Food and agricultural supply-chain services in Costa Rica

Operates one of the world's largest temperature-controlled warehouse networks, with more than 480 facilities across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific offering frozen, refrigerated and multi-zone storage plus blast freezing.

Owns and operates around 250 temperature-controlled warehouses worldwide, including 19 sites across Australia and New Zealand positioned near ports and major distribution centres.

Japanese logistics group offering warehouse storage and distribution including a cold chain logistics service alongside general ambient warehousing. It operates in Japan and internationally, including bases in East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia.

State-operated cold chain network run by PIMA. Its CENADA facility in Barreal de Heredia holds about 1,600,000 kilograms of refrigerated and frozen storage space, with freezing down to minus 20 degrees Celsius, rapid-freeze tunnels reaching minus 35 degrees Celsius, and pre-cooling service for perishables.

Logistics operator based in San Joaquin de Flores, Heredia, offering temperature-controlled storage with regulated conditioning for pharmaceutical goods alongside general and fiscal (bonded) dry warehousing, with IATA-referenced export handling.

KLN Logistics Group (formerly Kerry Logistics Network) is a Hong Kong-headquartered logistics provider offering air, ocean and land freight, integrated logistics, warehousing, customs brokerage, e-commerce fulfilment and cold chain solutions across Asia and beyond.

Yusen Logistics is a Japan-headquartered global freight forwarding and contract logistics provider offering ocean and air freight, warehousing, distribution, customs brokerage and temperature-controlled cold chain logistics for perishable goods.

DHL Supply Chain, part of Germany-headquartered DHL Group, is the world's leading contract logistics provider offering warehousing, transport, distribution and temperature-controlled cold chain solutions for perishables and life sciences.

Nippon Express (NX Group) is a Japan-headquartered global logistics provider offering air, ocean and ground freight forwarding, warehousing, distribution, customs support and supply chain solutions across roughly 57 countries.

CJ Logistics is a Seoul-headquartered integrated logistics provider offering warehousing, transportation, freight forwarding, customs brokerage, parcel delivery and IoT-enabled cold chain solutions for frozen, chilled and temperature-controlled goods.

Melbourne-headquartered logistics provider offering integrated supply chain, warehousing (including ambient, cold chain and frozen storage), transport and customs services across a network spanning around 150 countries.

Danish-headquartered global transport and logistics group operating in over 90 countries with air, sea, road and rail freight, contract logistics and temperature-controlled cold chain services for perishables and healthcare.

Marseille-headquartered logistics provider (part of CMA CGM, having absorbed Bolloré Logistics under one brand) operating in around 170 countries with contract logistics, air/ocean/ground freight, customs and reefer/perishables cold chain services.

Levallois (France)-headquartered full-service logistics company operating in around 166 countries with freight forwarding, contract logistics, distribution/express and temperature-controlled cold chain capabilities.

Abu Dhabi-headquartered logistics and investment group whose businesses include Agility Logistics Parks (Grade-A warehousing), Shipa freight forwarding, delivery and e-commerce fulfilment, and customs digitalization across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.

GXO Logistics is a publicly traded (NYSE: GXO) contract logistics company that operates temperature-controlled and ambient warehousing and distribution services, including for food and beverage manufacturers, with its global headquarters in Greenwich, Connecticut.

ID Logistics US is the United States operating entity of ID Logistics, a French-headquartered global contract logistics group; it was formed from ID Logistics' 2022 acquisition of Kane Logistics and provides warehousing, omnichannel distribution, and multi-temperature site operations from Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Ecatrans operates a logistics facility in San Joaquin de Flores, Heredia, providing fiscal and general bonded warehousing, pharmaceutical cold storage, free trade zone logistics, local transport from two to fifty three tons, and customs brokerage, in continuous operation since 1988.

OLO Soluciones Logisticas manages inbound warehousing, inventory control, order picking, packing, labeling, and dispatch for client goods held within Costa Rica free trade zones and national territory, processing more than 1,500 containers per year with quoted 99.9 percent receipt accuracy.

