Turkish confectionery, lokum, Dubai-style bars and dragées for Latvian importers
One mixed container from Gaziantep, Türkiye, into Latvia: lokum at the pistachio end, Dubai-style bars, chocolate dragées and sugared almonds by colour, and bulk cartons for the wholesale trade — with the label content prepared in Latvian.
One container, every line, from Gaziantep.
Latvia imports about 140 million dollars of chocolate a year and roughly 48 million of sugar confectionery. The striking part is where it comes from: Lithuania is the largest source at about 26 per cent and Estonia the third at about 13 per cent — much of the shelf is re-supplied from within the region rather than imported directly.
Türkiye is a small direct source, about 0.3 per cent of chocolate, but at roughly 15.46 dollars a kilo — the highest Turkish unit value among the three Baltic markets and nearly three times the Turkish world average. What arrives is the narrow, higher-value end.
A direct container is therefore a different proposition from the regional re-supply route: fewer hands and the lines chosen rather than inherited from a neighbour's assortment.
We supply direct from our own factory in Gaziantep, the city we work in.
- Importers who currently buy Turkish lines through Lithuanian or Estonian wholesalers and want the container direct.
- Wholesalers supplying independent grocers and the weighed counter, who buy in bulk cartons.
- Turkish and oriental food shops that already sell the category.
- Retail chains taking the Dubai-style bar and gift boxes as a listing.
- Own-brand buyers who want the same lines under their own label.
Six lines, mixed to your list.
Each line travels on its own pallet; the container is mixed. Outside the core range we source on request and load it in the same shipment.
From your list to your port.
- 01
Your list
Product references, quantities and the destination port.
- 02
Written offer
Every line priced, with the pallet plan, within two working days.
- 03
Samples and proforma
Free samples, courier at your cost; 50% with the order.
- 04
One container
Collected, consolidated, photographed pallet by pallet, shipped.
What stays the same on every offer.
Rates and rules change; the quotation states what applies on the day. These points do not change.
- Entry and the framework
- Türkiye and the EU are in a customs union, so the movement certificate that travels with the load is the A.TR; the offer names it per line together with the customs tariff heading. Rates and rules change, and the quotation states what applies on the day it is issued.
- The label is Latvian
- The mandatory particulars are in Latvian under the EU food information rules — food name, ingredients with allergens emphasised, net weight, storage, lot and the details of the company placing the goods on the market. We supply our technical data sheet per line as the ground for it; the importer or your labelling office signs it off.
- Where Türkiye sits
- Eighteenth source of chocolate at about 0.3 per cent and fifteenth in sugar confectionery at about 0.6 per cent, on Latvia's own import figures — but at about 15.46 dollars a kilo, the highest Turkish unit value of the three Baltic markets. Small volume, high value.
- Much of the shelf is re-supplied from the region
- Lithuania is Latvia's largest chocolate source at about 26 per cent and Estonia the third at about 13 per cent. A line reaching a Latvian shelf has often passed through a neighbouring wholesaler first. A direct container shortens that chain and lets you choose the lines rather than take an inherited assortment.
- The Dubai-style bar is already listed
- Latvian retailers list it by name, including versions with pistachio cream, so the category needs no introduction. What the container adds is the supply side, in retail packs and in bulk cartons.
- Who the label names
- The company that first places the goods on the EU market is named on the pack. That is the importer, not the exporter; the certificates are issued for our factory.
- Coating and what may be called chocolate
- A vegetable-fat glaze is not chocolate and may not be labelled as such in the EU. The offer says line by line which one the item carries, and the technical data sheet states it in writing before anything goes to print.
- Temperature and the season
- Chocolate lines travel at +18/+20 °C and need a reefer in the hot months; in a dry container that risk passes to the buyer in writing before loading. Lokum, dragées and jellied lines go dry all year, so a first order can be built around the season.
- Halal and kosher
- Held for our factory in Gaziantep; copies are available on request.
- Outside the range
- Couverture, bulk chocolate by the kilo, raw nuts, dried fruit, cocoa, empty packaging, baklava, halva and tahini are sourced on request; we confirm composition and format before quoting.
Private label chocolate and confectionery for Latvian brands
The same lines under your own name, with the label content prepared in Latvian and the minimum counted per line.
Private label for Latvian brands →Asked before the first list.
Are you the manufacturer?
Yes. Chocolate, dragées, pistachio and hazelnut creams, popping candy and Turkish delight are made in our own factory in Gaziantep, and we have exported since 2002. We run your private-label lines, check the lot before packing and load the container at our factory.
What is the minimum?
Set per line and stated in the offer. The unit of production is the line, not the container, so a first order can carry several lines at modest volumes in one mixed load.
Do you prepare the Latvian label?
We prepare the content in Latvian from our technical data sheet — food name, ingredients with allergens emphasised, net weight, storage and the manufacturer's details. Your labelling office or the importer signs it off, and nothing goes to print without written approval.
What paperwork travels with the load?
The A.TR movement certificate, the commercial invoice, the packing list by pallet, the batch analysis report and our technical data sheet per line; health, halal and kosher certificates. The offer names the customs tariff heading per line.
Can we start with samples?
Yes, and most first orders do. Send the lines you want to see and the destination; samples travel by courier and the proforma follows once the list is settled.
How is the container built?
Each line on its own pallet under a single packing list, split by temperature group so the chocolate lines can travel cool while the dry lines fill the rest of the load.
How long does it take?
The lead time is stated in the offer, and counted from the deposit and from your written approval of the artwork — not from the first enquiry.
Is Antep Foods a chocolate manufacturer in Türkiye?
Yes. Antep Foods is a manufacturer and exporter in Gaziantep, exporting since 2002. Production takes place in our own factory; certificates and data sheets are issued for our factory. Wholesale only; prices come in a written offer, not on the site.
Send the list. We do the rest.
Send your product list with approximate quantities and the destination port. You get one offer covering every line, then one container, loaded and photographed before the doors close.
Mixed containerHow a list becomes a container →