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Shipping

Shipping, documents and compliance

Routing, export documents and the rules that keep sorted clothing for reuse separate from waste.

From Spain to your port

Containers leave from a Spanish port such as Valencia, directly or through a hub such as Algeciras or Tanger Med. Port of loading, carrier, transshipment and transit time are confirmed in each quotation; free days at destination are set by the carrier.

  • West and Central Africa

    Direct calls from Valencia are published for ports such as Dakar, Abidjan, Tema, Lomé, Cotonou, Lagos and Kribi.

  • East and Southern Africa

    With transshipment: Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, Maputo, Beira, Toamasina.

  • Landlocked countries

    To a coastal gateway port, then by road or rail with your clearing agent.

Incoterms

FOB, CFR or CIF (ICC Incoterms® 2020), stated in each offer. FCA, CPT or CIP on request.

Published services reviewed in October 2026 — a description of the market, not a commitment to a carrier or a schedule.

Documents for each shipment

Which ones apply depends on your country; they are confirmed with the offer.

  • Bill of lading (B/L)
  • Commercial invoice
  • Packing list per bale
  • Certificate of origin
  • Fumigation or disinfection certificate
  • Verified gross mass (VGM)
  • Export customs declaration
  • Cargo tracking note (ECTN, BESC…)
  • Inspection or certificate of conformity

Sorted for reuse, not waste

EU rules are tightening the line between used goods and waste: the Waste Shipment Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 limits waste exports to non-OECD countries from 21 May 2027, and Directive (EU) 2025/1892 sets the evidence that textiles shipped for reuse are not waste. Our clothing is sorted for reuse and documented as such.

Summary of public information as of October 2026, for orientation; it is not legal advice.

For every load we can provide the commercial invoice, the packing list per bale and a written description of the sorting. Tell us if your customs or your bank needs anything else.

Country rules — registration, inspection, banned items such as used underwear — are listed port by port, with sources, on our destination map.

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