Kuehne+Nagel is a global freight forwarder offering sea and air logistics, customs, and dedicated cold chain and perishables services across close to 100 countries.

DSV is a Denmark-based global transport and logistics provider offering sea freight, air freight, customs, and project logistics across more than 90 countries.

Expeditors International is a US-based logistics company providing air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and project cargo through a global network in over 100 countries.

Sinotrans is a China-based logistics group and major NVOCC offering sea and air freight forwarding, shipping agency, and multimodal logistics from Chinese ports worldwide.

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is a Germany-based freight forwarder operating in 62 countries with a dedicated perishable logistics arm offering temperature-controlled and reefer transport for food, flowers and edible oils.

Dimerco Express Group is a Taiwan-based, Asia-Pacific-focused freight forwarder providing air and ocean freight, customs brokerage, and contract logistics across China, India and ASEAN.

Nippon Express (NX Group) is a Japan-headquartered logistics company providing air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, perishable logistics and project logistics across more than 50 countries.

Yusen Logistics is a Japan-headquartered freight forwarder offering air and ocean freight forwarding, customs house brokerage, and cold chain logistics with reefer container and chilled/frozen air options for perishables.

CEVA Logistics, a CMA CGM company headquartered in France, provides air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and dedicated reefer and air-perishables cold chain services across around 170 countries.

Kerry Logistics (KLN Logistics Group) is a Hong Kong-headquartered, Asia-based global 3PL offering international air, ocean, road and rail freight forwarding, customs brokerage, project logistics and cold chain services across 58 countries and territories.

Rhenus Logistics is a Germany-headquartered logistics provider offering air and ocean freight forwarding, road transport, customs brokerage and project logistics across more than 70 countries.

C.H. Robinson is a US-headquartered global logistics provider offering ocean, air, customs brokerage, temperature-controlled and project logistics services with regional Asia-Pacific headquarters in Shanghai, Singapore and Mumbai.

Mainfreight is a New Zealand-headquartered logistics company providing air and sea freight forwarding, customs brokerage and dedicated perishable freight handling across a network of offices in 27 countries.

cargo-partner is an Austria-headquartered info-logistics provider and Nippon Express Group member offering air, sea and land freight, warehousing and cold-chain transport for perishables, with its Asia-Pacific regional head office in Hong Kong.

Seafrigo is a France-headquartered cold-chain logistics specialist providing temperature-controlled ocean freight, airfreight, customs and reefer-container services for perishable goods across offices on five continents.

Röhlig Logistics is a Germany-headquartered, owner-run international sea and air freight forwarder offering customs brokerage, project logistics and temperature-controlled/perishable cargo handling across more than 35 countries including Australia and New Zealand.

Woodland Group is a UK-based freight forwarder that provides ocean freight, air freight, customs clearance and temperature-controlled reefer logistics for perishable goods from its office in Hayes, Middlesex.

Europa Worldwide Group is a UK freight and logistics company that provides ocean freight, air freight, customs clearance and project cargo forwarding from its head office in Dartford, Kent.

Cool Cargo UK is a Hounslow-based freight forwarder that provides temperature-controlled air freight and reefer sea freight for perishable and pharmaceutical goods.

Gateway Cargo is a Kent-based freight forwarder that provides ocean freight, air freight and customs clearance services from its head office in Strood, with an additional customs office at the port of London Gateway.

Hemisphere Freight Services is a UK freight forwarder with a branch at Skelmersdale near the Port of Liverpool, offering ocean, air, road and project freight forwarding, customs clearance, and handling of reefer cargo.

AIT Worldwide Logistics is a freight forwarder headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, offering ocean freight, air freight, and customs clearance services alongside a dedicated cold chain logistics service for temperature-controlled shipments, including produce.

IATA accredited air cargo agency founded in 1975 in San Jose, now operating ocean, air and customs brokerage services from La Asuncion de Belen, Heredia, handling FCL, perishable and high value shipments through Puerto Moin, Caldera and Juan Santamaria airport.

International cargo transport operator based in Los Yoses, San Jose, with over 14 years in the industry, offering ocean, air and land freight for consolidated and full container loads and cargo insurance for refrigerated and general merchandise.

