Aomori Fukuchi White Six-Clove Fresh Garlic

Aomori Ninniku / Fukuchi White (福地ホワイト六片) — Takko · Aomori (Takko), Japan
Fresh & Specialty Vegetable Ambient Growing export

Japan's premier garlic variety — large snow-white bulbs of 4-6 plump cloves with rich, sweet, low-pungency flavor. Aomori grows ~70% of all Japanese garlic; Takko is the 'King of Garlic' town. Promoted to overseas buyers via the prefecture's English export platform.

The supplierAomori = top Japanese garlic prefecture (~70% national shipments); Fukuchi White is the GI raw material for Aomori black garlic.
Why it sells abroadLargest, sweetest Japanese garlic variety with GI pedigree; government export portal access

Buyer's brief ✓ SOURCES VERIFIED

CertificationsPhytosanitary certificate per shipment (required for fresh produce export — standard, not a quality cert). Prefectural grading (Aomori standard). GI-linked variety: Fukuchi White is the basis of the GI-registered 'Aomori Kuro Ninniku' (black garlic); fresh-garlic GI status itself not registered.
Pack formats500g consumer bags, loose-bulb trade cases. Confirmed (500g retail packs on market).
Shelf lifeSeveral months cured, ambient (industry norm).
StorageCool dry ambient; well-ventilated.
Minimum orderTypical: trade-case/pallet lots via portal
Lead timeTypical: post-harvest curing then year-round shipping from store
CapacityHarvest early summer; cured stock shipped year-round
Container loadTypical: ambient FCL/LCL
PricingTypical: premium vs commodity Chinese garlic; quote on inquiry
OEM / private labelPossible (private-label consumer packs) — plausible but not advertised. Keep unverified.
Wholesale & MOQTypical: 500g consumer packs; 5-10kg trade cases of loose bulbs
Key exporters & distributorsumai-aomori portal exporters, Aomori produce traders
Export regulationFresh garlic (Allium): phytosanitary certificate required; bulbs are a regulated commodity — confirm per-market access (US/EU have Allium pest-risk controls). Cured/dried whole bulbs ship ambient.
Market demandStrong premium-garlic demand in HK/SG gourmet channels
How to source itumai-aomori (UMAIMONO AOMORI) prefectural portal -> Aomori grower/exporter (Takko/Hachinohe) -> overseas importer. Aomori ~70% of Japan's garlic.
Verified sourceshttps://www.umai-aomori.com/products/vegetables/garlic/ (Aomori garlic via prefectural product portal); https://visithachinohe.com/en/stories/takkogarlic/ (Takko Fukuchi White garlic, top Japan production)
MakerAomori (Takko/Hachinohe area) garlic growers via umai-aomori.jp prefectural export portal
OriginAomori (Takko), Japan
CategoryFresh & Specialty / Vegetable
Available inHong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, United States
HandlingAmbient
Price tierPremium
ChannelPremium/Gift
Export readinessGrowing export
HS code0703.20
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