Fruit Jams & Marmalades (Jam, Extra Jam, Citrus Marmalade, Portion Packs)

Strawberry, apricot, mixed-fruit jams and citrus marmalade in 20-450 g jars, portion packs and 3-5 kg foodservice tubs

Jam is sold on fruit content and soluble solids, and the EU standard changed in 2026. Council Directive 2001/113/EC reserves the names jam and extra jam for products made with a minimum quantity of fruit, and Directive (EU) 2024/1438 raised those minimums from 14 June 2026: jam now needs at least 450 g of fruit per 1,000 g of finished product, up from 350 g, and extra jam at least 500 g, up from 450 g, with lower figures kept for redcurrants, blackcurrants, rosehips, quinces and a few other fruits. Stock placed on the market or labelled before that date may be sold until exhausted. The finished product must reach 60% soluble dry matter by refractometer, the Brix figure on the specification, unless the sugar is wholly or partly replaced by sweeteners or the product meets the reduced-sugar criteria. Marmalade is the citrus product, declared under HS 2007.91, and non-citrus jams, jellies, purées and pastes go under HS 2007.99. The gel is set with pectin, a plant-derived gelling agent made from citrus peel or apple pomace, so the setting agent raises no halal question in itself. Retail jams are packed in glass jars from 20 g to 450 g, hotels and airlines buy portion packs, and foodservice and bakeries buy 3-5 kg tubs or pails. UN Comtrade 2024 export declarations under HS 2007.99 total USD 3.74 billion and about 1.55 million MT across 120 reporters: France USD 535 million, Türkiye USD 355 million, Italy USD 315 million, Germany USD 259 million, Belgium USD 257 million, Chile USD 151 million, the Netherlands USD 149 million, the USA USD 134 million, India USD 132 million, Spain USD 129 million and Poland USD 125 million; that code also carries fruit purées. Citrus marmalades under HS 2007.91 add USD 139 million, led by France at USD 29 million, the UK at USD 13 million and Italy at USD 10 million. Those are declared export values, not offers.

The buyer is an importer-distributor, a supermarket private-label desk, a hotel, airline or catering supplier, or a bakery and pastry manufacturer in the Gulf, Africa, Asia or Europe. CBIL is a commodity brokerage company and brokers jams and marmalades from manufacturers in France, Türkiye, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Poland, Spain, Greece and India, in the maker's brand or the buyer's private label, against the origin authority's health certificate, a certificate of analysis for Brix, pH, fruit content and microbiology, a certificate of origin and a halal certificate from a body the destination accepts. EU-bound product is labelled to the amended Directive 2001/113/EC with the fruit and total sugar content declared; Gulf labels follow GSO 9 with Arabic text and production and expiry dates; US-bound product needs FDA food facility registration and prior notice. Shelf life is set by the manufacturer and stated on the proforma. Cartons move palletised in 20-ft or 40-ft dry containers on FOB, CFR and CIF terms; minimum runs are confirmed per product and pack. Send the fruit, grade, Brix, pack size, label and discharge port, and the enquiry is screened and worked against it.

Excluded origins are not offered, including product re-exported, blended or re-processed through a third country. Every lot moves with a certificate of origin naming the producing plant, mine or grower country, and nothing is quoted before the seller and loading point are known.