BRAZIL NUTS,United States price supplier

1.       Product descriptions and Harmonised System (H.S.) code number:

 BRAZIL NUTS: SHELLED (H.S. 0801.22.00.00)

Brazil nuts, also known as amazonia nuts or paranuts, are the hard shelled seeds of the Bertholletia Excelsa Lecythidadeae tree, which grows wild in tropical rain forests. They are found mainly in Brazil and Bolivia and to a lesser extent in Peru, Colombia and Venezuela.

The fruits of this tree resemble large coconuts with a hard, woody casing. Inside the rough but fragile outer shell of the fruit is a tough, woody and fibrous inner shell, which contains a dozen or more brazil nuts, closely packed together, with the thin edge inward, like the sections of an orange. When the fruits ripen, they fall to the ground. The mature fruits are picked off the ground and are broken in the forest where the outer shells are discarded. The nuts still with their hard inner shell, are washed and given initial drying in a primitive shelter prior to transportation to the nearest local trading post. Due to the intense heat and high humidity of the Amazon region, the heaps of Brazil nuts tend to "sweat" and must constantly be turned over and aerated to prevent deterioration and mould. After drying, the unshelled nuts are manually selected to remove mouldy, empty, cracked, broken, and oily-wet rejects. The nuts are then graded according to the colour of their shells, and subjected to quality control before being packed for export. The nuts to be shelled are soaked in water for 24 hours, boiled briefly to soften the shell and then cracked by hand or machine. The good kernels are dried and graded for quality and size.

 2.       Furthermore specifications:

 Materials used for packaging are as environmentally friendly as possible, strong enough to protect the product during transportation, and there are no staples and nails included.

Primary packaging material is a non-biodegradable co-extruded Nylon/LDPE plastic film (thickness 127 mm); film specifications are available upon request.

Secondary packaging material is recycled cardboard.

      Net product weight per pack    : 20,000 kg

Total weight of each pack         : 20,645 kg

Weight of packaging material   : 0,645 kg

Our product meet the specifications required for Brazil nuts in terms of the forms traded, grading and packaging according to the manual on European quality standards for Edible Nuts issued by the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries - European Fair Trade Association.

Brazil nuts are vacuum packed before sealing. Nitrogen flushing before sealing depends on what the importers' requirements are. We assure airtight packaging.

Depending on importers' requirements we can deliver our products in other presentations, we are open to explore specific packaging needs.

Brazil nuts are eaten raw, roasted, salted, and in shelled nut mixtures. They are also used in the chocolate industry, whole for chocolate covered nuts and broken or sliced in chocolate bars. They also have applications in ice cream, bakery, confectionery, and health food products.

3.       Prices based on FOB port of shipment, in US dollars, with terms and conditions including quantity rebates (if any), delivery times, minimum shipment quantity, packaging specifications, quantities per container, shipping possibilities, etc.:

Price                             : variable depending on growers' offer and packaging requirements

Delivery time                : depends on quantity and availability at the time of quotation

Minimum shipment quantity      : 768 boxes or 15859 kg (20-ft. container)

Packaging specifications           : cardboard boxes of 348 * 263 * 382 mm (outer dimensions)

Shipping possibilities                 : by ship, others can be arranged