Import Frozen Strawberry to Germany — premium IQF supply from Egypt
Whole, sliced and diced berries — frozen at -35°C in Damietta, on a reefer to Hamburg or Bremerhaven within 14–24 days.
German importers, dairy groups and bakery manufacturers source from us when EU-compliant documents, tight cold-chain integrity and consistent Brix on every container actually matter. We move on full cartons, not promises. Browse our wider Eurovan brand portfolio if you also need branded FMCG alongside frozen fruit.
- Eurovan ships IQF frozen strawberry from Egypt to Germany — whole, sliced and diced — through Damietta to Hamburg or Bremerhaven.
- HS code 0811.10, frozen at -35°C, packed in 10 kg cartons, palletised on Euro pallets, EU-compliant labelling.
- Lead time 14–24 days sea transit, plus 5–7 days production. DAP, CIF, FOB and EXW available.
- One 40ft reefer = ~20 tons / 2,000 cartons. Smaller LCL pallets via Hamburg starting at 20 pallets.
- Quote response within one business day; offer valid 14 days, packing list and spec sheet attached.
On this page
- Why German buyers source from Egypt
- Quality benchmarks behind every shipment
- Import process — Damietta to Hamburg
- Specifications, HS codes & EU docs
- Recent orders to Europe
- Cold-chain timeline 14–24 days
- How German buyers use the berries
- Why importers in Germany pick Eurovan
- FAQ — German market
- Request a price
Why import frozen strawberry to Germany from Egypt keeps growing
German importers want consistent Brix, EU-clean residue reports and a supply window that runs straight through the European off-season. Egyptian fields deliver all three.
An importer in Hamburg asked us last quarter why his three previous origins — Poland, Spain and Morocco — kept slipping on Brix consistency between February and June. The answer is geography. When European fields go quiet, Egyptian strawberries from Ismailia and Beheira are at peak harvest, and we can pack a German-bound 40ft reefer the same week the order is signed. That is the practical reason we are seeing more requests to import frozen strawberry to Germany from our Damietta facility than from any other European-bound corridor.
The commercial story underneath is straightforward. Germany is one of the largest processed-fruit markets in the EU — dairy giants, jam producers, bakery groups in Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia, plus the private-label arms of Aldi, Lidl, Rewe and Edeka all consume IQF strawberry by the container. Across our 12 years exporting from Egypt, we have watched their procurement teams move toward suppliers who can issue EU 1169/2011 labels in German, ship under DAP, and produce sliced and diced cuts to the same screen specification on every load. We do all three from a single line in Damietta. For broader context on our category, the global frozen strawberry supplier hub is the right place to start.
“Consistency on Brix and the EU residue file. Everything else is logistics.” — Procurement lead, Hamburg dairy group, Q1 2026.
And the cost geometry matters too. Egyptian sea freight to Hamburg moves through Damietta at competitive box rates — typically meaningfully below Spanish road haulage during peak season — and EUR.1 origin certificates are available where preferential treatment applies. Buyers comparing landed cost per kilo of IQF frozen strawberry importer Germany-grade berries usually find Egyptian DAP within range of Polish ex-works, but with longer shelf life because we freeze within hours of harvest. Our wider frozen strawberry product page covers the variety details.
Quality benchmarks behind every IQF strawberry container
Six controls separate a German-grade load from a generic one. Skip any single one and the berries fail at clearance or, worse, on the production line.
Festival variety, traced to field
Mainly Festival, with Fortuna and Sensation on request. Each lot ties back to a documented farm in Ismailia or Beheira; Brix sits between 7 and 9, with a Hunter Lab red index above 32.
IQF tunnel at -35°C
Berries hit the tunnel within four hours of harvest; core temperature drops below -18°C in under 35 minutes. That is why texture survives the 14–24 day transit to Hamburg without bleeding.
EU MRL pesticide screen
Every shipment is tested against EU maximum residue limits before booking. We file the report with the commercial invoice — no surprises at Bremerhaven inspection.
