Sourcing fruit and nuts from Mozambique: what is exported, when, with which documents — and how to request offers

UN Comtrade's 2024 series for Mozambique, re-read on 25 October 2026. Comtrade flags these records as not reported by Mozambique itself, so treat them as an indication of scale and direction, not as customs declarations. Values are US dollars; tonnes are net weight. Some HS codes cover more than one fruit.

We found no commercial cherry orchard, grower or exporter in Mozambique. World Bank WITS shows 411 kg of fresh cherry exports in 2024 (gross exports, worth about US$900) to four destinations — a statistical record that does not show the cherries were grown in Mozambique. This guide therefore does not present Mozambique as a cherry origin. For cherries, see the cherry guides linked below.

Recorded destinations are not always final markets. South Africa packs, cracks or re-routes part of what it receives, and EU fruit often enters through the Netherlands. A macadamia exporter in Manica told AIM in 2023 that China is its main market, reached through South Africa. Partner-reported imports — what the destination recorded as coming from Mozambique — give a second view. They differ from Mozambique's series because of timing, valuation (imports are usually CIF, exports FOB) and transit.

• The tables describe recorded trade — not available stock, prices or a forecast.
• Missing countries in a table mean the figure was not in the query, not zero trade.

No source we checked gives a national harvest calendar for every crop. Each row below is the window one dated source reports, with its scope. Suppliers confirm their own windows in each offer.

Each destination sets its own conditions. The table names what each official source says and what to ask for. It does not confirm that a particular product, supplier or shipment is eligible.

Mozambique's plant protection service sits in the Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries (MAAP), National Directorate of Sanitary and Biosecurity; it inspects consignments and issues phytosanitary certificates. In 2025 it introduced a new certificate with a QR code and watermark and began transmitting certificates through the IPPC ePhyto Hub — confirm which format your destination accepts.

• Mozambique reported in 2008 that it had lost fruit-fly-free status (Bactrocera invadens, now treated as B. dorsalis) — ask for current pest-status evidence for the orchard, not an old regional declaration.
• Private certificates (for example GLOBALG.A.P.) do not replace the official phytosanitary certificate; check any certificate's scope and validity in the scheme's own database.

Three ports publish refrigerated-container capacity: Maputo (600 reefer points, port page dated 2020), Beira (148 reefer connection points, Cornelder) and Nacala (21 reefer outlets, CFM, undated). These are published snapshots — confirm live plug availability and sailings when you book. Road freight to South Africa uses the EN4/N4 Maputo Corridor through Ressano Garcia–Lebombo, where roadworks were scheduled in 2025.

Handling depends on the product. UC Davis postharvest guidance gives different storage ranges for mature-green and ripe avocados, depending on cultivar and voyage length, so the setpoint must be agreed for each cultivar and route. Litchi is harvested fully ripe and does not ripen after harvest; high humidity is essential to limit water loss and browning. Any colour treatment used on litchi must be accepted by the destination — UC Davis notes that SO₂ bleaching was not approved for litchi sold in the USA. Nuts follow a different regime: China's protocol stresses drying, clean breathable packaging and freedom from insects.

• Product and variety (for example Hass avocado, litchi, mature-green banana, macadamia nut-in-shell or kernel style, raw cashew or kernel grade).
• Grade, size or count, and for nuts the outturn, moisture or kernel specification you buy to.
• Volume per week or month, season total and arrival window — the supplier confirms the harvest window.
• Packaging, labels and language, palletisation.
• Incoterm and place (for example FOB Maputo, CIF Rotterdam), destination port, currency and quote validity.
• Destination documents: phytosanitary requirements, approved facility codes, origin proof for any tariff preference, and any certification your customers require.
• Traceability back to orchard, packhouse or processing establishment, and the records you need with each shipment.

• Product, variety, grade and size (or nut specification)
• Volume, season total and arrival window
• Destination, Incoterm and documents required
• Packaging, labels and traceability records
• Certifications your customers require
• Programme value per year or season

Our team turns these points into one reviewed request and approaches suitable suppliers on your behalf. Buyers pay nothing; sourcing programmes start from USD 250,000 per year or season, and every requirement is confirmed per shipment rather than assumed.