About Us
We are International Fish Specialists & Cold Storage Providers to Importers, Exporters and Vessel Owners
Kaytrad Commodities (Pty) Ltd is based in Cape Town, South Africa. The business was established in 1980 by owner principal Andrew Kaye who has been involved in the fishing industry for over 40 years and is well-known for helping to establish the longlines squid, tuna and longline hake, and other small hake trawl sectors.
We are your one-stop-shop solution to all your procurement and/or marketing needs.
We trade in large volumes of fish from our base in Cape Town
Our primary business is in seafood and we support global policies and management initiatives that ensure the long-term sustainability of these resources.
The business owns a 600 metric ton capacity cold storage plant in Hout Bay in the surrounds of Cape Town, which is EU and HACCP approved. We have access to EU-approved freezing and cold storage facilities in prominent ports of South Africa and Namibia.
“We place a high value on nurturing long-term relationships with our suppliers and clients, and we believe in loyalty and benefit for all. We apply high integrity and moral standards in our associations and through the quality of our products."
Our Commitment to the Industry
To work with and maintain an open dialogue with our supply partners
These include:
Environmental organisations
The fishing industry representative bodies
Government agencies and regulators
The scientific communities to continuously improve the supply of sustainable seafood products
To supply scheme certified product wherever possible
Our fish is, wherever possible, all wild-caught seafood products certified to schemes that comply with the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture (FAO) Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, CITES, MSC, and other relevant RFMO organisations.
We recognise that certification is a timely and costly process, and we encourage cooperation with suppliers and applicable regulatory bodies in order to facilitate achieving this goal.
To promote sustainable seafood options throughout the supply chain
Kaytrad is committed to promoting sustainable seafood options as a fundamental business strategy. Sustainability requires commitment from all stakeholders in the supply chain, to ensure that there is continuous development and improvement, therefore enabling both sustainability of the resource as well as economic sustainability of the procurement of seafood products – whether this be for import and/or export.