How do I open a trade account with Caviar de Beluga?

Send your company details to sales@caviar-beluga.com. We send our trade price list and spec sheets. New accounts start on proforma invoice; credit terms are available by written agreement.

Do you offer private label caviar packaging?

Yes. We pack our caviar into tins carrying your brand, for hotels, airlines and retailers. You supply the artwork and the lead time is around 12 working days.

Which countries do you supply caviar to?

We supply customers worldwide. UK customers are supplied from London in GBP; customers in the EU and the rest of the world are supplied from Sofia in EUR. Shipments outside the UK and EU travel with CITES export paperwork.

What certifications does Caviar de Beluga hold?

London: SALSA certified (No. 10238) and approved by Westminster City Council (WC009) under Regulation (EC) 853/2004. Sofia: EU-approved establishment BG2218081 and IFS Food certified. All caviar is farmed and CITES-compliant, with a CITES label on every tin.

How is temperature maintained during caviar delivery?

All caviar is stored at -3°C to +2°C in our own facilities and sent by express courier in insulated packaging with gel ice packs.

What is the shelf life of your caviar?

Sealed tins have a shelf life of 120 days from packing when stored at -3°C to +2°C, and every order arrives with at least 100 days remaining.

Guide

Caviar and CITES explained

All sturgeon species are protected under CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. For buyers, that means every legal tin of caviar can be traced back to its source. This guide explains what CITES means for caviar and how to read the label.

Why caviar is regulated

Wild sturgeon populations have declined sharply, and all sturgeon and paddlefish species have been listed on CITES since 1998. International trade in caviar is only legal with the right CITES documentation.

Today almost all caviar in legal trade comes from farmed sturgeon. All of our caviar is farmed.

How to read the CITES code on a tin

CITES requires every primary container of caviar to carry a non-reusable label with a standard code. It typically shows:

Species: a three-letter code, for example HUS for Huso huso (beluga) or GUE for Acipenser gueldenstaedtii.
Source: C for caviar from captive-bred (farmed) sturgeon, W for wild.
Country of origin: the two-letter ISO code of the country where the caviar was harvested.
Year of harvest or repackaging.
The official registration code of the processing or repackaging plant.
A lot or batch number for traceability.

What it means for trade buyers

Within the UK, and within the EU, caviar moves with its CITES label and supporting documents. Shipments across borders, for example from the UK or EU to the Gulf, need CITES export and import permits, which add time and cost to an order.

Every tin we sell carries a CITES label with its species, origin and batch code, and we provide CITES documentation for audits and export orders.

Questions

Is beluga caviar legal?

Caviar from farmed beluga sturgeon can be traded legally with the correct CITES documentation. Rules for wild-caught caviar are much stricter.

What does the C on a caviar tin mean?

It is the CITES source code for captive-bred, meaning the caviar comes from farmed sturgeon.