Metal detector + sieve
Calibrated metal detector (Fe 1.5 mm / Non-Fe 2.0 mm) plus a graded sieve for the sliced and diced cuts. Fines under 12 mm are rejected, and the tally is on every COA we send.
ISO 22000 + HACCP plant
Production runs under ISO 22000 and HACCP, audited annually. Halal certification is on file, and Kosher is available on request. See more on our broader bulk frozen exports from Egypt.
Cold-chain integrity from line to port
From freezer to reefer to vessel hold, temperature is logged at five points. Data loggers travel inside the container; you receive the curve via email within 24 hours of discharge.
How the import works — from RFQ to your German cold store
No theory. This is the same sequence we ran on the last seven 40ft reefers cleared through Hamburg in Q1 2026.
RFQ with volume, variant and port
Tell us the tonnage, the cut (whole, sliced or diced), the carton format and whether you need DAP Hamburg, DAP Bremerhaven, CIF or FOB. We respond within one business day with a written offer; no template auto-replies.
Sample dispatch — optional but encouraged
For first-time importers we courier 1 kg sealed samples to your Hamburg or Cologne address inside five working days. The sample matches the production lot you will receive on the container.
Sales contract + 30/70 payment terms
30% advance against proforma invoice, 70% against scan of B/L. Terms tighten or loosen depending on volume and prior history; some German repeat clients run on open account against documents.
Production, IQF freezing and lab clearance
Berries are washed, calyx-removed, IQF-frozen at -35°C, screened for metal and fines, then lab-tested for EU MRL compliance. Production for a single 40ft container runs five to seven days. Compare against our standard frozen strawberry supplier from Egypt workflow.
Documentation pack — EU compliant
Commercial invoice, packing list, B/L, COO, EUR.1 if applicable, phytosanitary certificate, ISO 22000 + HACCP letters, EU 1169/2011 label artwork in German on request, and the Hunter Lab + Brix COA per lot.
Loading at Damietta · -18°C reefer
The 40ft reefer is pre-cooled to -22°C and held at -18°C through loading. Pallets are stretch-wrapped and corner-protected. Vessel sails the same week most of the time.
EU customs clearance and final delivery
Sea transit Damietta → Hamburg or Bremerhaven runs 14 to 24 days depending on the line. Under DAP we coordinate with your forwarder until the container arrives at your nominated cold store; under FOB or CIF you handle clearance.
Specifications & EU compliance for frozen strawberry imports
Two tables, two columns each — everything your German customs broker, QA team and warehouse will ask before the first container is even on the water.
| Product | IQF Frozen Strawberry |
| Variety | Festival / Fortuna |
| Cuts | Whole · Sliced · Diced |
| Brix | 7° – 9° |
| Colour (Hunter Lab a*) | ≥ 32 red |
| Foreign matter | ≤ 0.1% |
| Microbiology | EU MRL compliant |
| Shelf life | 24 months at -18°C |
| Storage | -18°C continuous |
| HS Code | 0811.10 |
| Origin | Egypt · Damietta |
| Discharge ports | Hamburg / Bremerhaven |
| Container | 40ft Reefer · -18°C |
| Packing | 10 kg cartons |
| Pallet config | 100 ctn / Euro pallet |
| Container fill | ~ 20 tons / 2,000 ctn |
| Incoterms | DAP · CIF · FOB · EXW |
| Certificates | ISO · HACCP · Halal · EUR.1 |
Need indicative landed cost? See our published frozen strawberry price per ton guide — refreshed quarterly.
Recent IQF strawberry orders — Europe & beyond
A representative slice of the loads we have packed in 2026. Numbers are real; partner names withheld under our standard NDA.
