Fresh fruit import & export · Rotterdam
Plusimpex B.V. imports and distributes fresh fruit through the Port of Rotterdam to wholesale markets, retail chains, ethnic grocers and re-export partners across Europe. Pomegranates, fresh figs, table grapes, citrus, stone fruit, melons, dates and seasonal specialties from Türkiye, Iran, Egypt, Morocco, Spain and the Southern Hemisphere — programme-planned by season, cold-chain controlled from harvest to delivery, GlobalG.A.P. certified and packed to EU marketing standards from single pallets to weekly reefer programmes.
Our fresh fruit range
Fresh fruit is bought by week, not by year: variety, calibre, Brix and arrival date decide the price. The six programmes below cover the demand we see most — tell us your channel and volume per week, and we will map origins and calendar to it.
Hicaz and Wonderful pomegranates from Türkiye, Iran, Egypt and Spain (Mollar de Elche), plus Peruvian counter-season. Calibres 6–14 in 4–5 kg cartons; also fresh pomegranate arils on request.
Bursa black (Bursa Siyahı) and green figs from Türkiye, plus Brazilian and Peruvian counter-season fruit. Single-layer 1 kg and 2 kg trays, air- or reefer-freighted for premium retail and food service.
Sultana, Crimson, Thompson, Red Globe and new seedless varieties from Türkiye, Egypt, Greece, Spain and the Southern Hemisphere. 4.5 kg and 8.2 kg boxes, punnets and bags for retail programmes.
Navel and Valencia oranges, Satsuma, Clementine and Nadorcott mandarins, lemons, limes and grapefruit from Türkiye, Egypt, Morocco, Spain and South Africa. 10–15 kg cartons, nets and retail packs.
Cherries, apricots, peaches, nectarines and plums from Türkiye, Spain and Greece; watermelon, Galia and Piel de Sapo melons from Egypt, Morocco and Spain. Bulk bins, cartons and pre-packed for summer retail programmes.
Fresh Barhi and Rutab dates, persimmon (kaki), quince, medlar, sour cherry, mulberry, fresh almonds and green plums (goje sabz) — the seasonal specialties ethnic retail and Middle Eastern food service ask for.
Quality & cold chain
With fresh produce the specification is only half the job — the other half is the temperature history between the packhouse and your dock. We buy to EU marketing standards, inspect at loading, and monitor every reefer and truck from origin to Rotterdam so that what was graded Class I at the packhouse is still Class I at your warehouse.
Who we supply
A wholesale market trader, a retail category buyer and a re-exporter to the Gulf need different calibres, packs and arrival days. These are the four channels we serve most.
Weekly reefer arrivals for traders at Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Rungis, Hamburg and other European wholesale markets — mixed loads and full containers.
Programme supply of pomegranates, figs, grapes and citrus in retail packs, plus the seasonal specialties Turkish, Persian and Arabic supermarkets depend on.
Consolidation in Rotterdam for onward reefer shipment to the UK, Scandinavia, the Gulf and West Africa — Europe-origin citrus, stone fruit and grapes outbound, Southern-Hemisphere fruit inbound.
Pomegranate arils, figs and citrus for caterers and juice bars; processing-grade fruit for juicing, freezing and drying partners.
Sourcing & logistics
We work with growers and exporters in Türkiye, Iran, Egypt, Morocco, Spain, Greece, South Africa, Peru and Chile, and route everything through the Port of Rotterdam — Europe's largest reefer hub, with cold stores, phytosanitary inspection and onward trucking to every EU market within 24–48 hours.
Read more about how we work with buyers, or see our buyer guides on seasons, storage and import rules.
Buyer questions
From Rotterdam stock or groupage trucks, one pallet per product. For direct programmes from origin, a full reefer container (around 20 pallets, 18–22 t) or a full truck; mixed containers with two or three products from the same origin are possible.
Turkish and Iranian pomegranates run September to February, Egyptian from August, Spanish Mollar from October, and Peruvian counter-season March to May. Fresh Bursa figs run August to November, with Brazilian and Peruvian figs January to April. We publish an origin calendar per product on request.
Pre-loading inspection with photos and Brix / firmness readings, temperature loggers in every container or truck, and an arrival check in Rotterdam. Claims are handled against the inspection report and logger data, with independent survey (e.g. by a certified inspection agency) where required.
Yes. Programme growers hold GlobalG.A.P. (and GRASP where retailers require it), packhouses hold BRCGS or IFS, and lots are residue-tested against EU MRLs — with extra attention to origins on the EU's reinforced-control list.
Yes. Punnets, flow-packs, nets and trays can be packed at origin or re-packed in the Netherlands under your label, with PLU stickers and EAN barcodes to your retail specification.
Throughout the EU, the UK and Scandinavia by refrigerated truck within 24–72 hours of Rotterdam, and by reefer container for re-export to the Gulf and West Africa. Quotes are given on your preferred Incoterm under DAP or DDP.
Start a programme
Product, calibre, volume per week, arrival day and destination — that is all we need to come back with origins, a season calendar and a firm price within one business day.