ALIF Commodity Exports

Trading division · Alif Construction and Logistic General Services Ltd
Banadir, Somalia · Established 2010

Loaded in the Horn of Africa.
Landed in Europe.

Green coffee, ferrous and non-ferrous scrap, and raw hides and skins — sourced, inspected, documented and shipped to European ports on FOB, CFR and CIF terms.

Request a quotation Commodity specifications
HS 0901.11

Green coffee

60 kg jute · 19.2 MT / 20′ FCL
HS 7204 / 7404 / 7602

Metal scrap

ISRI grades · 24–26 MT / 20′ FCL
HS 4101 / 4102 / 4103

Hides & skins

Wet-salted · dry-salted · wet blue

Also quoted on request — sesame and oilseeds, gum arabic,
frankincense and myrrh, pulses and dried fruit

Origins Somalia · Ethiopia
Uganda · Kenya
Load ports Mogadishu · Berbera
Djibouti · Mombasa
Discharge Antwerp · Rotterdam · Hamburg
Genoa · Trieste · Valencia
Terms FOB · CFR · CIF
Incoterms® 2020

01 — Specifications

What we ship

Three established lines, each with its own sourcing network, inspection regime and EU entry requirements. The grades below are what we quote against; contract terms are agreed shipment by shipment.

01

Green coffee

Washed and natural Arabica from the Ethiopian highlands — Sidamo, Yirgacheffe, Guji, Jimma and Limu — alongside Ugandan Robusta, consolidated through Djibouti and Mombasa for the European roasting trade.

Every lot is cupped and screen-graded before booking. Pre-shipment samples of 2 kg per lot go to the buyer by courier, and shipment is held until approval comes back in writing.

EU entry — Coffee falls under the EU Deforestation Regulation. After the December 2025 revision, due diligence applies to large and medium operators from 30 December 2026 and to micro and small operators from 30 June 2027. We collect plot-level geolocation at the washing station and hand it to the importer for the due diligence statement.

Origins
Ethiopia · Uganda · Kenya
Grades
ETH Grade 1 & 2 washed / natural · UG Robusta Screen 18 · FAQ
Moisture
10.0 – 12.0 %
Packing
60 kg jute; GrainPro liner on request
Load
320 bags · 19.2 MT per 20′ FCL
MOQ
1 × 20′ FCL
Incoterms
FOB · CFR · CIF
HS code
0901.11
02

Ferrous & non-ferrous scrap

Collected, sorted and grade-separated at our yards, then loaded loose or baled for European mills, smelters and secondary refiners. Ferrous is supplied to ISRI descriptions; copper and aluminium are hand-sorted and XRF-verified before loading.

Containers are sealed after a radiation scan, and a loading photo set travels with every consignment — stuffing sequence, seal number and container number all recorded.

EU entry — Shipments move under Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 on shipments of waste, with Annex VII information travelling with the consignment. Where the buyer intends to claim end-of-waste status on arrival, material is prepared against the criteria in Regulation (EU) No 333/2011 for iron, steel and aluminium scrap. Radiation certificates accompany every container.

Ferrous
HMS 1 & 2 (80:20) · Shredded · Plate & structural
Copper
Berry · Birch–Cliff · Millberry 99.9 %
Aluminium
Taint / Tabor · Tense · Extrusion 6063
Contamination
≤ 2 % by weight; ferrous-free on non-ferrous lots
Load
24 – 26 MT per 20′ FCL, loose or baled
MOQ
1 × 20′ FCL; mixed grades by arrangement
Inspection
SGS · Bureau Veritas · Intertek, buyer’s nomination
HS codes
7204 · 7404 · 7602
03

Raw hides & skins

Bovine hides and the goat and sheep skins the Horn of Africa is known for, taken from established abattoir and collector networks, cured on site and baled for European tanneries and leather traders.

Curing method, salt content and selection are agreed before collection begins. Wet blue is available where the buyer prefers to take material past the raw stage at origin.

EU entry — Hides and skins are animal by-products under Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 and Regulation (EU) No 142/2011. Consignments need an official health certificate, must enter through a designated Border Control Post, and must be pre-notified on a CHED through TRACES NT. Entry is only possible from origins and establishments listed for the EU — we confirm current listing status for the intended origin before any offer is firmed.

