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Buy from Kenya: Tea, Coffee, Avocados, Flowers and What Kenya Does Not Produce

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Buy from Kenya: tea, coffee, fruit and flowers, by grade

Updated October 2026Reading time 6 minBy Wigmore Trading
Graded samples firstReefer & air freight

Many people search for cocoa or palm oil “from Kenya”. Kenya doesn’t grow either at export scale. What it does sell to the world, and sells very well, is tea, coffee, avocados, cut flowers, macadamia and soda ash. If you came for cocoa or palm oil, skip to the box below for where to buy them instead.

TeaMombasa hosts one of the world’s largest tea auctions
AvocadoHass and Fuerte, shipped by reefer
Flowersroses from Naivasha, flown out daily
MombasaEast Africa’s main port
Looking for cocoa or palm oil?

Kenya is not a cocoa or palm oil producer, so “Kenyan cocoa” offers are usually re-exports or scams. For cocoa, buy from West Africa: see our commodities page. For palm oil, West Africa and South-East Asia are the sources; we can quote both.

What Kenya really exports

Beverages

Black tea (CTC)

Bought at the weekly Mombasa auction or direct from factories, by grade (BP1, PF1, PD, D1).

Food & beverages →

Beverages

Arabica coffee

Washed arabica from Mount Kenya and Kiambu, sold through the Nairobi Coffee Exchange or direct sales.

Coffee beans →

Fresh produce

Avocados, mangoes & green beans

Hass and Fuerte avocados in reefer containers, plus fresh produce by air.

Agriculture & raw materials →

Nuts

Macadamia & cashew

Kernel and in-shell, from the central highlands and the coast. Export rules on raw nuts change, so we check the current position.

Agriculture & raw materials →

Flowers

Cut roses & summer flowers

From Naivasha and the Rift Valley, flown to Europe and the Middle East daily.

Home & garden →

Minerals

Soda ash & titanium sands

Soda ash from Lake Magadi for glass and detergents; titanium mineral sands from Kwale.

Minerals & metallurgy →

How we buy in Kenya

Your brief

Product, grade, volume and destination.

Sourcing

Through licensed brokers at the Mombasa tea auction and the coffee exchange, and accredited packhouses.

Samples & grading

Tea and coffee samples are tasted and graded before you commit.

Certificates

Phytosanitary certificate, certificate of origin and any buyer certifications.

Ship

Reefer or dry container from Mombasa, or air freight from Nairobi.

Ask for Kenyan supply

Tell us what you need. We reply with grades, samples and prices.

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Sourcing hub

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Cars and trucks that pass Kenya’s 2026 age and inspection rules.

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Factories, inspection and shipping to Mombasa.

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Buy from South Africa

Chrome, fish, fruit and feed with the right permits.

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FAQs

Questions buyers ask us

Does Kenya export cocoa?
No, not at any meaningful scale. Cocoa comes from West Africa, mainly Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon.
How is Kenyan tea sold?
Mostly through the weekly Mombasa tea auction, by grade, with some direct sales from factories.
Can you send coffee samples first?
Yes. For coffee and tea we arrange samples so you can taste and grade before buying.
How are avocados shipped from Kenya?
In refrigerated (reefer) containers from Mombasa, usually to Europe and the Middle East.

Buying from Kenya?

Tell us the product and grade. We send samples and prices.

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