Sourcing, supplier verification, logistics, brand distribution, regulatory compliance, and food innovation — we handle every link of the Africa–EU trade chain.
Our servicesYou have a great product or an established brand, but the European market feels like a maze of regulations, certifications, and unfamiliar distribution channels. We become your European arm.
You're a food producer, ingredient buyer, or brand owner looking for quality African raw materials or finished products at transparent prices. We handle everything from sourcing to your loading dock.
Kvagga is a full-service Africa–EU trade company. Whether you need a reliable supplier, a way to get goods into the EU, or someone to represent your brand on the European market.
We build and manage end-to-end import pipelines for European food producers sourcing raw materials from Africa. Demand aggregation, transparent pricing, supplier coordination, and full documentation — from first inquiry to delivered goods.
manioq.cz
We represent African brands and handle their European market entry — regulatory adaptation, EU-compliant labelling, retail and B2B channel placement. Currently distributing BOS Brands across CZ/SK.
gobos.cz
Need a reliable supplier in sub-Saharan Africa? We find, vet, and verify producers on the ground — certifications, production capacity, quality standards, and compliance readiness. South Africa, Kenya, and beyond.
End-to-end transport from Africa to the EU — FOB coordination, freight forwarding, customs clearance, phytosanitary documentation, and TRACES/IMSOC compliance. From samples to full containers.
The EU regulatory landscape for food imports is complex and tightening. We navigate CSDDD, PPWR, Forced Labour Regulation, EUDR, Novel Food (EFSA), and TRACES — staying ahead of every deadline so you don’t have to.
Launch your own brand of African-origin food products without the complexity of sourcing and import. We handle the entire supply chain — you get a finished, EU-compliant product with your label on it.
Importing food from Africa into the EU means navigating a growing wall of compliance. Here's what's coming, what it means for your business, and how we help.
Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive — fundamentally transformed by Omnibus I (Directive 2026/470, in force 18 March 2026). Scope narrowed to companies with 5,000+ employees AND €1.5B+ turnover. SMEs are not directly covered, but large buyers may request supplier documentation on labour and environmental practices.
Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation (EU 2025/40). Directly applicable, no national transposition needed, no general SME exemption. From August 2026: packaging design and minimization rules, PFAS restrictions. From 2030: all packaging min. 70% recyclable, recycled content targets for plastics (30% contact-sensitive PET, 10% other, 35% non-contact).
Regulation (EU) 2024/3015 prohibits products made with forced labour from the EU market. Applies to all economic operators regardless of size — including micro-enterprises. Enforcement is risk-based. Commission must publish SME-specific compliance guidelines by 14 June 2026. SIZA, WIETA, and GlobalG.A.P. GRASP certifications from African suppliers serve as key due diligence evidence.
EU Deforestation Regulation (EU 2023/1115), delayed twice by Regulation 2025/2650. Covers seven commodity groups: cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya, and wood. South Africa classified as LOW RISK (1% inspection rate, simplified due diligence). Simplification review due 30 April 2026; general review scheduled June 2030.
Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 requires authorization for foods not consumed significantly in the EU before 15 May 1997. Two routes: Article 10 (full EFSA dossier, €50k–500k+, 1–3.5 years) or Article 14 (traditional food notification, 25-year safe use history, €15k–100k, 6–9 months). Free Article 4 status consultation available via national competent authorities.
EU’s online system for sanitary and phytosanitary certification. Heat-processed products may be exempt from phytosanitary certificates and CHED controls under Regulation 2016/2031. High-risk product list (Regulation 2019/1793) is updated every six months — importers must verify current status before each shipment. Registration on TRACES NT is free.
One data collection process, multiple regulatory outputs. We map your supply chain once and generate compliance documentation for all applicable regulations — CSDDD, PPWR, Forced Labour, EUDR, Novel Food, and TRACES. You focus on your business, we handle the regulatory complexity.
We operate directly from South Africa and Kenya — our core hubs with on-the-ground teams, verified suppliers, and institutional relationships. Across twelve additional African markets, we work through a vetted network of local partners, export facilitators, and trade agencies. You get one accountable counterparty for the entire corridor.
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Direct operations. On-the-ground supplier verification, port logistics, and trade agency partnerships. Africa’s most advanced agriculture. World #1 in macadamia. EUDR low-risk.
Direct operations. On-the-ground supplier verification, port logistics, and trade agency partnerships. Africa’s leader in avocado and macadamia. Premium single-origin Arabica.
World's #2 cocoa producer. Leading exporter of cashews, shea butter, and tropical fruit. Pineapple: 713,000 t/year.
World's largest cocoa producer (45% global). Cashew processing capacity grew 5× since 2015 to 350,000 t/year.
Africa's #1 coffee producer (500,000+ t/year). Birthplace of Arabica. Key exports: coffee, sesame, pulses, spices, honey.
Zanzibar = Spice Island. Kilimanjaro AA premium Arabica. Africa's #4 cashew producer. Diversified agriculture (30% of GDP).
World leader in vanilla (80% global production). Major exporter of cloves, lychee, and essential oils. Premium single-origin cocoa from Sambirano Valley.
Africa's #2 Robusta producer. Diversified agri sector. Fast-growing: avocado, macadamia, premium vanilla.
Premium specialty Arabica (fully washed Bourbon). Major new avocado exporter since 2023. Growing macadamia sector.
Top 10 global cashew producer (145,000 t/year). Port Maputo as logistics hub for Southern Africa.
Major African macadamia producer. Historically supplied 72% of South Africa's macadamia imports. Tea plantations in Thyolo & Mulanje highlands.
Fast-growing cashew producer (top 5 in Africa, 204,000 t in 2023). Queen Victoria pineapple for EU niche market.
Africa's #4 sugar producer. Preferential EU sugar quotas. Canned fruit is a key processed export.
Limited food export potential. Interesting as a transit point via South Africa. Mohair and wool are notable non-food exports.
Africa is home to thousands of traditional foods with extraordinary nutritional profiles — many of them virtually unknown in Europe. We help bring these ingredients to market through the EU Novel Food regulatory pathway.
From insect-based proteins to indigenous superfoods, we work with African producers and research partners to prepare comprehensive EFSA dossiers — toxicology, composition analysis, allergenicity data, and literature review.
Our goal: open new commodity corridors that turn Africa's biodiversity into competitive advantage for European food manufacturers.
We identify promising African food ingredients, assess their regulatory pathway, and manage the full EFSA application process on behalf of our partners and clients.
Kvagga s.r.o. is a Czech trading company based in Brno, specializing in the Africa–EU food and agricultural corridor. Our name comes from the Quagga — an extinct subspecies of zebra whose black-and-white stripes gradually dissolved into warm brown. It symbolizes what we do: bridging two distinct worlds into something unified.
With a background in international commercial law, banking, and cross-border M&A, we bring a compliance-first, detail-oriented approach to African trade — an industry that often lacks it.
We operate across South Africa, Kenya, and the Czech Republic, with established relationships with government trade and investment promotion agencies, port authorities, verified producers, and regulatory contacts throughout the continent.
Trusted by producers and manufacturers across the Africa–EU corridor
bolf@kvagga.com
Kvagga s.r.o.
Pražská 675/10
642 00 Brno
Czech Republic
IČO: 21536414
Supply chain, logistics, supplier verification
bolf@kvagga.com
EU compliance, Novel Food, CSDDD
bolf@kvagga.com