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BBQ charcoal briquettes.

Q: Does EN 1860-2 apply to coconut shell briquettes?

Yes — EN 1860-2:2023 governs barbecue charcoal and charcoal briquettes regardless of feedstock. It sets fixed carbon, ash, moisture limits and bans chemical burn sustainers. It does not apply to shisha charcoal.

Q: Why does ash colour not appear on this page?

Because it is a shisha criterion, not a barbecue one. Grillers judge burn time, heat and low spark; hookah buyers judge ash colour. Mixing the two vocabularies is how suppliers reveal they have not sold into either market.

Q: Can you supply lump charcoal?

Coconut shell charcoal is a separate feedstock line, and we quote it as coconut shell charcoal — never as "lump". In the barbecue trade "lump charcoal" specifically means hardwood lump, and using the word for coconut invites a rejected shipment.

Q: What documentation ships with the container?

SDS with Section 14 declaring UN 1361 / Class 4.2 / EmS F-A S-J, an accredited UN N.4 self-heating report, weathering or vanning certificate, COA, and an invoice carrying HS 4402.20.

HS 4402.20 EN 1860-2:2023 · No chemical accelerant · Long burn

Coconut-shell briquettes for grilling. EN 1860-2:2023 is the standard that actually applies here, and EU enforcement of it tightened in 2026 — so we lead with fixed carbon and a lab report, not with marketing.

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Pillow and hexagonal briquettes — food-grade tapioca binder

01 — Specifications

Written to the standard, not around it.

A European Commission study published 18 December 2025 found more than half of 23 tested barbecue products failed the EN 1860-2 fixed-carbon requirement. That is why this page states fixed carbon first.

HS code: 4402.20 (HS2022, of shell or nut)
Fixed carbon: ≥ 75% (EN 1860-2:2023)
Ash — EN limit: ≤ 8% lump · ≤ 18% briquette
Ash — our commitment: ≤ 3%
Moisture: < 8.0% (EN) · < 5% typical
Burn sustainers: None — prohibited by EN 1860-2
Binder: Food-grade tapioca 5–8%
Shapes: Pillow · hexagonal · square-hole · finger 18–22×50 mm
Test methods: ASTM D1762 proximate · EN 1860-2 petrographic
Certification route: DIN CERTCO / TÜV Rheinland

⚠ EN 1860-2:2023 numeric thresholds cited here come from secondary sources. We buy the official standard text before printing a compliance claim on a buyer-facing document.

02 — Grades

Three tiers against real market values.

Retail EU

Premium briquette

Fixed carbon ≥ 80%, ash ≤ 3%. Written to clear EN 1860-2 by a margin, not to sit on the limit.

Fixed carbon≥ 80%

Ash≤ 3%

Best forEU retail

Foodservice

Standard briquette

Fixed carbon 65–75%. The restaurant and yakiniku workhorse where burn consistency beats headline numbers.

Fixed carbon65–75%

Ash≤ 7%

Best forRestaurants

Shape options

Finger & hexagonal

Extruded shapes for faster light-up. Note the payload penalty: finger and hex load up to 15,500 kg per 20ft against 18,000+ for cubes.

Size18–22×50 mm

Loadability≤ 15,500 kg/20′

Best forFast light-up

03 — Applications

Where it goes.

01EU and US retail grilling — supermarket and DIY channels
02Restaurant, steakhouse and yakiniku foodservice
03Private-label retail packs under buyer branding
04Korea and Japan grilling channels

04 — Packaging & logistics

How it ships.

Packing

3 / 5 / 10 kg retail bags · 15–20 kg bulk cartons

Protection

Three-layer: inner plastic + kraft + woven PP or printed box

Loadability

≈ 18 MT / 20′ FCL finished briquette

MOQ · Incoterms

1 × 20′ FCL · FOB / CFR / CIF

✓ EN 1860-2:2023 ✓ DIN CERTCO route ✓ SGS / Intertek proximate ✓ UN N.4 self-heating

⚠ Same dangerous-goods regime as shisha: UN 1361 Class 4.2 mandatory from 1 January 2026 under IMDG Amendment 42-24, weathering or steam treatment before packing, and no LCL.

05 — Before you order

What a quote tells you that a page can't.

This page describes the product. It can't price your shape and bag size, or hand your buyer the EN 1860-2 test report their retailer will ask for. One message can — here's what comes back.

Spec sheet & CoA

Full specification and a Certificate of Analysis matched to your buyer's QA.

A sample to test

Couriered so you can run it on your own line before committing.

A price for your destination

FOB, CFR or CIF to your port — for your volume, format and Incoterm.

A named trade contact

One person on the desk, replying the same day — not a form.

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Buyer questions

Does EN 1860-2 apply to coconut shell briquettes?

Yes — EN 1860-2:2023 governs barbecue charcoal and charcoal briquettes regardless of feedstock. It sets fixed carbon, ash, moisture limits and bans chemical burn sustainers. It does not apply to shisha charcoal.

Why does ash colour not appear on this page?

Because it is a shisha criterion, not a barbecue one. Grillers judge burn time, heat and low spark; hookah buyers judge ash colour. Mixing the two vocabularies is how suppliers reveal they have not sold into either market.

Can you supply lump charcoal?

Coconut shell charcoal is a separate feedstock line, and we quote it as coconut shell charcoal — never as "lump". In the barbecue trade "lump charcoal" specifically means hardwood lump, and using the word for coconut invites a rejected shipment.

What documentation ships with the container?

SDS with Section 14 declaring UN 1361 / Class 4.2 / EmS F-A S-J, an accredited UN N.4 self-heating report, weathering or vanning certificate, COA, and an invoice carrying HS 4402.20.

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