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Kenyan Hass avocado exporter to Europe
Weekly programme supply of Class 1 Hass and Green skin avocados, mango, pineapple, fresh herbs and value added products to importers, ripeners and retail service providers across the European Union, grown on our own plantations in the Rift Valley of Kenya and shipped with a preloading QC report on every container.
Buyers
What European importers buy from us
Europe is the largest market for Kenyan avocados and the one we know best. Our Hass goes to importers and ripening specialists in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Belgium, both direct and through our partner platform SAFTA, Fruit Trade Assistance. Around the avocado programme we add mango and pineapple by sea, fresh herbs and chillies by air, and avocado oil, dried fruit, frozen avocado, macadamia and purees for food manufacturers and private label brands.
Products
What we ship to Europe
Market access
Market access and compliance for Europe
Logistics
Logistics from Kenya to Europe
Season calendar
When each product is available for Europe
Kenyan Hass peaks from April to August and Tanzanian Hass from November to March, so Hass is available all year from our East African origins; pineapple, passion fruit, herbs and all value added products ship all year.
| Product | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hass avocado (Kenya) | ||||||||||||
| Hass avocado (Tanzania) | ||||||||||||
| Green skin (Fuerte, Pinkerton) | ||||||||||||
| Apple mango | ||||||||||||
| MD2 pineapple | ||||||||||||
| Passion fruit | ||||||||||||
| Fresh herbs and chillies | ||||||||||||
| Avocado oil, dried, frozen, macadamia, purees |
Consultancy
Consultancy for exporters and buyers trading with Europe
For East African exporters
Export readiness audits against EU buyer requirements, GLOBALG.A.P. and GRASP preparation, MRL compliance plans, EUR.1 and KEPHIS procedures, and introductions to vetted European importers from our buyer database.
For European importers
Supplier identification and audits in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, programme design across origins, independent QC through Fruit Quality Studio Africa and dispute support through SAFTA Rescue.
For programmes and donors
Market linkage components for horticulture value chain projects, trade fair delegations to Fruit Logistica Berlin and Fruit Attraction Madrid, and buyer missions to East Africa.
Questions buyers ask
Before you request an offer for Europe
Which European ports do you ship Kenyan avocados to?
Rotterdam and Antwerp are our main discharge ports, with regular loadings to Algeciras, Valencia and Marseille for Spanish, French and Italian customers and to Hamburg for Germany and Poland.
Are Kenyan avocados duty free in the EU?
Yes. Under the Kenya–EU Economic Partnership Agreement Kenyan fruit, vegetables, nuts and avocado oil enter the European Union duty free and quota free with proof of origin issued per shipment.
What dry matter do you ship to Europe?
Kenyan Hass is harvested at 24% dry matter and above for the European market, tested in the orchard before harvest and again at the packhouse, with results on the preloading QC report.
Can you supply ripened or ready to eat programmes?
We supply green hard fruit for ripening in Europe and work with ripening specialists in the Netherlands, Germany and Spain; through SAFTA we can also deliver DAP to the ripening centre.
How do we see the quality before the container sails?
Fruit Quality Studio Africa, the Kenyan arm of Quality Studio Europe, inspects every consignment at the packhouse and issues a preloading QC report on dry matter, defects, sizing and pulp temperature, which we share with you before the vessel departs.
Can you start with a trial order?
Yes. Most programmes begin with one container, or a pallet by air for herbs, chillies and samples, before moving to weekly or fortnightly programme volumes.
Other markets
More export markets we serve
Products
Our full export range
Our partners
Independent quality control and transparent trade, built into every shipment
Two partners work alongside our own team on every export programme, so buyers see the fruit before it sails and know the price before they commit.
Fruit Quality Studio Africa
Independent avocado quality control, the Kenyan arm of Quality Studio Europe. Every consignment is inspected at the packhouse before loading, with a preloading QC report on dry matter, defects, sizing and pulp temperature shared with the buyer, and arrival inspections on request in Europe.
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SAFTA, Fruit Trade Assistance
Our partner international sourcing platform. SAFTA connects our fresh avocados to retailers, importers and buyers in Europe in a vertically integrated way: fixed and transparent pricing, cold chain from packhouse to destination, reliable buyer connections and SAFTA Rescue support for shipments in European ports, so growers and importers both know where they stand.
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Let us talk fruit
Nairobi office hours are 08:00 to 18:00 East Africa Time (UTC+3), and we answer WhatsApp during European and Gulf business hours as well.