Certified organic beeswax from Tabora, Tanzania
SIP makes a two-way market in certified organic beeswax, out of Tabora, Tanzania. Sell it to us or buy it from us, and fix the price forward. Physical or financial, prompt to long dated. Every other beeswax grade and delivery point sits on the beeswax sheet.
Price this with our desk
Grade, origin and window if you have them. If what you are carrying does not fit the sheet above, describe it in your own words and a trader will take it from there.
Which side are you on
We stand on both. One counterparty, one price, either direction.
| Selling | If you grow, produce or export certified organic beeswax, we are the buyer. Tell us the volume and the window and we bid it, prompt or forward, so the price is fixed before the crop moves. We price against the Jun to Dec harvest and ahead of it. |
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| Buying | If you buy, process or manufacture with certified organic beeswax, we are the seller. Give us the tonnage and the delivery window and we offer it, with the price locked for as long as your book needs. Arrival at destination usually runs Jan to Oct. |
Send the side, the quantity and the delivery window. We come back with a price.
The grade
Organic-certified forest beeswax from Tabora cooperatives.
Beeswax from certified organic or forest beekeeping with documented acaricide-free chain.
Specification
One grade at one delivery point. Grades, origins and windows outside this line are priced on request.
| Symbol | BEESWAX.ORGANIC.TZ-24 |
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| Class | Apiculture & Bee Products |
| Commodity | Beeswax ↗ |
| Grade | Certified organic beeswax |
| Delivery point | Tabora, Tanzania |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Subdivision | Tabora |
| Quote basis | On request |
| Market | Two-way, quoted on request |
| Serial | APIC-BEESWAX-ORGANIC-TZ-24 |
Forward, option, collar, swap and storage structures are quoted on request. Tell us the side, the quantity and the timing.
Where it comes from
This line sits in Tabora, Singida, Kigoma, Katavi, Tanzania. We hold Tanzania as origin and destination for beeswax, and quote against it on a stated side, quantity and delivery window.
| Country | Tanzania |
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| Producing regions | Tabora, Singida, Kigoma, Katavi |
| We trade it as | Origin and destination |
Origins and destinations outside this list trade on request. We are not limited to the locations shown here.
Shipment window
Harvest here is when the comb is rendered at origin, which follows the honey extraction. Arrival is when a shipment from that origin typically lands in a consuming market. The gap between them is rendering, filtering, blocking, laboratory clearance and the voyage.
| Harvest | Jun to Dec |
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| Arrival at destination | Jan to Oct |
Two recovery periods following the miombo woodland honey flows.
Windows outside this are priced on request. Tell us when you need it and we will work back from the date.
What we quote, and how far out
We stand on both sides of spot cash prompt out to three months, physical delivered prompt out to six months and forward from three months to twelve months. We price options, swaps and storage and rental against a stated side, quantity and window, and anything past the dates above the same way. There is no cap on the dates we will look at.
A two-way quote is firm only when a trader confirms it in writing against your side, quantity and delivery window.
Customs classification
Beeswax moves under the following Harmonized System headings. Confirm the heading with your broker before entry; classification turns on the finished specification, not the trade name.
| 1521.90 | Beeswax and other insect waxes, whether or not refined or coloured |
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Common questions
Can I lock in a price for certified organic beeswax in Tabora, Tanzania?
Yes. SIP quotes a two-way market on request, prompt to long dated. We price ahead of the Jun to Dec harvest as readily as against it. Send your side, the quantity and the delivery window and a trader comes back with a price. A quote is firm only when it is confirmed in writing.
Who buys certified organic beeswax from Tabora, Tanzania?
We do. SIP Global stands on both sides of this market, so producers and exporters sell to us and buyers, processors and manufacturers buy from us. There is no listing, no auction and no chain of intermediaries in between.
How do I sell certified organic beeswax forward?
Tell us the grade, the volume and the months you want covered. We bid it as physical or financial, prompt or long dated, and settle against the delivery you name. Arrival at destination usually runs Jan to Oct. Structures beyond a flat forward are quoted the same way.
What is certified organic beeswax?
Beeswax from certified organic or forest beekeeping with documented acaricide-free chain.
What is the minimum volume?
There is no published minimum. We look at what you have or what you need, and tell you straight whether we can price it.
SIP quotes a two-way market in this grade on request. Levels are firm only when confirmed in writing by a trader against a stated side, quantity, and delivery window. All trades are subject to SIP standard terms and conditions.