Wrong-spec rejection on the shelf
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CP10
RBD Palm Olein CP10
Tropical-climate cooking. Best price-to-spec for buyers in Lagos, Mombasa, Tema, Abidjan — the highest-volume African import grade.
Iodine Value >=58
Cloud Point <=10°C
FFA Max 0.10%
Color Lovibond 3R Max
FOB Range USD 1095–1165/MT
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All prices in USD CFR. Origin Malaysia / Indonesia (seller's choice). Standard payment 30% TT advance + 70% against shipping documents.
Why CP10 exists as its own grade
CP10 is the volume floor of the African palm-olein market. It's what the high-volume, price-sensitive distributor in Lagos, Mombasa, or Abidjan is actually buying when they say 'palm olein, container quote.' The pain isn't choosing the grade — it's everything that goes wrong upstream when a broker bundles CP10 with a single-origin contract, an opaque payment schedule, and an inspection slot the broker chose. CP10 is generic enough that the only thing differentiating one quote from the next is the supplier's discipline: brand consistency on the jerry can, origin flexibility between Malaysia and Indonesia, and a fixed payment structure that protects both sides. The grade should be the easy part of the conversation; with most brokers, it isn't.
Single-origin exposure
A locked Malaysia or Indonesia contract leaves you carrying the full export-tax and currency-cycle risk of one country.
Re-blender opacity
Brokers and re-packers consolidate lots — every container can have a different refiner CoA, even when the pack looks identical.
CP10 on the Certificate of Analysis
- Iodine Value
- >=58
- Cloud Point
- <=10°C
- Free Fatty Acid (FFA), max
- 0.10%
- Moisture & Impurities, max
- 0.10%
- Color (Lovibond)
- 3R Max
- Peroxide Value, max
- 2.0 meq O2/kg
- Anisidine Value, max
- 5.0
- Smoke Point, min
- 210°C
- Shelf Life
- 12 months sealed, 6 months opened
Certifications
Halal (JAKIM) · ISO 22000 · HACCP · RSPO · Kosher (request) · GMP
Third-party inspection (your choice)
SGS · Bureau Veritas · Intertek · CIQ
Origin
Malaysia / Indonesia (seller's choice)
CP10 is RBD palm olein with cloud point at or below 10°C, iodine value at or above 58 (slightly higher than CP8), FFA below 0.10 percent, moisture and impurities below 0.10 percent, color 3R Lovibond max, peroxide value below 2.0 meq O2/kg, anisidine value below 5.0, smoke point at least 210°C, shelf life 12 months sealed. The slightly higher iodine value gives CP10 a touch more flexibility for blending into margarines and bakery shortenings — which matters to industrial buyers but is invisible to retail. In tropical-only distribution, where warehouse temperature stays above 15°C year-round, CP10 behaves identically to CP8 on the shelf at a small cost saving. The certification stack — Halal (JAKIM), ISO 22000, HACCP, RSPO, Kosher (on request), GMP — is the standard export envelope. Third-party inspection (SGS, Bureau Veritas, Intertek, CIQ) is the buyer's choice and we co-ordinate at origin.
CP10 vs CP8 — when does the spec downgrade make sense?
| CP10 | CP8 | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud point | <=10°C | <=8°C | Both fine in tropical Africa year-round. |
| Iodine value | >=58 | >=56 | CP10 slightly more unsaturated — small blend advantage. |
| FOB position | Lowest of the three grades, occasionally above CP8 by a hair | Reference middle | Origin spread can flip the order any given week. |
| Best fit | Tropical retail, industrial frying, blending | Mixed retail / HoReCa | CP10 dominates Lagos / Mombasa / Tema / Abidjan. |
| Risk in cool storage | Hazes below 10°C | Hazes below 8°C | Choose CP6 if any cool storage is in the chain. |
How the CFR number you see actually breaks down
No black-box markup. The PI we issue carries the same four lines you see here, locked for the shipment week.
- 01FOB Port Klang/Belawan (CP10) USD 1,095–1,165/MT
CP10 is usually the cheapest of the three but origin spread can flip it above CP8 some weeks.
