Food supply chain
Service providers, market requirements, tools, news and software.
Services
Providers filterable by category, country and cityStorage
Frozen, chilled, controlled-atmosphere and ambient storage by region, from global operators to local warehouses.
BrowseLogistics and 3PL
Third-party logistics operators that warehouse, distribute and move food and agricultural products.
BrowseFreight forwarders
Ocean and air freight forwarders and customs brokers, including perishables and reefer specialists.
BrowseCustoms brokers
Licensed customs brokers and trade-compliance specialists for exporters and importers of food and agricultural products.
BrowseInspection and certification
Certification bodies and labs that inspect and certify food and agricultural products for export.
BrowseFumigation and treatment
Fumigation and quarantine treatment providers for food and agricultural export cargo.
BrowsePackaging suppliers
Carton, film, label, pallet and protective-packaging makers supplying packers and exporters of food and agricultural products.
BrowseExport agents
Export management providers and agents that take food and agricultural products to market on the producer's behalf.
BrowseMarkets
What each destination asks for on import, and the duty lines that applyUnited States
Import requirements, documents and duty lines.
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Import requirements, documents and duty lines.
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Import requirements, documents and duty lines.
View marketMexico
Import requirements, documents and duty lines.
View marketChina
Import requirements, documents and duty lines.
View marketUnited Kingdom
Import requirements, documents and duty lines.
View marketIndonesia
Import requirements, documents and duty lines.
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Import requirements, documents and duty lines.
View marketTools
Calculators and checkers that run in the browserCBM calculator
Volume and chargeable weight for sea, air, courier, road and rail.
Container load calculator
How many cartons fit a 20ft, 40ft, high cube or reefer container.
Landed cost calculator
FOB plus freight, insurance, duty and VAT to a per-unit landed cost.
Tariff calculator
Duty, VAT and landed cost by commodity and destination.
HS code finder
Find the HS code for produce, seafood and other food products.
Demurrage
Free days, days used and your rate to total charges.
Shelf-life vs transit checker
See if your commodity will survive the transit time.
Port finder
Major sea ports by name, UN/LOCODE or country.
News
Regulation, tariff and corridor changes, traced to the primary source- Panama Canal postponed both draft cuts but cut Neopanamax slots to nineACP postponed Panama Canal draft cuts and cut Neopanamax slots to nine from 4 September. On 28 September it raised draft to 49.0 feet and slots to 10 from 15 Oct.
- US opens a temporary 300,000 tonne beef quota in three tranchesUS Proclamation 11059 expands the in-quota allocation for 300,000 MT of lean beef trimmings in three monthly tranches from 1 September to 30 November 2026.
- Americold closes a $1.3 billion cold-storage joint venture with EQTAmericold closed a $1.3 billion joint venture with EQT covering 12 US cold-storage warehouses, EQT taking 70% while Americold keeps operating the sites.
Alerts
Compliance deadlines that land on your desk, with the dates that bind- AlertCBP now voids importer of record numbers over bad Form 5106 data, from 18 September 2026Since 18 September 2026, CBP voids an importer of record number over incomplete or inaccurate Form 5106 data. The notice also says how to request reestablishment.
- Alert50% US duties on Canadian dairy take effect 22 August 2026 after a three-day delayA 50% US duty on Canadian dairy and related goods began 22 August 2026. Since 29 September, listed whey, molasses and non-alcoholic beer lines are import-banned.
- AlertEU PPWR: what's actually binding from 12 August 2026The EU's PPWR applied generally from 12 August 2026. A PFAS limit on food-contact packaging bites now; recyclability and reuse targets phase in from 2027-2030.
- Open the deadline tracker
Guides and analysis
Lanes worked end to end, and guides to the paperwork around themDoes CBAM actually affect agri-food exporters?
CBAM covers cement, steel, aluminium, fertiliser, hydrogen and electricity: no food category exists. Two real touchpoints remain for agri-food importers.
AnalysisWhat EU carbon rules actually cost on a 2026 ocean freight booking
EU ETS maritime and FuelEU Maritime are in force and billable; the 30 September 2026 ETS surrender date has passed and the IMO framework is not adopted.
GuideWhat is packout percentage, and how do you calculate it?
Packout percentage measures how much of what you receive ships as saleable product. The formula, a worked example, what corrupts the number, and how to read a trend.
GuideProduce traceability: turning a recall from days into minutes
One-up, one-back traceability, lot sizing, and a real mock-recall drill are what actually protect a packhouse when a trace request or a recall lands.