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DAP border gate or CFR Shanghai / Shenzhen quoted on request; codes and marking confirmed with the importer per lot. All Vietnamese fruit for China → indicative
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CFR/CIF Jebel Ali quoted on request. All Vietnamese fruit for the UAE → indicative
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Main destinations we document: China, USA, UAE, Thailand, Netherlands, Spain and the EU, Australia, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Canada, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. Documents are prepared for your destination and confirmed with the quotation.
Fresh Mature / Semi-husked Coconut Vietnam
Mature coconut from Ben Tre (now Vinh Long), Vietnam's largest coconut province, and the Mekong Delta — semi-husked or husked, in 9–12 kg cartons or bags. Specifications below are indicative and confirmed on each quotation.
| Product | Mature coconut, semi-husked or husked |
|---|---|
| Pack | 9–12 kg carton or bag indicative |
| Loading 40'RF | Confirmed with the quotation |
| Storage, husked | 0–1.5 °C · RH 75–85 % · up to 60 days indicative |
| Whole nut | Keeps 3–5 months indicative |
Indicative specifications, confirmed with the quotation. Carton size and container loading are confirmed per order.
Mature / Semi-husked Coconut: grades
Final specification is confirmed on each quotation. Full standards are under Technical details.
Extra Class
INDICATIVEASEAN STAN 56:2018
- Tolerance 5 %
Class I
INDICATIVEASEAN STAN 56:2018
- Husk defects ≤ 5 %
- Tolerance 10 %
Class II
INDICATIVEASEAN STAN 56:2018
- Husk defects ≤ 10 %
- Tolerance 10 %
Cold chain
Handling notes
- Husked nuts lose water quickly — wrapped or waxed
Season calendar
Harvested all year, about every 20 days; the dry season (December–May) gives larger, fuller nuts · indicative
- JanPeak
- FebPeak
- MarPeak
- AprPeak
- MayPeak
- JunAvailable
- JulAvailable
- AugAvailable
- SepAvailable
- OctAvailable
- NovAvailable
- DecPeak
Transit time from Vietnam indicative
Sailing or flight schedule is confirmed with the quotation.
Documents with every lot
- Commercial Invoice · Packing List · B/L
- Phytosanitary Certificate (Plant Protection Department of Vietnam)
- Certificate of Origin
- Reefer temperature setting record
Mature / Semi-husked Coconut: technical details
For your QC, import and logistics teams. Open a section to read the full specification.
Product identity
- Trade nameFresh Mature / Semi-husked Coconut Vietnam — semi-husked or husked · 9–12 kg carton or bagindicative
- HS code0801.12.00 (in the inner shell) and 0801.19.90 (other) are both used for mature and husked coconut.
- Also calledDừa khô (mature coconut); semi-husked (dừa lột vỏ) or husked / polished (dừa gọt sạch xơ); Cocos nucifera, tall and dwarf hybrids.indicative
Variety, growing areas and season
- Growing areasBen Tre, Tra Vinh and Vinh Long (now Vinh Long), Tien Giang (now Dong Thap); also Binh Dinh (Tam Quan). Ben Tre (now Vinh Long) has nearly 80,000 ha of coconut — about 42 % of Vietnam's area — and about 700 million nuts a year.indicative
- Export codesFruit is packed from orchards (PUC) and packing houses (PHC) registered with Vietnam's Plant Protection Department; the codes appear on the phytosanitary certificate. Where the destination keeps its own list of approved codes (China, Korea, Japan, the USA, Australia, New Zealand), codes are matched to your destination per lot.
- SeasonAll year; harvest about every 20 days. The dry season (December–May) gives larger, heavier nuts; supply is steady through the year.indicative
Quality classes and size codes
| Class | Husk defects | Tolerance |
|---|---|---|
| Extra | — | 5 % |
| Class I | ≤ 5 % | 10 % |
| Class II | ≤ 10 % | 10 % |
- Reference standardASEAN STAN 56:2018 = TCVN 14428:2025 (fresh mature coconut): three classes.indicative
- Size codesWhole: 1 > 2.0 kg · 2: 1.5–2.0 · 3: 1.0–1.5 · 4: 0.5–1.0 kg. Husked: 1 > 1.2 kg · 2: 0.8–1.2 · 3: 0.3–0.8 kg.indicative
Packing
- Carton or bagSemi-husked or husked; 9–12 kg carton or bag.indicative
- Pallet9–12 kg cartons: about 60–70 cartons per pallet, 20 pallets per 40'RF; ISPM 15 wood. Bags are usually loose-stuffed. Indicative — confirmed with the packing house in the quotation.indicative
- Per 40' reeferAbout 1,300–1,500 cartons of 12 kg (≈ 18–20 t net) palletised; loose-stuffed bags about 22–24 t. Exact count confirmed with the quotation.indicative
Cold chain and transit
- StorageWhole mature coconut keeps 3–5 months. Husked: 0–1.5 °C, RH 75–85 %, up to 60 days; or 13–16 °C, RH 80–85 %, up to 2 weeks; no chilling injury seen after 6 weeks at 5 °C. Respiration and ethylene are very low; husked nuts lose water quickly, so they are wrapped or waxed.indicative
- Sea transit from Cat LaiJebel Ali 13–18 days (via transhipment) · Dammam 16–20 · Jeddah 18–22 · Port Klang 3–5 · Singapore 2–3. Routing and schedule are confirmed with the quotation.indicative
Origin, codes and market access
- USACoconut with all green husk and fibre removed is treated as a non-propagative commercial coconut and inspected at the port of entry only (PPQ 2023). On request.indicative
- UAEMOCCAE: exporter's phytosanitary certificate, B/L, invoice and packing list; certificate of origin when the phytosanitary certificate does not state origin; pesticide residues may be analysed.indicative
- ChinaMarket access not yet open for Vietnamese mature coconut. Enquiries on request.
