Food exports to Germany are the second largest of any country in the world, only the United States imports more. Food exports to Germany in 2022 were valued at $76.2 billion. In this article we will examine the specific foods products that Germany imports, the volumes and values for each category and the rules & regulations in place which exporters need to meet. We will provide the contact details and information about some German food importers. Lastly we examine the food trade deals in place for Germany that may help some producers export.

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The main food exports to Germany are fruit & vegetables, soybeans, nuts, fish & seafood, food preparations & ingredients, wines, spirits, condiments, sauces and beef. Fruit & vegetables are a particular opportunity for exports and Germany imports 40% of its fruit and vegetables from developing countries. Specific fruits imported include mango, banana, grapes, blueberries and avocados. Exotic vegetables imported include capsicum, asparagus, pumpkins and beans.

Germany is a member of the European Union and a significant percentage of food exports to Germany are from other EU countries, the largest three suppliers being Netherlands, Italy and Poland. However, if you are a food producer in a non EU member this should not put you off the idea of food exports to Germany. Germany also imports food from Turkiye, Switzerland, China, United States, United Kingdom and Vietnam.  For example, United States food exports to Germany include food ingredients, alcoholic drinks, seafood, sauces & jams, fats & oils, canned, dried & frozen fruit and non-alcoholic drinks.

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Some of the main food importer companies in Germany are:

Divine Foods are based in Aachen and they import all kinds of food from all over the world but have a specialization in importing African foods. More information can be found on their website: www.aachen-divinefood.com

VEHGRO are a German importer of organic foods that are based in Bad Bentheim. The long list of foods that they import includes dried fruit & vegetables, natural salts, herbs & spices, beans & cereals and teas. All must be organic though. Check out the website here: https://www.vehgroshop.com/

Horst Walberg Trockenfrucht Import GmbH is a German importer and trader in dried fruits, kernels, nuts and seeds. They also process foods and re-export. You can contact them via https://www.howa.de/en

Birkamidon Rohstoffhandels GmbH supplies high quality food raw materials to the German market and imports products such as potato starch, corn starch, wheat starch and rice starch. They also import potato flakes and granules. More information can be found here https://www.birkamidon.com/

VM Trading GmbH imports high quality seeds and herbs and resells to the German food industry. If you are a supplier of high quality seeds and herbs you can contact this company via the website https://vm-trading.com/

Safi Trading GmbH are an importer and distributor of foods and drinks based in Frankfurt. The imports include rice from Pakistan, tea from India and mineral water from Turkiye. The business website is http://www.safigmbh.de

Soleil Food is an importer of oriental food that is based in Germany. The foods they import include a wide variety of oriental foods, hummus and falafel. The website is https://soleilfood.de/en/

Altun is one of the leading food wholesalers in Berlin. They import and distribute a wide range of fruit and vegetables and buy mainly from Asia and Mediterranean countries. You can make contact with them via the website https://www.altun-lebensmittel.de/

There are several trade agreements which cover food exports to Germany, the largest of these is the European Union which makes it easier for the other 26 EU countries to export food to Germany. Germany is also a member of WTO and GATT. As a part of the European Union, Germany adheres to EU standards on food imports. Full information on those standards, procedures and requirements can be found here: https://food.ec.europa.eu/horizontal-topics/official-controls-and-enforcement/imported-products_en

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