CORE TRADE
Raw cashew nuts
- ORIGINS
- Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Ghana, Tanzania
- SHIPS TO
- Processors in India and Vietnam
West Africa Feb–Jun · East Africa Oct–Jan
Specifications →
INTERNATIONAL TRADING HOUSE · SINCE 2017
From African origin to the world's table.
We source raw cashew, coffee, cocoa, spices and pulses at origin and deliver them to processors and buyers across Asia, Europe and the Gulf, from our desks in London and Dubai.
UK DISTRIBUTOR OF
2017
Founded in London; registered in England & Wales
2 desks
London, and Dubai as a DMCC member company
7 origins
Across West and East Africa, plus Asian sourcing
2023
Recognised at the House of Commons, London
WHAT WE TRADE
Eight commodities, sourced at origin.
Raw cashew from West and East Africa is our core. Around it, we trade coffee, cocoa, spices, pulses, ginger and rubber from origins we know first-hand.
Cashew kernels
- ORIGINS
- Processors across Asia, South-East Asia and South America
- SHIPS TO
- [To confirm]
Agreed price, on-time delivery
Specifications →
Robusta coffee
- ORIGINS
- Ivory Coast, Vietnam, Indonesia
- SHIPS TO
- North Africa
Cocoa beans
- ORIGINS
- Ivory Coast, with our own team on the ground
- SHIPS TO
- Chocolate manufacturers in Europe
No blending · well-dried cargo
Specifications →
Spices
- ORIGINS
- India and worldwide: cumin, turmeric, chilli, cardamom, pepper
- SHIPS TO
- [To confirm]
Pulses & lentils
- ORIGINS
- India, Canada, Egypt, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Africa
- SHIPS TO
- [To confirm]
Dry ginger
- ORIGINS
- Nigeria, with our own drying and warehousing
- SHIPS TO
- Europe, the Middle East and Asia
FAQ and ASTA quality
Specifications →
Natural rubber
- ORIGINS
- West Africa, TSR 10 block rubber
- SHIPS TO
- [To confirm]
Tyre and rubber industry
Specifications →
BRANDS WE DISTRIBUTE
Two of India's best-known food brands, distributed in the United Kingdom.
We import and supply Bikaji and Chokhi Dhani to UK retail, cash and carry, and foodservice, with the same discipline we bring to commodity trade.
BIKANER, RAJASTHAN · EST. LATE 1980s
India's third-largest ethnic-snacks maker and the world's largest producer of Bikaneri bhujia. Listed on the NSE and BSE.
₹2,994 Cr
revenue, FY26
30+
export countries
#3
ethnic snacks, India
For UK retail, cash and carry, and foodservice
Bikaji trade enquiry →
JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN · EST. 1990
Rajasthan's best-known hospitality name, with its own restaurants in London and Dubai. Its foods range brings village-style recipes to home kitchens.
1990
founded in Jaipur
London
and Dubai restaurants
Pickles
ready meals, sweets, spices
For UK retail, cash and carry, and foodservice
Chokhi Dhani trade enquiry →
Bikaji and Chokhi Dhani are trademarks of their respective owners. Product images © the brand owners.
ORIGIN TO DESTINATION
We know the origins, and the rules that change each season.
Select an origin to see what we trade there, where it ships, and what buyers should know this season.
WEST AFRICA
EAST AFRICA
ASIA
Europe & UK
North Africa
Gulf
India
Vietnam
Ivory Coast
OriginDestination
Origin notes updated October 2026 · Sources: African Cashew Alliance, Ecofin, VietNamNet
WEST AFRICA
Ivory Coast
WE TRADE
Raw cashew, Cocoa, Robusta coffee, Natural rubber
SHIPS TO
India, Vietnam, Europe, North Africa
CROP WINDOW
Cashew: Feb–Jun
MARKET
World's largest cashew origin: 1.4M tonnes harvested in 2025. Farmgate price set at 400 FCFA/kg for 2026; processors get the first buying window.
CROP CALENDAR
Supply all year, across two hemispheres.
West and East African cashew seasons run at opposite ends of the year, so we can keep processors supplied month after month.
COMMODITY · ORIGIN
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
now
now
NOV
DEC
Raw cashew · West AfricaIvory Coast, Nigeria, Ghana, Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau
Raw cashew · East AfricaTanzania
Cocoa beans · Ivory CoastMain crop Oct–Mar · mid crop Apr–Sep
Robusta coffee · VietnamMain harvest
Spices & pulses · IndiaSourced year-round
Main harvest
Mid crop / year-round
Indicative windows; they shift with weather and origin policy. Ask our desk for the current position.
