ABOUT US
COMPANY HISTORY
THE TRADERS involved in production and exportation of Mediterranean Delicacies in Turkey since 2004.
With an annual capacity of 500.000 cans / 3.000.000 Jars, we export our products to countries such as United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Republic of South Africa, Bulgaria, Germany and Greece.
As a a 'full service' and a 'well experienced' exporter of Mediterranean Delicacies, we are committed to high quality and a better service by:
- 'One stop shopping' in fine foods
- Best available prices by purchasing products within crop periods in bulk quantities
- High quality customer oriented products as per customer expectations / specifications
- On time shipments
- Overall shipment organization with preferred shipping line
- Complete uniform export documentation
- Deferred payment options
- Continuous after-sale follow-up starting from shipment to final customer.
Please enjoy our web page and inform us on your inquiries in order to let us send our best available price quotations.
With our experienced team, reliable and skilful shippers, insurers and customs agents; we will be pleased to ship your preferred items to you choice of destination under guarantee of the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce.
INQUIRIES
THE TRADERS gathers and professionally analyses inquiries of customers from all over the world to produce customer oriented products parallel to changing demands of target markets.
If necessary and requested, with our experience gained in nineteen years of hard work in different markets in the food industry, THE TRADERS also assists and guides customers in determining preferred product recipes, specifications, packing configurations and unit/carton package labels in accordance with target markets preferences and food codex.
Once, all specifications are clearly determined and confirmed, we send our best available price offers with container loading quantities, confirmed product specifications and delivery / payment terms.
As our company is committed to high quality and better service, our product samples are being send to our customers prior to shipments assuring that sample product quality will 100% be same with the product(s) that customer will receive in actual container shipments.
ORDER CONFIRMATION
After we receive our customer's confirmation and Purchase Order, our team will prepare and send a Proforma Invoice together with a Sales Contract consisting of every single detail that has been discussed and confirmed previously such as product specifications, quantities, shipment schedule(s), delivery terms and payment terms.
If a 'Letter of Credit' have been preferred and decided as the payment method by both parties, our company will send a Proforma Invoice in detail facilitating L/C applications with the corresponding bank of our customer.
THE TRADERS work 100% in compliance with INCOTERMS (The Incoterms® rules are an internationally recognized standard and are used worldwide in international and domestic contracts for the sale of goods. First published in 1936, Incoterms® rules provide internationally accepted definitions and rules of interpretation for most common commercial terms.) and UCP 600 (Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits) of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
PRODUCTION
Following order confirmation, THE TRADERS immediately start production of the goods stated on the Purchase Order and the Proforma Invoice under controlled conditions in accordance with BRC (British Retail Consortium - Global Standard for Food Safety) compliance.
THE TRADERS also offers to design product labels under customer's private brand, in case customer will need to design new labels for new products.
SHIPMENT
THE TRADERS co-operates directly with shipping lines, unless otherwise instructed to ship with another contracted forwarder company by the customer.
Nevertheless, THE TRADERS keeps investigating freight charges and delivery periods of alternative shipping lines continuously in order to be able to offer different transportation options and opportunities to its customers.
Once goods produced are ready for shipment in our warehouse after final quality controls of our warehouse and quality assurance departments, our logistic team books the reservation with preferred shipping line and organizes delivery of the container from port to our factory. The container is being controlled by our warehouse personnel in case of any damages or dirt to make sure that the container is compatible for food transportation. In case of any failures, a new container is being asked to be replaced with the improper container.
Inner and outer pictures of the empty container, loading process and final stage before we place airbags to secure the goods by filling up empty spots are being taken by our warehouse personnel.
Vessel details, container number(s), seal number(s), expected date of departure and Bill of Lading information is being sent to our customer(s) as a standard procedure of our company for the last 19 years together with container shipment pictures.
Please visit our web pages 'Miscellaneous' section for further shipment procedures of our company.