Export markets

Mexican avocado companies: partner with Konza Tropicals in East Africa

Mexico is the world's avocado leader, and Mexican packers, exporters, oil processors, nurseries and equipment makers are looking beyond Michoacán and Jalisco for growth. Kenya offers them what Mexico cannot: duty free entry to the European Union and the United Kingdom, 20 to 28 day transit to European ports and 7 to 12 days to the Gulf, a peak season from April to August, and a young industry that needs the agronomy, packing and oil extraction expertise Mexico has built over decades. Konza Tropicals grows, packs and exports avocados, processes avocado oil and advises exporters and investors across East Africa, and this page sets out how Mexican companies work with us.

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Duty free EU and UKKenyan Hass enters Europe at zero duty under the EPAs

April to AugustKenyan peak, when Mexican volumes to Europe are costly

5 countriesKenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi

The Konza Tropicals Hass avocado orchard in the Rift Valley of Kenya

Buyers

Built for Mexican packers, exporters, oil processors, nurseries and equipment makers

Mexican exporters with European and Gulf customers want a second origin that lands duty free and closer to the market; Mexican avocado oil companies want additional crude oil supply and, increasingly, processing capacity near European and Asian buyers; Mexican nurseries, irrigation and packing line suppliers want a credible local partner for East Africa's fast growing plantings. We offer all three routes from one group: fruit from our 200 hectare plantation and registered partner orchards, crude oil from our processing and the processors we have set up, and feasibility, implementation and local partner services from our consultancy, which has taken more than 30 first time exporters to market since 2023.

MexicoMichoacánJaliscoEstado de MéxicoNayaritGuatemala (enquire)

Products

What we ship to Mexico

Kenyan Hass for your European and Asian programmesClass 1 Hass sizes 12 to 32, 4 kg cartons, 24% plus dry matter, packed to your specification and brand for your customers in Europe, the Gulf, India and the Far East, with independent preloading inspection on every consignment.

Crude avocado oil for Mexican refiners and bottlersCold pressed crude avocado oil in flexitanks and drums with a batch COA, as additional supply for Mexican oil companies serving North American and European customers, or processed to your specification at origin.

Orchard and processing investmentEquity, project level or joint venture investment in commercial Hass orchards, outgrower programmes and avocado oil extraction and refining capacity in Kenya, structured as described on our investment and partnerships page.

Technology, nursery and equipment partnershipsLocal representation, supply and install, pilot orchards and training for Mexican nursery, irrigation, grading, packing and oil extraction technology in East Africa, with vendor finance where offered.

Feasibility and market entry consultancyFeasibility studies, land and water assessment, licensing, grower register development and implementation management for Mexican companies entering Kenya or East Africa.

Macadamia and dried fruitMacadamia kernels, dried and freeze dried mango and pineapple for Mexican snack and confectionery brands that want East African origins in their range.

Market access

Market access and compliance for Mexico

Why Kenya for EuropeKenyan Hass enters the EU and UK duty free and quota free under the Economic Partnership Agreements, while Mexican fruit pays duty; transit is 20 to 28 days to Rotterdam, Algeciras or Genoa against 20 to 30 days from Mexican ports plus duty.

Why Kenya for the Gulf and AsiaSeven to twelve days to Jebel Ali, 20 to 25 days to Nhava Sheva and 25 to 30 days to Shanghai, with GACC registered orchards for China and established programmes to India and the Gulf.

Trade terms Kenya to MexicoKenya and Mexico trade on most favoured nation terms; the business case for Mexican companies is third country programmes and investment, not shipping Kenyan fruit to Mexico.

StandardsGLOBALG.A.P., GRASP and HACCP on fruit, HACCP on oil, EU and UK MRL compliance, KEPHIS registered orchards and packhouses; the same standards Mexican exporters meet for Europe.

Investment frameworkKenya allows foreign ownership of companies, offers Special Economic Zone incentives for processing, and protects investment under bilateral treaties; land is held on long leases; details are set out in our information memorandum after a confidentiality agreement.

