Food category · China to Cuba
Cooking Oil
Refined edible oil is a repeat-order category on the China-to-Cuba route. Specification is agreed per shipment, and we quote against the packaging size that best fits your distribution plan.
Category description
How CoExpys handles Cooking Oil
We supply refined sunflower, soybean, and blended edible oils from northern and northeastern Chinese refineries, filling at the refinery or at a contract packer depending on whether you need retail-ready bottles or bulk drums. Because oil is a price-sensitive, high-volume line, the main variable is the pack format: small PET bottles for retail distribution, or larger drums and flexitanks for industrial and food-service buyers. Freight and filling decisions are made together so the landed cost per litre stays comparable across formats.
Every shipment is quoted against a confirmed specification, packed to the format agreed for your channel, and documented so the Cuban side can clear it without guesswork.
Technical specification
Cooking Oil parameters
Reference values for shipments on the China-to-Cuba route. Final limits are written into the purchase contract for each order.
- HS code
- 1517.90 (refined edible oils)
- Oil types
- Sunflower, soybean, or blended
- Free fatty acid
- < 0.5 mg KOH/g
- Peroxide value
- < 10 meq/kg
- Moisture / volatiles
- ≤ 0.1%
- Shelf life
- 12–18 months unopened
- Packing
- 1 L / 2 L / 5 L PET bottle · 10 L / 20 L plastic drum
- Container load
- 20ft ≈ 1,050–1,200 cases (5 L PET) ≈ 21–24 k L
- Supply basis
- Refinery or contract packer, per enquiry
Shipment handling
Packing, loading, inspection and clearance
Typical packing
Sealed PET bottles with tamper-evident caps for retail sizes, and lined plastic drums for bulk formats. Drums are palletised and labelled with batch, filling date, and net volume.
Enquiry units
Bottle, case, drum, or FCL 20ft / 40ft. Retail and bulk formats are quoted separately.
Container plan
A 20ft container carries roughly 1,050–1,200 cases of 5 L PET, about 21,000–24,000 litres. Drums and flexitank options are loaded on the same container footprint with different stowage factors.
Inspection focus
Free fatty acid and peroxide value sampling against the contract limit, fill volume and seal check, label language and nutrition panel review, and drum integrity inspection on bulk formats.
Clearance notes
Health certificate, certificate of origin, and a quality certificate from the refinery. Label language and the licence description must agree on oil type, net volume, and importer details.
Clearance pack
Documents prepared for each shipment
Our Cuban team checks the licence description against the contract before loading, so the paperwork on arrival matches what the licence says.
- Health certificate
- Certificate of origin
- Refinery quality certificate
- Pre-shipment inspection report
- Packing list and commercial invoice