Cold Chain & Export

From Market
to Your Door

Every shipment maintains an unbroken cold chain from market floor to your receiving dock — same-day flights available across Asia.

10min
Market to Fukuoka Airport
650t
Exported 2025
2h30
Fukuoka → Taiwan
Our Process

From Sea to
Your Market

Same-day catch to international cargo — within hours, not days.

Boats Coming In
01
~1:00 AM
Boats Coming In
Fresh catch arrives at Fukuoka port from overnight fishing
Auction
02
3:00 AM
Auction
Market auction — our buyers secure the best quality lots
Processing
03
4:30 AM
Processing & Packing
In-house processing, quality check and export packing
To the Airport
04
8:30 AM
To the Airport
10 minutes from our facility to Fukuoka Airport cargo
Customs Clearance
05
9:30 AM
Customs Clearance
Export documentation and customs clearance completed
Shipment Flies
06
12:00 PM
Shipment Flies
Cargo departs — arrives at destination same day or next morning
Speed Advantage

Export Process — Why Fukuoka Wins in Asia

Direct from Fukuoka — same-day arrival across Asia. See the actual hourly flow for a Taiwan shipment:

Same-Day Shipment Flow — Taiwan
1:00
Arrival Status Report
2:00
Order from Taiwan
3:00
Auction Begins
4:30
Quality Check & Packaging
9:00
Fukuoka Airport
12:10
Arrival in Taiwan
13:15
Final Delivery

From auction to customer delivery — all within the same day.

Compare total journey times — Fukuoka vs. Toyosu:

From Fukuoka
Auction
1.5h
Shipping Prep
4h
Airport
15m
Transport
2.5h
Total: 8.25 hours
From Toyosu (Tokyo)
Auction
1.5h
Shipping Prep
4h
Fukuoka → Toyosu
14h
Transport
3h
Total: 22.5 hours

Fukuoka is 14.25 hours faster than shipping from Toyosu to Taiwan.

Arrival Times from Fukuoka Airport

🇹🇼
Taiwan
(Taipei)
Arrive in about
2h 30min
🇭🇰
Hong
Kong
Arrive in about
4h 5min
🇸🇬
Singapore
Arrive in about
6h 35min
🇹🇭
Thailand
Arrive in about
6h
🇻🇳
Vietnam
(Ho Chi Minh City)
Arrive in about
4h
🇵🇭
Philippines
Arrive in about
4h

• For detailed flight times, please contact the airport directly.

The Freshness Difference

Same-Day Fresh — or Yesterday's Catch?

For buyers in the USA, Europe or the Middle East, the routing decision made in Japan determines whether they receive same-day fish — or yesterday's catch that has already travelled hundreds of kilometres before export even begins.

❌ Via Toyosu (Tokyo)
🌙
Night — Fish Caught in Kyushu
Hour 0 — fish at peak freshness
🚛
Transport to Toyosu Market
+14 hours on the road
🏪
Auction & Export Prep at Toyosu
+5–6 hours — now 20h+ old
✈️
Long-haul Flight
10–15h to USA / Europe
Fish age at customer delivery
2–3 Days Old
✅ Direct from Fukuoka
🌙
Night — Fish Caught in Kyushu
Hour 0 — fish at peak freshness
🏷️
Auction & Export Prep in Fukuoka
Same morning — fish still same-day
✈️
Direct Flight from Fukuoka Airport
10–15h to USA / Europe
Fish age at customer delivery
Same-Day Fresh

Fish sourced and shipped from Fukuoka reaches your customer 1–2 days fresher than the same fish routed via Toyosu — regardless of destination.

Shipping to Your Market?

Contact us to discuss freight options and documentation requirements for your destination.

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