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CPT your airport quoted on request; Certificate of Origin under EVFTA. All Vietnamese fruit for Europe → indicative
CPT your airport or FCA SGN quoted on request; supply and the current CFIA AIRS entry confirmed before the first shipment. All Vietnamese fruit for Canada → indicative
CPT Moscow quoted on request. All Vietnamese fruit for Russia → indicative
CPT Sydney / Melbourne or FCA SGN quoted on request; we confirm the importer's BICON permit and supply before quoting. All Vietnamese fruit for Australia → indicative
CPT Dubai quoted on request. All Vietnamese fruit for the UAE → indicative
On request: we confirm the orchard and packing house are on the GACC list before quoting. All Vietnamese fruit for China → indicative
CFR/CIF Singapore quoted on request; supply confirmed before the first shipment. All Vietnamese fruit for Singapore → indicative
CPT Riyadh, Doha or Muscat, or FCA Tan Son Nhat, quoted on request; supply and the current requirements are confirmed before the first shipment. All Vietnamese fruit for the Gulf → indicative
CPT London Heathrow, or FCA Tan Son Nhat, quoted on request; supply and the current requirements are confirmed before the first shipment. All Vietnamese fruit for the United Kingdom → indicative
CFR/CIF Hong Kong quoted on request. All Vietnamese fruit for Hong Kong → indicative
Main destinations we document: France / EU, Canada, Russia, Australia, UAE, China, Singapore, Saudi · Oman · Qatar · Kuwait, United Kingdom, Hong Kong. Documents are prepared for your destination and confirmed with the quotation.
Fresh Purple Passion Fruit Vietnam
Purple passion fruit from the Central Highlands, where most of Vietnam's passion fruit is grown. Shipped by air in cartons, mainly to France, Germany, Spain and other European markets, and to Australia, the UAE and Canada.
| Type | Purple passion fruit indicative |
|---|---|
| Fruit size | Codex codes A–F by weight indicative |
| Cartons | Air cartons, net weight confirmed per order |
| Brix | Pulp usually 14–18 % soluble solids indicative |
| Storage | 5 °C ±2 · RH 85–90 % indicative |
Indicative specifications, confirmed with the quotation. Carton weight and air pallet loading are confirmed per order.
Purple Passion Fruit: grades
Final specification is confirmed on each quotation. Full standards are under Technical details.
Extra Class
INDICATIVECodex CXS 316-2014
- Very slight skin defects only
- Tolerance 5 %
Class I
INDICATIVECodex CXS 316-2014
- Skin scratches ≤ 10 % of surface
- Tolerance 10 %
Class II
INDICATIVECodex CXS 316-2014
- Skin scratches ≤ 20 % of surface
- Tolerance 10 %
Purple Passion Fruit: shipment planning
Main destinations we document: France, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Switzerland, Russia, Belarus, Australia, UAE, Lebanon, Canada, Hong Kong.
Cold chain
Season calendar
Harvested all year in the Central Highlands; heavier crops mid-year · indicative
- JanAvailable
- FebAvailable
- MarAvailable
- AprAvailable
- MayPeak
- JunPeak
- JulPeak
- AugPeak
- SepPeak
- OctPeak
- NovAvailable
- DecAvailable
Transit time from Vietnam indicative
Sailing or flight schedule is confirmed with the quotation.
Documents with every lot
- Commercial Invoice · Packing List · Air Waybill
- Phytosanitary Certificate
- Certificate of Origin (EVFTA for the EU)
- Residue test report per lot (EU)
Purple Passion Fruit: technical details
For your QC, import and logistics teams. Open a section to read the full specification.
Product identity
- Trade nameFresh Purple Passion Fruit Vietnam — carton (air)indicative
- HS code0810.90.94 (Vietnam) · 081090 (HS6). This Vietnamese code is shared with other tropical fruits; the importing country's code is confirmed with the quotation.
- SpeciesPassiflora edulis Sims (purple); mostly the Taiwanese purple clone.indicative
Variety, growing areas and season
- Growing areasCentral Highlands (Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Lam Dong), which hold most of Vietnam's passion fruit area; also Son La in the north.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.
