveled, discolored, or defective kernels to be confirmed before shipment. Product must comply with applicable requirements concerning mold, live infestation, foreign matter, and aflatoxin contamination.
• MRL Compliance:
  Almonds sourced to comply with applicable EU and GCC food safety requirements, including pesticide residue limits, aflatoxin limits, microbiological criteria, and relevant contaminant standards. Recent laboratory analyses for aflatoxins B1 and total aflatoxins, moisture, and other required parameters to be provided or arranged according to buyer requirements and supplier confirmation.
• Traceability:
  Full traceability from agricultural source through harvesting, shelling, processing, and packing facility to container, using lot numbers and carton/bag coding.
• Certifications:
  Official Phytosanitary Certificate, aflatoxin analysis reports, and quality/health inspection documentation where required; additional private certifications (GlobalG.A.P., ISO, HACCP, BRCGS etc.) available depending on supplier and lot, subject to valid certification.
• Shipping Marks:
  As per buyer artwork and instructions (brand, product, size, crop year, origin, packing date, batch number, barcodes, allergen information, and handling marks).
• Shipping Documents:
  Commercial Invoice, Packing List, Phytosanitary Certificate (where required), Certificate of Origin, Bill of Lading, and applicable aflatoxin analysis certificates; any additional documents required by the destination can be arranged by prior agreement.