🥩 Frozen Meat & Poultry Wholesale

Halal certification confirms that the meat was slaughtered according to Islamic law — the animal must be alive and healthy at the time of slaughter, a Muslim must perform or supervise the slaughter, and a blessing must be recited. Different certifying bodies (HFA, HMC, IFANCA, MUI) are recognised in different markets. Always confirm which certifying body is acceptable in your target market before sourcing.

IQF (Individually Quick Frozen) chicken breast is frozen as individual fillets in a blast tunnel, producing free-flowing product that can be sold individually or portioned without full thaw. Block-frozen chicken is packed in bulk (typically 10kg or 15kg blocks) and frozen solid — lower cost but requires complete thaw before processing. IQF commands a 15–25% price premium over block for equivalent specification.

Brazil is the world's largest frozen chicken exporter by volume, followed by the USA, EU (Poland, Netherlands, Belgium), Thailand and Ukraine. For Halal-certified chicken into Europe, Brazil (HFA/IFANCA certified) and Poland are the dominant suppliers. For premium IFS Higher-rated product, Poland and the Netherlands lead.

Importing frozen meat into the EU requires: a health certificate from the exporting country's competent authority, TRACES notification (EU Trade Control and Expert System), EUR.1 or ATR movement certificate for preferential tariff treatment, specification sheets and certification documents (IFS, Halal, etc.), and an EU-approved establishment number from the processing facility.

Standard payment terms in frozen meat wholesale are 30–60 days from invoice date for credit-insured buyers. Daily Frozen works with credit insurance via Atradius to verify buyer creditworthiness before introductions. New buyers without credit history may be asked for 30% advance payment + Letter of Credit for the balance. Spot purchases are typically settled within 14 days.