Frozen Shime-saba (Vinegar-cured Mackerel, sushi grade)

Shime-saba (しめ鯖) — Japanese seafood processors · Japan — salt-and-vinegar cured mackerel fillet, sushi grade
Meat & Seafood Other Fish Frozen Growing export

Vinegar-cured mackerel fillet (shime-saba), salt- and rice-vinegar processed and frozen sushi-grade, a ready-to-slice sushi topping exported to Japanese restaurants abroad.

The supplierKyushu/San'in processors cure mackerel in salt then rice vinegar and blast-freeze to sushi-grade (parasite-kill freeze), supplying sushi counters abroad.
Why it sells abroadReady-to-slice sushi-grade cured mackerel, parasite-kill frozen

Buyer's brief ✓ SOURCES VERIFIED

CertificationsGeneric category (salt-and-vinegar cured mackerel, Kyushu/San'in) without a single named producer — HACCP / approved-establishment / parasite-kill freezing: cannot be verified to a specific entity (parasite-kill freezing for raw consumption is a regulatory requirement, not a brand cert). Halal/Kosher/Organic: not held.
Pack formatsVacuum-packed cured fillets (frozen); foodservice cartons
Shelf lifeFrozen 6-12 months (typical)
StorageFrozen -18C or colder (parasite-kill held frozen before raw service)
Minimum orderTypical: case minimums
Lead timeTypical: 3-5 weeks
CapacityTypical: mid-volume processed
Container loadReefer 20ft frozen
PricingTypical: $10-20/kg sushi grade
OEM / private labelYes (category-typical; not verified to a named producer)
Wholesale & MOQYes
Key exporters & distributorsJapanese seafood processors / sushi-supply distributors
Export regulationApproved establishment; histamine/anisakis freeze controls; destination raw-fish parasite rules; no CITES
Market demandSteady in sushi foodservice abroad
How to source itProcessor to sushi-supply distributor to restaurants
MakerJapanese seafood processors (Kyushu/San'in) — vinegar-cured mackerel
OriginJapan — salt-and-vinegar cured mackerel fillet, sushi grade
CategoryMeat & Seafood / Other Fish
Available inUnited States, Hong Kong, Singapore +2 more
HandlingFrozen
Price tierMid
ChannelFoodservice
Export readinessGrowing export
HS code1604 (prepared/cured fish)
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