HOW WE WORK
From the farm gate to your factory gate.
01
Source at origin
We buy through origin networks across West and East Africa and South-East Asia, built over a decade on the ground.
02
Inspect quality
Our inspectors check grading, drying and condition at origin before loading. No blending.
03
Contract and ship
Contracts, documentation and shipping are managed from our London and Dubai desks.
04
Deliver to your gate
Stock is delivered to the processor's factory gate, on time and at the agreed price.
COMPLIANCE & TRUST
Registered, inspected, documented.
What banks, insurers and buyers check before they trade with us.
Registered in England & WalesSS Global Merchants Limited · Company no. 10821149
DMCC member companyShiv Mondial Trading House DMCC · Licence no. [to confirm]
Legal Entity IdentifierLEI 213800JLR6SN8YFZLS95 [verify]
Independent inspectionPre-shipment checks at origin by [SGS / Cotecna — to confirm]
EUDR traceabilityDocumentation for EU-bound cocoa, coffee and rubber [scope to confirm]
Food safety[UK food business registration and certifications — to confirm]
THE FOUNDER
“In quality, we trust.”
Sachin Purohit
Founder, SS Global Merchants and Shiv Mondial Trading House
Sachin spent more than a decade on the ground in West and East Africa before founding SS Global Merchants in London in 2017 and Shiv Mondial in Dubai in 2018. He started with raw cashew from Ivory Coast. Today the group trades across commodities and origins on the same promise: trust, transparency and consistency.
EurAsian Business Summit 2023
House of Commons, London · November 2023
Read Sachin's story →
House of Commons, London · November 2023
OUR JOURNEY
From one origin to a two-desk trading group.
Nine years of steady steps, and the next chapter already underway.
EARLY YEARS
On the ground in Africa
More than a decade across West and East Africa, starting with Ivory Coast raw cashew.
JUNE 2017
SS Global Merchants
International trading house founded in London.
SEPTEMBER 2018
Shiv Mondial DMCC
Gulf trading desk opens in Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai.
[YEAR]
Bikaji & Chokhi Dhani
Appointed UK distributor for two of India's best-known food brands.
NOVEMBER 2023
House of Commons
Recognised at the EurAsian Business Summit, London.
2023–24
Global Indian of the Year
[Award name and presenter to confirm]
WHAT'S NEXT
Building the next chapter
TOMO's London
Our own food brand [status to confirm]
More Indian brands
For UK and GCC retail and foodservice
Deeper at origin
New origins and on-the-ground teams
MARKET INSIGHTS
Notes from the origins.
CASHEW · PRICEDraft topic
Ivory Coast sets the 2026 cashew farmgate price at 400 FCFA/kg
Down from 425 last season, with processors given the first buying window. What it means for buyers in India and Vietnam.
Read the note →CASHEW · POLICYDraft topic
Ghana moves to ban raw cashew exports
Announced in February 2026. The timeline, what is still unclear, and how buyers can plan around it.
Read the note →CASHEW · POLICYDraft topic
Benin, two years after the raw-cashew ban
Local processing has grown, but much of the crop still crosses borders unprocessed. A field view.
Read the note →WORK WITH US
Three ways to grow with us.
Whether you buy, own a brand, or supply at origin, there is a direct line to our desk.
Source with confidence
Raw cashew, cocoa, coffee, spices and pulses, inspected at origin and delivered to your gate at the agreed price.
Request a quote →Bring your brand to the UK
The route Bikaji and Chokhi Dhani take: import, compliance and distribution into UK retail, cash and carry and foodservice. [Warehousing and reach to confirm]
Discuss distribution →Sell to a global desk
Exporters, aggregators and processors at origin: partner with a buyer that has desks in London and Dubai and long-term relationships in India and Vietnam.
Become a supply partner →OFFICES
Two desks, one group.
LONDON · HEAD OFFICECompany no. 10821149
SS Global Merchants Limited
162 Quadrangle Tower, Cambridge Square
London W2 2PL, United Kingdom
DUBAI · DMCCLicence no. [to confirm]
Shiv Mondial Trading House DMCC
Unit 601, Gold Crest Executive, Cluster C
Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai, UAE
REQUEST A QUOTE
Tell us what you need.
Product, quantity and destination are enough to start. Our desk will come back to you by email.
London: +44 (0) 20 3393 0993Dubai: +971 4 564 5868