Mediterranean food importer · Vancouver
Your Mediterranean wholesale partner.
Extra virgin olive oil, tomatoes, olives, spices and salt, brought in by the pallet and the container for restaurants, grocers and distributors across Canada and the US. Prices on request, with a specification sheet for every SKU.
- Port of entry
- Vancouver, British Columbia
- Modes
- Ocean FCL and LCL, rail intermodal, truck
- Service area
- Canada and the continental United States
- Minimum order
- One mixed pallet. Cases for samples.
Catalogue index
Three lines are in the catalogue today. Each hub lists its SKUs with origin, pack size, minimum order, shelf life and the HS heading we declare. Pasta and grains are quoted on request until that list is published. The site map and SEO plan shows how every page is placed for search.
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2.1
Olive oil
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2.2
Tomatoes and preserves
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2.3
Spices and salt
HS headings are the four-digit level we declare on the commercial invoice. Your customs broker confirms the full tariff line at entry.
2.4Who we supply
- Restaurants and foodservice
- Independent kitchens, restaurant groups and caterers buying 3 L and 5 L oil tins, 2.5 kg tomato tins and bulk spices. Mixed pallets delivered monthly, or by the case through your distributor. Supply terms for restaurants and foodservice.
- Grocery retail and distribution
- Specialty grocers, regional chains and distributors stocking shelf formats: 500 ml glass, 400 g tins, 700 g passata, 1 kg salt and spice packs. Full pallets and containers, labelled for the Canadian or US shelf. Terms for grocery retail and distribution.
- Food manufacturers
- Sauce makers, bakeries and prepared-food plants buying drums and sacks: 20 L oil, 4.5 kg paste, 25 kg salt and cumin. Quoted per shipment through the price list request.
Lanes, order and documents
Before you ask
Do you sell to the public?
No. Harbourline supplies businesses: restaurants, caterers, grocers, distributors and food manufacturers. Retail customers find the products through the grocers we supply.
Can I order less than a pallet?
Sample cases, yes, by courier. Regular orders below a pallet go through your broadline or specialty distributor; we supply them and you keep one delivery. The minimum for a direct order is one mixed pallet.
Is stock held in Vancouver, or does everything come by container?
Both. The catalogue lines are held in Vancouver and ship within three to five days. Container-direct orders of ten pallets or more are booked with the producer and take eight to ten weeks.
Which currency and terms apply?
Canadian buyers are invoiced in Canadian dollars, delivered to the dock, GST applied. US buyers are quoted in US dollars, delivered at place or collected from Vancouver, with duties and entry through their broker.
| Lane | Mode | Indicative transit | Customs |
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| Vancouver to Calgary | Truck | 1 to 2 business days | Domestic. Cleared at Vancouver on arrival. |
| Vancouver to Toronto | Rail intermodal | 5 to 7 business days | Domestic. Cleared at Vancouver on arrival. |
| Vancouver to Montreal | Rail intermodal | 6 to 8 business days | Domestic. Cleared at Vancouver on arrival. |
| Vancouver to Seattle | Truck | 1 to 2 business days | US entry filed by your broker at the Pacific Highway crossing. FDA prior notice before arrival. |
| Vancouver to Chicago | Rail intermodal | 6 to 9 business days | US entry filed by your broker. FDA prior notice before arrival. |
| Vancouver to New York | Rail intermodal, then truck | 8 to 11 business days | US entry filed by your broker. FDA prior notice before arrival. |
Lane pages: importing to Canada through Vancouver and shipping to US buyers in Seattle, Chicago and New York.
3.1How an order runs
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Request a price list
Tell us your buyer type, the products you want, a rough volume and the delivery city. We reply with the current wholesale list and the spec sheets for those SKUs.
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Sample and specification
Sample cases ship by courier. Every SKU carries a specification sheet: grade, origin, pack and case, lot coding, shelf life, storage and the HS heading declared.
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Confirm quantities and lane
Minimum order is set per SKU. We build mixed pallets across categories. Canadian buyers take delivery at their dock; US buyers choose delivered-at-place or pickup from Vancouver.
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Ship and clear
We issue the commercial invoice, packing list and bill of lading, add a certificate of origin where the trade agreement calls for it, and send your broker the product data for CFIA or FDA filings.
3.2Documents with every shipment
- Commercial invoice
- Harbourline
- Packing list
- Harbourline, per pallet
- Bill of lading
- Carrier or forwarder
- Certificate of origin
- Exporter, when required
- Certificate of analysis
- Producer lab, per lot
- Label artwork
- Producer with Harbourline
- Customs entry
- Your licensed broker
- FDA prior notice
- Broker or forwarder, US only
We do not hold CFIA or FDA registrations on a buyer's behalf. We prepare the product documentation and your broker files it. The guide to importing olive oil into Canada walks through each document.
4.0 Quote request
Send the SKUs, the volume and the destination. The price list comes back within two business days.
Prices are quoted per shipment and held for 30 days. Samples by courier. Open accounts after the second order, subject to credit check.
Request a price list