Ceylon Spices

Sri Lanka Spices Supplier

We supply Ceylon spices, grown in Sri Lanka, to food, beverage and nutraceutical buyers worldwide. Pepper, cardamom, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, turmeric and the wider range, in whole, cut and powder forms, in bulk and under your own label, from an FSSC 22000 certified facility.

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Ceylon spices including pepper, cardamom, clove and cinnamon

Why Ceylon spices

Sri Lanka, long known as Ceylon, is one of the world's historic spice sources. True Ceylon cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) is the type example, but the island also produces pepper, cardamom, clove, nutmeg and mace, ginger, turmeric and vanilla across its uplands and coastal belts.

For B2B buyers, provenance is a specification, not a slogan. Ceylon-origin black pepper, for example, carries a distinct, pungent character. For a spice like turmeric, the curcuminoid content and heavy-metal load that matter to buyers are set by per-batch assay rather than by origin alone, so we match spices to your written specification and supporting documentation. When you specify Ceylon or Sri Lankan spices, you are specifying a defined origin with its own agronomy and trade conventions.

See the B2B buyer's guide to Ceylon spices for the market overview, and how to write a spice RFQ for specifying origin, certifications and MOQ.

The Ceylon spices we supply

Our signature spices, each in the forms buyers order:

See the full spices range, more than 80 products in all.

Every lot is traceable from raw material intake to shipment through our batch coding. Our spices are cleaned, graded or milled, and packed at our Matale facility, so a buyer can trace a specific lot back to its raw material intake and packing date. Buyers qualifying us as a supplier are welcome to ask for the certificate scope statement alongside the certificate number, so it is clear which process, whether whole, cut, powder or tea-bag cut, sits inside it.

Forms and formats

We supply each spice in the forms buyers actually run: whole, coarse and fine cut, powder, and tea-bag cut (TBC) for infusion. The right form depends on your process, whether you grind in-house, blend, extract or pack for retail. Not every spice comes in every form; tell us the spice, form and volume and we will confirm and match it.

Specifications buyers ask for

A spice RFQ resolves on the same handful of parameters, whichever spice it names: botanical identity, physical grade, chemical minima, cleanliness and contaminant limits. The reference minima and maxima below are published for the category; the exact figure on your Certificate of Analysis depends on the specific spice, grade and lot, and we confirm it against your written specification.

Volatile oil
Minimum by commodity, e.g. clove 14 ml/100 g, black pepper 2.0, cinnamon 0.7 to 1.0 (European Spice Association Quality Minima, Rev. 5)
Moisture
Typically 10 to 14% maximum depending on the spice (ESA Rev. 5); exact figure on request per lot
Ash / acid-insoluble ash
Typically up to 7 to 9% / 0.3 to 2.5% maximum depending on the spice (ESA Rev. 5)
Cleanliness
Defect tolerances (whole insects, mould, extraneous matter) per ASTA Cleanliness Specifications, by commodity
Microbiology
Total plate count, yeast and mould, Salmonella and E. coli, tested through an external laboratory on request
Heavy metals and aflatoxin
Lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury panel, and aflatoxin B1/B2/G1/G2 where applicable (Regulation (EU) 2023/915), tested through an external laboratory on request

See how to write a spice RFQ for the ISO specification number and test method behind each of these figures, spice by spice.

Certifications

Our spices are processed at our Matale facility under FSSC 22000 (Version 6) certification, with a GMP attestation; the facility is also BRCGS certified for herbal and plant-based powders. USDA Organic and EU Organic certification applies to selected SKUs, so we confirm the organic status of the specific SKU you are interested in.

The commercials

What a first order looks like

Minimum order
From 100 kg per SKU (25 kg for dried herbs). Trial quantities from 10 kg.
Samples
Free for evaluation; you cover the courier.
Production
2 to 3 weeks from purchase order to dispatch for standard SKUs; 4 to 6 weeks for private label, custom specifications and organic orders.
Certification
BRCGS and FSSC 22000 (Version 6) at our Matale facility, with a GMP attestation. USDA Organic and EU Organic on selected SKUs, confirmed for the SKU you need.

