Long-Term Supply Contracts for Rice, Sugar & Sunflower Oil

DThai Company Limited works with clients on long-term supply contracts, not just one-off shipments — the arrangement that lets both sides plan volume, price and delivery with confidence.

Why Sign a Long-Term Supply Contract

✅ Price Stability — agreed pricing across the contract term, rather than re-negotiating every order.

✅ Reserved Capacity — your volume is planned into our sourcing ahead of time, so supply is not a scramble.

✅ Predictable Documentation — the same export paperwork and specification, shipment after shipment.

Key Features of Our Contracts

Fixed or indexed pricing, agreed at the outset
Defined delivery schedule and volume commitments
Clear quality specification and inspection terms
Standard international trade terms (Incoterms) for shipping and risk

Transparent Negotiation

Every contract is negotiated directly, in plain terms — no boilerplate you have to read twice. We are open to structuring terms around your business, not just ours.

Who Supply Contracts Suit

A supply contract makes sense once you are ordering the same product regularly, for example a distributor restocking jasmine rice every month, a food manufacturer using refined sugar as an ingredient, or a buyer supplying institutional or government programmes with fixed specification tolerances. If you are still testing a product, start with a single container and move to a contract once the grade is proven in your market.

What a DThai Contract Covers

Product and specification: grade, moisture, broken percentage or ICUMSA rating, and packaging, written into the contract so every shipment is checked against the same numbers.
Volume and schedule: the number of containers per month or quarter and the loading window for each.
Pricing: fixed for the term, or indexed to an agreed reference and reviewed at set dates.
Shipping terms: FOB or CIF under Incoterms, with the loading port (Bangkok Port or Laem Chabang) and destination port stated.
Inspection: certificate of analysis per lot and, where agreed, third-party inspection by SGS or your nominated inspector.
Payment: T/T with deposit, or letter of credit for established contract buyers.

Documentation on Every Shipment

Each contract shipment carries the same document set: commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading, certificate of origin, phytosanitary certificate and, for rice, a fumigation certificate. If your market needs Halal, health or legalised documents, we build that into the contract so it is prepared as standard rather than requested each time.

From First Order to Contract

Place a trial container at standard terms.
Confirm the grade performs in your market.
Agree volume, schedule and pricing basis.
We send a draft contract for your review, in plain terms.
Shipments run to the agreed schedule, with documents sent as each container sails.

Let’s Talk

If you are placing recurring orders and want the certainty of a contract, get in touch and we will put a draft together for you to review.

📞 Request a Quote

Tell us what you need and we will come back with a quotation and, where relevant, a sample pack list.

How Our Bulk Supply Contracts Work

A good contract is boring. It says exactly what you’re buying, when it ships, how you pay and what happens if something goes wrong. Here are the six terms every one of our bulk supply contracts covers, and how they work in practice.

The 6 Terms in Our Bulk Supply Contracts

Product and spec. Grade, broken percentage or ICUMSA color, moisture and other limits, in writing.
Quantity and tolerance. Usually stated per shipment, with a small plus or minus tolerance.
Price and Incoterm. FOB Thailand or CIF your named port, fixed or linked to a market benchmark.
Shipment schedule. Loading windows for each shipment.
Inspection. Who inspects at loading, usually SGS or an inspector you name.
Payment and documents. Usually an irrevocable letter of credit at sight, plus the full document list.

Incoterms follow the official ICC Incoterms rules, and the contract names the version used.

Spot Orders vs Bulk Supply Contracts

A spot order is one container at today’s price. Good for a first trial. Bulk supply contracts cover several shipments over months, which brings three benefits: steady supply when the market is tight, better pricing because we can plan milling and packing, and less paperwork for you each month.

There are two common ways to price bulk supply contracts. A fixed price gives you certainty. A formula price follows the market plus an agreed premium, which is fairer when prices move a lot. Our guides to the Thai rice CIF price per metric ton and the ICUMSA 45 sugar price per ton show how those prices are built.

Payment Under Bulk Supply Contracts

For a first order, we use an irrevocable letter of credit at sight. The bank pays only when the right shipping documents are presented. Once we’ve worked together for a while, other terms can be agreed. Our guide to the letter of credit for rice import explains each step.

We never ask for license fees, “SGS fees” or deposits before a contract is signed. If anyone asks you for that, read our scam warning signs. To discuss bulk supply contracts for rice, sugar or sunflower oil, contact us through our contact page.