Cinnamon Suppliers
Find cinnamon suppliers for your specification, preferred origin and buying volume.
Cinnamon suppliers include growers, processors who peel and dry bark, exporters, and traders holding stock. Choose the route that fits your order: a specific plantation lot, a consistent blend for food manufacturing, or product available for near-term delivery.
Specify true cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) or cassia, the form such as quills or powder, grade, quantity and delivery country. We can help you through OpenCommo’s network of 70,000+ suppliers across commodities.
Where our suppliers are located
Explore sourcing locations across our cinnamon supplier network. Choose your preferred country below to find suppliers for your specification and shipment size.
Explore cinnamon suppliers
Find suppliers for your required product form, grade and shipment size. Choose an origin to start your request.
| Supplier | Country | Contact details |
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| Load***** | Email availablePhone available | |
| Bisn***** | Email availablePhone available | |
| MILT***** | Email availablePhone available | |
| Vani***** | Email availablePhone available | |
| Dide***** | Email availablePhone available | |
What to look for when sourcing cinnamon
Product specification
Cinnamon is sold as whole quills, broken pieces, or ground powder. Start with the intended use: culinary, beverage, or extraction.
Type and form
Confirm true cinnamon (Ceylon) versus cassia, and whether you need quills, featherings, or powder. State the botanical source.
Physical specification
Agree moisture content, oil content if relevant, color, aroma, and particle size for ground product. For quills, specify length and thickness.
Grade and lot
Define the grade based on origin standards, and whether you are buying a specific harvest or a consistent blend.
Quality acceptance
Sensory and physical quality need to be agreed. Samples must represent the shipment you receive.
Sensory assessment
Set aroma, taste, and color expectations. Ask who evaluated any quoted quality score.
Physical checks
Record moisture, foreign matter, insect damage, and extraneous bark. For powder, check fineness and oil content.
Acceptance and claims
Identify offer, pre-shipment, and arrival samples. Retain the approved sample and agree inspection and claim deadlines.
Origin requirements
Origin affects flavor and oil content. Go beyond the country name to the plantation, region, and harvest season.
Traceability
Request plantation or estate name, region, harvest year, and lot identity.
Crop and stock
Ask when the bark was harvested, dried, and stored, and whether it is available now or for future shipment.
Acceptable alternatives
For repeat blends, define which origins or types you can substitute without changing the flavor profile.
Commercial terms
Cinnamon is often quoted per kilogram or pound, with different pricing for whole versus ground. Compare on the same basis.
- Price basis
- Confirm currency, unit, and whether the price is for whole quills, pieces, or powder. Include packaging costs.
- Delivery basis
- Confirm FOB, CIF, or ex-warehouse. Align freight, insurance, and local charges.
- Order terms
- Match shipment period, payment terms, quote validity, and minimum order quantity.
Documentation & compliance
Check documentation before committing to shipment. The evidence must cover the lot you are buying, not just the supplier's business.
- Shipment documents
- Align lot references, weights, and entities across the invoice, packing list, and transport document. Include plant health certificate if required.
- Certification
- For organic or scheme-certified cinnamon, check the current scope and the chain-of-custody evidence required for the lot.
- Destination rules
- Confirm import requirements for your destination, including pesticide residue limits and any food safety or due diligence obligations.
Supplier capability
A grower, processor, exporter, or trader controls different parts of the purchase. Establish who is accountable for your lot.
Processing
Identify who handles peeling, drying, grading, and grinding, and who resolves a sample or shipment quality failure.
Repeat supply
Ask how the supplier maintains flavor consistency across harvests and which replacement lots it can offer.
Order fit
Confirm minimum shipment, sample provision, and export support. For smaller purchases, ask about consolidation or destination stock.
Cinnamon Supplier Questions
- How do I find cinnamon suppliers in my preferred origin?
- Choose your origin and share the cinnamon type, form, quantity, and delivery country. OpenCommo helps automate your sourcing through its supplier network.
- Should I buy cinnamon from a grower, processor, or exporter?
- A grower or cooperative supplies raw bark, a processor peels and dries into quills or powder, and an exporter handles preparation and shipment. Choose based on your required form and volume.
- What should I include in a cinnamon quotation request?
- Specify Ceylon or cassia, form (quills, powder, pieces), grade, moisture, oil content, packaging, quantity, and delivery terms. Add preferred origins and shipment window.
- How do I compare wholesale cinnamon offers?
- Compare the same form, grade, moisture, and packaging. Align delivery basis and payment terms before comparing prices.
- How should I assess a cinnamon sample?
- Check aroma, taste, color, and physical cleanliness. For ground, verify fineness and oil content. Retain the approved sample as reference.
- How can I check a cinnamon supplier before signing a contract?
- Check company identity, trade references, and ability to supply the agreed form and quality. Put the specification, quantity, delivery schedule, payment terms, and claim process in the contract.