Green and standard fennel seed from northern China's dry-farmed belt, cleaned and graded for seasoning houses, sausage makers and extractors. Whole seed or ground to your mesh, with samples on request.
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is grown across Inner Mongolia, Gansu and Shanxi, where long sunshine hours and cool nights produce small, plump seeds with a high volatile oil content and a clean, sweet anise character.
Seed is combine-harvested, then cleaned through de-stoning, air classification and gravity separation before grading by colour and density. Green seed — harvested earlier and shade-dried — commands a premium over standard brown seed for retail and premium blending.
Two colour grades plus ground, with purity and volatile oil confirmed per lot.
| Attribute | Green Seed (Premium) | Green Seed (Standard) | Ground Powder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Origin | Inner Mongolia / Gansu / Shanxi, China | Inner Mongolia / Gansu / Shanxi, China | Inner Mongolia / Gansu / Shanxi, China |
| Appearance | Small, plump, uniform green seeds | Green to light-brown seeds; slight colour variation | Greenish-brown powder |
| Moisture | ≤ 11% | ≤ 12% | ≤ 11% |
| Essential Oil | ≥ 2.0 ml/100g | ≥ 1.5 ml/100g | ≥ 1.2 ml/100g |
| Purity / Impurities | Purity ≥ 99%, impurities ≤ 0.5% | Purity ≥ 98%, impurities ≤ 1.0% | Impurities ≤ 1.0% |
| Typical Use | Retail packing, premium blends | Sausage, seasoning, extraction | Blends, bakery, tea |
| Packaging | 25 kg PP bag / carton | 25 kg PP bag | 25 kg bag / carton |
Indicative specifications for standard presentations. Final values are confirmed against your requirements and per lot — full technical data sheet, COA and sample analysis available on request.
Typical applications in food manufacturing, food service and extraction. Custom cuts, blends and specifications are available on request.
A core note in Italian salami, finocchiona and Northern European sausage recipes.
Curry powders, five-spice variants, fish and pickling blends.
Breads, biscuits and traditional seed cakes; also used in chewing gum flavour systems.
Fennel tea, gripe waters and digestive formulations; source of anethole for extraction.
Every shipment undergoes physical inspection, moisture testing and active-content verification. Third-party lab testing (SGS, Eurofins, BV) and complete import documentation can be coordinated per order.
Import clearance depends on paperwork as much as on the goods. Below is what we hold and what we can prepare for your destination market — confirmed per order rather than claimed as a blanket certification.
Held. Copy provided on request for buyer verification and supplier approval.
Held. Export documentation is coordinated against each order and destination market.
Food-safety system documentation supplied on request during supplier qualification.
Arranged on request where the destination market or buyer requires it.
Aflatoxin, pesticide residue, heavy metals and microbiology tested per lot on request.
FDA labelling and prior-notice guidance, plus EU import documentation, prepared on request.
Documents are issued per shipment and vary by product and destination. Copies of licences and certificates are provided on request during supplier qualification.
Flexible packaging options to suit retail, food manufacturing and bulk container orders.
25 kg carton
Retail / food manufacturing
25 kg / 50 kg
Industrial / bulk buyers
1 MT jumbo bags
Full container loads
Custom carton design
Bag sizes & labeling
Container loading varies with product density and packaging — typically 18–24 MT per 20′ container for whole spices and less for low-density herbs and leaf. Final packing, palletisation and container plan are confirmed per order.
A complete export documentation package to support import clearance and buyer due diligence.
Quick answers to common buyer questions. For detailed technical data, please request our product brochure.
Green seed is harvested earlier and dried in shade, preserving a brighter colour and higher volatile oil. Standard seed is fully mature and field-dried, giving a browner appearance at a lower price point. Both are the same species; selection usually depends on whether the seed will be visible in the finished product.
Conventional seed is our core offer. Organic-certified lots are available seasonally from selected cooperatives — please state the requirement and destination market in your inquiry.
Our standard MOQ for Fennel Seed is 1 MT per grade, so a buyer can run a trial lot through their own line before committing to a container. A 20′ container holds roughly 18–24 MT depending on product and packing; a 40′ FCL is quoted on the same basis.
Yes. 200 g–500 g samples of Fennel Seed are supplied free of charge for evaluation; the buyer covers courier freight, or the sample can travel with the first shipment. Tell us the grade, packing form and destination and we cut the sample from the current lot.
Production runs 25–30 working days from order confirmation, depending on grade, packing and current stock. Fennel Seed then moves to Qinzhou port, or the port you nominate; ocean transit is quoted per destination when freight is confirmed.
We typically accept T/T (30% deposit, 70% against B/L copy) or L/C at sight for new buyers. Repeat buyers can move to negotiated terms after the first shipments.
Yes. Bag size, carton design and label content can follow your market's rules, and we send a dieline proof before the run starts. Custom packaging starts at 1,000 kg per design.
The standard set is COA, phytosanitary certificate, certificate of origin, commercial invoice, packing list and bill of lading. Pesticide residue, aflatoxin, heavy metal and microbiology reports for Fennel Seed are issued by third-party labs such as SGS, Eurofins or BV on request. We do not hold an FDA facility registration; for US imports we support your importer's FSVP and prior-notice paperwork with batch-level documents.
Sourced through the same Yulin network with the same quality controls and export support.
