ITG Industries
Food trade lives and dies on documentation. ITG manages health certificates, halal certification where required, labelling rules and shelf-life planning across the shipping window.
What we source in this sector
Türkiye is a global supplier of confectionery, biscuits, pasta, flour and dried fruit, with Gaziantep, Konya and Karaman as key food-industry provinces and İzmir/Mersin as export gates. Selected Chinese lines cover ingredients and processing inputs.
Every shipment carries health certificates, certificates of origin and, where required, halal certification; shelf-life-remaining clauses are contractual. Labelling is prepared per destination regulation — bilingual FR/EN panels for many African markets — before production, not at the port.
Shelf life drives the whole chain: production-to-vessel time is compressed, reefer or dry mode is decided per product, and arrival stock rotation is planned against the remaining-life clause. Private-label programmes start with recipe and packaging approval.
FCL with documentation packs prepared per destination authority; reefer capability on request.
Representative project types illustrate the scope of work ITG performs in this sector; they are not claims about specific named clients.
Türkiye's exports to Africa up 12.6% to $13.3bn in first seven months of 2026
Türkiye's exports to Africa reached $13.3 billion in the first seven months of 2026, a 12.6% year-on-year increase, with July alone rising 16.3% to $2.3 billion, per figures cited by Türkiye-Africa Business Council Chairman Osman Aksoy. Egypt was among the strongest markets with Turkish exports up 26.1% to $2.3 billion (Jan–Jul); exports to South Africa rose 31.3% to $479 million and to Nigeria rose 52.1% to $453.2 million. Trade press notes advantages including the Türkiye-Egypt Free Trade Agreement and Egypt's COMESA access.
tariffsChina reports record H1 China-Africa trade three months into zero-tariff regime
According to China's Consul-General in Lagos, three-and-a-half months after implementing the zero-tariff policy (effective 1 May 2026), China-Africa two-way trade in the first half of 2026 totalled US$207.4 billion, a record high for the first half of a year. The policy grants zero-tariff treatment to imports from the 53 African countries with diplomatic ties to China (all except Eswatini), and for non-LDCs it runs from 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2028. The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria outlined priorities including continuous improvement of product quality and supply chain stability, meeting Chinese market standards, and ensuring reliable supply volumes.
logisticsCMA CGM adds West Africa reefer and Tema congestion surcharges from late August/September
CMA CGM announced new surcharges covering West Africa reefers, Tema congestion and other trades effective from August and September 2026, citing reduced capacity, congestion and longer terminal dwell times raising operational costs. For reefer cargo from origins other than a specified Mediterranean/Black Sea/North Africa group, the surcharge is US$400 per TEU (the specified group is €100/US$115 per TEU). For imports the measure takes effect 24 August based on discharge date, and for exports from 1 September based on loading date.
Freight modes
Sea LCL/FCL, air, road and multimodal — planned against real chargeable-weight mathematics.
Operating hubs
Istanbul, Guangzhou and Kigali, with consolidation warehouses in Türkiye and China.
Destination coverage
The whole of Africa — main East and Central African corridors plus West, North and Southern African ports and inland cities.
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