Costa Rica subsidiary of Grupo Alonso operating since 2019 from Oficentro La Sabana in San Jose, handling pharmaceutical, IMO, project cargo, flexitank and isotank shipments with customs clearance expertise.

Customs brokerage and international logistics firm based at Centro Comercial Cariari, La Asuncion de Belen, Heredia, advising on daily customs operations and coordinating air, maritime and land transport for exports and imports.

Air cargo fiscal warehouse operator adjacent to the Juan Santamaria airport remote cargo terminal in Alajuela, operating since 1995 with separate customs storage at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius and 15 to 25 degrees Celsius for perishable and pharmaceutical cargo.

Maritime and logistics agency operating in Costa Rica as part of Grupo Transmares, providing shipping agency, port agency and freight forwarding services and acting as a general agent for container lines calling at the country's ports.

Livingston International is a customs broker offering customs clearance, trade consulting, and freight forwarding. It operates from around 100 networked offices across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Descartes Systems Group provides customs and regulatory compliance solutions, including customs declarations, security filings, Harmonized System classification, denied party screening, and export compliance. It serves customers across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

Licensed customs brokerage founded with more than 75 years of operating history in Costa Rica, headquartered in San Jose with branch offices at Limon, Caldera, Paso Canoas and Penas Blancas handling customs clearance, special import and export regimes, permits and tax exemptions.

Customs brokerage founded in 1976 in San Jose, registered as customs agency CDA number 026, providing tariff classification, import and export clearance, exemptions, free trade agreement review and free trade zone customs processing.

Customs brokerage operating under the SELGROUP corporate group in Costa Rica, handling definitive, anticipated and temporary import and export clearance, tax exemption studies, technical note registrations and phytosanitary certificate coordination for perishable cargo exports.

Customs and logistics brokerage based in San Jose offering customs clearance processing for imports and exports, international freight coordination and ground transport with shipment tracking across Costa Rica.

Customs brokerage headquartered in El Roble, Puntarenas, providing import and export clearance, active improvement regime processing and free trade zone customs operations for cargo moving through the Pacific port area.

Darling Group grows, packs and exports fresh produce, connecting growers with global buyers through subsidiaries covering citrus, avocados and distribution across Australasia. Its produce includes avocados, citrus, blueberries, kiwifruit and mangoes.

Matipou Exports markets and exports New Zealand apples, combining fruit from its own packhouse with supply from other growers and packers. It handles Royal Gala, Premium Gala and NZ Queen varieties for export and domestic distribution.

T&G Global grows, markets and exports fresh produce, working with growers and distributors to sell in more than 60 countries. It is a major apple exporter with premium brands including Envy and Jazz, alongside kiwifruit and vegetables.

Freshmax is a full-service produce marketer that sources, imports and exports fresh produce around the Pacific Rim, supplying customers on six continents. It handles apples, pears, avocados, bananas, berries, cherries, citrus, table grapes and durian, and develops proprietary varieties.

Eco-Fruits is a Hanoi-based tropical fruit exporter that sources from Vietnamese growers and its own farms, then exports to wholesalers in around 60 markets. It handles banana, durian, coconut, mango, dragon fruit and avocado, plus processed fruit, nuts and spices.

Salix Fruits is a global fruit import and export company working with more than 80 producers across 18 countries and serving around 400 customers in 57 countries. It trades apples, citrus, pears, grapes and other fruit, and provides logistics and documentation support.

Macduff Shellfish (Scotland) Ltd is a Scottish shellfish processor that harvests, processes and distributes scallops, langoustine, crab and whelk from its Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire facility to customers worldwide.

Associated Seafoods Limited is the Scottish parent company of Lossie Seafoods and Moray Seafoods, processing smoked salmon and shellfish at sites in Buckie and Arbroath for customers around the world.

Costa Rican processor and exporter of IQF tropical fruit and root crops operating since 2005 from San Carlos, Alajuela province, packing pineapple, Cavendish banana, melon, mango, papaya and cassava for export, and holding carbon neutral and kosher certification.

