How do I find squid suppliers in my preferred origin?

Choose your origin and share the traded form, size grade, quantity, and delivery country. OpenCommo helps automate your sourcing through its supplier network.

Should I buy squid from a catcher, processor, or trader?

A catcher offers a specific catch lot, a processor provides finished products like tubes, and a trader may hold frozen stock. Choose the supplier whose processing capability, volume, and delivery timing fit your order.

What should I include in a squid quotation request?

Specify the traded form (whole, tubes, rings), size grade, processing steps, packaging, quantity, and destination. Add your preferred origins and shipment window.

How do I compare wholesale squid offers?

Compare the same traded form, size grade, packaging, net weight, and delivery basis. For processed products, confirm the exact processing steps and water content.

How should I assess a frozen squid sample?

Thaw a sample to check for odor, texture, and yield, and inspect the frozen state for freezer burn or damage. Keep the approved sample as the reference for the shipment.

How can I check a squid supplier before signing a contract?

Check the company identity, processing and freezing facilities, and trade references. Put the specification, quantity, delivery schedule, payment terms, and quality-claim process in the contract.

Squid Suppliers

Find squid suppliers for your specification, preferred origin and buying volume.

Squid suppliers include catchers and processors who freeze the catch at sea or onshore, and traders who hold frozen stock for delivery. Choose the route that fits your order: a single-boat lot, a repeatable product from a processor, or frozen squid available for prompt shipment.

Specify the traded form, such as whole frozen squid or tubes, size grade, quantity, and destination country. We can help you through OpenCommo’s network of 70,000+ suppliers across commodities.

Where our suppliers are located

Explore sourcing locations across our squid supplier network. Choose your preferred country below to find suppliers for your specification and shipment size.

Explore squid suppliers

Find suppliers for your required product form, grade and shipment size. Choose an origin to start your request.

Where would you like to source from?

Supplier	Country	Contact details
Asvi*****	India	Email availablePhone available
PT. *****	Indonesia	Email availablePhone available
MAY *****	Thailand	Email availablePhone available
Seat*****	United States of America	Email availablePhone available
HOI *****	Malaysia	Email availablePhone available

What to look for when sourcing squid

Product specification

Whole frozen squid and squid tubes are different products with distinct processing needs. Start with the intended use, such as portion control or further processing.

Traded form & processing

Specify whole, tubes, or rings, and the processing steps like gutting, cleaning, and skinning. Confirm whether the squid is raw or pre-cooked.

Size & grading

Agree on size grade based on count per weight or individual weight range. Define allowable size tolerance within the batch.

Packaging & presentation

Specify packaging type, such as polybags or blocks, net weight per carton, and any glazing or water content limits.

Quality acceptance

Quality assessment for frozen squid covers both appearance and performance. Agree how the sample relates to the shipment and what defects are unacceptable.

Condition of the shipment
Assess the frozen block or individual pieces for ice crystals, freezer burn, and odor after thawing. Also check for physical damage or gaps in block integrity.
Product performance
For tubes or rings, test yield and texture after thawing. For whole squid, check for beak, pen, or excess water retention.
Acceptance & claims
Identify offer, pre-shipment, and arrival samples. Retain the approved sample and agree inspection responsibilities and claim deadlines.

Origin requirements

Origin matters for squid because fishing areas and seasons affect size and quality. Confirm what you need for supply stability and customer expectations.

Fishing area & vessel

Request the fishing area and, for a specific catch, the vessel name and landing date. This helps verify freshness and traceability.

Catch status & stock

Ask whether the squid is from the current season or previously frozen stock, and whether it is available now or for future shipment.

Acceptable alternatives

For repeat orders, define which fishing areas or species you can substitute without changing the expected product form.

Commercial terms

Frozen squid can be priced per metric ton based on size grade and processing. Compare offers on the same packaging, delivery and payment basis.

Pricing basis: Confirm whether the price is per metric ton of product weight or including glazing. Clarify the currency and any quantity-based discounts.
Delivery basis: Confirm FOB at the fishing port, CIF at a destination port, or ex-warehouse. Align freight, cold storage, and local charges.
Order terms: Match net carton weights, shipment period, payment terms, and quote validity. Ready stock differs from a future-catch shipment.

Documentation & compliance

Check documentation before committing to shipment. The evidence needs to cover the specific catch and processing batch, not just the supplier's business.

Shipment documents: Align lot references, weights, and entities across the invoice, packing list, transport document, and any catch certificate.
Catch documentation: For wild-caught squid, check the validity of catch certificates or legal harvest documentation for the origin area and fishing dates.
Destination rules: For your destination market, confirm any import requirements for seafood traceability, such as catch certificates or health documents.

Supplier capability

A catcher, processor, and trader may each control a different part of the purchase. Establish who is accountable for the quality and condition of your frozen stock.

Processing & freezing
Identify who handles catching, gutting, freezing, and cold storage, and who resolves a shipment condition or quality failure.
Repeat supply
Ask how the supplier maintains size grades and quality across seasons and which replacement lots it can offer.
Order fit
Confirm minimum order quantities, sample provision, and cold-chain logistics. For smaller purchases, ask about consolidation or destination stock.

Squid Supplier Questions

How do I find squid suppliers in my preferred origin?: Choose your origin and share the traded form, size grade, quantity, and delivery country. OpenCommo helps automate your sourcing through its supplier network.
Should I buy squid from a catcher, processor, or trader?: A catcher offers a specific catch lot, a processor provides finished products like tubes, and a trader may hold frozen stock. Choose the supplier whose processing capability, volume, and delivery timing fit your order.
What should I include in a squid quotation request?: Specify the traded form (whole, tubes, rings), size grade, processing steps, packaging, quantity, and destination. Add your preferred origins and shipment window.
How do I compare wholesale squid offers?: Compare the same traded form, size grade, packaging, net weight, and delivery basis. For processed products, confirm the exact processing steps and water content.
How should I assess a frozen squid sample?: Thaw a sample to check for odor, texture, and yield, and inspect the frozen state for freezer burn or damage. Keep the approved sample as the reference for the shipment.
How can I check a squid supplier before signing a contract?: Check the company identity, processing and freezing facilities, and trade references. Put the specification, quantity, delivery schedule, payment terms, and quality-claim process in the contract.