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Kenyan avocado and avocado oil exporter to Morocco
Morocco has become an avocado producer and exporter in its own right, with Hass from the Gharb and Loukkos plains harvested from October to April. From May to October Moroccan supermarkets, wholesalers and the hospitality trade in Casablanca, Rabat, Marrakech and Tangier import, and Kenyan Hass peaks in exactly those months. We supply Moroccan importers through Casablanca and Tanger Med, and we supply crude and refined avocado oil to Morocco's cosmetics industry, which already exports argan based products worldwide and is adding avocado oil to its formulations.
Buyers
Built for Moroccan importers, retail chains and cosmetics manufacturers
Moroccan buyers know avocado quality from their own orchards and expect the same dry matter, sizing and ripening behaviour from imports. Casablanca importers serving Marjane, Carrefour Maroc and the wholesale markets want a reliable summer origin; cosmetics manufacturers in Casablanca, Agadir and Marrakech want refined avocado oil with a COA and the documentation their formulators need. Our own 200 hectare plantation and registered partner orchards give us the summer volume, our processing gives us control of the oil, and independent preloading inspection on every consignment gives your quality team the data before the vessel sails. Our French language pages support Moroccan buying teams.
Products
What we ship to Morocco
Market access
Market access and compliance for Morocco
Logistics
Logistics from Kenya to Morocco
Season calendar
When each product is available for Morocco
Kenyan Hass peaks from April to August and continues to October, covering the months when Moroccan Hass is not harvested; Tanzanian Hass covers November to March. Pineapple, passion fruit and all value added products ship all year.
| Product | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 trading with Morocco
For exporters
Intra African market access planning under AfCFTA, documentation for Moroccan import, programme pricing and introductions from our North African buyer database.
For importers
Origin audits and supplier development in Kenya and East Africa, consolidated mixed containers for smaller importers, multi origin programmes to fill the Kenyan off season.
Trade fairs
We meet North African buyers at Fruit Logistica Berlin, Fruit Attraction Madrid and SIAL Paris, exhibit at regional African trade fairs, and run buyer missions to Kenyan orchards and packhouses.
Questions buyers ask
Before you request an offer for Morocco
When does Morocco import avocados?
Moroccan Hass from the Gharb and Loukkos regions is harvested from about October to April. Imports run from May to October, which is the Kenyan peak, so Kenyan Hass is the natural summer supply for Moroccan retailers and wholesalers.
Is Kenyan fruit duty free in Morocco?
Kenya and Morocco are both AfCFTA parties and preferential duty applies as tariff schedules are implemented; until then Moroccan most favoured nation duty and VAT apply. Your customs broker confirms the rate per tariff line and we issue the certificate of origin required.
Can Moroccan cosmetics manufacturers buy refined avocado oil from you?
Yes. Refined avocado oil ships in 190 kg drums, 1,000 litre IBCs or flexitanks with a certificate of analysis per batch and the documentation your formulators and safety assessors require; samples are couriered before the first order.
Do you label in Arabic and French?
Yes. Cartons, consumer packs and oil drums can be labelled in Arabic and French with your private label on programme volumes.
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 for Morocco begin with one container to Casablanca, or a pallet by air for herbs, chillies and samples, before moving to fortnightly or weekly 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 inspection in Europe on request or as agreed per programme.
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SAFTA, Fruit Trade Assistance: Sales Execution Office, Antwerp
Our partner Sales Execution Office in Antwerp, Belgium. SAFTA is not a buyer of our fruit: it sells Konza Tropicals avocados on our behalf to retailers, importers and ripeners across Europe and executes each programme from offer to payment, with fixed and transparent pricing, programme contracts, cold chain from packhouse to destination 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
We work from Kenya with partner orchards and exporters in Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, and we answer email during East African, European and Gulf business hours.