Cambodia Green Coffee Beans Specification Sheet: What Buyers Should Check

A Cambodia green coffee beans specification sheet should allow a buyer to understand exactly what is being offered before the sample is roasted. It is one of the most useful documents in a professional B2B coffee transaction because it converts a broad product description into measurable information.

What belongs on the specification sheet?

Lot identity

Include:

• country;
• region such as Mondulkiri where applicable;
• producer or supplier;
• lot code;
• crop or harvest period;
• available quantity.

Coffee identity

State:

• species;
• green or roasted format;
• processing method;
• variety or genetic information where known and commercially relevant.

Physical data

Depending on the lot and buyer requirements, the sheet may include:

• moisture;
• screen distribution;
• defect analysis;
• bean appearance;
• density or other measured properties where useful;
• packing specification.

The goal is not to fill the document with every possible metric. It is to provide the metrics that affect buying, roasting and storage decisions.

Sensory data

A useful sensory section can include:

• cupping date;
• sample roast information;
• tasting notes;
• overall quality assessment;
• score if the supplier uses a defined scoring protocol;
• intended application.

For Fine Robusta, buyers should pay attention to cleanliness, sweetness, bitter-sweet balance, body, aftertaste and uniformity rather than relying only on the total score.

Commercial data

Add:

• Moq;
• price basis;
• packing;
• lead time;
• delivery basis;
• quote validity;
• sample policy.

This turns the specification sheet into a useful bridge between quality and procurement.

Why the lot code matters

The lot code should appear on the sample, offer, pre-shipment sample and relevant commercial documents. It is the simplest way to protect sample-to-shipment identity.

If the supplier changes the lot, the buyer should receive a revised specification and, where appropriate, a new sample.

How to use the sheet during evaluation

A buyer should compare the document with the physical sample.

Check:

1. Does the sample label match the lot code?
2. Does the measured moisture broadly align with the supplier data?
3. Does the physical preparation match the description?
4. Does the cup profile match the sensory notes?
5. Does the coffee perform in the intended roast?
6. Is the quoted quantity still available?

Any major discrepancy should be clarified before the buyer relies on the sheet.

Specification sheet vs certificate

A specification sheet is a commercial description of the offered lot. A certificate may verify a specific test, standard or regulatory requirement. They are not the same document.

Buyers may need both, depending on the transaction.

Cambodia-specific value

For an emerging origin, strong specification sheets help compensate for lower market familiarity. A buyer may not know Mondulkiri coffee as well as a major origin, but clear documentation makes the lot easier to compare.

This is one reason Cambodia can compete through transparency rather than scale.

Faq

Should every green coffee lot have a specification sheet?

For B2B sales, especially international or specialty transactions, it is strongly useful.

Is a cup score mandatory?

Not necessarily. If a score is used, the buyer should understand the protocol and should still evaluate the actual sample.

Can one specification sheet cover several lots?

Only if the lots are intentionally sold as one combined product. Separate lots should normally retain separate identities.

Buyer takeaway

A Cambodia green coffee beans specification sheet should answer one question: what exactly am I buying? When origin, lot identity, physical quality, sensory quality and commercial terms are documented together, buyers can evaluate Cambodian coffee with much greater confidence.