LanguageWe correspond in English and Spanish; Spanish language pages are at /es/.

Logistics

Logistics from Kenya to Mexico

Fruit to EuropeMombasa to Algeciras, Valencia, Genoa, Rotterdam or Hamburg, 20 to 28 days, weekly reefer services; DAP to your European ripening partner through SAFTA, Fruit Trade Assistance.

Fruit to the Gulf and AsiaMombasa to Jebel Ali 7 to 12 days, Nhava Sheva 20 to 25 days, Shanghai 25 to 30 days, Singapore 18 to 22 days.

Oil to Mexico or EuropeFlexitank of 20 to 22 tonnes or 80 drums of 190 kg per 20 ft container, Mombasa to Veracruz or Manzanillo via transshipment, or direct to your European customers.

VisitsNairobi is served daily from Europe and the Gulf; Rift Valley orchards, a working packhouse and cold store and our processing operations are a half day or full day from Nairobi or Nakuru, organised with our sister company Volcan Tours and Travel.

EquipmentSupply and install projects cleared through Mombasa with our forwarders; Kenya exempts most agricultural machinery from import duty, confirmed per tariff line.

Programme structureSeason contracts or multi year programmes for fruit, annual offtake for oil, and staged investment with agreed milestones for orchards and processing.

Season calendar

When each product is available for Mexico

Kenyan Hass peaks from April to August and continues to October, and Tanzanian Hass covers November to March, so East African fruit is available for third country programmes in most months; oil ships 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

PeakAvailableKenya and East African origins combined

Consultancy

Consultancy for trading with Mexico

For exporters and packers

Kenyan Hass packed to your brand and specification for Europe, the Gulf and Asia, with preloading QC, EUR.1 documentation and in port support in Europe through SAFTA.

For oil companies

Crude oil offtake with COA and retained samples, co investment in extraction and refining capacity at origin, and access to the European refiners and brands in our buyer database.

For technology companies

Local partner, pilot sites and training for nursery, irrigation, grading and extraction technology in East Africa, and introductions to the processors and orchards in our grower register.

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Questions buyers ask

Before you request an offer for Mexico

Why would a Mexican exporter source avocados from Kenya?

Because Kenyan Hass lands in the EU and UK duty free, reaches European ports in 20 to 28 days and the Gulf in 7 to 12, and peaks from April to August. A second origin lets a Mexican exporter serve European and Asian customers all year at lower landed cost.

Can a Mexican avocado oil company buy crude oil from Kenya?

Yes. We supply cold pressed crude avocado oil in flexitanks or drums with a batch certificate of analysis and retained samples, from our own processing and from the East African processors we have set up, against annual or multi year offtake.

Can Mexican companies invest in orchards or processing in Kenya?

Yes. Kenya allows foreign ownership, offers Special Economic Zone incentives and long land leases, and we structure equity, joint venture and project level investment as described on our investment and partnerships page; details follow a confidentiality agreement.

Do you represent Mexican nursery and equipment suppliers in East Africa?

Yes. We act as local partner for supply and install, pilot orchards and training, and introduce suppliers to the orchards and processors in our grower register across Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.

Do you correspond in Spanish?

Yes. Our team corresponds in Spanish and English, and Spanish language pages are at /es/.

Can we visit before deciding?

Yes. Due diligence visits to the Rift Valley orchards, a working packhouse and cold store and our processing operations are organised from Nairobi or Nakuru, with quality testing on site.

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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Value addition and agroprocessing

We process, refine, pack and export avocado oil and East African value added products

Crude, extra virgin and refined avocado oil is our lead value added product, alongside dried and freeze dried fruit, frozen avocado, macadamia and purees, each lot shipped with a batch certificate of analysis. Investors, offtake buyers and development partners who want to grow processing capacity with us start on the investment and partnerships page.

Avocado oil grades and specifications Investment and partnerships

Contact

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.

Emailexports@konzatropicals.comSupply offers, orders and shipment enquiries

Emailconsult@konzatropicals.comConsultancy, partnerships and investors

Where we workKenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and all East Africa