進口代理─阿根廷─「Ahumadero Ushuaia」罐頭/冷凍螃蟹

This family business is located in the city of Ushuaia, province of Tierra del Fuego. It has been producing canned and frozen fish products from the Beagle Channel for ten years, and it stands out for its canned spider crabs in natural-flavored brine and smoked-flavored olive oil. 

INTI (Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Industrial，阿根廷國家工業科技院) provided assistance in the installation of an autoclave, which meant modernizing and improving the quality of the canned food sterilization process.

Spider crab is a food rich in protein and low in fat and carbohydrates. Thus, it can be consumed by people following weight-loss diets. It also contains a high level of potassium, which helps the nervous system to function properly. 

The company has a production capacity of 30,000 units, and it has been certified with the Tierra del Fuego - Fin del Mundo Quality Seal since 2012. 

Initially, the company plans to sell its products to Mercosur countries, for which it already has the relevant authorization. 

It was awarded the first prize for “Provincial Quality 2016”, and in TDF INNOVA 2021 it was awarded the first prize for “Product Innovation” at provincial level. 

“Our raw materials are unique at a national level. We are privileged to source locally; the spider crab is an exclusive, unique in flavor product of the Beagle Channel. In the world, spider crabs are only harvested in the seas of Alaska and Russia, so it is a very scarce and highly valued product for its unique and distinctive flavor,” states Sergio Amaya, managing partner. 

Spider crabs are smoked using peat as a smoke generator. Practically 100% of the world's smokehouses use sawdust from different hardwoods, but in Ushuaia this raw material is not easily obtained. Peat was found as a smoke generator that lends the product a distinct profile due to its soft intensity, pleasant aroma, and subtle delicate smoky flavor. It delivers a very characteristic Fuegian stamp that distinguishes these products from the rest of the smoked products available in the international market. 

“We are an artisanal company that works in all the productive links, that is, fishing, processing, and elaborating a final product that is ready to be consumed, for which we make a considerable use of local resources. Our smoked spider crab is handmade. It is an exclusive boutique product, and the originality of its elaboration and the Fuegian flavor make it unique in the world,” concludes Sergio Amaya. 

HS CODE (NCM): 

• 1605.10.00.900D / Crabs, except macro crabs. Crustaceans, mollusks, and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved. Preparations of meat, fish or crustaceans, mollusks, or other aquatic invertebrates.