Built on farmer partnerships.
Indonesia Cacao is headquartered in Jakarta with grading and export operations in Makassar, working with cooperatives across Indonesia's main cocoa-growing islands to ship graded, traceable beans to makers worldwide.
From one cooperative to four origins.
Indonesia Cacao was founded in 2020 by a team with roots in both cocoa farming and international trade. We started with a single cooperative in South Sulawesi and a simple idea: buyers deserve consistent quality, and farmers deserve consistent demand.
That idea grew into long-term purchase agreements with cooperatives across Sulawesi, Sumatra, Java, and Papua, relationships measured in harvests, not spot deals. We are a member of the Indonesian Cocoa Association (ASKINDO), and because we buy from the same farmers season after season, we can tell you exactly where every container came from.
Today we ship graded cocoa beans to processors and trade houses across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Our Jakarta team handles sales and contracts; our grading room in Makassar cut-tests every lot, and our export team there handles documentation, fumigation, and freight so shipments arrive clean and on time.
Grading room, Makassar
Six years of steady growth.
- 2020
Founded in Jakarta
Company registered in Jakarta; first containers shipped from a South Sulawesi cooperative through our Makassar export team.
- 2022
Expanded across the archipelago
New cooperative agreements in Sumatra and Java brought highland Aceh lots and balanced estate beans into the programme.
- 2024
Opened our Makassar grading room
In-house cut testing, moisture control, and retained samples became standard for every exported lot at our Makassar facility.
- Today
Trusted in 17 primary markets
Around 1,200 tonnes a year now reach processors and trade houses across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
The standards behind every shipment.
Four commitments we make to every buyer, whether it's your first trial order or your fortieth container.
- Certified
- Rainforest Alliance
- ISO 22000
- HACCP
- Halal (BPJPH)
- Organic
- Fairtrade
Answers for first-time buyers.
The details importers ask us most, minimum orders, samples, shipping, and payment terms.
How do you source cocoa through Indonesian cooperatives?
We buy wet beans at harvest peak from 24 long-term partner cooperatives across Sulawesi, Sumatra, Java, and Papua, not from anonymous open-market aggregators. Purchase agreements run season to season so farmers see steady demand and buyers see consistent grading. Every container is traceable to the cooperative that grew it, and our Jakarta team can name the partner on your sales contract.
What traceability records ship with each cocoa lot?
Each export lot carries cut-test photos, moisture readings, a packing list tied to the cooperative reference, and retained reference samples held at our Makassar facility for the life of the contract. Phytosanitary certificate, fumigation certificate, certificate of origin, and loading photos leave with the container. On request we add EUDR-oriented producer or plot fields for EU-bound programmes.
What happens in your Makassar grading room before export?
Beans are sampled on arrival, cut-tested for fermentation level, weighed for bean count per 100 g, and counted for mouldy, slaty, and insect-damaged beans. Moisture is verified to export limits before bagging. Lots that miss Grade A thresholds are sold as Grade B rather than blended upward. Cupping for smoke taint is standard on fermented grades before export clearance.
How long has Indonesia Cacao been exporting cocoa internationally?
We registered in Jakarta and shipped our first containers from South Sulawesi cooperatives in 2020. Today we move around 1,200 tonnes a year to processors and trade houses across 17 primary markets in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Jakarta handles sales and contracts; Makassar runs grading, documentation, fumigation, and container loading.
Let’s get a sample in your hands.
Tell us your volume and profile, we’ll ship a graded sample within the week, freight on us.