A mangosteen exporter CIF price equals our FOB quote plus ocean reefer freight and marine insurance to the port you name. As of 2026, indicative FOB sits at USD 2-3.5/kg by grade, and freight plus insurance typically add another USD 0.15-0.45/kg on China lanes. China wholesale landed prices run higher and are not our quote.
What does a mangosteen exporter CIF price actually cover?
CIF stands for Cost, Insurance and Freight (Incoterms 2020). Under CIF we quote a single price that bundles three things: the fruit, the marine cargo insurance, and the ocean freight to the discharge port you name — Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou or Hong Kong for most China buyers.
FOB (Free On Board) stops earlier. An FOB mangosteen price ends the moment cartons are loaded on board at an Indonesian port — Tanjung Perak (Surabaya), Tanjung Priok (Jakarta), or via Denpasar logistics. After that point, freight and insurance are the buyer’s account.
So the shorthand is simple: CIF = FOB + reefer freight + marine insurance. Everything downstream of the discharge port — import duty, VAT, customs, local cold chain — sits outside a CIF number.
How does CIF compare to our FOB quote?
Our canonical FOB bands move with grade, fruit-count and season. Grading is by fruit-count per kilo: Super runs around 10 fruit/kg, while smaller grades run 15-20 fruit/kg. The table shows those FOB bands and an illustrative CIF to Chinese ports. Treat the CIF column as indicative only — freight shifts with fuel, container utilisation and the shipping week.
| Grade | Fruit-count/kg | FOB USD/kg (2026) | Freight + insurance add-on | Illustrative CIF to China |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAQ / lower grade | 15-20 | 1.5-2.5 | ~0.15-0.45 | ~1.65-2.95 |
| Standard export (grade A) | ~12-15 | 2.2-3.0 | ~0.15-0.45 | ~2.35-3.45 |
| Premium / Super | ~10 | 2.8-3.8 | ~0.15-0.45 | ~2.95-4.25 |
FOB indikatif per 2026, bergerak dengan panen, grade dan musim. Rare Super lots (large, blemish-free, China-protocol) can touch ~USD 4/kg FOB before freight. The working FOB range is roughly USD 2-3.5/kg. Final CIF confirms grade, size, destination and MOQ.
What sits inside the freight and insurance add-on?
The gap between FOB and CIF is not one number — it is a stack of shipping line items:
- Ocean reefer freight — a temperature-controlled 20ft or 40ft reefer held at your protocol’s pulp temperature, keeping the farm-to-port cold chain intact. Utilisation drives cost: spreading freight across a 10-25 MT load lowers the per-kg figure versus a part-filled box.
- Bunker and peak-season surcharges (BAF) — fuel-linked add-ons that move week to week and spike before Lunar New Year.
- Origin terminal handling — VGM, reefer plug-in and monitoring at Tanjung Perak, Tanjung Priok or Denpasar.
- Marine cargo insurance — typically a small percentage (~0.3-0.5%) of the insured CIF value, covering the fruit in transit.
- Export documentation handling — phytosanitary/quarantine certificate (OPTK-free), certificate of origin, packing list and commercial invoice.
Why isn’t the China wholesale landed price your CIF price?
The prices you see quoted at Guangzhou (Jiangnan) or Shanghai wholesale markets sit several steps downstream of our CIF. Once the reefer is discharged, landed cost adds China import duty and VAT, customs brokerage and quarantine handling — all settled by the importer of record, not by us.
Wholesale market prices then pile on the Chinese importer’s margin, domestic cold-chain trucking and distributor or wet-market markup. Demand pressure widens that gap: Bali manggis shipments to China jumped several-fold in the month before Lunar New Year in early 2026, pushing landed and wholesale figures well above origin FOB. Our CIF ends cleanly at the discharge port — it is not a landed or wholesale number, and we do not quote one.
How does a CIF mangosteen quote work?
- Share your destination and grade — Tell us the discharge port (csh_dest), target grade and fruit-count, carton size (5/8/10 kg) and volume. Typical MOQ is 1-3 MT, scaling to a full reefer of ~10-25 MT.
- We price the lane — We match your grade to the FOB band, add current reefer freight and insurance to your named port, and return an indicative CIF within 24 working hours.
- Confirm the batch — We lock grade, fruit-count and an OKKPD-registered packhouse, then issue a proforma. Quality claims (brix, size, OPTK-free) come only from batch inspection or a COA.
- Cold chain and documents — Fruit ships from registered orchards through pre-cooling into the reefer, with phytosanitary certificate, certificate of origin, packing list and invoice.
- Sail and track — The container sails from Tanjung Perak, Tanjung Priok or Denpasar to your discharge port, and you receive tracking through arrival.
Get a CIF estimate for your port
Tell our Bali Premium Trip desk your destination port and grade, and we return an indicative CIF within 24 working hours. We work as a concierge broker routing to OKKPD-registered packhouses and vetted licensed logistics partners — we do not own the cargo and we cannot guarantee passage through China customs, quarantine or export protocol. Every figure is indicative per 2026 and moves with harvest, grade and freight.
- WhatsApp: 6281128590000
- Email: sales@balipremiumtrip.com
- Or send the form — destination port (csh_dest), cargo detail (csh_cargo) and volume — and we will build the CIF math for your specific lane.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does your mangosteen CIF price include China import duty and VAT?
No. A CIF price covers cost, insurance and freight to your discharge port only. China import duty, VAT, customs brokerage and quarantine handling are settled by the importer of record after the reefer lands. That is exactly why a Chinese wholesale landed price always sits above our CIF number — those downstream costs are not in our quote.
How much does reefer freight add to a CIF mangosteen price to Shanghai?
As of 2026, ocean reefer freight plus marine insurance typically adds an indicative USD 0.15-0.45/kg over FOB on China lanes, depending on container utilisation (10-25 MT), fuel surcharges and the shipping week. A fuller reefer lowers the per-kg figure. We confirm the exact add-on once your port and volume are set.
Can I get a CIF quote for Singapore, Malaysia or the Middle East instead of China?
Yes. China is the #1 mangosteen destination, but we quote CIF to Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Vietnam and selected Middle East and Europe ports too. Freight add-ons differ by lane and transit time, so share the destination port (csh_dest) and we will price that specific route within 24 working hours.
Is a mangosteen CIF price fixed once you quote it?
No. Every figure is indicative per 2026 and moves with harvest (national season Nov-Mar, regionally variable), grade, fruit-count and freight rates. We hold a quote against a defined batch, MOQ and shipping window; the final CIF is confirmed only when grade, size, destination and volume are locked on the proforma.