Quality & compliance

Quality &documentation

A professional approach to specifications, checks and paperwork — so every shipment arrives with the documents its product, origin and destination require.

The commercial document for the sale, stating goods, quantities, values and agreed terms.

Commercial

Details of packages, weights, pallet configuration and marks for each shipment.

Commercial

Confirms the country of origin of the goods; preferential origin documents where trade agreements apply.

Origin & compliance

Issued by the plant-health authority of the origin country for fresh produce where the destination requires it.

Origin & compliance

Laboratory or inspection results for parameters such as Brix, moisture, microbiology or residues, where applicable.

Quality

Sanitary certification required for certain processed products and destinations.

Origin & compliance

The agreed technical specification for the product: variety, grade, calibre, cut, Brix, packaging and shelf life.

Quality

Producer certifications such as GlobalG.A.P., BRCGS or IFS — according to producer and product.

Quality

Organic certificates and transaction certificates, provided only where organic status is confirmed.

Quality

The transport document for sea, air or road freight, depending on the mode used.

Transport

Lot, producer and origin information linking the shipment back to its source, where applicable.

Quality

Any additional documents according to product, origin and destination requirements.

Origin & compliance
Our quality approach

Agreed before it ships.

01

Specification first

Variety, grade, calibre, Brix, cut and packaging are agreed in writing before an order is placed.

02

Producer selection

Producers and exporters are selected for the product, the required specification and the destination market.

03

Pre-shipment checks

Quality checks and certificates of analysis are arranged where applicable for the product.

04

Traceability

Lot and origin information is kept with the shipment documents where applicable.

Certifications

Certified by producer, shown by product.

Food safety and organic certifications belong to individual producers and products. We show a certification on a product page only where it is confirmed.

Examples of schemes that may apply
GlobalG.A.P.BRCGSIFS FoodFSSC 22000HACCPEU OrganicFairtradeKosher / Halal
Specific requirements?

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Add required certifications and documents to your request, and we'll confirm what is available for the product and origin.

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