WHAT'S LANDING
WHAT'S LANDING
Single-Origin
Cardamom
Grade 1 Fancy Green. 7–8 mm whole pod. Cobán origin. October 2026 landing in Vancouver; first Tier-A shipment.
Grade 1 Fancy Green
7-8 mm
Specification.
Variety
Elettaria cardamomum (true green cardamom)
Cultivar
Guatemalan Malabar selection
Grade
Grade 1 Fancy Green
Calibration
7–8 mm whole pod
Moisture at landing
≤ 12% (target 10–11%)
Foreign matter
< 0.5%
Origin
Cobán region, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
Suppliers
cooperative, organic-capable + single-state line
Pack - inner
5 kg vacuum-sealed food-grade liner
Pack - outer
25 kg kraft outer carton
HS code
0908.31 (whole green cardamom)
MOQ
25 kg for wholesale; 5 kg pilot orders considered
Lead time
60–80 days
Sample
25 g free, includes full spec card on request
Specification.
Variety
Elettaria cardamomum (true green cardamom)
Cultivar
Guatemalan Malabar selection
Grade
Grade 1 Fancy Green
Calibration
7–8 mm whole pod
Moisture at landing
≤ 12% (target 10–11%)
Foreign matter
< 0.5%
Origin
Cobán region, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
Suppliers
cooperative, organic-capable + single-state line
Pack - inner
5 kg vacuum-sealed food-grade liner
Pack - outer
25 kg kraft outer carton
HS code
0908.31 (whole green cardamom)
MOQ
25 kg for wholesale; 5 kg pilot orders considered
Lead time
60–80 days
Sample
25 g free, includes full spec card on request
Specification.
Variety
Elettaria cardamomum (true green cardamom)
Cultivar
Guatemalan Malabar selection
Grade
Grade 1 Fancy Green
Calibration
7–8 mm whole pod
Moisture at landing
≤ 12% (target 10–11%)
Foreign matter
< 0.5%
Origin
Cobán region, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
Suppliers
cooperative, organic-capable + single-state line
Pack - inner
5 kg vacuum-sealed food-grade liner
Pack - outer
25 kg kraft outer carton
HS code
0908.31 (whole green cardamom)
MOQ
25 kg for wholesale; 5 kg pilot orders considered
Lead time
60–80 days
Sample
25 g free, includes full spec card on request
Certifications & compliance.
CFIA Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence — Importer activity, Spices and culinary herbs commodity. Application in progress; licence expected before first shipment lands. SFC licence number will be published here once issued.
Pre-shipment inspection — SGS or equivalent third party on every container, before the container leaves Puerto Quetzal. PSI certificate available to any buyer on request before purchase commitment.
Phytosanitary certificate — issued by MAGA (Guatemala's Ministry of Agriculture) on every shipment, accompanying the bill of lading.
Organic — we ship conventional Grade 1 Fancy Green by default. A COR / NOP-equivalent organic option is available on request and becomes a full SKU in 2027. CIPO trademark filing for the Quetzal wordmark and feather mark in Nice classes 30 + 35 is scheduled for post-incorporation in 2026.
Certifications & compliance.
CFIA Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence — Importer activity, Spices and culinary herbs commodity. Application in progress; licence expected before first shipment lands. SFC licence number will be published here once issued.
Pre-shipment inspection — SGS or equivalent third party on every container, before the container leaves Puerto Quetzal. PSI certificate available to any buyer on request before purchase commitment.
Phytosanitary certificate — issued by MAGA (Guatemala's Ministry of Agriculture) on every shipment, accompanying the bill of lading.
Organic — we ship conventional Grade 1 Fancy Green by default. A COR / NOP-equivalent organic option is available on request and becomes a full SKU in 2027. CIPO trademark filing for the Quetzal wordmark and feather mark in Nice classes 30 + 35 is scheduled for post-incorporation in 2026.
Certifications & compliance.
CFIA Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence — Importer activity, Spices and culinary herbs commodity. Application in progress; licence expected before first shipment lands. SFC licence number will be published here once issued.
Pre-shipment inspection — SGS or equivalent third party on every container, before the container leaves Puerto Quetzal. PSI certificate available to any buyer on request before purchase commitment.
Phytosanitary certificate — issued by MAGA (Guatemala's Ministry of Agriculture) on every shipment, accompanying the bill of lading.
Organic — we ship conventional Grade 1 Fancy Green by default. A COR / NOP-equivalent organic option is available on request and becomes a full SKU in 2027. CIPO trademark filing for the Quetzal wordmark and feather mark in Nice classes 30 + 35 is scheduled for post-incorporation in 2026.
Sample program
25 g whole-pod sample, vacuum-sealed in glassine inside a kraft envelope, with a single spec card listing the supplier, lot, harvest week, moisture at packing, and the current wholesale price.
Samples are free to qualified Canadian buyers in four channels: craft chocolate, craft distillery, specialty spice retail, and premium restaurant. Co-packers and specialty co-manufacturers are welcome on request. Allow ten business days from request submission to mailbox; most of that is Canada Post; we ship the same week the request lands.
Sampling Quetzal cardamom is a 60-second request.
Free to qualified Canadian buyers. Two business days to first reply; ten business days to mailbox.
Sampling Quetzal cardamom is a 60-second request.
Free to qualified Canadian buyers. Two business days to first reply; ten business days to mailbox.
Sampling Quetzal cardamom is a 60-second request.
Free to qualified Canadian buyers. Two business days to first reply; ten business days to mailbox.