Green Cardamom
Alta Verapaz, Ixcán & Huehuetenango. Jumbo, intensive green & mixed grades.
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Royal Spices Guatemala — Premium Guatemalan Cardamom & Spice Exporter
Sociedad Anónima · Est. Guatemala
Premium Guatemalan cardamom & heritage spices for global importers — direct sourcing, graded quality, export documentation and international logistics from origin.
Export Worldwide✦SGS Quality Control✦FOB / CIF / DAP✦Trade Compliance
Origin: Guatemala City · Zona 10✦Trade desk: Mon – Sat · 08:00 – 18:00 CST
USD 150 · Flat rate
Buyer trial · Ships worldwide
Try our sample box before you commit to a container.
Evaluation samples of our export-grade cardamom, allspice, black pepper, cloves and chile cobanero — delivered to your QC lab so you can grade, cup and audit before scaling up. Need more than a sample? Select a larger weight and we quote the extra separately.
- ✦250 g standard sample · 5+ export-grade spices
- ✦DHL express · tracked, insured, worldwide
- ✦Full spec sheets & lab COAs included
- ✦Phytosanitary certificate established per shipment
- ✦Dispatched within 5 working days — perfect sample selection + phytosanitary setup
- ✦150 USD credited on your first container order
Paid via secure Recurrente checkout · dispatched within 5 working days
Verified dispatches
Osaka, Japan· Cardamom XL + 7–8 mm· last bought 23 hours ago
Buyer identity withheld
Our products
Export-grade Guatemalan spices
5 KG & 40 KG export boxes — Guatemalan Premium Cardamom
Royal Spices branded 40 KG sacks — warehouse stack
Premium Green Cardamom — 2026 crop
Inside our processing facility
Why Royal Spices
Built for serious importers.
01
Reliable Export Operations
Structured logistics and full documentation support.
02
Premium Guatemalan Origin
Direct sourcing from the producing regions.
03
Quality Assurance
Independent inspection and verification available.
04
Global Distribution
Experience serving buyers across five continents.
Trade desk
Trade Information & Export Capabilities
Everything an importer needs to qualify Royal Spices in under two minutes — packaging, inspection, Incoterms, paperwork and response times.
Packaging options
- ✦5 kg vacuum-sealed cartons
- ✦25 kg multi-wall paper bags
- ✦50 kg jute / PP sacks
- ✦Private-label & custom print
Inspection options
- ✦SGS / Bureau Veritas / Intertek
- ✦Pre-shipment & loading supervision
- ✦Third-party lab analysis
- ✦Buyer-appointed QC welcome
Export terms
- ✦FOB Puerto Quetzal / Sto. Tomás
- ✦CFR & CIF to all major ports
- ✦Air freight ex GUA for samples
- ✦MOQ from 100 kg (air) / 1 FCL (sea)
Documentation
- ✦Commercial invoice & packing list
- ✦Certificate of Origin (VUPE)
- ✦Phytosanitary certificate
- ✦Bill of Lading & insurance docs
Payment terms
- ✦Shipment #1: T/T 20/80, 25/75 or 30/70 (balance vs B/L copy)
- ✦From shipment #2: Irrevocable L/C at sight also accepted
Response times
- ✦Quotes within 4 business hours
- ✦Samples shipped in 48 hours
- ✦Pro-forma invoice same day
- ✦WhatsApp trade desk 7 days / week
Export Products
Guatemalan spices we export worldwide.
Allspice
Wild-harvested Pimienta Gorda from Petén — oil-rich and aromatic.
Black Pepper
Dense, sun-dried peppercorns. The choice for premium grinders.
Other Export Products
Cloves, Chile Cobanero and additional Guatemalan spices.
New Crop · Available Now
Whole Cloves — fresh harvest, ready for export.
Freshly harvested and sun-cured. Whole buds, rich in essential oil. Stock allocatable immediately — FOB/CIF quotations available.
Export Process
From inquiry to delivery.
- 01
Inquiry
- 02
Qualification
- 03
Quotation
- 04
Contract
- 05
Shipment
- 06
Delivery
Proof of Performance
Trusted by international buyers.
Real footage from our warehouse, container loading and quality inspections in Guatemala.
Warehouse overview
⸺ Buyer Assurance
From sample to arrival — how your first order actually runs.
Every step is documented, every milestone is risk-controlled, and every shipment can be verified against our public export ledger. If we fail to ship by the contractual deadline or the goods fail your pre-shipment inspection, the affected milestone is refunded.
- 01Day 0
Free 100 g sample — you cover the courier
Sealed, lot-coded and traceable to the harvest batch. Product is free; DHL / FedEx charges to your door are billed at cost.
- 02Day 2–4
Signed Proforma Invoice
Volume, grade, port, Incoterm, packaging, banking. No surprises later.
- 03Day 5–10
Risk-controlled payment milestones
Shipment #1: T/T 20/80, 25/75 or 30/70 (balance vs B/L copy). From shipment #2: Irrevocable L/C at sight also accepted.
- 04Day 10–20
Third-party pre-shipment QC
SGS · Bureau Veritas · Intertek — or your appointed surveyor. Load only on pass.
- 05Day 20–25
Container sealed & loaded
Photo & video pack of loading, seal number & booking confirmation sent same day.
- 06Day 26–30
Full export document pack
Commercial Invoice · Packing List · COO (AGEXPORT) · Phytosanitary (MAGA) · B/L · Insurance.
