Wholesale Market Munich
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The Großmarkthalle München (Wholesale Market Munich) is an international wholesale
market located in the Munich borough of
Sendling
. In an area of 310,000 m², 270 importing companies and wholesalers offer 140 different product classes from 83 countries with a sales volume of more than 750 million Euro
. Additionally there are 65 horticultural producers, 45 florists and 15 wholesalers of miscellaneous lines. The market’s geographical sales area is virtually "boundless“: day after day it supplies a region with approximately 5 million people and delivers goods to almost every Europe
an country.
and Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt
. The Mittlerer Ring, Munich's inner-city orbital road system, runs south of the market premises, allowing easy access for cars and delivery trucks. The nearest Munich U-Bahn
stations are Brudermühlstraße
to the south-west, Implerstraße
to the west and Poccistraße
to the north-west. Bus 152 also runs from Implerstraße directly to the Wholesale Market.
Wholesale
Wholesaling, jobbing, or distributing is defined as the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional, or other professional business users, or to other wholesalers and related subordinated services...
market located in the Munich borough of
Boroughs of Munich
Since the administrative reform in 1992, Munich is divided into 25 boroughs or Stadtbezirke:-References:Source:...
Sendling
Sendling
Sendling is a borough of Munich. It is located south-west of the city centre and spans of the city boroughs Sendling and Sendling-Westpark. Sendling is sub-divided into Obersendling, Mittersendling and Untersendling...
. In an area of 310,000 m², 270 importing companies and wholesalers offer 140 different product classes from 83 countries with a sales volume of more than 750 million Euro
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
. Additionally there are 65 horticultural producers, 45 florists and 15 wholesalers of miscellaneous lines. The market’s geographical sales area is virtually "boundless“: day after day it supplies a region with approximately 5 million people and delivers goods to almost every Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an country.
Location
The Wholesale Market is located on the border of the Munich boroughs of SendlingSendling
Sendling is a borough of Munich. It is located south-west of the city centre and spans of the city boroughs Sendling and Sendling-Westpark. Sendling is sub-divided into Obersendling, Mittersendling and Untersendling...
and Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt
Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt
Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt is one of the boroughs of Munich.It consists of the districts Ludwigsvorstadt, located south of Munich Hauptbahnhof and east of the Theresienwiese, and Isarvorstadt, which is situated north-west of the River Isar and southeast of Munich's Old Town...
. The Mittlerer Ring, Munich's inner-city orbital road system, runs south of the market premises, allowing easy access for cars and delivery trucks. The nearest Munich U-Bahn
Munich U-Bahn
The Munich U-Bahn system is an electric rail rapid transit network in Munich, Germany. "U-Bahn" is the German contraction for Untergrundbahn or "subway." It is operated by the municipally owned Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft...
stations are Brudermühlstraße
Brudermühlstraße (Munich U-Bahn)
Brudermühlstraße is an U-Bahn station in Munich, Germany on the U3. It is located below Brüdermühlstraße, a part of Munich's Mittlerer Ring ring road system.-References:...
to the south-west, Implerstraße
Implerstraße (Munich U-Bahn)
Implerstraße is an U-Bahn station in Munich on the U3 and the U6.-References:...
to the west and Poccistraße
Poccistraße (Munich U-Bahn)
Poccistraße is an U-Bahn station in Munich on the U3 and U6.-References:...
to the north-west. Bus 152 also runs from Implerstraße directly to the Wholesale Market.
Market facilities
The main entrance of the Wholesalemarket Munich is situated directly opposite to the Munich garbage burning and recycling facility. Their three very tall chimneys are easy to see protruding into the Munich skyline. The adjoining "South Station“ with its own track infrastructure and modern unloading equipment provides an optimal and reliable connection to the railway system. Munich is an advance border entrance point, which means all import/export formalities can be transacted easily within the branch offices of the public authorities.Opening and operational hours
- Parking area for truckTruckA truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, with the smallest being mechanically similar to an automobile...
s: Parking availability for delivery trucks is "around the clock" from Monday to Sunday, 24 hours a day; Freight handling activities: Monday through Friday, 4:00 am to 8:00 pm; Saturday, 6:00 am to 2:00 pm
- Freight handling halls (UGM I, II, III): Monday through Friday, 2:00 am to 8:00 pm, Saturday, 6:00 am to 2:00 pm
- CustomsCustomsCustoms is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting and safeguarding customs duties and for controlling the flow of goods including animals, transports, personal effects and hazardous items in and out of a country...
clearance: Monday through Thursday, 5:00 am to 4:00 pm, Friday, 5:00 am to 2:30 pm, Saturday, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm; beyond the regular customs service hours, customs clearance can carried out after making a previous agreement with the Papp forwarding agency
- Sales hours in the Wholesale Market Munich: Monday through Thursday, 5:30 am to 1:00 pm, Friday, 5:30 am to 2:00 pm