Whole long pepper spikes with a sweet, resinous heat that lingers longer than black pepper. Used in pickles, preserves and traditional blends, supplied cleaned and graded by spike length.
Long pepper (Piper longum) predates black pepper in European and Indian cooking. Its spikes are built from tiny fused drupes, giving a more complex heat — sweet, resinous and slower-building than the sharp piperine hit of Piper nigrum.
Spikes are harvested semi-ripe, sun-dried and cleaned, then graded by length. Larger, intact spikes are preferred for retail and pickling; broken spikes and smaller grades go to grinding and extract use.
Graded by spike length, with piperine and moisture confirmed per lot.
| Attribute | Whole 3–5 cm | Whole 2–3 cm | Ground Powder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Origin | Indonesia / India / Vietnam — confirmed per lot | Indonesia / India / Vietnam — confirmed per lot | Indonesia / India / Vietnam — confirmed per lot |
| Appearance | Intact spikes, uniform length, grey-brown | Shorter spikes; some breakage allowed | Brown-grey powder |
| Moisture | ≤ 12% | ≤ 13% | ≤ 12% |
| Piperine | ≥ 3.5% | ≥ 3.0% | ≥ 2.5% |
| Impurities | ≤ 1.0% | ≤ 2.0% | ≤ 1.5% |
| Typical Use | Pickles, preserves, retail | Industrial blending | Blends, marinades, extracts |
| 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.
Traditional Indian and European pickling brines and preserved vegetables.
Charcuterie and pâté recipes where a slower, sweeter heat is wanted.
Botanical component in gin, bitters and spiced liqueurs.
Ayurvedic and Unani formulations; also used in Tibetan medicine.
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.
Not directly. Long pepper is sweeter and more resinous with a slower heat curve, and its piperine level is generally lower than black pepper. It is usually specified for its own character rather than as a replacement.
Our standard offer is the dried spike. Root and leaf are separate materials used in traditional medicine and are quoted on request.
Our standard MOQ for Long Pepper 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 Long Pepper 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. Long Pepper 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 Long Pepper 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.