- Other marketsWe confirm the current requirement with the authority before the first shipment.
- CertificationsOur fruit comes from export-registered orchards (PUC) and packing houses (PHC); a phytosanitary certificate is issued for every lot; any post-harvest treatment the destination requires (vapour heat, irradiation or cold treatment) is arranged per lot at facilities approved by that country. VFE does not hold GlobalG.A.P. or organic certification — we say so up front. Every lot is checked at packing (class, size, maturity, no rot) and photographed before shipment.
- Documents we provideCommercial Invoice, Packing List, Bill of Lading (sea) or Air Waybill (air), Phytosanitary Certificate issued by the Plant Protection Department of Vietnam (with the treatment details the destination requires), Certificate of Origin in the FTA form for your country, pesticide residue test report where the destination requires it, and the reefer temperature record for sea lots. Import permit, product registration and customs clearance at destination are the buyer's responsibility.
Commercial terms
- IncotermsFOB Cat Lai (Ho Chi Minh City) as standard; CFR/CIF your port on request — both can appear on the same quotation. Air lots (FCA Tan Son Nhat SGN, CPT/CIP your airport) on request.
- Price unitUSD per carton, USD/kg alongside. Prices are given in the quotation only.
- Payment — sea, first orders50 % by T/T as deposit within 3 working days after the Proforma Invoice is confirmed; 50 % against scanned shipping documents before release of the original B/L or telex release.
- Payment — Russia / EAEU and trial lotsRussia/EAEU and all trial lots: 100 % by T/T before shipment. Irrevocable L/C at sight accepted for regular buyers. No D/P, no open account.
- QuotationReply within 1 business day; firm quotation within 2 business days once size and quantity are confirmed. Valid 7 days, with an RFQ reference, by email and WhatsApp.
- UAE buyersCFR/CIF Jebel Ali quoted on request; CPT/CIP DXB for air lots.
Mature / Semi-husked Coconut: what we need to quote
Send these 7 points. We reply within 1 business day and send a firm quotation within 2 business days, valid 7 days, by email and WhatsApp.
- Product
- Class and cut (semi-husked / husked)
- Carton weight
- Containers, cartons or tonnes
- Destination port
- Incoterm (FOB / CFR / CIF)
- Preferred shipping week
Mature / Semi-husked Coconut: buyer questions
Where is the coconut grown?
indicativeBen Tre, Tra Vinh and Vinh Long (now Vinh Long), Tien Giang (now Dong Thap); also Binh Dinh (Tam Quan). Ben Tre (now Vinh Long) has nearly 80,000 ha of coconut — about 42 % of Vietnam's area — and about 700 million nuts a year.
Which quality classes apply?
indicativeASEAN STAN 56:2018 = TCVN 14428:2025: three classes; Class I husk defects ≤ 5 %, Class II ≤ 10 %; tolerance 5 % (Extra) and 10 % (I, II).
What sizes are available?
indicativeWhole: 1 > 2.0 kg · 2: 1.5–2.0 · 3: 1.0–1.5 · 4: 0.5–1.0 kg. Husked: 1 > 1.2 kg · 2: 0.8–1.2 · 3: 0.3–0.8 kg.
How is it packed?
indicativeSemi-husked or husked, in 9–12 kg cartons or bags.
How is mature coconut stored?
indicativeWhole mature coconut keeps 3–5 months. Husked: 0–1.5 °C, RH 75–85 %, up to 60 days; or 13–16 °C, RH 80–85 %, up to 2 weeks; no chilling injury seen after 6 weeks at 5 °C. Respiration and ethylene are very low; husked nuts lose water quickly, so they are wrapped or waxed.
Can you ship to the USA?
indicativeCoconut with all green husk and fibre removed is treated as a non-propagative commercial coconut and inspected at the port of entry only (PPQ 2023). On request.
Which documents come with each lot?
Commercial Invoice, Packing List, full set of clean on-board Bill of Lading (or telex release), Phytosanitary Certificate issued by the Plant Protection Department of Vietnam, Certificate of Origin and the reefer temperature setting record. Import permit, product registration and customs clearance at destination are the buyer's responsibility.
Which Incoterms do you quote?
FOB Cat Lai (Ho Chi Minh City) as standard, CFR/CIF your port on request — both can appear on the same quotation. Air lots: FCA Tan Son Nhat (SGN), CPT/CIP your airport, on request.
What are your payment terms?
First orders: 50 % T/T deposit on the Proforma Invoice, 50 % against scanned shipping documents before release of the original B/L or telex release. Russia/EAEU and trial lots: 100 % before shipment. Irrevocable L/C at sight for regular buyers. No D/P, no open account.
How fast will I get a quotation?
We reply within 1 business day and send a firm quotation within 2 business days once size and quantity are confirmed. Quotations are valid 7 days and carry an RFQ reference.
Who is the exporter of record?
VIET FARM EXPORT COMPANY LIMITED, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam — exporter of record on every document; fruit is sourced from registered orchards and packing houses under our supervision.
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