DA Global Sourcing is actively buying Sapelli (Sapele) sawn timber of Cameroon origin for our manufacturing partners in Vietnam.
We buy on a regular monthly volume — container by container, with long-term supply strongly preferred over one-off spot lots. Sapelli is the volume African species for Vietnam's door, flooring and furniture industries.
| Species | Sapelli (Sapele) (Entandrophragma cylindricum) |
|---|---|
| Type | Sawn timber |
| Origin | Cameroon |
| 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 Sapelli (Sapele) for in Vietnam: Sapelli is the volume African species for Vietnam's door, flooring and furniture industries. Door factories build entrance and interior doors from sapelli scantlings because it offers a genuine mahogany look with reliable supply, and flooring plants press its striped, quartersawn lamellas into engineered planks for European projects. Furniture makers use it for cabinets, bed frames and boardroom tables, while sliced sapelli veneer wraps panels, doors and yacht interiors. Joinery shops machine it for window frames and staircases in villa projects. Vietnam purchases kiln-dried sawn lumber, veneer and fixed-width scantlings in steady container volumes. A medium-to-heavy African hardwood, red-brown with a characteristic ribbon stripe on the quarter and a subtle cedar-like scent. Moderately durable, it machines and finishes well though interlocked grain can tear; stability is good once properly dried.
Shipping from Cameroon: cargo typically loads at Douala. Cameroon is a principal African source of sapelli, tali, doussie, padouk and okan, exporting mostly sawn lumber as log-export restrictions expand. Douala suffers congestion and rainy-season inland delays, so allow generous lead times. Insist on complete legality dossiers; FLEGT-style verification and concession documents are the norm for reputable mills.
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 Sapelli (Sapele) 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.
