Quality
Everything is settled before it ships.
Grade, moisture, foreign matter and the paperwork are agreed before a lot is bought, not argued over once the container has landed. This page sets out what travels with the goods, and where each thing is settled.
What travels with the goods
What a buyer receives.
Certification is prepared for the market the container is going to. Nothing here is a template.
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ISO 3632 category I
Saffron graded to category I under ISO 3632, with a laboratory result for every lot. Colouring strength is stated, never estimated.
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Phytosanitary certificate
Issued for every consignment against the plant-health requirements of the destination market.
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Certificate of origin
Documenting the country of production for customs clearance and preferential duty where it applies.
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Halal certification
Provided where the destination market requires it.
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Food-grade packing
All primary packaging is food-grade material, sealed at the packing line.
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Destination documentation
Prepared against the destination market’s requirement rather than a template, and released together with the lot codes.
Where each thing is settled
Five points between the crop and the vessel.
Each of these has a place where it is fixed: at origin, on the cleaning line, in the contract, before the vessel sails, and on the pouch itself.
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At origin, in season
Crop selection
Assessed in-season with the grower or cleaner. Samples pulled before any commitment.
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On the cleaning line
Calibration
Sieved, de-stoned and colour-sorted to the calibration named in the contract.
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In the contract
Moisture & foreign matter
Limits fixed in the contract, not negotiated on arrival.
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Before the vessel sails
Pre-shipment inspection
Against destination-market requirements before the vessel sails.
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On the pouch
Lot traceability
Every retail pouch carries a lot code resolving to origin, harvest window, cleaning line and packing date.
Traceability
One code, four answers.
Every retail pouch carries a lot code. That single code resolves to the origin the lot was bought from, the harvest window it came out of, the cleaning line it ran through, and the date it was packed.
- Origin
- Harvest window
- Cleaning line
- Packing date
Questions buyers ask
Answered from the specification.
- Is Panahandeh saffron ISO 3632 certified?
- Yes. Saffron is graded to category I under ISO 3632, with a laboratory result for every lot. Colouring strength is stated, never estimated.
- What certificates come with a shipment?
- A phytosanitary certificate is issued for every consignment against the plant-health requirements of the destination market. A certificate of origin documents the country of production for customs clearance and preferential duty where it applies. Halal certification is provided where the destination market requires it.
- Can I trace a pouch back to its harvest?
- Yes. Every retail pouch carries a lot code resolving to origin, harvest window, cleaning line and packing date.
- Where are moisture and foreign-matter limits agreed?
- In the contract. Limits are fixed in the contract, not negotiated on arrival.
- Is a shipment inspected before it leaves?
- Yes. Pre-shipment inspection is carried out against destination-market requirements before the vessel sails.
- What packaging does the product ship in?
- All primary packaging is food-grade material, sealed at the packing line.
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