Wrong-format channel mismatch
Flexi Tank (20ft) doesn't fit every channel. Quoting it where it doesn't fit creates dead inventory; missing it where it fits leaves channel volume on the table.
22000L · 22 MT/FCL · MOQ 1
Flexi Tank (20ft) — RBD palm olein, CFR Africa
Bulk liquid in food-grade flexi-bag inside a 20’ container. Lowest $/MT.
Capacity 22 MT per 20′ FCL
Units/FCL 1
Premium +USD 0/MT
MOQ 1 × FCL
CFR Lagos (CP10) USD 1209/MT
CFR quote — Flexi Tank (20ft)
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Where Flexi Tank (20ft) fits — and where it doesn't
Flexi tank is the lowest $/MT format we ship — 22 MT of bulk liquid in a food-grade flexi-bag liner inside a standard 20′ container, with no packaging premium. The format requires the buyer to have port-side bulk discharge capability or a contract relationship with a re-packer who does. It dominates the Djibouti / Ethiopia corridor (where downstream re-pack happens at Addis or Modjo) and serves established re-packers in any market who want to buy bulk for downstream retail bottling. The buyer pain is infrastructure dependence: without bulk discharge, flexi tank doesn't work. With it, the format wins on cost.
Pack premium opacity
Many quotes bundle pack premium into the FOB number. We separate it as a line item so the $/MT economics are visible.
Brand drift across packs
When buyers run multiple formats from different suppliers, the consumer-facing brand impression fragments. One supplier across formats fixes this.
Flexi Tank (20ft) — buyer profile and FCL economics
Channel fit
Djibouti traders re-shipping to Ethiopia (Addis, Modjo); established re-packers in Lagos, Mombasa, Accra with port-side or warehouse-side bulk discharge facilities; specialty manufacturers requiring bulk feedstock.
Load math
22.0 MT per 20′ FCL with 1 unit (the flexi bag). Pack premium of USD 0/MT — no packaging cost. At CFR Djibouti USD 1,189/MT (CP10 indicative), the FCL lands at USD 26,158 cost-of-goods total.
Flexi tank vs other bulk paths
| Flexi tank | 1000L IBC | 200L drum | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MT per 20′ FCL | 22.0 | 22.0 | 24.8 |
| Premium per MT | USD 0 | USD 12 | USD 18 |
| Discharge requirement | Bulk pump / receiving tank | Forklift + pump rig | Forklift |
| Best for | Established re-packer / bulk facility | Smaller re-packer with bottling line | Industrial frying / oleochem |
Markets that take Flexi Tank (20ft) in volume
Top six African markets where this format dominates the channel mix.
NG 350,000 MT/yr
Nigeria
Africa's largest cooking-oil import market — 350,000+ MT/yr through Lagos and Apapa.
CFR pricing for Nigeria →
KE 220,000 MT/yr
Kenya
East Africa's import hub — Mombasa serves Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, eastern DRC.
CFR pricing for Kenya →
GH 180,000 MT/yr
Ghana
West Africa's stable demand market — Tema port, growing middle-class retail.
CFR pricing for Ghana →
TZ 140,000 MT/yr
Tanzania
Tanzania import + transit to Burundi, Rwanda, eastern DRC via Dar es Salaam.
CFR pricing for Tanzania →
UG 90,000 MT/yr
Uganda
Landlocked Uganda — cargo via Mombasa or Dar, then road to Kampala.
CFR pricing for Uganda →
CI 110,000 MT/yr
Côte d'Ivoire
Francophone West Africa hub — Abidjan distributes onward to Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger.
CFR pricing for Côte d'Ivoire →
Flexi Tank (20ft) — buyer questions
A bulk pump (typically electric diaphragm pump, food-grade), a receiving tank with sufficient capacity, and trained handlers. Most established palm-olein re-packers have this in place.
Single-use food-grade liner. Recycling depends on local infrastructure; some markets recycle the polyethylene.
Yes if your buyer has bulk discharge capability. Most West Africa flexi tank goes to specialty re-packers; the volume is much smaller than the Djibouti / Ethiopia corridor.
Flexi Tank (20ft) — confirmed PI in 4 hours.
Established re-packer with bulk discharge facility at port. Single-FCL MOQ. Single-brand consistency, MY/ID origin routing, 30/70 payment.