# Commodity Plus

> Commodity Plus is the verified trade and compliance infrastructure for African commodities. It connects international buyers with inspected, contract-grade agricultural and mineral supply from African origin markets — with a dictionary of 20 agricultural families and 166 commodities carried down to forms, processing methods and national grade ladders; structured demand naming grade, certifications and delivery terms; benchmark-referenced pricing; independent inspection; a compliance engine covering EUDR and 30+ regulatory regimes; and a free practitioner-written trade academy.

## About

- [About Commodity Plus](https://commodity.plus/en/about): What Commodity Plus is, how it works, who it serves, and answers to common questions — verified trade and compliance infrastructure for African commodities.

## Commodities

- [Agricultural commodities](https://commodity.plus/en/agriculture): Verified agricultural supply from 14 African markets — coffee, sesame, cocoa, tea, vanilla, pulses, oilseeds, spices, and grains — graded, inspected, and contract-ready.
- [Mineral commodities](https://commodity.plus/en/minerals): African mineral supply with chain of custody, independent assay, and conflict-free verification — tin, tantalum, tungsten, gold, cobalt, copper, and lithium.

## Compliance

- [Compliance for exporters](https://commodity.plus/en/compliance/exporters): EUDR Due Diligence Statements, polygon-grade farm-plot geolocation, an evidence vault, and a 32+ regime catalog across four tiers.
- [Compliance for buyers](https://commodity.plus/en/compliance/buyers): Per-consignment EUDR Due Diligence Statements, supplier compliance readiness on every directory profile, and an evidence trail with expiry visibility.
- [Compliance regimes catalog](https://commodity.plus/en/compliance/regimes): Reference pages for the regulations and schemes governing African commodity exports (EUDR, OECD due diligence, voluntary schemes…): requirements, jurisdiction, and who each one applies to.

## Reference

- [Commodities](https://commodity.plus/en/commodity): The agricultural and mineral commodities sourced through the platform — traded forms, HS codes, and grading standards for each.
- [Origin markets](https://commodity.plus/en/country): Trade profiles for the African origin markets served — commodities sourced, national grade standards, and regional trade blocs.
- [Trade glossary](https://commodity.plus/en/glossary): Plain-language definitions of commodity-trade terms — Incoterms 2020, trade finance, compliance, shipping documents, and quality grading.

## Guides (how-to)

- [Trade guides](https://commodity.plus/en/guides): Practitioner-written how-to guides on exporting, sourcing, and financing African commodities — building an export business, finding buyers, meeting EUDR, verifying suppliers, and avoiding scams.

## Academy (free trade education)

- [Commodity Plus Academy](https://commodity.plus/en/academy): Free, structured trade education for the operators who move African commodities to international markets — written by practitioners, certified on completion.
- [Supplier Academy](https://commodity.plus/en/academy/suppliers): A four-course supplier curriculum: export readiness, trade finance, Incoterms 2020, and building a certified supply chain.

## For participants

- [For suppliers and aggregators](https://commodity.plus/en/suppliers): Structured procurement requests from international buyers — review requirements, model economics, and respond to open opportunities.
- [For inspection companies](https://commodity.plus/en/inspectors): A certified inspector network across African commodity corridors, with automated assignment routing and a permanent, auditable certificate record.

## Legal

- [Privacy policy](https://commodity.plus/en/privacy): How Commodity Plus collects, uses, and protects personal data.
- [Terms of service](https://commodity.plus/en/terms): Terms governing use of the Commodity Plus platform.
- [Cookie policy](https://commodity.plus/en/cookies): How Commodity Plus uses cookies and similar technologies.