2,000 cartons IQF whole strawberry — DAP Hamburg
- Packing10 kg ctn · Euro pallet
- Container40ft RF · -18°C
- Lead time21 days door-to-port
- IncotermDAP
1 × 40ft sliced strawberry — bakery group North Rhine
- Packing10 kg ctn (2 × 5 kg bag)
- CutSliced 8–12 mm
- Lead time23 days sea
- IncotermCIF
5,000 cartons whole IQF berry — DAP Gdansk
- Packing10 kg cartons
- Container2 × 40ft RF
- Lead time16 days sea
- IncotermDAP
20 pallets diced strawberry — yoghurt processor
- Packing10 kg ctn · diced 10 mm
- ContainerLCL groupage
- Lead time18 days
- IncotermCIF
1 × 40ft whole strawberry — private-label retailer
- Packing2.5 kg printed bag
- Container40ft RF
- Lead time19 days sea
- IncotermFOB Damietta
3 containers IQF whole — quarterly contract
- Packing10 kg cartons
- Container3 × 40ft RF
- Lead time26 days sea
- IncotermCIF Wilmington
2 × 40ft sliced & diced — dessert manufacturer
- Packing10 kg ctn
- Container2 × 40ft RF
- Lead time9 days sea
- IncotermDAP Jeddah
1 container whole IQF — distributor restock
- Packing10 kg cartons
- Container40ft RF
- Lead time11 days sea
- IncotermDAP Amman
Quarterly IQF strawberry program — full year
- Packing10 kg + 1 kg retail
- Container4 × 40ft RF / yr
- Lead time26 days sea
- IncotermCIF
40 pallets sliced — jam producer trial run
- Packing25 kg bag in carton
- Container1 × 40ft RF
- Lead time22 days sea
- IncotermDAP Cologne
Cold-chain timeline — Damietta to Hamburg in 14 to 24 days
Fourteen on the lower bound, twenty-four on the upper. Where you land depends on the line, the season and which Hamburg terminal your forwarder is cleared into. Here is the realistic week-by-week.
Order confirmed · production scheduled
Sales contract signed, 30% advance received. Production line booked at Damietta plant; raw material drawn from the Ismailia or Beheira fields.
IQF processing + lab tests
Wash, calyx removal, sort, IQF tunnel at -35°C, metal detector, sieve, EU MRL screen. COA issued for each lot loaded into the container.
Document pack issued
Invoice, packing list, COO, EUR.1 (if applicable), phytosanitary, EU 1169/2011 label artwork. We share scans before the container leaves the gate.
Loading + B/L
40ft reefer pre-cooled to -22°C, loaded at -18°C, sealed, stuffed onto the vessel. B/L scan emailed within 24 hours.
Sea transit Damietta → Hamburg / Bremerhaven
Direct services run 14 to 18 days; transhipment through Algeciras or Tangier-Med extends to 22–24 days. Container temperature logger active throughout. See more on our worldwide frozen-food wholesale shipping infrastructure.
EU customs + final delivery
Forwarder clears the load through Hamburg or Bremerhaven customs; DAP loads continue under our control to your nominated cold store. Logger curve emailed for QA archive.
How German buyers actually use Egyptian IQF strawberry
Different cuts go to different production lines. Mismatching variant to use case is one of the most common — and most expensive — mistakes new importers make.
Yoghurt + dairy mix
Diced 8–10 mm goes straight into stirred yoghurt and quark lines in Bavaria; the small dice survives mixing without bleeding red into white base.
Bakery + pastries
Whole or sliced berries top tarts, strudels and frozen-dough Berliner pastries. North Rhine bakery groups buy the 25 kg industrial bag for direct dough inclusion.
Jam + preserves
Sliced 8–12 mm with Brix 7–9 hits the standard German jam recipe ratio without further processing. Volume buyers prefer the 25 kg bag-in-box format.
Smoothie + juice
Whole IQF berries in 1 kg or 2.5 kg printed bags route to retail smoothie packs at Aldi and Lidl. Colour stays bright red after blender thaw — that is what the Hunter Lab spec is for.
Ice cream + sorbet
Whole and diced both work; ice cream factories in Hesse and Saxony source on long-term programs and run the berry through a final sieve before stir-in.
