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Ground Cocoa

Wigmore Trading Desk · Cocoa & Coffee

Ground Cocoa

Cocoa powder and cake ground from Nigerian beans, natural or alkalised, to the fat content and fineness your line requires.

Ground Cocoa
Origin photographGround Cocoa
HS code1805.00
Trading unitMT
Net per 20ft17 MT
Minimum order1 x 20ft (17 MT)
Lead time30–45 days from firm order
Contract specification

What you are actually buying.

Two reference specifications. Contracts are agreed parameter by parameter against a drawn and sealed sample, and anything below can be tightened if your process needs it.

Parameter Standard Premium
Fat content 10–12% (medium fat) 20–22% (high fat)
Moisture 5% max 4% max
pH 5.0–5.8 (natural) 6.8–7.5 (alkalised)
Fineness (through 200 mesh) 98% min 99.5% min
Ash 8% max 6% max
Shell content 1.75% max 1.0% max
Colour Natural brown Dark alkalised
Total plate count On request 5,000 cfu/g max
Grades tradedNatural 10/12Alkalised 10/12High fat 20/22Cocoa cake
Packaging & loading

How it ships.

Bag
Multi-wall paper with food-grade liner, 25 kg net
Bags per 20ft
680 bags
Net per 20ft
17 MT
Net per 40ft
20 MT
Stuffing
Palletised, shrink wrapped
Storage
Cool, dry, odour free

Loadings are indicative net weights for planning. Actual payload depends on bag size, stuffing method and the carrier’s weight limit on your route.

Origin & season

Where and when.

Producing areas
Ground in Nigeria from domestic bean
Season
Available year round
Minimum order
1 x 20ft (17 MT)
Lead time
30–45 days from firm order
Shipping from
Apapa, Tin Can or Lekki Deep Sea Port, Lagos
What buyers get wrong
  • Fat content and pH together decide whether a powder works in your recipe — neither alone is enough.
  • Alkalisation changes colour and solubility; a sample approval should precede any volume contract.
  • Powder cakes hard if it ships warm and damp; packaging specification is part of the deal.
Order enquiry

Build the enquiry. We price it.

Everything a trader needs to quote you properly, in one pass. The summary builds as you go — send it to the desk, or take it straight to WhatsApp.

01

Volume

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02

Stage of processing

Each step adds cost at origin and removes it from your own plant. Pick where you want to take delivery.

03

Destination & terms

04

Documents & certification

Tick what your buyer, bank or customs authority will ask for. Anything unticked we will still advise on.

05

Who are we quoting?

Send on WhatsApp instead

We reply with an indicative price, a realistic shipment window and the documentation your destination requires. No obligation, and we will tell you if we think the trade does not work.

Execution

How an order runs.

1

Enquiry and indicative priceYou send the form. We come back with a price range against your specification, Incoterm and window — usually the same day.

2

Sample and specificationA drawn sample is sealed and sent, or tested at origin by your nominated agency. The approved sample becomes the contract standard.

3

Contract and termsQuantity, specification, tolerance, packaging, Incoterm, shipment window, inspection and payment agreed in writing before anything moves.

4

Aggregation and processingWe buy at origin and process to the stage you ordered. You get loading updates, not silence.

5

Quality and documentsPre-shipment inspection, laboratory analysis, phytosanitary certificate, certificate of origin and fumigation as required.

6

Stuffing and shipmentContainer stuffed under supervision, sealed, booked and shipped from Lagos. Documents released against the agreed payment mechanism.

Common questions

Before you ask us.

What payment terms do you work on?
For a first trade, an irrevocable letter of credit at sight, or a part deposit against documents. Once a relationship has a history, terms open up. We will tell you plainly what we can do on a first order rather than agree to something and renegotiate later.
Can we appoint our own inspection agency?
Yes, and we encourage it. SGS, Intertek, Bureau Veritas, Cotecna or your own surveyor can draw and seal samples and attend stuffing. The inspection certificate becomes part of the document set.
Is the minimum order negotiable?
The minimum exists because a part container costs nearly as much to ship as a full one. If you need less, we can consolidate with other cargo — ask, and we will tell you whether it works on your route.
What if the consignment arrives off specification?
That is what the sealed sample, the pre-shipment analysis and the tolerance clause are for. Agree them before shipment and there is a basis for settlement. Agree nothing and there is only an argument.
Do you quote delivered to our door?
We quote FOB Lagos, CFR and CIF as standard, and DAP where we have a reliable partner at destination. We will not quote a delivered price into a market where we cannot control the clearing, because that price would not be real.
Can you supply under our own brand?
For processed and packed goods, yes — packaging to your artwork, with your marks on the bags or retail packs. Registration at destination is yours; we will tell you what it involves.
Specifications, loadings, seasons and lead times on this page are indicative trade figures for planning, not an offer. The HS code is given at heading level and should be confirmed with your customs broker. Every contract is agreed on its own terms against an approved sample.
Wigmore Trading

Tell us the tonnage and the port. We will tell you the price and the truth about the timing.

We buy at origin, process to your stage, handle the documents and ship from Lagos. If the trade does not work at your target price, we will say so rather than waste a season finding out.

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