Aceh · Sumatra
Aceh nutmeg
Nutmeg from Tapaktuan and Blangpidie on Aceh's west coast holds its own geographical indication. It is the same species as Banda nutmeg, grown a very long way from Maluku, and it shares the province with the registered patchouli and Gayo coffee origins.
A protected name.
Pala Tapaktuan Blangpidie Aceh
E-IG.01.2024.0000161
Registered for Aceh, and one of the more recent additions to the register. Several other Indonesian nutmeg origins hold separate registrations.
What makes it different.
- Myristica fragrans
- The true nutmeg species, not the Papuan one. That is the first thing to establish on any nutmeg order and it settles it here.
- A long way from Maluku
- The crop originated in the Banda Islands and has been planted across the archipelago for centuries. Aceh is one of the western producing areas that resulted.
- Sumatran logistics
- Overland to Medan and out through Belawan, which is the same route Gayo coffee and Aceh patchouli take. A road leg rather than an inter-island vessel.
- Drying under monsoon
- Aceh's west coast is wet. Drying practice decides the mould toxin result, and that is what stops consignments in this category.
Getting it out.
- Medan and Belawan
- The export point for most of Aceh, with better container frequency than any eastern nutmeg origin.
- Consolidation with other Aceh crops
- Patchouli oil and Gayo coffee leave through the same port, which makes a mixed Aceh shipment practical where the documents allow.
What we source here.
Indonesian nutmeg and mace
The seed and the red lace around it are separate spices at separate prices. What to specify, and the aflatoxin question behind European entry.
Indonesian nutmeg oil
Why the growing region changes the composition, why safrole content is a regulatory question, and what a nutmeg oil contract should name.
One container, several producers
What can share a container and what cannot, why regulatory documents never merge into one set, and the five steps that make it work.
Export documents, by category
Four categories, four different sets of paperwork and almost no overlap. Built from the reference pages, so it cannot fall behind what is published.
Questions buyers ask.
Why buy Aceh rather than Banda nutmeg?
Logistics, mostly. Aceh ships overland to a major container port rather than by inter-island vessel from a remote island group, which shortens lead times and reduces handling. Both are registered origins of the same species.
Does the western origin taste different?
Growing conditions differ and the species does not. Buyers who need a specific profile should cup or test rather than assume the island decides it, which is true of most Indonesian spice origins.
Can I combine it with other Aceh products?
Patchouli oil and Gayo coffee both leave through Belawan, so a consolidated Aceh shipment is practical. Whether the goods can share the documents is a separate question decided by your destination.
What does your service cost?
Five per cent of the order value, paid by you and never by the factory. A factory audit starts at $250 depending on location. We work with orders from $10,000 per shipment.
Buying from Tapaktuan and Blangpidie?
Tell us the specification and the port. We go to the region, look at the material and put the documents together before anyone quotes a price.
Sources
- 1Register of protected geographical indications. Direktorat Jenderal Kekayaan Intelektual, Republic of Indonesia. Checked 5 August 2026.