Turkish confectionery, lokum, Dubai-style bars and dragées for Macedonian importers
One mixed container from Gaziantep, Türkiye, into North Macedonia: 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 Macedonian.
One container, every line, from Gaziantep.
Türkiye is the largest source of sugar confectionery in North Macedonia — about 21.0 per cent of roughly 14 million dollars — and the eighth source of chocolate at about 2.6 per cent of roughly 62 million.
That first place is the strongest Turkish position in any market on this site. The origin is established and the trade is experienced with it; the useful question is which lines, in which format, and under whose label.
The existing trade arrives at about 3.78 dollars a kilo in confectionery — the volume end. This range sits alongside it: lokum with the pistachio visible in the cut, kadayıf-wrapped lines, the Dubai-style bar and colour-sorted dragées.
We supply direct from our own factory in Gaziantep, the city we work in.
- Importers and distributors adding a Turkish line to an existing confectionery list.
- Wholesalers supplying independent grocers and the weighed counter, who buy in bulk cartons.
- Turkish and oriental food shops that already sell the category and want a direct container.
- Retail chains taking the Dubai-style bar and gift boxes as a seasonal or permanent 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
- North Macedonia is not in the EU, and the framework is the country's own food and customs rules; the importer files the declaration and is responsible for compliance. The offer names the customs tariff heading per line and states what applies on the day it is issued.
- The label is Macedonian
- The mandatory particulars are in Macedonian — 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 signs it off.
- Türkiye is the first source
- About 21.0 per cent of North Macedonia's sugar confectionery imports come from Türkiye — the largest share of any origin, and the strongest Turkish position in any market on this site. In chocolate Türkiye is eighth at about 2.6 per cent.
- The volume end and the pistachio end
- The existing Turkish trade arrives at about 3.78 dollars a kilo in confectionery. This range is not a cheaper version of that — it is a different item: whole-pistachio and double-roasted lokum, kadayıf-wrapped lines and the Dubai-style bar.
- Measurement here is SERP and autocomplete only
- Macedonian cannot be targeted in the keyword tool, so there is no volume figure for the local language. What was read instead is the search result page and the autocomplete suggestions, and the page is written from the import table.
- Who the label names
- The company that first places the goods on the market is named on the pack. That is the importer, not the exporter; the certificates are issued for our factory.
- Coating and what the product is called
- A vegetable-fat glaze is not the same product as chocolate, and the name on the pack is checked before printing. The offer says line by line which one the item carries, and the technical data sheet states it in writing.
- 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 Macedonian brands
The same lines under your own name, with the label content prepared in Macedonian and the minimum counted per line.
Private label for Macedonian 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 Macedonian label?
We prepare the content in Macedonian 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 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 and the documents that travel with the load.
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 →