Palm, Coconut and Charcoal from Africa. From origin to global reach.
We supply verified palm, coconut and charcoal products to buyers worldwide, and we shop African foodstuffs for families abroad. Same standard for a 30.5 tonne container or 20kg box.
An African export house built around the boring part
Bludeck Sourcing & Trading Co. Ltd supplies palm, coconut and charcoal products sourced from Africa and gets them to buyers abroad in the condition that was agreed.
We are not a broker forwarding your enquiry to someone else. We stand in the warehouse. We check the moisture. We watch the container being stuffed. When something is wrong, you hear it from us first.
Alongside the bulk trade, we run a personal shopping service for African foodstuffs, because the same discipline that protects a container of shells also protects a box of garri going to a family in London or Houston.
Most buyers do not lose money on price. They lose it on the load.
Anyone can send you a good sample.
A clean photo. A neat little bag. A moisture reading that looks perfect. You approve it, you pay, and then the container lands weeks later carrying something else.
We have seen that story from the other side. Buyers reach out to us already tired. Not tired of Africa. Tired of being surprised.
That gap between the sample and the shipment is where the money goes. Not in the negotiation.
So we asked the buyers who came to us what actually went wrong last time.
None of that is a farming problem. All of it is a handling problem. So we built the company around the handling.
Palm, coconut and charcoal, supplied to spec
Container loads and part loads. Tap any product for details, then ask us for the spec sheet on the line you need.
Palm products
Coconut products
Charcoal and briquettes
Need a product that is not listed? If it comes off a palm, a coconut or a kiln in Africa, ask us.
Request specifications and pricing
You see the actual goods, not a stock photo
Before any container is sealed we send photos and video of the real stock and the real stuffing. If a batch does not hit the spec, we tell you before it ships.
That is an awkward call to make. We would rather make it than lose a client.
Personal shopping
The food from home, bought properly and packed properly
Being far from home is one thing. Paying three times the price for garri that arrives crushed is another.
We shop for you at the same markets we buy from every week. You send a list. We send back photos of what we actually bought, and our fee on top. Nothing hidden inside the price.
Then we pack it so it survives the trip. Flours double bagged. Oils sealed and boxed. Beans sifted before they go in.
Not on the list? Send it anyway. If it is sold in an African market, we can usually find it.
Send your list
Message us on WhatsApp with what you want and where it is going. Rough lists are fine.
We price it and buy it
You get market prices, our fee shown separately, and photos of the actual items in our hands.
We pack and ship
Packed to survive the journey, sent by air or sea, tracking sent to you the day it leaves.
Six steps, in this order, every time
No step here is clever. Skipping any one of them is how a shipment goes wrong.
We agree the spec in writing
Moisture, ash, size, packaging, quantity, port. Nothing vague, nothing verbal.
We apply farmgate and mill model
Fewer hands on your goods means less mixing, better traceability, and a better price for you.
We do proper screening
Not to a feeling. To the figure we wrote down with you, with fines screened out before bagging.
We test before loading
Independent inspection is welcome. Bring your own agency or share the cost with us, your call.
We show you the load on camera
Photos and video of the actual goods and the actual stuffing, sent before the doors close.
We handle the paperwork
Certificate of origin, quality certificate, phytosanitary where needed, bill of lading. On time, because late documents cost more than most people expect.
What we do differently, in plain terms
You talk to a person
One number, answered by someone who knows where your goods are today. Not a ticket system.
Proof before payment where possible
Photos, video, test results and inspection access. You should never be guessing what is in the box.
One supplier, several lines
Palm, coconut and charcoal from one contract and one contact, instead of three suppliers and three risks.
Small orders taken seriously
Trial orders and part loads are welcome. Every long relationship we have started as a test shipment.
Paperwork done on time
Documents prepared alongside the goods, not after them, so your container does not sit waiting at port.
We say no to bad batches
Turning down a load costs us a sale. Shipping it costs us a client. We know which one hurts longer.
Questions buyers ask us first
What quantities do you handle?
Can I inspect the goods before shipment?
What are your terms?
How long does shipping take?
Which specifications can you supply?
Do you ship personal shopping orders worldwide?
Talk to us
Quotes, specifications, sample requests and personal shopping lists all come to the same place. WhatsApp is fastest.
Request a quote
Tell us the product, the quantity and the destination. If you are sending a shopping list, just put it in the message box.