How the exchange works
Where coffee is in its journey, and how every claim is backed.
Three positions, one rule
Bonded
In store at the DMCC Coffee Centre, backed bag-for-bag. Only bonded coffee can settle immediately - payment and ownership swap the moment the warehouse confirms it.
Afloat
On the water, with a vessel and an ETA you can track. You can reserve it now; it settles once it arrives and is confirmed into bond.
Forward
Reserved from an upcoming harvest. A forward commitment settles once the coffee is delivered and confirmed into bonded custody - never before.
The settlement-integrity rule: only bonded coffee can settle. Afloat and forward lots are visible and reservable, but payment and ownership only swap once the coffee is physically in bonded custody - so no one ever pays for coffee that is not there.
What the certifications mean
Every certification chip links to its evidence - a certificate, a satellite analysis, or a quality fingerprint.