USME
U.S. fresh produce · Export coordination

U.S. fresh produce,moved with documentationand discipline.

A California-based export brokerage. We source from trusted U.S. vendors and coordinate fulfillment for international buyers across the Middle East and beyond — quote to shipment.

Contact USMELearn how we work
Origin
United States
Mode
Air cargo · PMC / LD7
Primary lanes
USA → GCC
Coverage
Quote → arrival
California-based
Export-focused operations
Cold-chain-aware coordination
Documentation-driven workflow
Vendor-anchored sourcing
Shipment-level visibility
California-based
Export-focused operations
Cold-chain-aware coordination
Documentation-driven workflow
Vendor-anchored sourcing
Shipment-level visibility
California-based
Export-focused operations
Cold-chain-aware coordination
Documentation-driven workflow
Vendor-anchored sourcing
Shipment-level visibility
What USME does

The work between a confirmed order and a moving container.

USME is built around the operational reality of fresh produce: tight cold-chain windows, demanding documentation, and many parties holding pieces of one shipment. Our role is to keep them aligned.

Source from U.S. vendors

We work with established growers, packers, and shippers across the United States to match buyer specifications — variety, size, grade, pack, shipment window.

Coordinate export fulfillment

We manage the moving parts between vendor, cold storage, freight forwarder, and customs broker so a confirmed order becomes a loaded container without surprises.

Handle documentation flow

Commercial invoice, packing list, phytosanitary, certificate of origin, bill of lading — prepared and routed through the right partners for the destination market.

Communicate from quote to delivery

You hear from us when pricing firms up, when the PO is placed, when the container is loaded, and when the documents are released — not when you have to ask.

How we help

We work the way perishable cargo demands to be worked.

Buyers who need a reliable U.S. counterparty.

If your business depends on consistent U.S.-origin supply, you need more than a price quote. You need a partner who will confirm what was actually packed, what ULD the cargo is sitting on, and what paperwork has cleared with the airline before tender. USME is built for that level of accountability.

Programs that respect produce reality.

Fresh produce does not behave like dry cargo. Harvest windows shift, flight schedules tighten, and a degree of temperature variance changes everything. We plan around those realities rather than around them after the fact.

A single point of coordination across many parties.

A typical shipment touches a grower, a packer, a cold storage facility, a trucking line, an airline build-up handler, an inspection agency, a customs broker, and a buyer. USME holds the thread so you don't have to chase eight different parties for one answer.

Products

What we move.

A working snapshot of the produce categories USME sources and ships. Specific items, varieties, and origins shift with season, vendor capacity, and shipment window — current availability is confirmed on quote.

· CITRUS

Citrus

Oranges, mandarins, lemons, grapefruit.

· BERRIES

Berries

Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries.

· GRAPES

Grapes

Red, green, and black table grape varieties in season.

· STONE FRUIT

Stone fruit

Peaches, nectarines, plums, cherries, apricots.

· MELONS

Melons

Watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew.

· FRESH FRUITS

Fresh fruits

Apples, pears, pineapples, tropical and other fruit.

· LEAFY AND VEGETABLES

Leafy & vegetables

Lettuces, brassicas, root and field vegetables.

· SPECIALTY

Specialty & seasonal programs

Niche varieties and contracted season programs.

Availability is real, not aspirational. If we don't have a credible vendor for what you need in the window you need it, we'll say so.

See all product categories
Process

From inquiry to landed shipment.

The short version of how a USME order moves. The full version — eleven stages — lives on the Process page.

  1. 01

    Inquiry & spec

    Product, grade, pack, volume, destination, window.

  2. 02

    Quote & vendor

    Pricing firmed against current U.S. vendor capacity.

  3. 03

    PO & packout

    Order placed, packout scheduled, QC referenced.

  4. 04

    Build-up & docs

    Cold storage, trucking, ULD build, airline tender, export set.

  5. 05

    Departure & handoff

    Lifted, AWB issued, documents released, arrival coordinated.

See the full eleven-stage process
Markets served

Where U.S. produce lands.

Primary trade lanes serve the Middle East and Gulf, with capability into adjacent and onward markets. New destinations are evaluated against vendor, lane, and documentation feasibility before we commit.

See market detail
U.S. ORIGINSGCC + MENA
USA → GCC · AIR CARGOFIG. 04
LAXLOS ANGELESORDCHICAGOJFKNEW YORKMIAMIAMIDXBDUBAIAUHABU DHABIJEDJEDDAHRUHRIYADHDMMDAMMAMDOHDOHAKWIKUWAITBAHBAHRAINMCTMUSCATALTERNATIVE ROUTES AVAILABLE · DAILY DEPARTURES
  • United Arab Emirates
    DXB · AUH · SHJ
    Sea: Jebel Ali
    AE
  • Saudi Arabia
    JED · RUH · DMM
    Sea: Jeddah · Dammam
    SA
  • Qatar
    DOH
    QA
  • Kuwait
    KWI
    KW
  • Bahrain
    BAH
    BH
  • Oman
    MCT
    Sea: Sohar · Salalah
    OM
  • Jordan
    AMM
    Sea: Aqaba
    JO
Logistics & documentation

Cold chain and paperwork, treated as the same job.

A clean air waybill paired with a broken cold chain is not a successful shipment. We coordinate with cold storage providers, 3PL warehouses, refrigerated trucking, airline build-up handlers, and customs partners so the temperature record and the document set tell the same true story.

Set-points
Confirmed in writing per product
Tender cut-offs
Trucking dispatched to airline window
Build-up
PMC and LD7 ULDs, contoured as needed
Temperature data
Retained as part of the file
See logistics & documentation
SHIPMENT FILE/ STANDARD
  • 01Commercial invoice
    INCLUDED
  • 02Packing list
    INCLUDED
  • 03Certificate of origin
    INCLUDED
  • 04Phytosanitary certificate (USDA APHIS)
    INCLUDED
  • 05Air waybill (Master AWB / House AWB)
    INCLUDED
  • 06Temperature & cool-room handoff record
    INCLUDED
  • 07Insurance certificate (where insured)
    INCLUDED
Destination-specific docs coordinated per lane+
Quality & claims

No need to inflate claims.

Many importers learn to add extra to their claims because they don't trust the supplier to settle fairly. With USME, you don't have to.

First, the quality lands the way it should — so most of the time there is nothing to claim. When something does go wrong, we are with you for the full claim. We work with the vendor, the airline, the handler — whoever caused it — and help you recover the real value, not a guess.

Honest quality. Honest paperwork. Honest claims. That is the deal.

How we work on claims
Quality first

We only ship product that should land in good condition. If it won't, we don't load it.

Full cold-chain record

Temperature and handling are recorded at every step. The record tells the real story.

We stand with you on claims

Damage on arrival? We help you claim it — from the vendor, the airline, or the handler. You don't chase it alone.

Fair settlement, no inflation

Real damage gets a real claim. You don't need to pad numbers to recover what you actually lost.

Vendor partnership

U.S. vendors: we'd like to talk.

If you grow, pack, or ship fresh produce in the United States and you're evaluating an export channel, USME is open to vendor conversations. We look for consistent quality, honest pack reporting, and partners who treat export shipments with the same care as their domestic ones.

  • Citrus programs
  • Table grapes
  • Stone fruit
  • Berries & specialty
  • Leafy & vegetables
Partner with USME
Contact

Tell us what you need to source.

Share the product, destination, and window. We'll come back with what's realistic — vendor, lane, documentation, and a real timeline.

Contact USMELearn how we work
CALIFORNIA · USAEST. 2010USME