News & Blog

Ordering

We have no minimum order for EU customers.
Minimum order for non-EU customers is €500,-
Ordering goes by case quantity.
You can order via the normal product pages in the webshop or via the Quick Order Form.
In My Quick Order you will find items you have previously ordered - even more convenient for repeat purchases!
Both the Recommended Retail Price (incl. 9% VAT) as well the wholesale price (excl. VAT) is indicated for each product.

Product types and lead time

We work with a tiered lead-time structure and the lead-time depends on the type of product. We distinguish three types of products in our range;

	Stock products	Special Order Products	Special Order products
Brands / products	Amano, Bean Geeks, Cacaosuyo, Chocolate Tree, Dick Taylor, Fjåk, Fruition, Menakao, MIA, Raaka, Taza, To'ak and Zotter.	All Zotter hand-scooped bars All To'ak Origin Bars	Cuna de Piedra, French Broad, letterpress, Luisa Abram, Mañoa, Markham & Fitz, Qantu, Ritual and Solstice.
Procedure	these we supply from stock	these we do not stock and supply on customer order	these we do not stock either, we collect all orders from our customers during the month and we order it in from the US on the first day of the new month, lead-time is then before the 10th of that month. For example: - if you order on Sept 2nd, you will get the product before Oct 10. - if you order on Sept. 30th, you will also get it before Oct. 10th. - this applies to every month.
Lead-time	1-3 working days	1-2 weeks	10 days to 40 days

On the Product page ('product data' tab) as well as on the Quick Order Form the type of product and the respective lead-time is indicated.

Orders combining Stock and Special Order Products

If your order consists of product from more than one lead-time category we will normally ship when the order is complete 9when the Special Order products have been received). In case the despatch date as a result of that comes to more than two weeks we will contact you to confirm to wait or make a partial delivery.

Delivery

We ship by DPD. DPD usually deliver within 24 hours (within Holland and Belgium). For other countries the lead-time is about 2-3 days. After your order is processed and ready to ship you will receive a notification by email, detailing the scheduled delivery date and a Track & Trace code.

Shipping costs

We charge a fixed fee for shipping (figures exclude VAT):

	Zone 1	Zone 2	Zone 3	Zone 4	Zone 5	Zone 6
Countries	the Netherlands Belgium Germany	Luxembourg	Austria Czech Republic Denmark France Italy Ireland Monaco Slovakia Spain	Finland Hungary Croatia Poland Portugal Slovenia Sweden	Bulgary Estonia Greece Latvia Lithuania	Rest of the world
Shipping costs	€7,50	€12,50	€20,-	€25,-	€30,-	Actual cost
Free order (free shipping)	€300,-	€450,-	€750,-	€1.000,-	€1.250,-	none
Minimum order	none	none	none	none	none	€500,-

We do not arrange transportation for orders to customers outside the EU, these need to arrange shipping themselves.

In case you wish to book your own transport, you can indicate this at checkout. We then do not charge shipping- or order costs.

Payment

Domestic (Netherlands):

Invoice - settlement terms 21 days d.o.i.

International:

In advance, before despatch of the goods.

Late Payment Policy:
We send two reminders, within 1 and 2 weeks after the due date. We apply a 10% late fee for late payments more than 14 days overdue plus any charge involved of collecting service.

Special Order Products

Orders for special-order products cannot be cancelled after the set cut-off date. Upon placing the order a payment obligation exists.

Invoice

The invoice for your order is send by email when the order is processed and shipped.

Prices

All suggested retail prices are incl. 9% VAT, all wholesale prices are exclusive of VAT.
It is possible to apply 0% VAT for EU customers based outside Holland. Please store your VAT number in the designated area of your account pages, or the checkout page.

Best By Date (BBD)

Attention: the date format on all American packaging is as follows: MM-DD-YY (the month first, opposite to what is custom in Europe).

American artisanal chocolate makers normality give 12 months from date of production. Chocolate which we supply you with has a Best By Date of minimum 4 months.

We discount and clear all product with a shorter Best By Date.

Sign up to our wholesale newsletter

New brand alert: Hogarth Craft Chocolate

Chocolate + Cheese: the amazing pairing you didn’t expect!

Why does chocolate go so well with salt?

Exclusive interview with Brett Beach from MIA

Sample kits with video? We need your opinion!

Books about the history of chocolate

Soy lecithin in chocolate

New: Zotter Whole Nuts chocolate bars

Zotter Valentine chocolate: Love is in the air

Pairing chocolate and beer

Contact

Customer Service

For professionals

General

Wholesale Newsletter

fast delivery

FREE SHIPPING

CONVENIENT PAYMENT

SECURE PAYMENT

WHOLESALE WEBSHOP

HUGE RANGE

Product types and lead time

Orders combining Stock and Special Order Products

NEWSLETTER PROFESSIONALS

Sign up to our wholesale newsletter

News & Blog

New brand alert: Hogarth Craft Chocolate

Chocolate + Cheese: the amazing pairing you didn’t expect!

Why does chocolate go so well with salt?

Exclusive interview with Brett Beach from MIA

Sample kits with video? We need your opinion!

Books about the history of chocolate

Soy lecithin in chocolate

New: Zotter Whole Nuts chocolate bars

Zotter Valentine chocolate: Love is in the air

Pairing chocolate and beer

For professionals

General

fast delivery

FREE SHIPPING

CONVENIENT PAYMENT

SECURE PAYMENT

WHOLESALE WEBSHOP

HUGE RANGE

Product types and lead time

Orders combining Stock and Special Order Products

Product types and lead time

Orders combining Stock and Special Order Products

Delivery

Payment

Special Order Products

Best By Date (BBD)

Login