⸺ The Queen of Spices

Wholesale Guatemalan Green Cardamom Exporter — Bulk MT Export Grades

Bulk supply from 1×20′FCL (≈ 12 MT). Three export grades, three highland sourcing zones — Alta Verapaz, Ixcán (Quiché) and Huehuetenango — hand-graded and consolidated into one box.

Guatemala · Origin · Est. Alta Verapaz

⸺ Trade Terms · At a Glance

MOQ
1×20′FCL (≈ 12 MT)
Incoterms
FOB · CFR · CIF · DAP
Loading Ports
Puerto Quetzal · Santo Tomás de Castilla
Lead Time
7–14 days from PO
Payment
Shipment #1: T/T 20/80, 25/75 or 30/70 · From shipment #2: L/C at sight also accepted

⸺ Trade Desk

Get a serious quote on Guatemalan Green Cardamom.

One business day reply with grade options, FOB Guatemala USD, packaging and shipment window.

⸺ Origin Note

Guatemala — the world's largest exporter of green cardamom.

Introduced from the Malabar Coast a century ago, cardamom found a second home of remarkable expression on the volcanic, rain-fed slopes of Alta Verapaz, the rainforest belt of Ixcán (Quiché) and the cool highlands of Huehuetenango.

We source across all three zones — the best cardamoms of Guatemala in one box. Our farms sit between 1,200 and 1,700 meters under shade canopy. The harvest is patient — pods are picked individually, dried slowly, and graded under daylight by experienced sorters.

01Premium · Jumbo · XL · Large · Medium · Small

Intensive Green

Our highest grade. Bold emerald pods of uniform size, picked at the peak of ripeness. Aromatic, sweet and pungent — the choice of perfumers and Gulf spice houses.

  • · Eucalyptus
  • · Citrus zest
  • · Resinous depth
02Open Bold · Jumbo · XL · Large/Medium

Pale Green

Sun-ripened pods with a softer hue and a deeper, mellower aroma. Ideal for grinding, baking and mass-market spice programs.

  • · Floral
  • · Warm sweetness
  • · Rounded body
03Unselected · Trade

Mixed Intensive Green

Vivid green pods drawn straight from the harvest, blended across sizes. Versatile, dependable, beloved by spice blenders worldwide.

  • · Toasted
  • · Honeyed
  • · Gentle pungency
04Sun-Ripened · Mature

Yellow Cardamom

Fully sun-matured pods with a golden hue and a rounder, sweeter profile. Favoured for masala blends and traditional confectionery where warmth is preferred over sharp pungency.

  • · Honeyed
  • · Mellow spice
  • · Soft citrus
05Surface-Marked · Value

Thrips Cardamom

Sound pods with light cosmetic marking from thrips activity on the skin. Aroma and oil content remain intact — an honest, value-priced option for grinding, oleoresin and industrial use.

  • · Full aroma
  • · Even drying
  • · Strong oil yield
06Decorticated · Pure Seed

Cardamom Seeds

Hand-decorticated black seeds, screened clean of husk and dust. Highest concentration of essential oil — the format of choice for extracts, beverages and premium baking.

  • · Intense aromatic
  • · Camphor depth
  • · Clean cut
07By-Product · Bulk

Cardamom Husk

Clean, dried green husk separated during decortication. Light and fragrant — used for spiced teas, infusions, livestock feed and natural fragrance blends.

  • · Light woody
  • · Soft sweetness
  • · Natural fibre
Cardamom plant in the Guatemalan highlands

⸺ From the Plant

Packed the way your market expects.

Every grade we ship leaves Guatemala in export-ready packaging — sturdy cartons, food-grade jute or new polypropylene bags — sized to your order and stencilled to your specification. Tell us your destination and we match the format, lot marking and pallet plan your buyer requires.

⸺ The Catalogue

Every grade we ship.

Intensive Green — Jumbo / XLPDF ↓
Intensive Green — LargePDF ↓
Intensive Green — MediumPDF ↓
Open BoldPale Green — XLSample on request
Pale Green — XL
Trade BlendMixed Intensive GreenSample on request
Spec Sheet · PDF ↓
Mixed Intensive GreenPDF ↓
Sun-RipenedYellow MixSample on request
Yellow Mix
Cardamom Husk — Guatemalan green cardamom export grade from Alta Verapaz
Cardamom Husk
Cardamom SeedsPDF ↓
Farmer with cardamom

⸺ Specifications

Trade specifications.

⸺ Production Verification

Filmed inside our processing facility.

Authentic, unedited footage from our Alta Verapaz operation — sorting, drying and packing the cardamom we ship.

Freshly hand-sorted green cardamom pods on traditional Guatemalan weave
Hand-sorted on the floor · Alta Verapaz
Botanical name
Elettaria cardamomum
Origin
Alta Verapaz · Ixcán (Quiché) · Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Moisture
≤ 11%
Foreign matter
≤ 0.5%
Packing
25 / 50 kg jute or vacuum-sealed
MOQ
1 × 20' container (≈ 10 MT)