Meat, Fish and Frozen Food
Chilled and frozen meat, seafood and food products need reefer containers with a continuous cold chain and official health certification.
Sea, Air, Road · 22R1, 45R1
Cargo file
- Examples
- Frozen beef, lamb, poultry, Frozen and chilled fish, Seafood, Frozen vegetables, Ice cream
- Equipment
- 40' HC reefer (typically -18 to -20 degrees C for frozen)
- 20' reefer
- Air cargo with cold-chain handling for chilled fish
- Modes
- Sea, Air, Road
- Rules and papers
- Health certificate, temperature record
- What you provide
- Cargo description and HS code, weight and dimensions, packing, origin and destination, ready date, Incoterm.
What to watch
Chilled and frozen meat, seafood and food products need reefer containers with a continuous cold chain and official health certification. Halal slaughter certification is a core requirement for many Middle East buyers.
Only establishments approved by the importing country may export; check the list before booking.
Halal certifiers must be recognised by the destination authority (for example in the UAE, Saudi Arabia).
Temperature logs can be requested by buyers and insurers.
Cargo insurance should explicitly cover temperature deviation and reefer breakdown.
Typical lanes
Indicative market values for planning, not schedules. The calculator shows the current range.
Papers checklist
What this cargo usually needs. The importing country and the carrier decide the final list.
Health certificate, temperature record
- 1Health certificate (veterinary / official)
- 2Certificate of origin
- 3Halal certificate (recognised by the importing country)
- 4Commercial invoice
- 5Packing list
- 6Bill of lading
- 7Catch certificate (EU IUU rules for fish)
- 8Establishment approval / facility registration (destination dependent)
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