Product datasheet · Pet chew
Bully Sticks — dried pizzle dog chew
Single-ingredient dried beef pizzle, cut and graded to a published size and weight standard. Supplied in bulk cartons, and in printed retail bags to your own artwork, for private-label pet-treat brands and importers. No additives, no bleach, no smoke, no colourants, no irradiation.
Minimum order
200–300 kg
Monthly capacity
2 MT
Loading port
Any Bangladeshi port
Packing
To buyer’s spec
Sizes and weights
There is no international standard for bully stick grading — every brand defines its own, which is why the second order so often arrives looking a grade below the first. We grade by length and weight band together, because both are measurable on arrival and neither can be argued about. If you have your own grading specification, we will pack to it and mark the cartons accordingly.
Cut to length
Cut on a band saw to a tolerance of ± ¼ inch, square to the blade. No diagonal cuts. The saw is cleaned with a quaternary sanitiser between batches.
Graded on thickness
Thickness is judged against a photographed reference standard rather than a description. A 6 inch stick measuring under ½ inch through the middle is rejected, not downgraded.
Natural variation
Colour runs from light tan through to dark brown and diameter varies piece to piece. Nothing is bleached, dyed or coated to even it out.
| Size | Length | Weight per piece |
|---|---|---|
| 6 inch | 5.75–6.25 in · 146–159 mm | 13–29 g |
| 9 inch | 8.85–9.25 in · 225–235 mm | 23–45 g |
| 12 inch | 11.75–12.25 in · 298–311 mm | 30–65 g |
| 18 inch | 17.75–18.25 in · 451–464 mm | 55–95 g |
| 28–32 inch | 27.75–32.25 in · 705–819 mm | 75–155 g |
| Full cane | 31.75–39.75 in · 806–1,010 mm | 80–179 g |
| Braided 5–6 inch | 5.75–6.25 in · 146–159 mm | 20–40 g |
| Braided 12 inch | 11.75–12.25 in · 298–311 mm | 35–90 g |
Specification
| Product | Dried beef pizzle dog chew (bully stick). Straight and braided. |
| Raw material | Cattle pizzle, single species. Purchased from licensed slaughter facilities and held in an unbroken cold chain until thawing for processing. |
| Composition | Single ingredient, 100% beef pizzle. No additives, preservatives, binders, colourants or flavourings. |
| Sourcing | Smallholder-raised cattle, grass-fed, with no growth hormones. |
| Colour | Natural light tan to dark brown. Colour, diameter and shape vary between pieces. Not bleached, dyed, smoked or coated. |
| Crude protein | 81.0% |
| Crude fat | 3.0% |
| Crude fibre | 1% |
| Moisture | 13% |
| Ash | 2% |
| Salmonella spp. | Negative · PCR · tested every lot |
| E. coli, generic | Under 10 CFU/g · Petrifilm · tested every lot |
| Irradiation | None. The product is not irradiated at any stage. |
| Insects | Zero tolerance, live or dead. Third-party pest control programme with red-legged ham beetle and hide beetle specifically named in the plan; fumigation and fogging applied to finished goods. |
| Metal detection | 2.0 mm ferrous · 2.5 mm non-ferrous · 2.5 mm stainless steel. End of line, before packing. |
| Cutting tolerance | ± ¼ inch. Cut perpendicular to the blade; diagonal cuts rejected. |
| Shelf life | 3 years — 1,095 days from the dehydration date. Best-By printed MM/YY. |
| Storage | Ambient. Cool, dry and ventilated, out of direct sunlight. No refrigeration required. |
| Declaration | Pet chew — not for human consumption. Supplemental feeding only; dogs should be supervised while chewing. |
How it is made
Odour in a bully stick comes from residual blood, urine and fat that were not removed before drying. There is no chemical shortcut that a serious buyer will accept, so we control it at the three points where it is actually decided.
01 · Collection
Pizzles are taken from licensed slaughter facilities and chilled immediately, then held in an unbroken cold chain until they are thawed for processing. Decomposition that starts here cannot be reversed later, which is why collection discipline matters more than anything downstream.
02 · Trim and wash
Fat, membrane and blood are trimmed by hand, then the pizzles are rinsed repeatedly in hot water. Blood and urine are water-soluble; removing them is what removes the odour.
03 · Dry, cut and check
Stretched, then air-dried on clean covered ground and raised racking, indoors and outdoors, and turned through the drying period so the pieces dry evenly to the core, finishing at 13% moisture. Cut to length on a band saw only once dry, then inspected piece by piece for consistency, odour and insect activity and passed through a metal detector before casing.
On the word “odour-free.” We supply a low-odour grade and we will not claim more than that. A single-ingredient dried meat product retains a mild natural aroma, and it becomes more noticeable once the chew is wetted by a dog’s saliva. Suppliers who promise a genuinely odourless stick have usually smoked it, bleached it or treated it with a deodoriser — all three break the single-ingredient claim your label depends on. We use no smoke, no bleach, no hydrogen peroxide, no chemical deodorisers and no irradiation.
