How to Buy and Import Bulk Cocoa Beans: A 7-Step Guide for 2026

Buy bulk cocoa beans with confidence: specs and grades, supplier checks, cut tests, pricing, Incoterms, documents, HS 1801 and EUDR rules for 2026.
How Do You Know Cocoa Beans Are Good? The Cut Test, Step by Step

Good cocoa beans are well fermented, dry, whole and free from mould and insects. Here is how to run the cut test on 300 beans, read each result and compare it with ISO 2451 and trade grade limits.