Grade integrity
What we quote is what loads. If the crop cannot meet the spec, you hear it before you commit, not after you have sold it forward.
Docks Overseas
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Docks Overseas is a fresh produce export house working out of India, run by three partners. We buy at the farm gate, we pack to your spec, and we stay on the line until the container is opened.
Why we exist
A pallet that waited on the apron. A set point nobody confirmed. A grade quietly swapped to protect somebody's margin. None of it shows up on the invoice — all of it shows up when the doors open.
We built Docks Overseas around the unglamorous half of this business: knowing the grower, watching the pre-cool, getting the paperwork in before the cut-off, and telling a buyer the truth early enough that they can act on it. Standing at the origin rather than a desk somewhere down the chain means fewer hands on the fruit, and fewer places for the cold chain to quietly break.
In practice
How we work
Nothing here is exotic. It is simply the list of places where fresh produce trades usually go wrong, and where we have decided to spend the effort.
What we quote is what loads. If the crop cannot meet the spec, you hear it before you commit, not after you have sold it forward.
Pre-cool, cold store, reefer set point and vent position are decided per line and written on the booking — never assumed at the terminal.
Phytosanitary certificate, certificate of origin, invoice, packing list and any market-specific attestation — prepared before cut-off, not chased after it.
Markets move and vessels slip. You will get the bad news from us early, with what we propose to do about it, rather than silence until arrival.
The partners
We believe international trade works best when accountability stays close. Our partners remain directly involved from sourcing to shipment, giving every customer a clear line to the people responsible for their order.
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Most relationships here start with a single trial container. That suits us — it is the fastest way for you to find out whether we are any good.