Dates
Shahani Dates
Slender, semi-dry dates from Fars province with a mild sweetness, supplied in bulk for retail packing and for paste and syrup production.
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In short
What are Shahani Dates?
Raiva Food exports Shahani Dates from Iran to importers, wholesale distributors, retail chains and food manufacturers. Price is quoted per enquiry.
- Typical buyers Retail repackers, date paste and syrup processors, bakery and confectionery manufacturers, and importers supplying seasonal demand.
- Export season Supplied from stock rather than to a harvest window. Confirm the current shipping window with your enquiry.
- Price & minimum order Quoted per enquiry — both depend on grade, packing and destination. Send your volume and destination country and we reply with a quotation and a proforma invoice.
Technical specification
Technical specification for Shahani Dates as exported by Raiva Food. Figures are confirmed per contract and restated on the proforma invoice.
| Product identity | |
| Botanical name | Phoenix dactylifera |
|---|---|
| Cultivar | Shahani (Fars)Indicative |
| Quality specification | |
| Classification | Semi-dryIndicative |
| Moisture content | Max 20%Indicative |
| Size (count per kg) | 80 – 100 pieces per kgIndicative |
| Grade | Grade 1 / Grade 2 / Grade 3Indicative |
| Processing | Washed, fumigated, graded, metal-detectedIndicative |
| Foreign matter | Max 1%Indicative |
| Packaging & logistics | |
| Packaging | 10 kg cartons, or other formats on requestIndicative |
| Pallet configuration | 50 cartons per pallet when palletisedIndicative |
| Container loadability | 20 MT per 20ft container — approx. 2,000 × 10 kg cartons, floor-loadedIndicative |
| Shelf life | 12 months from productionIndicative |
| Storage conditions | Cool and dry below 20 °C; chilled storage extends shelf lifeIndicative |
| Trade & documentation | |
| Origin | Iran |
| HS code | 0804.10Dates, fresh or dried |
| Harvest season | Harvest August – SeptemberIndicative |
| Minimum order quantity | 5 MTIndicative |
HS codes shown are the six-digit World Customs Organization headings. Destination countries extend these to eight or ten digits under their own tariff schedules — confirm the local code with your customs broker.
Indicative Rows marked indicative are published reference values for this commodity, not measurements of our own lots, and are not binding. We confirm the figures for your specific lot on the proforma invoice. Sources: Proposed from standard Iranian export practice — awaiting confirmation; Proposed from Raiva's confirmed packing convention for the reviewed lines — awaiting confirmation for this product; FAO Agricultural Services Bulletin 101, Date Palm Products.
How we evidence what is on this page
The photographs on this page are our own, taken of the product we load rather than bought from a stock library. In the specification table above, figures we have confirmed for our own lots are shown plainly, while rows tagged Indicative are published reference values for this commodity rather than measurements of our lots — they are not binding, and we deliberately keep them out of the structured data we publish to search engines. Whichever tier a figure sits in, we confirm it for your specific lot on the proforma invoice, and we will send the current analysis on request.
How to order Shahani Dates
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Send your enquiry
Product, volume and destination — plus packaging and preferred terms if you have them.
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Receive a quotation
We reply with pricing on your preferred terms, specification and available shipping windows.
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Approve a sample
Couriered on request, before you commit.
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Confirm the proforma
We issue a proforma invoice covering goods, packing, terms and documentation.
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Production & shipment
Goods are packed, inspected and loaded, with export documents issued per shipment.
Buyer questions
Frequently Asked Questions About Shahani Dates
Where does Raiva Food source Shahani Dates?
From growers and processors in Iran. Product is selected at harvest and graded before it reaches the packing line, and sorting and cleaning are done to the grade agreed in your contract. We tell you the growing region for your lot.
What is the minimum order quantity for Shahani Dates?
It is confirmed per enquiry rather than published as one figure, because it depends on the packing and the grade you need. Most lines are quoted by the container, and whether that is a 20ft or a 40ft load changes the minimum. Tell us your destination and we will confirm the minimum for this line.
How are Shahani Dates packed and shipped?
Packing format is arranged per shipment and restated on the proforma invoice before you pay. By sea from Bandar Abbas, and overland through Iran’s land borders. Tell us your preferred trade term in the enquiry and we will confirm what we can offer on that route.
What is the HS code for Shahani Dates?
0804.10. That is the six-digit World Customs Organization heading, used by more than 200 countries and economies to set customs tariffs. Your destination country extends it to eight or ten digits under its own tariff schedule, so confirm the local code with your customs broker.
Can I get a sample and a specification sheet for Shahani Dates?
Yes. Samples are couriered on request so you can verify quality before committing, and current certification and analysis documents are supplied with your quotation rather than published here — that way you receive the version valid on your shipment date. If your market requires a specific standard, including the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius food standards, tell us at quotation stage: we would rather decline a requirement we cannot meet than agree to it and disappoint you at the port.
Still have a question about Shahani Dates? Ask the export desk.
Next step
Request a quotation for Shahani Dates
Tell us the destination port, the volume you need and your preferred packing format. We confirm what we can load, and quote against it.