Packing and container loading
| Inner | New food-grade PE liner, heat-sealed. Optional 1 kg, 2 kg or 5 kg poly bags, or vacuum packs for private label. |
| Master carton | 5-ply corrugated, 60 × 40 × 30 cm |
| Net weight | 25 kg per carton |
| Gross weight | approx. 26.5 kg |
| Desiccant | Silica gel sachets included for tropical transit |
| Carton marking | Manufacturer name and address, product description, ingredient (beef pizzle), production date, net weight, lot code, country of origin, and “Pet chew — not for human consumption”. The lot code is clearly visible on every box; Best-By printed MM/YY. |
| Pallets | Grade A pallets only. The placard carries product description, net weight, gross weight, case count, manufacturer name and lot code. |
| Private label | Printed retail bags to your artwork — typically a 7 × 9 inch bag on a 6 × 8 inch print area, at counts such as 12 sticks per bag — carrying your barcode and your guaranteed analysis panel. Printed master cartons on the same basis. |
Quote by container, not by tonnage
Dried pizzle is bulky relative to its weight, so a container fills by volume long before it reaches its weight limit. A 20 ft box loads roughly 9.6 tonnes against a 28-tonne payload. Buyers who plan on “a 20 ft holds 28 tonnes” will mis-price the freight, so we quote FCL by the box.
| Container | Cartons | Net weight | Gross weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 ft standard | approx. 385 | approx. 9,600 kg | approx. 10,200 kg |
| 40 ft standard | approx. 784 | approx. 19,600 kg | approx. 20,800 kg |
| 40 ft high cube | approx. 896 | approx. 22,400 kg | approx. 23,800 kg |
Documentation and import clearance
We supply the full Bangladesh-side export set. Import permits and border clearance in your country are arranged by you as the importer, and we will provide whatever certification and plant information your authority asks us for. If you are putting together a supplier questionnaire, our guide to what a US pet-treat buyer checks before ordering sets out the ten screens most brands apply, and what we can answer for each.
Issued with every shipment
- Commercial invoice
- Packing list, carton-by-carton
- Bill of lading
- Certificate of Origin from a Bangladeshi chamber of commerce
- Veterinary health certificate issued by the Department of Livestock Services
- Certificate of analysis, lot-linked, from an independent laboratory
- EXP form certified by our authorised dealer bank
Customs classification
- Bulk cartons, single ingredient — HS 0511.99, animal products not elsewhere specified
- Retail-packed private label — HS 2309.10, dog or cat food put up for retail sale
The correct heading depends on how the goods are packed, not on what they are. Confirm the classification with your own broker before booking.
Importers into the United States and Canada should read this before ordering. Bangladesh is not recognised as free of foot-and-mouth disease, so a ruminant-derived pet chew from Bangladesh is a controlled commodity in both countries and will not clear on a commercial invoice alone. A US importer needs a USDA APHIS Veterinary Services import permit and official veterinary certification of an approved treatment. A Canadian importer needs a CFIA import permit, a zoosanitary certificate, and microbiological results linked to the lot. This route is worked and we supply against it — every document, test result and plant detail your authority asks for. What we cannot do is hold the permit for you. It is issued to the importer of record, so start that application alongside the order rather than after it.
Commercial terms
| Minimum order | 200–300 kg, depending on grade mix |
| Monthly capacity | 2 MT |
| Production lead time | 25–35 days from order confirmation and receipt of advance |
| Ocean transit | Any Bangladeshi sea port to US East Coast 25–32 days; to US West Coast 28–35 days; Canada comparable |
| Incoterms | FOB any Bangladeshi sea port as standard. CFR or CIF to your nominated port on request. Air shipment from any Bangladeshi airport where the volume justifies it. |
| Payment — first order | 50% T/T advance, balance against scanned bill of lading; or irrevocable L/C at sight |
| Payment — repeat orders | 30% T/T advance, 70% against bill of lading copy |
| Samples | Sample product is free. The courier is arranged and paid by the buyer. One thing to check before you ask: a courier parcel of ruminant material is a regulated import in its own right, and into the United States and Canada it needs the same permit as a container — so confirm your import permission first, or the parcel is seized rather than delivered. Alongside the sample you get the photographed grading standard, pass and fail examples of each size against a scale rule, a recent lot certificate of analysis, and a live video call from the floor during your production run. |
| Inspection | Third-party pre-shipment inspection welcomed at any stage |
Ask for the full specification
Tell us the grade, length and volume you need and we will come back with a quotation, a photograph set with a scale rule, and a certificate of analysis from a recent lot. If you have your own specification sheet, send it and we will answer it line by line.