Food category · China to Cuba
Canned Goods
Tinned food — tomatoes, tuna, beans, fruit, and vegetables — is supplied under the correct catch certificate for the destination market.
Category description
How CoExpys handles Canned Goods
We source tinned food from processors in Shandong, Fujian and Guangdong across tomato paste, tuna, canned vegetables, and canned fruit. The single most important specification on a canned shipment is the catch certificate: tuna and other fishery products require a valid catch certificate issued for the exporting country, and without it the consignment does not clear. We verify that document before the container is loaded, then confirm the can format, net weight, and shelf life against the contract at inspection.
Every shipment is quoted against a confirmed specification, packed to the format agreed for your channel, and documented so the Cuban side can clear it without guesswork.
Technical specification
Canned Goods parameters
Reference values for Canned Goods shipments on the China-to-Cuba route. Final limits are written into the purchase contract for each order.
- HS code
- 1604.13 · 1604.14
- Product types
- Tomato paste, tuna, canned vegetables, canned fruit
- Can formats
- 125 g · 155 g · 425 g tinplate
- Carton configuration
- 12–48 cans per export carton
- Net weight tolerance
- Per destination labelling rules
- Shelf life
- 24–36 months
- Catch certificate
- Required for fishery products
- Container load
- Planned per confirmed can format
- Supply basis
- Processor direct, per enquiry
Shipment handling
Packing, loading, inspection and clearance
Typical packing
Tinplate cans in export cartons on pallets, with carton counts and net weight confirmed against the contract and lined to prevent movement during transit.
Enquiry units
Carton, pallet, or FCL 20ft / 40ft. Loading is planned against the confirmed can format and net weight.
Container load
Container loading is calculated from the can format and net weight per carton, so the confirmed specification determines the tonnage. The plan is fixed before booking.
Inspection focus
Net weight and can integrity check, dent and rust inspection on the sample, flavour and texture check against the reference, vacuum seal and lid seam verification, and confirmation of the catch certificate for fishery lines.
Clearance notes
Health certificate, certificate of origin, and the catch certificate for fishery products. Can format, net weight, and shelf life stated on the licence must match the contract and the label.
Clearance pack
Documents prepared for each Canned Goods shipment
Our Cuban team checks the licence description against the contract before loading, so the paperwork on arrival matches what the licence says.
- Health certificate
- Certificate of origin
- Catch certificate (fishery products)
- Pre-shipment inspection report
- Packing list and commercial invoice