- Minimum order: 1 container (about 20 t)
- Ready to pack and ship
- Sample on request, where lawful
- Export documents supplied
Exporting and importing with us
What we export
Unmanufactured tobacco leaf: flue-cured Virginia, dark air-cured and rustica from Pakistan, plus burley, oriental and cigar leaf sourced to your specification. It leaves Karachi in containers as loose leaf, hand-stemmed or machine-stemmed strips, scraps and stems, or blends. See the price list for what is in stock.
How importing from us works
- Check your licence position. Confirm the licence, permit and excise status your country requires for importing tobacco leaf. We will ask for your company details and what the leaf is for.
- Request a quote. Send the type, form, grade or targets, quantity and destination port. We reply with stock, price per kg and a shipment window.
- Test a sample. Where lawful, we send a sample from the lot. You approve it in writing.
- Sign and book. We agree the contract, payment structure and documents, then book the container at Karachi.
- We pack and load. Leaf is packed and sealed; you receive the shipping documents, and loading photographs on request.
- Ship and clear. The container sails. Your broker clears customs at your port using our documents; you take delivery.
Terms: FOB Karachi, with other options
Our prices are FOB Karachi: we load the container onto the vessel and you arrange freight and insurance, which suits buyers with their own forwarder. If you prefer us to book the ship, ask for a CFR or CIF quote to your port and we add freight and insurance. The order terms cover minimum order, packing, samples and payment structures, and our FOB Karachi explainer shows how to compare quotes.
Documents we supply
A commercial invoice, packing list and bill of lading, with a certificate of origin, phytosanitary certificate, fumigation certificate, weight certificate or certificate of analysis where your country or contract requires them. Send your importer's checklist with the enquiry, so the documents match from the start. Details are in our export documents checklist.
Destinations and importers
Where we ship
Buyers in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa buy from us, and we have shipped to more than 20 countries. Sales are coordinated from Belgium, so European buyers deal with us in their own time zone. Tell us your port and we quote to it.
Who can import
Licensed manufacturers, processors, blending houses, importers and distributors. Before a first order, we check who the buyer is and where the leaf is going; see the compliance notice. If you are new to importing leaf, our importer checklist lists what to confirm first.
More on shipping and importing tobacco
Other trade sites publish material that complements this page. For importers, import shisha tobacco lays out an importer’s steps, and Incoterm for tobacco shipments compares FOB, CIF and DAP. See also export and import documents for tobacco, and, for FCV, FCV tobacco packaging and export and FCV tobacco export to different regions. A shisha tobacco exporter will quote a different product range from ours.
Tobacco is harmful to health. JKTabak supplies tobacco leaf to licensed commercial buyers only (manufacturers, processors, importers and distributors). The buyer is responsible for confirming that import, purchase and resale of tobacco is lawful in the destination country.
Photos and video from our lots
Pictures and clips of leaf we handle. For current photographs or video of a specific lot, ask us. The full sets are on the gallery and videos pages.
