Export Spanish black truffle: prepare your buying request

Identify the receiving market and airport

Markets include the UAE, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the EU. Name your country in the request and provide the destination airport as a separate detail. The market name alone does not replace the airport information needed for the delivery discussion.

Include your company, work email and buyer role alongside the destination details. These fields identify who is making the enquiry and which business is preparing the purchase. If your message raises a question about the receiving destination, state it explicitly rather than leaving it implicit in the company address.

Ask for the current documents list

Request the current documents list for your country before relying on a general description of export paperwork. No country specific customs requirements are set out here. A document list for one destination should not be treated as the list for another, even when the intended product and proposed purchasing schedule are the same.

Use your message to ask which current documents apply to the destination you have named. Keep this request tied to the country and airport in the enquiry. Do not assume a certification, document or clearance outcome that has not been discussed; the practical next step is to request the relevant current list.

Specify the product you want to purchase

The product is fresh Tuber melanosporum from Teruel, Spain. Extra is more than 20 grams, round or oval, for table shaving. Grade I is more than 20 grams with an irregular shape, for kitchen preparations where shape is unimportant. These distinctions help explain the product presentation your business requires.

Grade II is under 20 grams and irregular, whole or broken, for sauces, butter and infusions, including volume buying needs. State the grade and weekly kilograms in your export request. The final specification is agreed before the order, so make any question about the intended preparation clear at this stage.

Coordinate the enquiry with the harvest

The harvest takes place from November to March with trained dogs. Include the first delivery date you are seeking so the discussion has a clear starting point. If your request is made out of season, the reply will provide the next harvest date rather than a price.

Prices are not published, and offers are provided on request. Pricing is determined by the market after harvest begins. Treat your proposed weekly kilograms and first delivery date as information for the offer discussion, not as a substitute for agreeing the specification and order details with Iberian Truffle Trade.

Prepare for dispatch and receipt

Truffles are packed on harvest day, with direct shipping in under 48 hours and isothermal packaging that follows IATA requirements. Provide the destination airport when you enquire. Ask any delivery questions alongside your proposed first delivery date, rather than waiting until after the purchasing requirements have been discussed.

First orders require 100% prepayment; contact us for the available payment methods. At receipt, follow the instructions in the box and keep the truffles cool, away from heat. No numerical storage temperature or shelf life is specified here. If you need information about samples, minimum quantities or organic availability, include those questions in your message and contact us.

Before submitting the export request, check that the destination airport and country are both present and that your message asks for the current documents list. Review the grade and first delivery date at the same time. These are details you can supply without assuming any customs procedure or a particular outcome at destination.