- VarietyTaiwanese purple clone on most farms.indicative
- SeasonHarvested all year; heavier crops mid-year.indicative
Quality classes and size codes
| Class | Skin defects | Tolerance |
|---|---|---|
| Extra | Very slight only | 5 % |
| Class I | ≤ 10 % of surface | 10 % |
| Class II | ≤ 20 % of surface | 10 % |
- Reference standardCodex CXS 316-2014: whole, firm, sound, uncracked fruit with stalk, clean, free of foreign smell, ripeness by skin colour.indicative
- Fruit sizeSize codes by weight: A > 139 g · B 128–139 · C 122–128 · D 106–122 · E 83–106 · F 74–83 g (Codex CXS 316).indicative
- Sweetness (Brix)Pulp usually 14–18 °Brix; measured on sample fruit per lot and sent with packing photos.indicative
Packing
- CartonsVentilated corrugated cartons for air freight; English label with product, class, size code, net weight, lot code and packing date.indicative
- PalletSea / road cartons of 9–10 kg: about 90–100 cartons per pallet, 20 pallets per 40'RF; ISPM 15 wood. Indicative — confirmed with the packing house in the quotation.indicative
- Per 40' reeferAbout 1,800–2,000 cartons of 9–10 kg (≈ 18 t) per 40'RF palletised, for China and nearby Asia; ventilated, not mixed with ethylene-sensitive fruit. Exact count confirmed with the quotation.indicative
- By air2 kg or 4 kg net cartons by air; about 200–240 cartons of 4 kg per main-deck air pallet, built by the ground handler at Tan Son Nhat; chargeable weight confirmed by the forwarder.indicative
Cold chain and transit
- Storage5 °C ±2, RH 85–90 %. Chilling injury below 5 °C: skin discolouration, pitting, uneven ripening.indicative
- EthylenePassion fruit produces a lot of ethylene: keep ventilated and do not ship with ethylene-sensitive fruit.indicative
- RoutesAir from Tan Son Nhat (SGN) to Europe 1–2 days, Canada 2–3 days. Schedules are confirmed with the quotation.indicative
Origin, codes and market access
- EUPhytosanitary certificate; residues within EU MRLs, tested per lot; Certificate of Origin under EVFTA.indicative
- CanadaRequirements confirmed in CFIA's AIRS; the importer holds a Safe Food for Canadians licence.indicative
- AustraliaImport conditions for Vietnamese passion fruit published on BICON (19 Aug 2026): fruit-fly area freedom or irradiation; other pests checked before export.indicative
- ChinaPurple passion fruit only, from GACC-approved orchards and packing houses.indicative
- USANot yet open to fresh passion fruit from Vietnam (draft risk analysis published October 2026).indicative
- 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
- IncotermsSea: FOB Cat Lai (Ho Chi Minh City) as standard; CFR/CIF your port on request. Air: FCA Tan Son Nhat (SGN); CPT/CIP your airport on request. Sea and air can appear on the same quotation.
- 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 — air, first orders50 % by T/T on the Proforma Invoice and the balance before the flight — an air waybill is not a document of title.
- 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 for sea, CPT/CIP DXB for air — both can be shown on the same quotation.
Purple Passion Fruit: 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 and variety
- Class and fruit size
- Carton weight
- Cartons, tonnes or containers
- Destination port or airport
- Incoterm (sea FOB/CFR/CIF · air FCA/CPT)
- Preferred shipping week
Purple Passion Fruit: buyer questions
Where is your purple passion fruit grown?
indicativeIn the Central Highlands of Vietnam — Gia Lai, Dak Lak and Lam Dong.
When is it available?
indicativeAll year, with heavier crops mid-year.
What temperature do you set?
indicative5 °C ±2, RH 85–90 %; the fruit is damaged below 5 °C.
Can you ship to the USA?
indicativeNot yet: the USA has not opened its market to fresh passion fruit from Vietnam.
Which documents come with each lot?
Commercial 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 form that gives you the FTA rate, 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.
Which Incoterms do you quote?
Sea: FOB Cat Lai as standard, CFR/CIF your port on request. Air: FCA Tan Son Nhat (SGN), CPT/CIP your airport on request. Both can appear on the same quotation.
What are your payment terms?
Sea, first orders: 50 % T/T deposit on the Proforma Invoice, 50 % against scanned shipping documents. Air, first orders: 50 % on the Proforma Invoice and the balance before the flight. 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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