Origin profile · East Africa
Uganda
Uganda is a East Africa origin and EAC member supplying verified commodities through Commodity Plus — graded, inspected, and contract-ready. Commodities sourced here include Arabica Coffee, Black Tea, Common Beans (Dry), Maize (Corn), Robusta Coffee, Sesame Seed.
At a glance
- Region
- East Africa
- Trade bloc
- EAC
- Commodities
- 7
- National grades
- 26
National grade standards
- Screen 18S18
- Robusta Coffee
- Grade 1G1
- Maize (Corn)
- BP1 (Broken Pekoe 1)BP1
- Black Tea
- Bugisu AAAA
- Arabica Coffee
- Grade A — Gourmet / blackGRADE_A
- Vanilla — Whole cured black pods, supple, high moisture. Sold on length and appearance; the live request on this platform asks for 16-18 cm.
- Grade 1G1
- Common Beans (Dry)
- White sesame, 99% purityWHITE99
- Sesame Seed — Cleaned white seed, 1% admixture. The class the Japanese confectionery trade asks for.
- Grade 2G2
- Maize (Corn)
- Bugisu AA
- Arabica Coffee
- Screen 15S15
- Robusta Coffee
- PF1 (Pekoe Fannings 1)PF1
- Black Tea
- Grade 2G2
- Common Beans (Dry)
- Grade B — Extraction / redGRADE_B
- Vanilla — Drier, reddish-brown pods with higher vanillin concentration by weight. Sold to extractors.
- White sesame, 98% purityWHITE98
- Sesame Seed — Cleaned white seed, 2% admixture. The common export class.
- Bugisu BB
- Arabica Coffee
- Grade 3G3
- Common Beans (Dry)
- Mixed sesameMIXED
- Sesame Seed — Unsorted or mixed-colour seed, sold to crushers.
- Screen 12S12
- Robusta Coffee
- Grade 3G3
- Maize (Corn)
- PD (Pekoe Dust)PD
- Black Tea
- CutsCUTS
- Vanilla — Split, short or damaged pods, sold by weight for extraction.
- Bugisu PBPB
- Arabica Coffee
- FAQ (Fair Average Quality)FAQ
- Robusta Coffee
- D1 (Dust 1)D1
- Black Tea
- WUGAR (Washed Uganda Arabica)WUGAR
- Arabica Coffee — Washed / semi-washed Arabica from outside the Bugisu (Mt Elgon) mark — chiefly Rwenzori and West Nile. Cleaner, brighter cup than natural lots.
- DRUGAR (Dry Uganda Arabica)DRUGAR
- Arabica Coffee — Natural sun-dried Arabica (unsorted cherry), chiefly Rwenzori / West Nile. Heavier body and more defects than washed lots.
Compliance
Exporters from Uganda selling into the EU, UK, and US must meet a range of regulatory regimes — including EUDR deforestation due diligence and, for minerals, OECD conflict-minerals due diligence. Commodity Plus tracks the applicable requirements and generates the statements buyers and regulators ask for.
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Verified supply from Uganda, inspected at origin.
Frequently asked
- What commodities does Uganda export?
- Commodities sourced from Uganda on Commodity Plus include Arabica Coffee, Black Tea, Common Beans (Dry), Maize (Corn), Robusta Coffee, Sesame Seed, Vanilla.
- Which trade region and bloc is Uganda in?
- Uganda is in East Africa and a member of EAC.