WANTED: Dates
Buy Requirement Specifications & Trade Terms
A buyer from United Arab Emirates is looking for wholesale dates. Quantity required: 5 Metric Ton/Metric Tons. Shipping terms: COF. Payment terms: L/C. Review the full specifications and submit your competitive quote.
Shipping Terms & Destination Port
The buyer requires COF shipping terms. Exporters from any country capable of shipping to United Arab Emirates are encouraged to submit their best FOB or CIF pricing.
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Verified suppliers can submit their wholesale quotation including FOB pricing, MOQ, production capacity, and shipping terms. Click "Submit Quotation" to respond directly to this dates requirement.
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5 Metric Tons of Dates Required by a Verified Buyer in the United Arab Emirates
A verified buyer in the United Arab Emirates is sourcing dates, indicating a volume of 5 Metric Tons. Delivery is sought into United Arab Emirates on COF terms, with settlement by an irrevocable letter of credit. The buyer's own note adds: "Type:; Medjool Dates - 5mt; Mariam Dates-5mt; Ajwa Dates-5mt; Amber Dates-5mt; Sukkuri Dates-5mt". Suppliers preparing an offer should be ready to evidence dates on a current specification sheet or certificate of analysis, covering grade and specification, material composition, quality-control results, and the country of origin, reported against the test methods the product category attracts. At first contact, a clear specification and valid certifications count for more than a headline price. Quality and quantity are normally established by an independent inspector such as SGS, Bureau Veritas or Intertek, with sample drawing and loading supervision at the export port. Dates moves as palletized FCL cargo, so the offer should name the packing format, the load port, lead time and available quantity, rather than vague availability claims. Trade terms most often negotiated are FOB at the supplier's export port and CIF or CFR to the buyer's port, here United Arab Emirates; under CIF the seller arranges freight and marine insurance to the discharge port. Quote Incoterms 2020 explicitly so risk transfer is unambiguous. Payment is commonly an irrevocable letter of credit at sight or T/T with a partial advance against shipping documents, which matches the instrument this buyer has specified. A complete first response covers specification compliance against the buyer's note, an indicative price with a validity window, MOQ, packaging, port of dispatch, lead time, and certification copies.
Frequently Asked Questions About Dates Buy Leads
How much dates is this buyer looking to source?
The buyer has indicated a requirement of 5 Metric Tons. Confirm your available volume against it, state your MOQ if it sits below this figure, and give the production or shipment schedule you can hold to.
What shipping and payment terms did this buyer specify?
The buyer has specified COF shipping and settlement by an irrevocable letter of credit. Quote your price on those Incoterms and set out the documents you can present against an irrevocable letter of credit.
What is the delivery destination for this dates requirement?
The buyer has named United Arab Emirates as the delivery point. Factor the freight, insurance, and transit time to that discharge port into a CIF or CFR offer, and state the vessel or routing your price assumes.
What dates specification has this buyer outlined?
The buyer's own note adds: "Type:; Medjool Dates - 5mt; Mariam Dates-5mt; Ajwa Dates-5mt; Amber Dates-5mt; Sukkuri Dates-5mt". Match your specification sheet or certificate of analysis and supporting documents to these points in the first response, and flag any deviation from the buyer's stated requirement up front rather than after a sample.
Is this dates requirement still open?
This buy lead is currently open and accepting quotations. It was posted on May 2, 2026. Requirements that pass six months without activity are automatically marked closed, so the most recently posted leads are the most likely to convert.
How do I submit a quotation on this dates requirement?
Use the Submit Quotation button on this page to send your offer directly to the buyer. A complete quote covers your price and its validity window, MOQ, lead time and packing, and the certifications you can provide. The buyer's contact details are released once you submit a quotation, so there is no need to source them elsewhere.
What HS code applies to dates?
Wholesale dates is classified under a specific HS heading that sets the duty and documentary regime in the destination market. Confirm the exact ten-digit national tariff line with a licensed customs broker before shipment, and keep that code identical across the commercial invoice, packing list, and certificate of origin so the consignment clears in one pass.
Which Incoterms and payment methods are standard in dates trade?
Dates usually moves FOB at the export port or CIF to the buyer's port, quoted on Incoterms 2020 to fix the point of risk transfer. Payment is commonly an irrevocable letter of credit at sight, a telegraphic transfer with a partial advance against shipping documents, or platform-mediated escrow on a first order.
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