Fresh vegetable import & export · Rotterdam
Plusimpex B.V. imports and distributes fresh vegetables through the Port of Rotterdam to wholesale markets, retail chains, ethnic grocers, caterers and re-export partners across Europe. Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, onions, garlic, potatoes, aubergines, courgettes, fresh herbs and Middle Eastern specialties from Türkiye, Egypt, Morocco, Spain, Iran and the Netherlands — programme-planned by season, cold-chain controlled from packhouse to delivery, GlobalG.A.P. certified and packed to EU marketing standards from single pallets to weekly truck and reefer programmes.
Our fresh vegetable range
Vegetables move on weekly programmes and short lead times: origin, size, colour stage and arrival day 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.
Round, beef, plum (Roma), cherry, cocktail and vine tomatoes from Türkiye (Antalya), Morocco, Spain and Dutch glasshouses. Colour-staged for arrival, 5–6 kg crates, flow-packs and punnets for retail programmes.
Red, yellow and green bell peppers, sweet pointed (Capia / Palermo), Turkish green sivri and charleston peppers, chillies; long, mini and Lebanese cucumbers from Türkiye, Spain, Morocco and the Netherlands.
Yellow, red and white onions from the Netherlands, Egypt and Spain; fresh and dry garlic from Spain, Egypt and China; shallots and spring onions. Cured, graded and packed in 5–25 kg nets or big bags for retail and processing.
Long and round aubergines (incl. Turkish kemer and baby aubergines), green and yellow courgettes, okra, butternut and pumpkin from Türkiye, Spain, Egypt and Morocco. 5–10 kg cartons, pre-cooled for arrival quality.
Table and processing potatoes (Agria, Fontane, Innovator, Spunta) from the Netherlands, Belgium and Egypt; carrots, beetroot, celeriac, turnip and radish. Washed or unwashed, 2.5–25 kg bags and 1,000 kg big bags.
Flat parsley, coriander, mint, dill, chives and basil in bunches; plus the specialties ethnic retail asks for — vine leaves, molokhia, fresh chickpeas, broad beans, sabzi mixes, fresh fenugreek and purslane. Air- or truck-freighted in small lots.
Quality & cold chain
With fresh vegetables the margin sits in shelf life: a day lost in transit is a day lost on the shelf. We buy to EU marketing standards, inspect at loading and monitor every truck and reefer from packhouse to Rotterdam, so that what was graded Class I at origin is still Class I when it reaches your customer.
Who we supply
A wholesale market trader, a supermarket category buyer and a processing plant need different sizes, packs and arrival days. These are the four channels we serve most.
Weekly truck and reefer arrivals for traders at Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Rungis, Hamburg and other European wholesale markets — mixed loads and full trucks.
Programme supply of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and onions in retail packs, plus the Turkish, Persian and Arabic specialties ethnic supermarkets depend on.
Daily and weekly deliveries of core vegetables and fresh herbs for restaurant groups, catering wholesalers, kebab and Middle Eastern food service.
Processing-grade onions, potatoes, tomatoes and peppers for peeling, freezing, pickling and sauce lines; consolidation in Rotterdam for onward reefer shipment to the UK, Scandinavia and the Gulf.
Sourcing & logistics
We work with growers, cooperatives and exporters in Türkiye, Egypt, Morocco, Spain, Iran and the Dutch and Belgian glasshouse and arable sectors, and route everything through Rotterdam — Europe's largest fresh-produce 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 refrigerated truck (33 pallets) or reefer container; mixed loads with several products from the same origin are standard for Turkish and Spanish programmes.
From October to May the main origins are Türkiye (Antalya), Morocco (Agadir) and Spain (Almería), with Egypt for onions and potatoes. From May to October Dutch and Belgian glasshouse production takes over. We publish an origin calendar per product on request.
Pre-loading inspection with photos and colour-stage / firmness checks, temperature loggers in every truck or container, and an arrival check in Rotterdam. Claims are handled against the inspection report and logger data, with an independent survey where required.
Yes. Sivri and charleston peppers, kemer and baby aubergines, Lebanese cucumbers, vine leaves, molokhia, fresh chickpeas, broad beans, sabzi herb mixes, fresh fenugreek and purslane are supplied in season for Turkish, Persian and Arabic retail and food service.
Yes. Flow-packs, punnets, 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. Quotes are given on your preferred Incoterm under DAP or DDP.
Start a programme
Product, size, 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.