Fresh Del Monte's Costa Rican export entity, operating agro-export activity in the country since 1968 from its San José office at Torre Universal, Sabana Sur, shipping melon, pineapple, watermelon and banana to international markets.

San Jose based manufacturer and exporter of frozen tubers, fruit chunks and value added frozen pineapple products, operating from Torres Paseo Colón with production tied to Costa Rica's main pineapple, melon and tuber growing zone, and holding Primus GFS food safety certification.

San Carlos, Alajuela based packer and exporter of cassava and other tubers, sourcing from more than 50 partner small farmers and shipping to Europe, the United States and Canada, exporting continuously since 2007.

COFCO International is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and serves as the overseas agriculture trading arm of COFCO Corporation, buying, processing and distributing grains, oilseeds, sugar, coffee and cotton through warehouses, port terminals and processing plants in more than 30 countries.

Alvean is a sugar trading company with its Geneva trading hub at Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 4, Grand-Lancy, Switzerland, specializing in origination, commercialization and trading of raw and white sugar for bulk and bagged shipment by container and vessel, with staff across nine countries.

Sucafina SA is a coffee merchant headquartered at Place de Saint-Gervais 1 in Geneva, Switzerland, founded in 1977, sourcing green coffee from origin countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia and supplying roasters worldwide through washing stations and farmer certification programs.

ECOM Agroindustrial Corp. Limited is headquartered in Pully, Switzerland and operates as a soft commodity trading group in coffee, cocoa and cotton, sourcing from more than 40 producing countries and running a dedicated risk management unit, ECOM Risk Management, for hedging and client risk advisory.

SGS is a global testing, inspection and certification company with a dedicated fresh produce service group. It provides GLOBALG.A.P. certification, pesticide residue and laboratory testing, and agricultural commodity inspection through a worldwide laboratory network.

Bureau Veritas is a global testing, inspection and certification group whose food and agriculture division covers GLOBALG.A.P. and food safety certification. Its BVAQ agri-food laboratories in Southeast Asia perform pesticide residue and contaminant testing on fruits and vegetables for export markets.

Intertek is an accredited GLOBALG.A.P. certification body operating in over 100 countries. Its fruit and vegetable services include microbiological, residue and contaminant testing plus organic food testing for fresh produce supply chains.

Control Union is a Netherlands-based certification and inspection group present in over 80 countries. It offers GLOBALG.A.P. and organic certification, commodity inspection, laboratory testing, and fumigation services across agricultural supply chains.

Eurofins Scientific operates a network of laboratories across 60-plus countries and is a leader in pesticide residue testing. Its food and feed laboratories test fruits and vegetables against maximum residue levels for export markets such as the EU, US and Japan.

Mérieux NutriSciences runs a global network of ISO 17025 accredited food laboratories. It provides multi-residue pesticide testing and other food safety analyses on fruits, vegetables and other matrices for regulatory compliance.

NSF is an accredited GLOBALG.A.P. certification body for agriculture and aquaculture producers. It runs an extensive global food safety audit network and offers farm certification schemes including GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance and Chain of Custody.

Ecocert is a France-based certification body operating in more than 130 countries, best known for organic agriculture certification. It also certifies producers to the GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance standard.

TÜV Rheinland is a Germany-based testing and certification group operating in over 70 countries. It provides GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance and Chain of Custody certification for fruit, vegetable and crop producers.

TÜV SÜD PSB operates ISO 17025 accredited food testing laboratories in Singapore recognized by the Singapore Food Agency. It offers chemical, pesticide residue and microbiological analysis for food and agricultural products.

Testing laboratory accredited by the Ente Costarricense de Acreditacion under registration LE-002, holding a second accreditation scope from the US International Accreditation Service, performing food and agricultural analysis used to support export shipments.

Food, water, pharmaceutical and medical device testing laboratory based in Zapote, San Jose, accredited by the Ente Costarricense de Acreditacion under registration LE-079 to INTE-ISO/IEC 17025:2017, operating for more than 25 years and now part of the Intertek Group.

