Export Trading Company (ETC) Kenya
East and Central Africa's largest cashew and specialty-crops trader.
Export Trading Company (ETC) is one of Africa's largest agri-commodity trading and processing groups, with vertically integrated operations covering cashew nuts, sesame, sunflower, sorghum, and other specialty crops across Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Malawi. The Kenya division operates nut-processing and grading plants that supply European and Asian buyers with certified organic, Fairtrade, and conventional cashews. ETC also provides rural crop sourcing, warehousing, and logistics infrastructure to small-holder farmers through its regional network of buying stations across East and Southern Africa.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Founded
- 1967
- Website
- etcafrica.com
- Categories
- Specialty & Gourmet Food, Pantry & Dry Goods, Agriculture & Raw Materials
- Markets
- Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, United Kingdom, United States, Germany
Verified facts
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-04 OpenSanctions
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-04 OpenSanctions
- web-presence-since (green), checked 2026-08-04 Internet Archive (Wayback)
- corporate-mail-on-domain (green), checked 2026-08-04 Mail server of the company domain
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-04 Domain registry record
Claimed certifications
- ISO 9001, Quality Management IAF CertSearch
- HACCP
- Fairtrade FLOCERT customer search
- Rainforest Alliance Certified Rainforest Alliance
Import rules for these goods
- EU imports of food of animal origin and many other food categories must be pre-notified in TRACES and enter through border control posts. European Commission (TRACES)
- US imports require the foreign facility to be FDA-registered and the importer to run a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). US FDA