Buying bananas direct from Vietnam vs through intermediary: what each route gives you, what it costs, and who ends up setting the specification.
Category Archives: Sourcing Guides
12
Oct
Oct
A banana specification for supermarket programmes, field by field: length, grade, class, tolerances, carton, cutting maturity and the inspection clause.
10
Oct
Oct
Vietnam banana supplier Singapore guide: Singapore pays the region’s highest price yet Vietnam is not a leading source. Specs, standards and the gap.
10
Oct
Oct
The SFA licence for fresh fruit into Singapore: what must exist before you apply, the per-consignment TradeNet permit, residue limits and release times.
10
Oct
Oct
One in eight produce consignments failed Singapore sampling in 2019. What hold and test means, what a failure costs, and what a buyer can control.
28
Sep
Sep
Halal certification for fresh fruit does not apply in Malaysia: the rules exempt fresh produce. What is mandatory, what is voluntary, what to check.
28
Sep
Sep
Ho Chi Minh to Port Klang is two to three days at sea. On a lane that short, harvest timing and clearance decide quality, not the voyage. What to plan.
25
Sep
Sep
A MAQIS import permit must exist before your fruit arrives, and most of its conditions are met at origin. Permits, labelling rules and port checks.
25
Sep
Sep
Vietnam banana supplier Malaysia guide: Vietnam already holds 70.4 % of Malaysian banana imports. Specs, MAQIS permits, Form D and real pricing.
16
Sep
Sep
Importing bananas to the UAE and Gulf: market size, who already supplies it, why the voyage sets the cutting maturity, and planning around Ramadan.