Post by Trade facilitator on Jul 22, 2022 7:52:54 GMT 1
Smoked Fish Production And Export: How To Produce And Export Smoked Fish In Nigeria
This article reveals the secrets of the business and how you can take advantage of the explosive demand of African dried and smoked fish in foreign countries and make millions of Naira for yourself.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, recently reported that the quantity of dried and smoked catfish, tilapia and other types of fish exported from West Africa to the United Kingdom alone was estimated at over 500 metric tonnes per year; and this volume has a retail value of close to $20 million.
Nigeria exports about five (5) metric tonnes of smoked fish per month. The exporters use mainly airfreight to ship the cargo to the destination.
There is a huge demand in smoked-dried fish business and this is as a consequence of the growing demand by the increasing number of Africans living in the diaspora. You are aware that the US and Europe remain the major destinations for Africans who travel overseas for greener pastures.
However, generally in recent times, with stricter regulations on food imported into the US and Europe, Africans are finding it difficult to exploit the million-dollar foreign market for smoked and dried fish.
In this forum we have been writing about how our exporters of food items to the EU and America need to know and adhere strictly to all rules guiding export of food items to both continents.
It may interest you to note that up to 40 percent of smoked fish exported from Africa destined to foreign countries are returned or destroyed at US and European ports due to simple mistakes such as improper packaging and labeling, inadequate compliance with paperwork, insect infestation and mould growth on the products.
Like we have been saying all along, simple avoidable mistakes like these can cause your cargo to be rejected or even destroyed in those countries. The EU and America don't play games with the lives of their Nationals.
To be successful in this business, you must focus on the details and be careful to comply with ALL the requirements. These requirements are not impossible to meet; only that most of our exporters are either greedy or inexperienced.
The new European Union (EU) regulations ban all ‘commercial’ consignments of smoked fish from Africa (and other non-EU countries) from entering the EU region.
This regulation has seriously reduced the volume of smoked fish that can be exported to Europe. It means you can't just produce a container or more of smoked catfish for the EU market.
However, ‘personal’ exports are still allowed. Personal exports are small quantities of smoked fish (not more than 20kg in total weight).
This regulation is designed to prevent wholesale export of smoked fish to Europe. ‘Personal export’ includes consignments that are 20kg (or less) and may be carried as hand luggage while travelling.
It can also be sent (by mail or freight) directly to private addresses and named individuals in the EU for personal consumption only. Any exports to registered businesses in the EU or export quantities beyond the 20kg limit will not be allowed and will be seized and/or destroyed at EU ports.
Therefore, what you need to do is to specialize in producing the smoked catfish in small quantities as prescribed by the law and have many customers taking the products from you.
We will continue to bring to you more ways to produce and export smoked catfish to foreign countries.
Remember that the European Union is not the only region in the world that Africans reside; so be prepared to export to other continents too.
Our company is one of the best companies in Agro-Export Business in Nigeria today, we train individuals and corporate organizations on how to do Export Business the right way; if you are interested, please contact the admin of this forum now for further details.
This article reveals the secrets of the business and how you can take advantage of the explosive demand of African dried and smoked fish in foreign countries and make millions of Naira for yourself.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, recently reported that the quantity of dried and smoked catfish, tilapia and other types of fish exported from West Africa to the United Kingdom alone was estimated at over 500 metric tonnes per year; and this volume has a retail value of close to $20 million.
Nigeria exports about five (5) metric tonnes of smoked fish per month. The exporters use mainly airfreight to ship the cargo to the destination.
There is a huge demand in smoked-dried fish business and this is as a consequence of the growing demand by the increasing number of Africans living in the diaspora. You are aware that the US and Europe remain the major destinations for Africans who travel overseas for greener pastures.
However, generally in recent times, with stricter regulations on food imported into the US and Europe, Africans are finding it difficult to exploit the million-dollar foreign market for smoked and dried fish.
In this forum we have been writing about how our exporters of food items to the EU and America need to know and adhere strictly to all rules guiding export of food items to both continents.
It may interest you to note that up to 40 percent of smoked fish exported from Africa destined to foreign countries are returned or destroyed at US and European ports due to simple mistakes such as improper packaging and labeling, inadequate compliance with paperwork, insect infestation and mould growth on the products.
Like we have been saying all along, simple avoidable mistakes like these can cause your cargo to be rejected or even destroyed in those countries. The EU and America don't play games with the lives of their Nationals.
To be successful in this business, you must focus on the details and be careful to comply with ALL the requirements. These requirements are not impossible to meet; only that most of our exporters are either greedy or inexperienced.
The new European Union (EU) regulations ban all ‘commercial’ consignments of smoked fish from Africa (and other non-EU countries) from entering the EU region.
This regulation has seriously reduced the volume of smoked fish that can be exported to Europe. It means you can't just produce a container or more of smoked catfish for the EU market.
However, ‘personal’ exports are still allowed. Personal exports are small quantities of smoked fish (not more than 20kg in total weight).
This regulation is designed to prevent wholesale export of smoked fish to Europe. ‘Personal export’ includes consignments that are 20kg (or less) and may be carried as hand luggage while travelling.
It can also be sent (by mail or freight) directly to private addresses and named individuals in the EU for personal consumption only. Any exports to registered businesses in the EU or export quantities beyond the 20kg limit will not be allowed and will be seized and/or destroyed at EU ports.
Therefore, what you need to do is to specialize in producing the smoked catfish in small quantities as prescribed by the law and have many customers taking the products from you.
We will continue to bring to you more ways to produce and export smoked catfish to foreign countries.
Remember that the European Union is not the only region in the world that Africans reside; so be prepared to export to other continents too.
Our company is one of the best companies in Agro-Export Business in Nigeria today, we train individuals and corporate organizations on how to do Export Business the right way; if you are interested, please contact the admin of this forum now for further details.
