Knowledge Corner – Exporting Dried Fruits, Nuts, and Legumes from Uzbekistan

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This current blog was made by Mansurjon Turabov the company owner (“MT FOODSTUFF TRADING” LLC), with 5 years experience in the field of exporting dried fruit, nuts and beans to number of countries including areas like – CIS, Middle Eaчst, EU countries.

The author – made a list of questions that may arise in importers’ head, and tries to answer these questions by his own, sticking to his experience. And he wishes that the current article helps potential customers make import-export decisions faster and more effectively and in a more appropriate way. Also, if there any questions arise in someone’s head, please leave your questions in the end of this page with your contact information, so when we publish the answer for the question, we shall send a notification letter to your email address.

What is the best dried fruit, that Uzbekistan is proud of?

Black raisins. Uzbekistan produces sweet, no GMO, and most importantly – no stone Kishmish grapes. The “soyaki” raisins (shadow dried grapes) are well recognized and imported to countries like Turkey, China and Iran. EU countries now find Uzbekistan as attractive for raisin products.

What is the way of farming/manufacturing agricultural products (GMO/Conventional/Organic)?

Uzbekistan – is a safe country to import GMO-free products from. 99.9% of the products in Uzbekistan harvested are GMO free products. They are organic and conventional. Only a few producers hold Organic certificates in Uzbekistan.

What is the best common route to Middle East countries from Uzbekistan? (transportation)

As Uzbekistan is landlocked country, we need to head to nearest ports which is Bander Abbas (Iran), or Mersin (Turkey). According to the final destination, we use one of these ports.

If we import from Uzbekistan to Pakistan – what is the port you use?

As we now have peaceful and warm relationship with Afghanistan, we are now using trucks on road for Pakistan. But in the past we used to use – port to Karachi.

Are almonds from Uzbekistan alike Californian?

The almond products are not like almonds from California. The shape differs. And the taste.