FOB vs CIF from Mombasa: Which Incoterm Should You Use When Importing from East Africa?
Who pays freight, insurance and port charges under each Incoterm — and how to choose.
Read guide →From our land · To the world — FOB · CFR · CIF · DAP
We export everything from Kenya & East Africa — to your port
Tea, Arabica coffee, Hass avocados, avocado oil, roses, fresh vegetables, macadamia, gemstones, apparel and manufactured goods — quoted to your destination port or airport, with documents handled for you.
- 10 source countries
- 13 product categories
- 21 destination markets
- 24 h typical quote reply
What we export
Kenyan products for importers, processors and retailers
Every category page lists varieties, grades and specifications, growing areas and altitudes, seasons, packaging and export documents.
01
Kenyan Tea
Kenya is the world's leading exporter of black tea.
→ Pakistan, Egypt, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Russia
02
Kenyan Arabica Coffee
Kenyan Arabica is one of the most sought-after coffees in the world — famous for its blackcurrant and citrus acidity, juicy body and clean, wine-like finish.
→ Germany, Belgium, United States, Switzerland, Netherlands
03
Fresh Kenyan Avocados
Kenya is Africa's largest avocado exporter.
→ Netherlands, France, Spain, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, China
04
Kenyan Avocado Oil
Kenya is one of the world's largest producers of avocado oil, pressing Hass and Fuerte fruit into crude, extra virgin and refined oils for food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical manufacturers.
→ United Kingdom, Germany, United States
05
Kenyan Cut Flowers
Kenya is one of the world's top cut-flower exporters and the leading supplier of roses to the European Union.
→ Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany
06
Fresh Vegetables & Fruits
Kenya is a leading supplier of fresh vegetables to Europe — especially fine French beans, mangetout and sugar snap peas — and a growing exporter of tropical fruits and Asian vegetables to the UK and the Gulf.
→ United Kingdom, Netherlands, France, United Arab Emirates
07
Nuts & Oilseeds
Kenya is one of the world's top macadamia producers, alongside a growing trade in cashews, sesame, groundnuts and sunflower seed from its coastal, eastern and western regions.
→ China, United States, Germany
08
Minerals & Gemstones
Kenya hosts world-famous coloured gemstones — notably tsavorite green garnet, first discovered in Taita Taveta — together with industrial minerals such as soda ash from Lake Magadi, and artisanal and small-scale gold.
→ United Arab Emirates, China, India
09
Textiles & Apparel
Kenya's Export Processing Zones host large, compliance-audited garment factories producing knitwear, denim and workwear for global apparel brands — with competitive lead times and preferential market access.
→ United States, Uganda
10
Manufactured & Processed Goods
Kenya is East Africa's manufacturing hub, supplying construction materials, consumer goods, processed foods and pharmaceuticals across the region along the Northern Corridor.
→ Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan, DR Congo, EthiopiaBrowse by category
Product categories from across East Africa
Beyond Kenya
We also help you import from DR Congo, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Burundi, Sudan, South Sudan & Somalia
One partner in Nairobi for supplier verification, inspection, export documents and shipping through Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti, Berbera or Port Sudan.
🇨🇩DR CongoCoffee · Cocoa · Copper & Cobalt · 3T Minerals & Gold · Timber · Cinchona & Quinine🇹🇿TanzaniaCashew · Coffee · Sesame & Oilseeds · Pulses · Cloves & Spices · Avocados · Tanzanite & Gems · Fish & Seafood · Tea · Sisal🇺🇬UgandaCoffee · Vanilla · Cocoa · Fish · Fruits & Vegetables · Sesame & Grains · Shea Butter · Tea🇷🇼RwandaCoffee · Tea · 3T Minerals · Horticulture🇪🇹EthiopiaCoffee · Sesame & Niger Seed · Pulses · Leather · Cut Flowers · Honey & Beeswax🇧🇮BurundiCoffee · Tea🇸🇩SudanGum Arabic · Sesame & Groundnuts · Hibiscus & Botanicals · Livestock & Meat · Cotton🇸🇸South SudanGum Arabic · Shea · Sesame & Groundnuts🇸🇴SomaliaFrankincense & Myrrh · Livestock · Sesame · Fish & Seafood
How it works
From quotation to your warehouse in four steps
- Request a quote. Choose product, variety, quantity, Incoterm and your destination port or airport. Tell us if you buy as an individual or a company.
- Receive a formal offer. We confirm price (FOB Mombasa, CFR, CIF or DAP), specifications, packaging, lead time and payment terms.
- Approve samples (optional). Samples are charged at the indicative international price + $1.00/kg. We email an invoice with payment details.
- Contract & shipment. We handle inspection, KEPHIS / AFA permits, certificates of origin and booking; you receive the shipping documents.
Where we ship
Destination markets
Sea freight from the Port of Mombasa, air freight from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), and road freight along the Northern Corridor to East and Central Africa.
Source verified
We work with licensed exporters, KEPHIS-registered packhouses, auction-registered tea and coffee buyers, and licensed mineral dealers.
Documents handled
Phytosanitary certificates, certificates of origin (EUR.1, EAC, COMESA), AFA permits, lab analyses and inspection reports.
Transparent samples
Sample prices are calculated instantly on the quote form: international price + $1.00 per kg.
Flexible terms
FOB, CFR, CIF, CIP, DAP. Payment by Letter of Credit, CAD or bank transfer depending on order and buyer history.
Buyer guides
Guides for importers
Import How-To Guides
Import How-To Guides
Shipping from Mombasa & Nairobi JKIA: Logistics Guide for Importing from East Africa
How East African cargo reaches the world — sea, air and regional road corridors.
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Import How-To Guides
EUDR Compliance for Coffee & Cocoa from East Africa: What EU Importers Need
What EUDR means for your coffee and cocoa sourcing, and the data we provide with every lot.
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Product Buying Guides
Buy Kenyan Tea Wholesale: CTC Grades, FOB Prices & How to Import in Bulk
A practical guide for tea importers, blenders and packers: which Kenyan CTC grade to buy, how pricing works, minimum orders, packing and how to ship to your port.
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Kenya AA Coffee Supplier: Buy Green Arabica Beans Wholesale (AA, AB, PB)
Everything roasters and green-coffee importers need to buy Kenyan Arabica: grades, regions, harvest timing, traceability and how to get offers.
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Product Buying Guides
Hass Avocado Supplier in Kenya: Import Fresh Avocados by Reefer (Sizes, Season, Prices)
Sizes, season, quality specs, reefer logistics and documents for importers buying Kenyan Hass and Fuerte avocados.
Read guide →Ready to import from Kenya?
Tell us the product, variety, quantity, Incoterm (FOB / CIF / CFR / DAP) and your destination port or airport. We reply with a formal quotation, usually within one business day.