Belgium buys more fruit ingredient than its population would suggest, because a large share of what lands in Antwerp does not stay there. The country is Europe's frozen-food and distribution hub: processors, private-label packers, chocolate and confectionery houses and pan-European traders all use Belgian cold stores as the pivot point for onward supply into France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. Scala Nuova ships Fruit Shells into that flow in full-container programs sourced at origin in Türkiye.
For Belgian buyers the customs picture is favourable. Türkiye and the EU sit inside a customs union, so many processed lines enter on an A.TR movement certificate; products outside that scope move under the preferential agricultural regime with EUR.1. Antwerp's bonded warehousing also means you can land goods, hold them under customs supervision and clear them market by market as your orders firm up. We prepare labelling to Regulation (EU) 1169/2011, residue results against EU MRLs, and the health documentation each commodity requires.
Antwerp and Zeebrugge are served on regular sailings from Istanbul and Mersin, typically eight to twelve days. Reefer capacity into Antwerp is deep, which matters if you are moving IQF volume at −18 °C; aseptic drums travel ambient and can be stored long term. Tell us the products, the annual volume and whether you are consuming in Belgium or redistributing, and we will structure the program — including call-off from a Belgian cold store — accordingly.
Scala Nuova supplies frozen natural fruit shells as ready-to-fill serving vessels for foodservice, patisserie and ice-cream makers: hollowed pineapple, coconut, orange and melon shells. Cleaned and frozen ready to fill with ice cream, sorbet, mousse and plated desserts, they give gelaterias, restaurants, HORECA and dessert manufacturers a striking, sustainable, biodegradable natural presentation. Supplied frozen in whole and half formats to specification, each lot with COA and full specification.
Fruit Shells moves to Belgium under an unbroken cold chain: the product travels in reefer containers from our facility to your cold store, never leaving its temperature band. On this lane that makes reefer capacity and plug-in time at the port — not sailing frequency — the things to plan a programme around.
| Temperature regime | Frozen at −18 °C, unbroken cold chain |
|---|---|
| Export packing | Polybag-in-carton on pallets |
| Route and entry point | Antwerp · Zeebrugge |
| Typical transit | 8–12 days |
| Order scale | 1 FCL (1x20ft container); smaller volumes on selected products |
| Documentation for this market | EU Regulation 178/2002 and harmonised EU MRLs; A.TR or EUR.1 movement certificate, per-lot COA and specification |
Scala Nuova's Lemon Shell is a natural hollowed lemon, cleaned and frozen ready to fill — the classic serving vessel for
Scala Nuova's Orange Shell is a natural hollowed orange, cleaned and frozen ready to fill — an elegant serving vessel fo
Scala Nuova's Melon Shell is a natural hollowed melon half, cleaned and frozen ready to fill — a generous serving vessel
Scala Nuova's Pineapple Shell is a natural hollowed pineapple, cleaned and frozen ready to fill — a striking serving ves
Scala Nuova's Coconut Shell is a natural half coconut, cleaned and prepared as a ready-to-fill serving vessel for foodse
Scala Nuova's Cocoa Shell is a natural cocoa pod shell prepared as a dramatic serving vessel for fine patisserie and foo
Yes. Antwerp is our primary Belgian gateway, with Zeebrugge as an alternative. Goods can be landed into bonded warehousing and held under customs supervision until you clear them — useful if you redistribute across several EU markets and want to defer duty and VAT until sale.
It follows the tariff position. Under the EU–Türkiye customs union many processed food lines enter duty-free with an A.TR movement certificate; basic agricultural goods sit outside and use the preferential agricultural regime with EUR.1. We confirm the correct route for your product before quoting.
Yes. A large share of our Belgian volume is redistributed into France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. We can deliver to your nominated cold store or 3PL, split shipments across delivery addresses and supply documentation sets per destination market.
Typically eight to twelve days from Istanbul or Mersin to Antwerp or Zeebrugge, depending on service and transhipment. We quote EXW, FOB, CFR or CIF Antwerp, and can model full landed cost including inland haulage.
Fruit Shells moves to Belgium under an unbroken cold chain: the product travels in reefer containers from our facility to your cold store, never leaving its temperature band. On this lane that makes reefer capacity and plug-in time at the port — not sailing frequency — the things to plan a programme around.
Scala Nuova is a Türkiye-based B2B supplier of Fruit Shells, shipping full-container and consolidated loads to Belgium with a COA and full specification on every lot. Programs run under FSSC 22000, BRC, IFS and ISO 22000 certification, with Halal, Kosher and organic options available on request.
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