Import coir from Brazil to Germany.
Carve supplies Natural coir pith and coir fibre from Brazilian dry coconut husk, and husk chips to order. FOB Pecem, Ceara. Transit to Hamburg via Atlantic route per carrier booking. No Suez Canal exposure. Germany's peat phase-out creates structural demand for coir as a renewable alternative.
The Port of Pecem is in Ceara, Brazil, the same state as Carve's processing site in Paraipaba. The Atlantic route from Northeast Brazil to German ports avoids the Suez Canal entirely. Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and CMA CGM operate regular container service from Pecem to Hamburg and Bremerhaven.[1]
All products are made from dry coconut husk (not retted). Grades: Natural (unwashed, no additives), from our plant in Paraipaba, Ceará. Buyers who need a lower EC wash or buffer the pith at their end. Tell us your crop, your EC method and target, your volume per month and your port. Suitable as raw material for professional substrate blending and retail potting soil formulations.
Fine coir pith from dry coconut husk for greenhouse, nursery and blending use. It ships loose in 100 L bags and is sold by volume.
- Grade Natural (unwashed, no additives)
- Particle size Fine, ~4 mm screen
- Loading One full 40' HC
Coir pith and short fibre blended in a ratio defined with the buyer, for pots, beds and landscaping.
- Grade Natural
- Ratio Defined with the buyer
- Packaging 100 L bags
Long fiber extracted from dry coconut husk. Used in erosion control blankets, geotextiles, mattress manufacturing, container mulch, substrate structure and industrial applications.
- Fibre length 10–40 cm
- Grade Natural
- Sold by Weight
- Packaging Pressed bales
- Moisture and bale weight Per bale specification, method stated
Pieces cut from whole dry coconut husk, made to order, for drainage layers and orchid media.
- Chip size 10–20 mm
- Supply Made to order
- Packaging Bags
Full specifications and EC data are on the coir pith, coir mix, coir fiber and husk chips pages. Custom blends (pith:chip ratios) are available on request.
Germany consumes approximately 8 million cubic metres of substrates annually. The Federal Peat Reduction Strategy targets the end of peat in hobby gardening by 2026 and significant reduction in professional horticulture by 2030. The 2025 Baltic peat harvest reached only 15 to 25 percent of planned volumes.
The import process for dried, processed coconut coir from Brazil to Germany is straightforward. Below is the typical workflow.
1. Inquiry and specification. Contact Carve with the product (coir pith, mix, fiber or chips), your crop, your EC method and target, your volume per month and your delivery port. We respond with a technical data sheet and an FCA or FOB offer.
2. Sample and approval. Samples are available by courier, depending on the buyer's profile. Buyers test EC, pH, expansion ratio and contamination levels. Factory visits to Paraipaba, Ceara, are welcome.
3. Purchase order and production. Specification is confirmed lot by lot. Each production lot is tested and an EC report is issued before shipping.
4. Logistics. Containers are loaded at Carve's site in Ceara, the same state as the port, and delivered FOB Pecem. Buyer arranges ocean freight or Carve quotes CIF to the destination port. Phytosanitary certificate issued by MAPA. Bremerhaven is 150 km from the Lower Saxony substrate cluster.
5. EU customs and delivery. EU customs clearance under HS 530500 at 0 percent duty. Processed coir qualifies under EU Regulation 2019/1009 (PFC 4 Growing Medium) for CE marking. ISPM 15 applies to wood packaging only. RAL quality mark (RAL-GZ 250) testing available upon request.
OTHER DESTINATIONS
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- APM Terminals Pecem, shipping lines calling at Pecem — apmterminals.com; Port of Rotterdam, Pecem partner port — portofrotterdam.com.
- Red Sea shipping crisis and Asia-Europe freight surcharges — jpmorgan.com; FreshPlaza, vessel shortages India/Sri Lanka to Europe.
- Industry reporting; Kerala coir production decline; Sri Lanka nut supply data. Greenhouse Grower, "The Growing Media Market" — greenhousegrower.com.
- BMLEH, Peat Use Reduction Strategy — bmleh.de; Thuenen Institute — thuenen.de; HortiDaily/FloralDaily, Baltic peat shortage 2025.
- EU Regulation 2016/2031 (Plant Health); EU Regulation 2019/1009 (Fertilising Products, PFC 4); EU combined customs tariff, HS 530500 at 0% duty.
Request a quote
Tell us the product, grade, volume and destination port. We respond with a technical data sheet, EC report and FOB pricing within one business day.