- 07Transit
Live vessel tracking
Vessel, ETA, discharge updates via WhatsApp and your client portal until arrival.
- 08Arrival
Retained sample cross-check
We keep a sealed lot sample for 12 months. If your lab result disputes the signed PI, we cross-test against the retained sample and resolve per the QC clause in the contract.
✓
Load only on QC pass
Your appointed surveyor (SGS, Bureau Veritas, Intertek or your own) signs off before the container is sealed. You pay 70% only after B/L — nothing ships blind.
✓
Verified banking only
Banking details cross-signed by our compliance officer and issued only through the /how-to-pay portal — no WhatsApp bank changes, ever.
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Public export ledger
Every shipment is entered in our Verified Exporter page. Buyer references and BL copies available to qualified buyers on request.
Refund clause
If we fail to ship by the contractual deadline in your signed proforma, or if the lot fails your appointed pre-shipment inspection (SGS, Bureau Veritas, Intertek or your own surveyor), the affected milestone is refunded within 14 days of written notice.
⸺ QC & Loading Guarantee
We load only after QC passes. You release 70% only after B/L.
Your appointed surveyor inspects the lot before sealing. Payment follows documents, not trust.
Payment structure
T/T 20/80, 25/75 or 30/70 on shipment #1 — balance vs B/L copy
From shipment #2: irrevocable L/C at sight also accepted.
- 01Step 1
Signed PI + deposit
Lot reserved. Harvest batch locked. Pre-shipment scheduled.
- 02Step 2
You appoint the surveyor
SGS, Bureau Veritas, Intertek — or your own inspector. Their report, their sign-off.
- 03Step 3
Pre-shipment inspection
Moisture, purity, oil, sieve, ASTA — checked against your signed PI.
- 04Step 4
Surveyor sign-off
No Certificate of Conformity = no loading. Ever.
- 05Step 5
Supervised loading + seal
Loaded with surveyor present. Photo pack, seal number and report sent same day.
- 06Step 6
B/L copy → release 70%
Vessel sailed and B/L copy emailed. Only then does the balance become due.
✓
Written into every contract. Surveyor clause, CoC-before-loading and 30/70-against-B/L terms are contract line items.
Packaging & Private Label
Flexible packaging for every buyer.
From retail-ready bags to bulk export sacks — and private-label programs for distributors.
5 kg
Vacuum-sealed retail & food-service bags.
25 kg
Multi-wall paper sacks with PE liner.
50 kg
Export jute sacks, branded or neutral.
Private Label
Your brand, our origin. MOQ on request.
Own-brand packaging · Verified use
Royal Spices branding on every cardamom export unit.
These are the registered Royal Spices Guatemala S.A. bags and cartons in active use for green cardamom shipments — the same artwork buyers receive at destination, and the same identity used across our documents, warehouse and containers.
© Royal Spices Guatemala S.A.Woven export bags — 40 / 20 / 2.5 kg
Bilingual EN/AR labelling, net weight, production and expiry dates, crop year, producer and exporter — printed on every unit that leaves the plant.
© Royal Spices Guatemala S.A.Export cartons — 40 kg
Plant-coded cartons (Planta Río Bravo) with handling pictograms, watermarked panels and QC fields completed at packing.
Images are proprietary brand assets — download and reuse are not permitted.
Export brochure
Download the Royal Spices export brochure.
One PDF with our full portfolio, technical parameters, packing options, trade terms and company verification — everything an importer needs before the first call.
- ◆Full product portfolio: cardamom grades, black pepper, allspice, cloves and chile cobanero.
- ◆Technical specifications: moisture, bulk density, volatile oil, screen sizes and packing options.
- ◆Trade terms: 30/70 against B/L, surveyor clause, CoC before loading and FOB / CIF routings.
- ◆Company file: legal entity, LEI, export registrations and shipment record.
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Verifiable proof
Don't take photos as proof. Check the registries.
Every claim on this page is backed by an official record you can look up yourself, or a document we release to qualified buyers on request.
Legal Entity Identifier
LEI 984500C5DEB39R50AO14
Verify directly on the GLEIF global register.
Verify →Export licence
VUPE / SEADEX R35266
Registered exporter — licence copy on the Verified Exporter page.
Verify →Tax registration (SAT)
Registered with SAT Guatemala
Royal Spices Guatemala, Sociedad Anónima — registered and searchable on the SAT Guatemala portal.
Verify →Shipping record
9 shipments · 18 ports
Shipment record maintained by Royal Spices Guatemala S.A. — details on request.
Verify →Phytosanitary & origin
MAGA · AGEXPORT
Sample certificates downloadable — issued per shipment.
Verify →Banking reference
BAC Credomatic
Bank reference letter released to qualified buyers on request.
Verify →Restricted markets
Where we do not ship.
We cannot fulfill export requests to these countries and territories due to sanctions and our internal compliance policy.
- ✦North Korea
- ✦Syria
- ✦Cuba
- ✦Myanmar
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Our Story
A Guatemalan house with a global trade desk.
Founded in Guatemala, Royal Spices is a dedicated exporter of cardamom and heritage spices grown on the country's volcanic highlands.
We work directly with farmers in Alta Verapaz, Ixcán (Quiché), Huehuetenango and Petén — hand-sorting, grading and packing for export under one uncompromising standard.
Our partners are roasters, distributors, food manufacturers and importers across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia and Africa.
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