Wholesale & bulk supply
Wholesale banana fiber & pineapple fiber: MOQ, pricing & terms
Most fiber suppliers will not publish a number. We will: bulk banana fiber ships from $4.00–5.50/kg FOB Bangladesh, and raw PALF from roughly $6–10/kg. Below are the honest bands, the MOQ, and every commercial term — so you can build a landed-cost model before you ever email us.
Indicative price bands
What banana fiber costs per kg — published, not hidden
Bands are indicative, based on recent FOB Chattogram transactions. Your written quotation, confirmed within 24 hours, locks the number for your spec and quantity.
Indicative FOB price bands (USD)
- Natural banana fiber, Industrial grade
- $4.00–4.50 / kg FOB Chattogram
- Natural banana fiber, Craft grade
- $4.25–4.75 / kg FOB Chattogram
- Natural banana fiber, Textile grade
- $4.75–5.50 / kg FOB Chattogram
- Pineapple leaf fiber (PALF), raw
- $6.00–10.00 / kg FOB Chattogram
- Cottonized banana fiber
- Quoted per spec — enzymatic processing adds processing cost
- Cottonized pineapple fiber
- Quoted per spec — staple length and fineness dependent
What moves price inside these bands: grade (Textile > Craft > Industrial), order volume, moisture specification, bale size, and destination for CIF quotes. For a full breakdown of cost drivers, read our banana fiber price guide.
Grade tiers
Grade A / B / C — which tier fits your product
Every grade is the same chemical-free fiber; the tiers separate length, fineness, and defect tolerance so you pay for the quality your product actually needs.
Grade A
$4.75–5.50 / kg
Textile
Longest, finest, cleanest — 1.0–3.0 m at 80–250 microns, lowest defect count.
Best for
Grade B
$4.25–4.75 / kg
Craft
Slightly shorter or more variable strands — quality fiber at an accessible price point.
Best for
Grade C
$4.00–4.50 / kg
Industrial
Higher defect tolerance, full strength — engineered inputs, not surface-critical goods.
Best for
Commercial terms
The fine print, written large
Standard wholesale terms
- MOQ
- 200 kg per product, any grade mix
- Samples
- 0.5–3 kg by international courier, fee credited against first order
- Lead time
- 2–4 weeks from order confirmation / L/C
- Payment
- T/T 30% advance, 70% against B/L copy — or 100% irrevocable L/C at sight
- Incoterms
- FOB Chattogram (Chittagong) or CIF worldwide, sea & air
- Packaging
- Compressed bales of 25 / 50 / 100 kg; custom packaging above 500 kg
- HS code
- 5305 — vegetable textile fibres; phytosanitary certificate & Certificate of Origin supplied
- Container load
- ≈18–20 t fiber per 40' high-cube container
Why we publish pricing at all
Quote-only pricing wastes procurement time and hides weak suppliers. Publishing bands filters out mismatched buyers, saves serious ones a week of email ping-pong, and forces us to keep our own pricing honest. The band for raw banana fiber — $4.00–5.50/kg FOB Bangladesh — reflects real 2025–2026 transactions, not an opening anchor.
Planning a container?
A 40' high-cube holds approximately 18–20 tonnes of compressed fiber bales — roughly 200 bales of 100 kg. Mixed loads of banana fiber, PALF, and cottonized grades are possible; tell us your target mix and we will plan the bale configuration and loading photos accordingly.
From inquiry to invoice
How ordering works — in 5 steps
Send your requirement
Tell us the fiber, grade, quantity, and destination port — through the quote form, email, or WhatsApp. The more specific the spec, the sharper the price.
Written quotation within 24 hours
You receive a formal quotation: price per kg, bale plan, lead time, payment terms, and the per-lot TDS for the current production batch.
Sample approval
We courier 0.5–3 kg of the actual lot (or nearest batch) with its lab report. Test it in your process before committing volume.
Production & quality control
Your order enters the production schedule. Fiber is decorticated, dried to 9–12% moisture, graded, and sampled for ISO/IEC 17025 accredited lab testing before baling.
Shipment & documents
Bales load at Chattogram within 2–4 weeks. You receive the bill of lading, phytosanitary certificate, Certificate of Origin, commercial invoice, packing list, and per-lot TDS.
First time importing from Bangladesh? Our step-by-step import guide covers HS 5305 classification, documents, sea and air timelines, and the sample-first workflow.
Volume pricing
How price actually moves with volume
- The curve is flatter than most expect. Raw material collection dominates cost: 5–8% yield means over a tonne of fresh plant is handled for every 100 kg of clean fiber — that barely changes from 200 kg to 20 tonnes.
- What does improve with scale: bale compression and handling (100 kg bales beat 25 kg), lab-testing amortization, and freight — a full 40' HC at ~18–20 t splits ocean and port charges across far more kilos than LCL.
- Expect meaningful savings at full-container scale; treat sub-container quotes as close to the published band. Either way, your written quotation shows the math.
Landed cost
Freight, insurance & the number that matters
- FOB Chattogram means fiber delivered on board; ocean freight, insurance, and destination charges are yours — or ours, under CIF. Fiber loads dense at ~18–20 t per 40' HC, so ocean cost per kilo is modest compared to light cargo.
- Tell us your destination port and we quote CIF as standard alongside FOB, so your landed-cost model is complete before you decide. Sea transit runs ~24–35 days to Europe and ~28–40 days to the US.
- Air freight via Dhaka (5–10 days) suits urgent replenishment, though at fiber densities it rarely beats sea on cost — samples excepted.
Buyer's guide
Six mistakes wholesale fiber buyers make
Learned from real inquiries — avoid these and your first order will go smoothly.
Comparing grades that are not equal
A $4.00/kg Industrial grade quote and a competitor's $5.50 Textile grade are different products. Always compare grade, length, fineness, and defect tolerance — then price.
Skipping the sample
Three weeks of courier time is cheaper than a container of fiber that fails your process. Test the actual lot before committing volume — we insist on it.
Ignoring moisture spec
Fiber at 16% moisture is fiber you are paying water for — and it molds in the bale. Our 9–12% specification is written into every quotation for a reason.
Underestimating documents
HS 5305 clearance needs the phytosanitary certificate and Certificate of Origin in order. We prepare them as standard; confirm your broker receives copies before the vessel sails.
Quoting landed cost from FOB alone
Freight, insurance, and destination charges vary by port and season. Ask for the CIF figure and your broker's local estimate before approving a budget.
Waiting on payment clarity
Decide early between T/T 30/70 and irrevocable L/C at sight — L/C establishment adds bank time to the 2–4 week lead clock, so build it into your schedule.
Wholesale FAQ
Pricing & ordering questions, answered
No — these are indicative bands to help you budget. Final pricing depends on grade, quantity, packaging, and destination, and is confirmed in a written quotation within 24 hours of your inquiry. Raw banana fiber has been moving in a $4.00–5.50/kg FOB Bangladesh band; PALF, which yields only 1.5–2.5% of leaf weight, typically runs $6–10/kg.
Ready to source?
Get a written quotation within 24 hours
Tell us your grade, quantity, and destination. We reply with specs, indicative pricing, and a sample plan — MOQ from 200 kg, samples from 0.5 kg.