How to export and sell banana leaves to Japan

We probably wouldn’t have thought that the banana leaves that we get a lot in the yard of the house turn out to have high economic value so that they can be exported abroad, one of which is Japan.

As for the overseas sales code (HS Code) for banana leaves, it is 07099990.

The demand volume is quite high, what is the price, and how to export banana leaves? The value and volume of exports for horticultural products abroad, especially bananas, is indeed increasing in Indonesia.

The demand volume is quite high, what is the price, and how to export banana leaves? The value and volume of exports for horticultural products abroad, especially bananas, is indeed increasing in Indonesia.

WHAT IS THE EXPORT PRICE OF BANANA LEAVES ABROAD?

Discussing how to sell banana leaves abroad, it is important to note that as explained above, banana leaves exported abroad have a fairly high price, ranging from Rp. 700,000 to Rp. 800,000 per package. Each package of banana leaves usually contains 5 pieces. This is what makes many people interested in becoming exporters of banana leaves abroad.

If we want to be an export actor abroad for now it’s very easy, here’s how:

1. HAVE TO FIND A BUYER
   Before you sell goods abroad, you must have found a suitable buyer. For example, if you want to sell banana leaves to Japan or other countries, you must first have a buyer or importer. After that, they can enter into an agreement or MOU of sale and purchase with the importer. The method that is widely used to find overseas buyers is now fairly easy with internet media, it can be through the company’s website or social media.
2. HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE AND EXPORT LICENSE FOR GOODS
   After getting a suitable buyer, next, make sure that you already have a business license and also a goods export permit. Make sure to have a CV and make legality for the export of the commodity to be sold. Even making a CV for completeness permits has been simplified and simplified by the government.
3. LEASING THE EXPORT LEGALITY OF CERTAIN COMPANIES
   If you still don’t have export legality, you can look for other companies that rent export legality services, this process is usually called under the name. Now many exporter services are managed by experienced young Indonesians, such as Mr. Exporter.
4. HAVE A PARTNER FORWARDER
   Also, look for the right forwarder or import-export company partner. The criteria are that the company has been around for about 5 years.
5. DETERMINE DELIVERY SERVICE
   The final way is to specify the shipping service used for exporting. Here there are 3 types of export shipments, namely port-to-port, door-to-door, and others. For port-to-port delivery, usually, the responsible party starts from the port of departure to the port of the destination country. While delivery from warehouses in the country is your responsibility. Upon arrival at the port of destination, the release of goods is the responsibility of the importer or buyer. Then for door-to-door export shipments, namely shipments starting from pick up at the warehouse and then sent to the warehouse of buyers abroad. those are some ways to export banana leaves abroad, for the next post I will discuss how to get buyers or buyers from abroad which is very easy.