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Cosmetics
Skin and hair care, hygiene, perfumery, fragrance materials. Finished goods as well as bulk for packing.
Arm 01 · Import & export
RK International Trading Co.
Import and export of consumer goods between Africa, the Comoros, Asia and Europe. We collect goods where they are made and hand them over where they are sold.
What we trade
Four product families
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Raw materials
Ingredients and inputs meant for processing: oils, extracts, powders, spices, agricultural materials.
F.03
Food
Dry groceries, long-shelf-life goods, agricultural products packed for resale.
F.04
Clothing & accessories
Made-up textiles, leather goods, fashion accessories. Small runs as well as wholesale volumes.
Comoros origin
Vanilla, ylang-ylang, cloves
Three crops account for most of the archipelago's exports. Cloves alone make up 71% of them (2022), the Comoros rank among the world's leading ylang-ylang producers, most of it grown on Anjouan, and the vanilla is cured the Bourbon way. We can source all three locally, from growers and distillers, and export them with the full paperwork.
KM.01
Vanilla
Vanilla planifolia
Beans cured the Bourbon way: scalding, sweating, sun-drying, then several months of conditioning. Graded by length and moisture content.
Whole beans · bulk or bundled
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Ylang-ylang
Cananga odorata
Essential oil distilled from fresh flowers. The distillation is fractional: each fraction yields a grade, from extra to third.
Essential oil · bottles or drums
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Cloves
Syzygium aromaticum
Flower buds picked before they open, then sun-dried until they turn brown. The country's leading export.
Dried cloves · in sacks
Documents to suit the destination: certificate of origin, phytosanitary certificate and, for ylang-ylang, gas chromatography analysis on request.
Regions covered
Four regions, one continuous chain
West and East Africa, the Comoros archipelago, Asia and Europe. We work these routes because we know them: the customs, the people, the real lead times and the papers it takes to clear.
ZN.01Africa
From the west coast ports to the east coast ones, by sea and by road.
ZN.02Comoros
The archipelago, its maritime service and its customs particularities.
ZN.03Asia
Sourcing and inspection at pickup, from maker to port of departure.
ZN.04Europe
Reception, customs clearance and distribution to the end client.
How we work
Four steps, in this order
01
Sourcing
Identifying the maker or supplier, negotiating price and terms, sampling before the order.
02
Inspection
Checking conformity and packing before pickup. What ships is what was ordered.
03
Shipping
Choosing the mode and the route, booking the freight, tracking through to arrival.
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Paperwork
Commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin, transport documents. The full file, ready for customs.
Get in touch
Get in touch
A quotation request, a project, a question about a route or a product: write to us and we will answer.
- Head office
- RK International LLC
30 N Gould St, Ste R
Sheridan, Wyoming 82801
United States - [email protected]