To compare wholesale sugar offers, it is not enough to compare the price per tonne. You need to establish exactly which lot is being offered, what is included in the price and how much it will cost to receive it at your site.

Below is a list of terms worth checking before agreeing a purchase.

Price with or without VAT: compare like with like

A commercial offer should state clearly whether VAT is included in the price of the goods. Also clarify how the transport cost is quoted: with or without VAT.

Check the unit of measure too: price per kilogram or per tonne. For calculating the lot, use the agreed net weight of the sugar, separately from the weight of packaging and pallets.

Collection and delivery to your warehouse are different offers

Clarify exactly where the quoted price applies: at the point of dispatch or at your warehouse.

To calculate delivery, the supplier needs the exact address, the size of the lot and the preferred date of receipt. Give advance notice of any access restrictions, site entry procedures and goods receiving hours. Separately agree who arranges and pays for unloading and what terms apply if the truck has to wait.

The delivery cost per tonne can be compared as follows: divide the total agreed transport cost by the weight of sugar in the lot.

Packaging and pallets must be agreed before dispatch

Bags and big bags require appropriate receiving conditions and warehouse equipment, so the required packaging should be stated in the enquiry to the supplier.

If pallets are needed, clarify whether they are included in the price and whether return or exchange is provided for. The packaging and palletising format also has to be taken into account when agreeing how the truck is loaded.

Compare lots by agreed specifications

The same product name does not mean that two offers meet the same requirements of your production.

Before purchasing, agree the required quality parameters and request documents for the lot on offer. If your company has its own specification, send it to the supplier together with the enquiry. That way you will be pricing exactly the sugar that suits your production process.

Fix the payment terms, timing and cost breakdown

Ask for the validity period of the offer, the payment procedure and the agreed dispatch period.

For comparison, it is convenient to bring all costs to a single basis:

Cost of goods + delivery + separately charged packaging, pallets and agreed services.

Do not add again what is already included in the price. Compare offers for the same quantity, with the same specifications and the same terms of receipt.

What else to agree for an export shipment

For delivery to another country, specify the destination country and the recipient’s full delivery address. Separately agree the payment currency, delivery terms, required documents and each party’s responsibilities for customs clearance and related costs. Compare offers only after confirming which costs are included in the price and which are payable separately by the buyer.

How to get a delivery quote from A-ENERGY food trade

The minimum lot is 24 tonnes. To prepare a commercial offer, we need:

  • the quantity of sugar in tonnes;
  • the destination country, town or city and delivery address;
  • the preferred delivery period;
  • packaging, palletising and quality requirements;
  • any specifics of receiving and unloading.

Price, lot specifications, payment and delivery terms are agreed individually.