Practical guidance on documentation, harvest cycles, private label and origin strategy — written for importers, distributors and procurement teams.
General guidance only. Requirements vary by destination market and are confirmed per shipment with the producer and your customs broker.
Proximity to Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, a mature food-processing base, EU-aligned food safety standards and competitive freight routes from Izmir and Mersin make Türkiye a practical first origin for olive oil, olives, figs, tahini and molasses programmes.
A typical shipment set includes commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading or air waybill, certificate of origin, and — for food lines — health/sanitary certificates and analysis reports. We prepare and coordinate these with the producer and freight forwarder.
Confirm HS codes, destination labelling requirements and any registration obligations before production begins. Cosmetics and food lines frequently require importer-side registration; we align producer documentation to those requirements at sampling stage.
Turkish olive harvest runs roughly November to January, with new-crop availability and pricing settling shortly after. Buyers who fix specification and volume ahead of harvest generally secure better allocation and more stable pricing windows.
Private label suits buyers with existing retail or food-service placement who want margin control. Branded distribution suits importers building a territory. Both are supported; the difference is mainly artwork ownership, MOQ structure and lead time.
Cosmetics and personal care from Thailand and mobility, industrial and consumer goods from China give buyers alternatives when a single origin becomes constrained. Vietnam and Cambodia are being developed as further options.
Certificates of analysis, organic, Halal, Kosher and food-safety documentation are issued by the selected producer and shared on request once a specification is agreed.
Request documentationSend your specification, volume and destination. Our export desk will come back with sourcing options and indicative commercial terms.