State phytosanitary authority laboratory accredited by the Ente Costarricense de Acreditacion under registration LE-115, testing agrochemical residues in produce and inputs as part of Costa Rica's official export phytosanitary certification system.

Wood packaging manufacturer in Rio Oro, Santa Ana, San Jose province, with over 25 years in the business, producing ISPM-15 (NIMF-15) heat-treated pallets and export crates with phytosanitary export certification, serving shipments to more than 45 countries.

Industrial wood packaging manufacturer based in Rio Oro, San Jose province, with 20 years of experience, producing NIMF-15 (ISPM-15) certified heat-treated pallets and crates with export phytosanitary seals for international shipments.

Operator of CENADA, Costa Rica's first and largest wholesale produce market, located in Barreal de Heredia, providing wholesale trading facilities and price and volume tracking through the SIMM system for fruit and vegetable distribution to retailers and secondary markets nationwide.

Thailand-headquartered multinational packaging company producing corrugated and paper packaging, foodservice packaging, and fresh-produce solutions, including modified-atmosphere OptiBreath films used to extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables.

India's largest flexible packaging materials company, headquartered in Noida. Manufactures BOPP, BOPET and CPP packaging films (including metallized and barrier grades) used for food, beverage, pharma and industrial packaging, with manufacturing plants across four continents.

Amcor is a global packaging company that produces flexible and barrier films, folding cartons, and specialty packaging for food, beverage, healthcare, and consumer goods, including fresh-produce, meat, and dairy applications.

Huhtamaki is a global food-packaging manufacturer producing moulded-fibre trays and punnets, flexible films, paperboard, and foodservice packaging, including packaging used for fresh produce and food-on-the-shelf.

Smurfit Westrock is a global paper-based packaging company producing corrugated boxes, fresh-produce trays and boxes, folding cartons, containerboard, and bag-in-box systems.

Operates a corrugated packaging plant in Lagunilla, Ulloa, Heredia, producing corrugated cardboard boxes, printed boxes, trays and display materials, holding FSC Chain of Custody certification.

Founded in 1980 in Uruca, San Jose, this family company manufactures kraft and white corrugated cardboard boxes, trays, dividers and palletizing sheets for packaging fruit, vegetables, meat, dairy and eggs.

Manufactures corrugated cardboard boxes from a 24,000 square meter facility in La Ribera de Belen, Heredia, certified to INTE-ISO 9001:2015, exporting to more than 20 countries with over 50 years in operation.

Founded in 1995 in Limon as Tarimas Chorotega, this company manufactures and rents wooden pallets for industrial and distribution center use across Central America, with more than 25 years in pallet production.

Operates from Piedras Blancas, Osa, with more than 35 years in the forestry sector, manufacturing wooden pallets and export crates for industrial and agricultural shipping in Costa Rica.

Based in Zapote, San Jose, supplies certified and treated wooden pallets for export logistics, positioned as a packaging partner for companies operating within Costa Rica's free trade zones.

Australia/New Zealand arm of the global Veolia environmental services group, providing food organics and garden organics (FOGO) collection and processing. It uses in-vessel composting and forced-aeration to make compost and soil conditioners, and runs anaerobic digestion converting commercial food waste to electricity.

Australian subsidiary of the global REMONDIS Group providing commercial food organics collection and processing. It uses sealed tunnel composting to turn food and garden waste into compost, mulch and fertiliser for parks, agriculture and gardens.

Processes approximately 60,000 kilograms per month of industrial organic waste into vermicompost, compost and liquid humus, distributing through nurseries across Alajuela, Heredia, San Jose and Cartago provinces.

Provides commercial and industrial composting services nationwide in Costa Rica, including advisory, installation and ongoing monitoring of on-site composting systems for businesses and institutions.

Operating since 2012 from Pavas, San Jose, this food bank rescues more than 380 tons of surplus food monthly and distributes it through a network of over 350 affiliated social organizations reaching over 41,000 beneficiaries.

Processes poultry slaughter byproducts at its San Rafael de Alajuela operations into tortave meal, a rendered animal feed ingredient, as part of Corporacion Pipasa's integrated poultry and animal nutrition business in Costa Rica.