Guides
Reference guides for the olive and olive oil trade: size grades, HS codes, oil grades and trade fairs.
- Table olive size grades explained (181/200, 201/230, 261/290…)
How table olive sizes are expressed as fruits per kilogram, the standard IOC size scale and how to state size in a request or offer.
- HS codes for olives and olive oil (0711.20, 2005.70, 1509, 1510)
Which Harmonized System headings cover fresh, provisionally preserved and prepared table olives, olive oil grades and olive pomace oil.
- Olive oil grades: extra virgin, virgin, lampante, refined and pomace
The trade categories of olive oil and olive pomace oil, their main acidity and peroxide limits and what to ask for in a specification.
- Olive and olive oil trade fairs 2026–2027: Anuga, SIAL, Gulfood, Expoliva and more
The main food trade fairs for olive and olive oil exporters and importers, with dates, cities and what each fair is good for.
- Market data and prices
Reference prices, asking prices from live offers and open buyer demand.