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Kenyan avocado and fresh produce supplier to Belgium

Belgium is a gateway for fresh produce into north west Europe. Fruit landing at Antwerp serves Belgian retail and wholesale and moves on by road to neighbouring markets. We offer fresh avocados and mango where import rules allow, crude and extra virgin avocado oil, dried mango, dried chilli and mango puree.

Kenyan Hass avocados packed in export cartons

Market brief

Supplying Belgium: what makes this market different

Season fit

Kenyan Hass arrives from spring into autumn, alongside Peruvian and South African fruit, with Green skin varieties earlier in the year.

Buyer landscape

Importers and ripeners around the port of Antwerp, wholesalers at the Brussels fruit and vegetable market, retail category suppliers, and food manufacturers buying avocado oil and dried fruit.

What Belgian buyers ask for

Consistent sizing for ripening programmes, documents ready before the vessel arrives, and inspection reports they can pass on to their own customers.

How we support the programme

Our partner Sales Execution Office in Antwerp for fresh avocado programmes, French language pages for buyers, and preloading inspection by an independent partner.

Buyers

Who we work with in Belgium

Importers, ripeners and wholesalers in Antwerp and Brussels, exotic fruit specialists, and food and cosmetic manufacturers. SAFTA, Fruit Trade Assistance, is our Sales Execution Office partner for fresh avocado programmes.

Products

What we can supply in Belgium

Every product is packed to your specification and destination rules. Market access differs by product and by origin country, so eligibility is confirmed for the specific origin before each offer.

On requestMacadamia, dried and freeze dried fruit, frozen avocado, other purees and concentrates, fresh herbs and other fresh produce, subject to agreed requirements and availability.

Requesting an offer

What we need from you, and how the offer is agreed

Send product, use, destination, volume and timing. We confirm eligibility, agree specification, packing and documents, and send a written offer. See our guides to requesting an avocado supply programme and what to agree before ordering avocado oil.

Consultancy

Advisory for trading with Belgium

We also advise East African exporters preparing to sell into Belgium and importers building supply from the region. See our agri export consultancy.

Questions buyers ask

Before you request an offer for Belgium

Which products are relevant for Belgium?

Fresh avocados and fresh mango where the destination's plant health requirements allow, crude and extra virgin avocado oil, dried mango, dried chilli and mango puree. Eligibility is confirmed with your importer of record before an offer.

When does Kenyan fruit suit buyers in Belgium?

Kenyan Hass arrives from spring into autumn, alongside Peruvian and South African fruit, with Green skin varieties earlier in the year.

What do buyers in Belgium usually ask for?

Consistent sizing for ripening programmes, documents ready before the vessel arrives, and inspection reports they can pass on to their own customers.

Market notes

Supplying Belgium

Main entry portsAntwerp and Zeebrugge, with onward distribution by road across Belgium and into neighbouring markets.
Who we supplyBelgian importers and ripeners supplying retail and wholesale, plus food and cosmetic manufacturers buying avocado oil.
ShippingSea freight from Mombasa in refrigerated containers for fresh fruit, and in flexitanks or IBC totes for avocado oil as agreed. Routing and transit time are confirmed at booking. Air freight from Nairobi is available for samples and urgent orders.
DocumentsBelgian buyers commonly require the phytosanitary certificate, lot traceability and labelling in line with EU rules; organic lots carry the documentation that applies to the offered lot.

Contact

Contact us

Email us with the product, intended use, quantity, destination and timing, or describe the assignment or collaboration you have in mind. Our team reviews every email and replies with the next steps (East Africa Time).

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