Packaging and export logistics

Retail formats ship in kraft or foil zip pouches from 50 g to 1 kg. In bulk, ground and cut spices ship in 25 kg multiwall paper sacks with a PE inner liner and whole spices in PP or kraft bags up to 25 kg, palletised for container loading; case configuration and palletising are agreed with you before shipment.

Our default pricing basis is FOB Colombo, the cleanest basis for comparing landed cost against other origins; CFR and CIF are quoted on request. Each shipment carries a chamber of commerce certificate of origin and the documents your destination requires, such as a phytosanitary certificate, and a Certificate of Analysis is available on request. Sample dispatch, production lead time and freight transit are three separate clocks worth planning against separately rather than as one number.

Private label and OBM spices

You can take any of these spices, single-origin or blended, under your own brand. We run private-label and own-brand-manufacturing programmes, from your recipe and pack format to a certified export run.

More on private label and OBM and our private-label spice blend range.

Where our spices are used

Buyers use Ceylon spices across retail spice lines and grinders, foodservice and bakery, beverage and tea, and nutraceutical formats such as botanical capsules.

For depth, see the 2026 Ceylon export compliance checklist, Ceylon vs Indian turmeric, black pepper origin comparison and cardamom grading.

How to order

  1. Send your specification. Contact us with the spice, grade or form, pack size, volume and destination market. No spec yet? Tell us the application and we will propose one.
  2. Confirm and sample. We confirm grade, certification and organic status against your SKU and send free samples (you cover the courier).
  3. Approve and place the PO. Once samples are approved, we confirm pricing (FOB Colombo by default), packaging and Incoterm, and issue a pro-forma invoice.
  4. Production and dispatch. Production runs 2 to 3 weeks from purchase order to dispatch for standard SKUs (4 to 6 weeks for private label, custom specifications and organic orders), with the export documents your destination requires and a COA on request.

FAQ

Ceylon spices: buyer FAQs

Which Ceylon spices do you supply?
Pepper, cardamom, clove, nutmeg and mace, cinnamon, turmeric, ginger, chili, curry leaves, tamarind and more, across whole, cut and powder forms, plus vanilla and curry powders blended at our Matale facility. We supply more than 80 spice SKUs in total.
What makes Ceylon spices different?
Provenance. Sri Lanka is the home of true Ceylon cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum), and Ceylon-origin spices carry their own agronomy and trade conventions. Specifying Ceylon or Sri Lankan origin defines all of that.
What is your minimum order quantity?
Commercial orders start from 100 kg per SKU, with trial quantities from 10 kg. Samples are free for evaluation (you cover the courier), and production runs 2 to 3 weeks from purchase order to dispatch for standard SKUs, or 4 to 6 weeks for private label, custom specifications and organic orders.
Are your spices organic certified?
Organic status depends on the SKU: USDA Organic and EU Organic certification applies to selected SKUs, so we confirm it for the specific spice SKU you are interested in. Our spices are processed at our Matale facility under FSSC 22000 (Version 6), which covers spice manufacturing, with a GMP attestation.
Can you supply spices under our own brand?
Yes. We run private-label and OBM programmes across single spices and blends, from your pack format and label to a certified export run.
What forms do you supply?
Whole, coarse and fine cut, powder, and tea-bag cut, matched to your process. Not every spice comes in every form; tell us the spice and form and we will confirm.
What packaging do you supply spices in?
Kraft or foil zip pouches from 50 g to 1 kg for retail. In bulk, powders ship in 25 kg multiwall paper sacks with a PE inner liner and whole spices in PP or kraft bags up to 25 kg, palletised for container loading.
What Incoterms do you quote?
FOB Colombo as the default basis for landed-cost comparison, with CFR or CIF available on request. Each shipment carries a chamber of commerce certificate of origin and the documents your destination requires, such as a phytosanitary certificate, and a Certificate of Analysis (COA) is available on request.

Sourcing Ceylon spices?

Tell us the spice, form and volume, and we will send a quote and samples.