This is a genuine, recurring buying requirement: Okan sawn timber, Ghana origin, shipped to Hai Phong, Vietnam.
We buy on a regular monthly volume — container by container, with long-term supply strongly preferred over one-off spot lots. Okan is purchased in Vietnam for structural and exterior applications where extreme hardness justifies its handling weight.
| Species | Okan (Cylicodiscus gabunensis) |
|---|---|
| Type | Sawn timber |
| Origin | Ghana |
| Target price | Negotiable — send your best CIF offer |
| Delivery | CIF Hai Phong / Cat Lai, Vietnam |
| Payment | L/C at sight or T/T against documents |
| Documents | Phytosanitary certificate & fumigation. FLEGT / timber-legality documentation is appreciated for this origin. |
What we use Okan for in Vietnam: Okan is purchased in Vietnam for structural and exterior applications where extreme hardness justifies its handling weight. Contractors use okan for bridge decking, industrial floors, railway sleepers, truck flooring and heavy gates, and port projects specify it for bollard bases and fender backing. As tali and azobe grow scarcer, okan increasingly substitutes for them in marine and civil works. Sawn okan also serves resort boardwalks and heavy outdoor furniture that must survive coastal weather untreated. Importers buy baulks, sleepers and thick planks from Cameroon and Congo Basin mills, usually shipping air-dried due to its slow drying. A very heavy, very hard African hardwood with yellow-brown heartwood darkening on exposure, interlocked grain and coarse texture. Outstanding natural durability against decay and termites, difficult to machine, and best used in robust structural dimensions.
Shipping from Ghana: cargo typically loads at Tema and Takoradi. Ghana was the first country to issue FLEGT licences, giving its kiln-dried lumber, teak and joinery species unusually strong legality credentials. Exports are processed rather than raw logs. Takoradi serves the timber belt directly, while Tema offers wider vessel choice; both handle containerized kiln-dried parcels routinely.
How to sell to us: 1) Send your offer through the form on this page — company name, exact specifications, available volume, CIF Hai Phong price and photos of the actual stock. 2) Our buyer reviews every submission and replies within 24 business hours. 3) We contract via irrevocable L/C at sight or T/T against shipping documents.
Q: What is your MOQ?
A: We can start from a single container of Okan sawn timber as a trial, then move to regular monthly volumes once the first shipment checks out.
Q: Which payment terms do you work with?
A: Irrevocable L/C at sight or T/T against shipping documents, agreed in the sales contract.
Q: What do you expect on photos and inspection?
A: Real photos of the goods you will actually load — not catalogue images — and openness to a pre-shipment inspection on the first order.
We never ask suppliers to pay any fee upfront. If anyone contacts you claiming to represent DA Global Sourcing and asks for payment, read our anti-scam notice and verify through our official contacts.
