Yaokin Big Katsu / Cabbage Taro (fried dagashi snacks)

Yaokin · Japan
Snacks & Sweets Dagashi Ambient Growing export

Beyond Umaibo, Yaokin sells classic dagashi like 'Big Katsu' (a sauce-coated fried fish-cutlet snack) and 'Cabbage Taro' savory puff, retro penny-candy snacks central to Japanese dagashi nostalgia. These travel as part of dagashi assortment boxes into Asian and Western novelty-snack channels.

The supplierYaokin Corporation is a leading Japanese dagashi distributor/maker (Umaibo, Big Katsu) with export via consolidators.
Why it sells abroadIconic retro fried dagashi central to nostalgia assortments

Buyer's brief ✓ SOURCES VERIFIED

CertificationsHACCP / ISO 22000 at production partners: not publicly verified. Halal: not certified (Big Katsu contains processed fish/meat-style coating; no halal certification).
Pack formatsSingle-serve dagashi packs; assortment cartons (draft retained)
Shelf lifeTypical ~4-6 months ambient unopened (fried) (draft retained)
StorageAmbient, cool/dry; fried snack sensitive to humidity/oxidation
Minimum orderTypical: 1 mixed pallet via consolidator
Lead timeTypical: 5-9 weeks via consolidator
CapacitySME-scale via production partners
Container loadTypical: 20ft mixed dagashi ~1,400-1,700 cartons (light)
PricingTypical: wholesale USD 0.20-0.50 per dagashi pack
OEM / private labelLimited; brand-led (Yaokin distributes; products made by various dagashi producers) (draft retained)
Wholesale & MOQVia Japanese trading houses and dagashi consolidators
Key exporters & distributorsYaokin Corporation, dagashi export consolidators, Wismettac Asian Foods
Export regulationWheat/fish/soy allergen labeling; flavor/colorant compliance; fried-snack import rules
Market demandSteady demand for dagashi-box assortments
How to source itYaokin -> dagashi consolidator -> distributor -> retail (draft retained)
Verified sourceshttps://www.yaokin.com/
MakerYaokin Corporation
OriginJapan
CategorySnacks & Sweets / Dagashi
Available inUnited States, Taiwan, Hong Kong +4 more
HandlingAmbient
Price tierMid
ChannelSpecialty
Export readinessGrowing export
HS code1905
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