Eggmeng Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Anyone know a reliable freight forwarder who can handle air freighted exports of food products such as curry paste in bulk quantities? Destination is Canada. My experience has been that the usual big couriers such as UPS and DHL won't touch this stuff, and that many forwarders don't either. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David2up Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Anyone know a reliable freight forwarder who can handle air freighted exports of food products such as curry paste in bulk quantities? Destination is Canada.My experience has been that the usual big couriers such as UPS and DHL won't touch this stuff, and that many forwarders don't either. Thanks Hi, Send me a PM and I'll give you a phone number for a lady that worked for me for ten years shiping seafood. She's great and will guide you through the process. Cheers, David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sd_cruze Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Anyone know a reliable freight forwarder who can handle air freighted exports of food products such as curry paste in bulk quantities? Destination is Canada.My experience has been that the usual big couriers such as UPS and DHL won't touch this stuff, and that many forwarders don't either. Thanks You can try any airlines directly and send them as Cargo. You may declare them as Foodstuff. Don't know if Thai flies to Canada, but Emirates Airlines flies daily from Bangkok-Dubai-Toronto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maizefarmer Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Paste - that means water and added to dry ingreidents, water usualy adds something like 100% - 500% to the transport cost (dependign on the amount of water of course). But of course it can also be a consolidator i.e. the added weight cost been saved through the reduced volume cost. Anyway, one point remains: wet foodstuffs are usualy more complicated when it comes to export - more rules & regs to be satisfied. I know its not the question you asked, so excuse me for jumping the gun - but you have already dealt with the pros & cons regards the above points? DHL/FEDEX/UPS are not really "shippers", they are couriers. I'm sure there is a way to get DHL/UPS ect ect ... to handle your product, but they sure as hel_l would not be cheap - in fact, they would almost certainly be your most expensive options. Is this paste going to tinned, vacum'd in plastic packets, plastic bottles in 12 x 12 format, bulk metric ... what will the packaging be? Thailand has lot and lots of food processors - go to any supermarket and go look on the shelf that has all the Thai/far East food sauces and pastes. I would think about half of them will have something along the following lines written on the packaging/container; "Made and packed in Thailand on behalf of XXYYZZ" - thats the detail you want, because XXYYZZ will more than likely turn out to be a 3rd party processor producing on behalf of the brand-name holder. Now backtrack the product in your own country to the brandname IP owner, and ask them how they get the stuff from Thailand to Canada - and that will be your shipper/shipping agent, and they will know exactly what rules & regs have to be satisfied. ... just some ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericthai Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 PM me I have a good company I use to export products DHL and FED-ex wont ship for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggmeng Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 Thanks for the suggestions all. BTW our business is located here in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getgoin Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Anyone know a reliable freight forwarder who can handle air freighted exports of food products such as curry paste in bulk quantities? Destination is Canada.My experience has been that the usual big couriers such as UPS and DHL won't touch this stuff, and that many forwarders don't either. Thanks Many large food product companies already selling curry pastes to US and Canada. My suggestion is to check in a local Asian grocer in Canada for a product you like and contact them to buy a bulk quantity. They will already have packaging and import issues solved. They will also probably be shipping container loads of the stuff. Mae Ploy Brand is a big brand in the states. It comes in a 7 or 14 oz. plastic container and is packaged inside that in a bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaimai Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 In a similar vein, I shall shortly need some to handle 'groupage' out of Bangkok or Laem Chabang. Specifically, I am looking for someone to handle a mixed container of foodstuffs from Thailand to UK. Any recommendations ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggmeng Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 Yes, we're familiar with the relatively mediocre factory-made curry pastes that are loaded with preservative and sold in supermarkets overseas, and so is our client. He is interested in a superior handmade product for resale to restaurateurs. That's what we'll be supplying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getgoin Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Yes, we're familiar with the relatively mediocre factory-made curry pastes that are loaded with preservative and sold in supermarkets overseas, and so is our client. He is interested in a superior handmade product for resale to restaurateurs. That's what we'll be supplying. I beg to differ. Most of the factory made curry pastes are probably as good as or better, certainly more consistent, than handmade products found here in Thailand. Better to get your tumeric, galangale, ginger, garlic and herbs and spices fresh in the west and pulverize them there. All of the ingredients are readily available in all Asian markets throughout North America. Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggmeng Posted July 17, 2009 Author Share Posted July 17, 2009 I beg to differ. Most of the factory made curry pastes are probably as good as or better, certainly more consistent, than handmade products found here in Thailand. Better to get your tumeric, galangale, ginger, garlic and herbs and spices fresh in the west and pulverize them there. All of the ingredients are readily available in all Asian markets throughout North America. Good Luck. To put my view in perspective, we've been teaching Westerners from all over the world to cook Thai food in Thailand for 10 years. We also sell a range of Thai food ingredients, as well as instructional videos which include a 30 minute documentary we made about the source of Thai cooking foodstuffs. I think there is a contradiction in what you wrote. I haven't been in the West for a few years, but the last time I was there, the factory made pastes appeared to come from Thailand. The export product needs to be first sauteed, and then loaded with preservative to survive the trip and extended storage in overseas supermarkets. They are nowwhere near as flavorful as a freshly ground product. It's like comparing bottled tomato sauce with freshly made. You seem to agree, and as you say, anyone in the West grinding their own paste from fresh herbs is going to get a superior result - similar to what we produce in our daily Thai cooking classes, where we recommend to our students that they try this. I assume our Canadian client (who's a professional chef) looked into this option and decided it wasn't practical in resale quantities. BTW, as you may know, the importation of fresh kaffir lime leaves into the US (and I believe Australia) is prohibited due to citrus pest concerns. So either the curry paste coming into those countries from Thailand does not contain this often essential ingredient, or the kafffir lime leaf in it has been dried and/or pulverized to the point of near oblivion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggmeng Posted July 17, 2009 Author Share Posted July 17, 2009 I meant to write "....foreigners from all over the world." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatrick Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Anyone know a reliable freight forwarder who can handle air freighted exports of food products such as curry paste in bulk quantities? Destination is Canada.My experience has been that the usual big couriers such as UPS and DHL won't touch this stuff, and that many forwarders don't either. Thanks Hi, Send me a PM and I'll give you a phone number for a lady that worked for me for ten years shiping seafood. She's great and will guide you through the process. Cheers, David Hi - i am new and am interested in exporting some food items from Thailand to UK. How do i PM you?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim207 Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 BTW, as you may know, the importation of fresh kaffir lime leaves into the US (and I believe Australia) is prohibited due to citrus pest concerns. So either the curry paste coming into those countries from Thailand does not contain this often essential ingredient, or the kafffir lime leaf in it has been dried and/or pulverized to the point of near oblivion. I am able to buy fresh kaffir leaves in Chicago. I know that has nothing to do with the topic but I don't want others reading to be misinformed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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