The Spice Island
Spices: Exported from Sri Lanka
Harvest Gate supplies Sri Lankan spices to manufacturing companies, wholesalers and spice traders overseas: Ceylon cinnamon, black and white pepper, cloves, cardamom, turmeric and nutmeg, graded for bulk supply and quoted per consignment.
Request a quoteWhich spices does Harvest Gate export from Sri Lanka?
Harvest Gate exports Ceylon cinnamon, black and white pepper, cloves, green cardamom, turmeric, nutmeg and mace from Sri Lanka, with dried curry leaves alongside. Each spice is cleaned, sorted and graded before export and quoted per consignment in the form, grade and packing the buyer asks for.
Sri Lanka, once Ceylon, has traded spices for centuries and is the home of true cinnamon, Cinnamomum verum. Harvest Gate is an agricultural exporter based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. As a spice exporter, it sells bulk spices to importers, wholesalers, spice traders and food manufacturers by the consignment.
Ceylon cinnamon
Cinnamomum verum
True Ceylon cinnamon is native to Sri Lanka. Peelers lift the thin inner bark of the cinnamon tree and roll it into quills of many papery layers, which give a sweet, delicate flavour. Harvest Gate exports Ceylon cinnamon in bulk as whole quills and as powder.
- Formsquills and powder
- Used byfood manufacturers, bakers, spice blenders and traders
Black pepper
Piper nigrum
Black pepper is the berry of a climbing vine, picked green and dried until the skin turns black and wrinkled. Pepper from Sri Lanka is known for its bold heat and rich aroma. Harvest Gate supplies it whole and ground, cleaned and graded before export.
- Formswhole peppercorns and ground pepper
- Used byspice blenders, food manufacturers and wholesalers
Cloves
Syzygium aromaticum
Cloves are the unopened flower buds of the clove tree, picked before they bloom and dried to a deep reddish brown. Their strong, warm aroma suits spice blends, baking, sauces and pickles. Harvest Gate exports Sri Lankan cloves whole and ground.
- Formswhole cloves and ground cloves
- Used byspice blenders, food manufacturers and traders
Cardamom
Elettaria cardamomum
Green cardamom grows as small ribbed pods that hold fragrant black seeds. Its fresh, aromatic flavour is prized in tea, coffee, baking and sweets. Harvest Gate exports Sri Lankan cardamom as whole green pods, seeds and powder.
- Formswhole green pods, seeds and powder
- Used bytea and coffee blenders, bakers and spice traders
Turmeric
Curcuma longa
Turmeric is the root of a plant in the ginger family. The fingers are boiled, dried and ground into a deep orange-yellow powder with an earthy, slightly bitter flavour, used for colour and taste. Harvest Gate exports Sri Lankan turmeric as whole dried fingers, slices and powder.
- Formswhole dried fingers, slices and powder
- Used byfood manufacturers, curry powder blenders and wholesalers
More spices we export
Alongside the main range, Harvest Gate sells these Sri Lankan spices wholesale to blenders, food manufacturers and traders.
Cinnamon chips and quillings
Cinnamomum verum
Quillings are broken pieces of quill, and chips the bark trimmed and shaved off while the quills are made. Both carry true Ceylon cinnamon flavour for grinding, extraction and tea blends.
Ceylon cinnamon oil
Cinnamomum verum
Cinnamon oil is steam distilled from Ceylon cinnamon, for flavourings, fragrance and personal care products. The oil and quantity are confirmed with each quotation.
Nutmeg and mace
Myristica fragrans
Nutmeg is the seed of the nutmeg fruit and mace the red lace that wraps it. Exported as whole nutmeg, mace blades and ground nutmeg for bakery, sauces and spice blends.
White pepper
Piper nigrum
White pepper comes from ripe pepper berries with the outer skin removed, which gives a milder, earthier heat. Exported whole and ground for light sauces, soups and processed foods.
Dried curry leaves
Murraya koenigii
Curry leaves give South Asian cooking its fresh, citrus-like aroma. Exported dried, whole, crushed or ground, for spice blends and food processing.
How are spices shipped from Colombo?
Each spice is cleaned, sorted and graded before export and packed for its destination. Consignments ship by sea from the Port of Colombo, with air freight from Bandaranaike International Airport when a buyer needs the goods sooner.
Every consignment ships with a phytosanitary certificate and the export documents the importing market requires, such as a certificate of origin, a packing list and a commercial invoice. Tell us the destination port and the quotation confirms the route and the paperwork.
Buyer questions
Questions importers ask about spices
What importers ask before choosing a spices supplier in Sri Lanka. Not answered here? Send the question with your enquiry.
Request a quote01What is the minimum order for spices from Sri Lanka?
It depends on the spice, the form and the packing, so the minimum is confirmed with each quotation. Tell us the quantity you need per shipment and the destination port when you request a quote.
02Which countries does Harvest Gate export spices to?
Harvest Gate ships to the Middle East and Gulf states (the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain), the Maldives, the United Kingdom, the European Union, the USA, Australia and Canada. Tell us the destination port and we confirm the route and the documents the importing authority asks for.
03How do I request a quote or samples?
Send the spice, form, grade and quantity with your destination port through Request a Quote and we reply with a quotation for the consignment. To check a spice before a first order, request samples with your delivery address.
04Can I buy Ceylon cinnamon in bulk?
Yes. Harvest Gate supplies Ceylon cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) in bulk as quills and powder. Tell us the form, quantity and destination port for a quotation per consignment.
05How is a spice quotation priced?
Each quotation is per consignment. The price follows the spice, form, grade, quantity, packing and destination port, plus freight at the time of shipment. Send those details with your enquiry and the quotation sets each one out.
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