Private-label retail
Aldi, Lidl, Rewe and Edeka private-label frozen aisles. We print bag artwork in German, French and Polish on the same line — useful for retailers running parallel SKUs.
Catering + HORECA
Hotel groups and catering companies buy the 2.5 kg bag for buffet-station prep — sliced cut handles thaw-and-serve without losing structure.
Industrial bulk
25 kg sacks in carton for fruit-prep companies who re-portion into the supply chain. Pricing here moves with the season; the weekly index is on our quote sheet.
Why German importers pick Eurovan over the alternatives
The cheap quote is rarely the cheap shipment. Six things separate a clean Hamburg discharge from a costly inspection hold — and they are all handled before the seal goes on the container.
One desk, written replies
You get a named export manager from RFQ to discharge. Replies are written, on email or WhatsApp; nothing important gets lost in voice notes. Read more on our company background.
EU-grade documentation
EUR.1, EU 1169/2011 in German, COO, phyto, ISO 22000. We do not ship without the file complete — your customs broker keeps the paperwork in one folder.
Tight cold-chain log
Freezer-to-reefer-to-vessel temperature is logged at five points, and the curve lands in your QA inbox within 24 hours of discharge. Disputes get resolved with data, not opinion.
Off-season supply window
Egyptian peak harvest fills your February–June gap, and we hold cold-store buffer stock through the Q3 lull — useful when your Polish or Spanish supplier slips.
Distributor terms available
Multi-container repeat buyers get exclusivity options by region and 60-day terms after the second clean shipment. Apply directly via become a distributor.
Direct factory pricing
We are the producer-exporter; no broker layer between Damietta and your Hamburg cold store. That is the structural reason our DAP price reads competitive next to EU-origin sliced berry.
Questions German importers ask before the first container
Eight answers, in plain English, the way our export desk would write them on email. For broader category questions, see our general FAQs.
Can Eurovan import frozen strawberry directly to Germany under DAP terms?+
What HS code applies to frozen strawberry imported into Germany?+
What is the typical lead time from order to Hamburg?+
What packing options are available for the German market?+
Are the strawberries EU-compliant on labelling and pesticide residues?+
Which strawberry variety do you supply to Germany?+
What is the minimum order quantity?+
How do I receive a price for IQF strawberry to Germany?+
Eurovan is an Egyptian exporter of IQF frozen strawberry to Germany under HS code 0811.10. We ship whole, sliced and diced berries from Damietta to Hamburg or Bremerhaven on 40ft reefer containers in 14 to 24 days, packed in 10 kg cartons on Euro pallets, with full ISO 22000, HACCP, Halal, EU 1169/2011 labels, EUR.1 origin certificates and phytosanitary documents. Quotes are issued within one business day on DAP, CIF, FOB or EXW terms, with prices benchmarked against our weekly Egyptian field index.
تصدير الفراولة المجمدة من مصر إلى ألمانيا
تشحن يوروفان الفراولة المجمدة بنظام التجميد السريع IQF من ميناء دمياط إلى موانئ هامبورغ وبريمرهافن في ألمانيا، مع توفير كافة المستندات الجمركية الأوروبية وشهادات الجودة المعتمدة. الفراولة كاملة أو مقطعة شرائح أو مكعبات، حسب احتياج المستورد الألماني، وتُجمَّد عند درجة -35° مئوية لضمان احتفاظها بلونها الأحمر القاني وقوامها بعد الذوبان.
التغليف الافتراضي 10 كجم في الكرتونة، 100 كرتونة على البالتة الأوروبية، داخل حاوية مبردة 40 قدم بدرجة -18° مئوية. الشحن البحري من دمياط إلى ألمانيا يستغرق من 14 إلى 24 يومًا تبعًا للخط الملاحي، وتُسلَّم البضاعة بشروط DAP أو CIF أو FOB أو EXW. الشهادات تشمل ISO 22000 و HACCP و Halal و EUR.1 وشهادة الصحة النباتية المصرية.
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