- 02Ocean freight to Lagos / Apapa USD 114–116/MT
Africa's largest discharge — 5L jerry can FCL pool, 25.4 MT load.
- 03Ocean freight to Mombasa USD 86/MT
Cheapest African route from Port Klang — 21 days.
- 04Pricing buffer USD 10–20/MT
Currency + line-rate + origin spread risk. Fixed in the PI.
- =Indicative CFR Lagos (5L jerry can, 2 FCL) USD 1,229–1,299/MT
Confirmed PI within 4 business hours of grade + packaging + port + volume.
Quoted weekly. Origin spread between Malaysia and Indonesia can flip the cheaper origin from one week to the next — we always quote the lower.
CP10 into African ports
These are the four highest-volume markets where CP10 dominates. CFR ranges are indicative for current shipment week.
Nigeria
Lagos / Apapa
USD 1,229–1,299/MT
Highest-volume import market — CP10 is the default grade Lagos distributors quote.
Open guide → Kenya
Mombasa
USD 1,201–1,271/MT
Mombasa hub serves Kenya plus onward Uganda, Rwanda, DRC.
Open guide → Côte d'Ivoire
Abidjan
USD 1,235–1,305/MT
Francophone West Africa — Abidjan distributes onward to Burkina, Mali, Niger.
Open guide → Ghana
Tema
USD 1,231–1,301/MT
Stable West African demand with growing middle-class retail.
Open guide →All eight formats — same CP10, your channel
From 5L retail jerry can up to 22 MT flexi tank. CFR pricing per port and pack in the calculator above.
5L Jerry Can
Top-selling African retail format — family-pack price point in Lagos, Nairobi, Accra grocery shelves.
10L Jerry Can
Sweet-spot pack for African catering, restaurants, and small QSR chains.
20L Jerry Can
HoReCa standard — hotels, hospitals, school canteens, large bakeries.
25L Jerry Can
Best $/MT in packaged formats — maximum oil mass per FCL.
20L Bag-in-Box
Premium HoReCa pack — spill-free, lighter shelf weight, cleaner brand impression.
200L Steel Drum
Bulk packaged — industrial frying lines, soap and oleochemical buyers.
1000L IBC Tote
IBC totes for re-packers and refiners. Returnable on contract.
Flexi Tank (20ft)
Bulk liquid in food-grade flexi-bag inside a 20’ container. Lowest $/MT.
CP10, done with discipline
CP10 is the most-traded grade in the Africa palm-olein lane, which means it's also the most undifferentiated quote you'll see. We commit to one brand on the jerry can (Super Chef®), draw from Malaysia or Indonesia each shipment, take 30 percent advance and 70 percent against documents, and let you pick the inspector. That's the entire pitch — grade is the easy part; supplier discipline is what wins the re-order.
- Top 1
African import grade
CP10 is the highest-volume cooking-oil specification crossing into West and East Africa each year.
- 2 FCL
Standard MOQ
Two 20-foot containers — about 50 MT — is our standard floor. Goes up smoothly to flexi tank.
- MY/ID
Origin choice
We quote on the lower of Malaysia or Indonesia FOB each shipment week. Origin clause is fixed in the PI.
CP10 questions buyers ask before issuing the LC
FOB pricing tracks the origin spread between Malaysia and Indonesia. Some weeks Malaysia's CP10 quote sits above Indonesia's CP8. We always quote the lower of the two origins for the grade you've asked for.
Identical. Both load at 25.4 MT per 20′ FCL with 5L jerry cans. The cost-per-MT difference comes purely from the FOB price line, not the freight or fill.
Yes — the slightly higher iodine value (>=58 vs >=56 for CP8) gives a touch more unsaturation, which margarine blenders sometimes prefer.
RBDPO (un-fractionated palm oil) sits around CP24+ and is significantly cheaper but it's not olein — it's solid at room temperature. CP10 is the floor for liquid frying oil.
Lagos and Mombasa distributors typically run 4–8 week order cycles depending on container availability and warehouse turnover.
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Send your volume, packaging and discharge port. We issue CP10 PIs daily — origin Malaysia / Indonesia (seller's choice), 30/70 standard, SGS / Bureau Veritas inspection.