Types
Bovine hides · Goat skins · Sheep skins
Cure
Wet-salted · Dry-salted · Air-dried · Wet blue
Selection
TR / I / II / III, agreed per contract
Salt content
Min. 30 % of green weight, wet-salted
Packing
Baled and strapped; bale weight per grade
MOQ
1 × 20′ FCL
Incoterms
FOB · CFR · CIF
HS codes
4101 · 4102 · 4103

Other lines quoted on request: sesame and other oilseeds, gum arabic, frankincense and myrrh, pulses and dried fruit. Weights, grades and load factors above are standard trade specifications, confirmed contract by contract.

02 — Sailings

One lane, north through Suez

Every European sailing runs the same trunk: up the Somali coast, through Bab el-Mandeb and the Red Sea, into the Mediterranean at Port Said, then either discharging in the Med or carrying on past Gibraltar to the north.

Load Discharge Transit
Mogadishu →Antwerp, BE28 – 35 d
Berbera →Rotterdam, NL24 – 31 d
Djibouti →Hamburg, DE26 – 33 d
Djibouti →Trieste, IT18 – 24 d
Mombasa →Genoa, IT22 – 28 d
Mombasa →Valencia, ES24 – 30 d

Transhipment at Salalah, Jebel Ali or Port Said depending on the carrier. Transits are indicative port-to-port and exclude inland haulage, clearance and schedule changes; firm transit is quoted at booking.

03 — Order to delivery

How a shipment runs

The same five stages apply to every contract, whatever the commodity. Each stage produces a document you receive before the next one starts.

01

Enquiry and firm offer

You send grade, quantity, destination port and shipment window. We return a firm offer: price, Incoterm, packing, load port and validity.

02

Sampling and approval

Cupping samples for coffee, grade samples for scrap, selection samples for hides. Nothing is booked until you approve them in writing.

03

Independent inspection

Your nominated surveyor attends loading and issues weight, quality and — for scrap — radiation certificates. Photos and seal numbers the same day.

04

Documents and clearance

Export clearance at origin, then the full document set to you or your bank against agreed payment terms. Health certificates and CHED lodged where required.

05

Freight and delivery

Booking, stuffing and sailing, with container tracking shared from departure. On CIF we place marine cargo cover at 110 % of invoice value.

04 — Regulated

Paperwork that clears customs

European buyers carry the compliance risk at import, so the document set is built at origin rather than reconstructed on arrival.

Standard document set

  • Commercial invoice and packing list
  • Bill of lading — 3/3 originals or telex release
  • Certificate of origin
  • Weight and quality certificate
  • Phytosanitary certificate — coffee
  • ICO certificate of origin — coffee
  • Radiation certificate — scrap
  • Annex VII information document — scrap
  • Official health certificate — hides and skins
  • CHED pre-notification via TRACES NT
  • Marine insurance certificate — CIF

Tariff preference

Duty-free access under Everything But Arms

Somalia, Ethiopia and Uganda are UN least developed countries and so benefit from the EU’s EBA arrangement, which grants duty-free, quota-free access for all products except arms and ammunition. Preferential origin still has to be evidenced — we register the consignment so your customs entry can claim it.

Due diligence

What we hand over

Plot geolocation for coffee, yard and collector traceability for scrap, abattoir-level traceability for hides — supplied as structured data with the shipping documents, so it drops straight into your own due diligence record.

Standing

Confirmed before we quote

Origin and establishment listing status, current phytosanitary and veterinary requirements, and the licences the specific commodity needs are checked against the destination member state before an offer is firmed — not after the container is loaded.

Regulatory summaries on this page are provided for orientation and reflect the position as at September 2026. They are not legal advice — importers should confirm current requirements with their customs agent and competent authority before contracting.

05 — Who we are

Alif Construction and Logistic General Services Ltd

Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Banadir, Somalia.

Alif built its operation on construction, supply and logistics contracts — yards, transport, warehousing, and the ability to get material to the quayside on schedule. The trading division puts that same infrastructure behind export, so sourcing, handling and shipping sit inside one company rather than across three intermediaries.

We work directly with producers, collectors and abattoirs at origin, and we quote only against material we can physically inspect before it is booked.

Established
2010
Head office
Banadir, Somalia
Divisions
Construction · Logistics · Trading
Registration
On request
Markets
EU · UK · Türkiye · Gulf
Terms
FOB · CFR · CIF

06 — Contact

Request a quotation

Tell us the grade, the quantity and where you want it landed. We reply with a firm offer and a sample plan, normally within two working days.

The more specific the enquiry, the faster the offer. If you already have a contract specification, paste it into the message field and we will quote against it directly.

Trade desk alifshaqo@gmail.com Mon – Sat · 08:00 – 17:00 EAT
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