What ANA Trading does

ANA Trading Corp., U.S.A. is a California-incorporated trading company founded in 1971 and operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of All Nippon Airways Trading Co., Ltd. The company runs four distinct business units from its Torrance, California headquarters with branch offices in New York and Mercer Island (Seattle). Its Aircraft Parts segment supplies surplus and rotable components sourced primarily from retired ANA aircraft, complemented by aviation services including aircraft acquisition, remarketing, ferry support, equipment leasing, and ground support equipment procurement (the latter executed through wholly-owned subsidiary Farwest Aircraft, Inc.). The Aviation unit serves as a Boeing KC-46 program supplier of Ground Support Equipment and Maintenance Tooling.

The Electronics business operates as the exclusive North American distributor (USA, Canada, Mexico) for Nihon-Almit, a Japanese solder manufacturer, distributing solder wire, paste, flux, nano-paste, coating materials, and UV-cure products through direct sales and a 2020 partnership with Digi-Key Electronics. ANA Trading holds inbound-licensed patented Almit technologies, including anti-iron-tip-erosion solder alloys (reported to reduce tip consumption by ~30%) and dual-activation flux cored wires. ASA membership (since 2002) and ASA100 quality accreditation (since 2005) underpin aircraft-parts compliance.

The Foods segment imports and distributes produce — bananas from Ecuador-based Tanabe Farm, walnuts from Grower Direct Nut, and dried fruits from Mariani Packing — primarily into the Japanese market via the parent group. Revenue is generated through one-time sales across aircraft parts, aviation services, electronics distribution, and food import, with quote-based pricing for aerospace work and standard distributor pricing for electronics. Total FY2025 gross revenue is disclosed at $135.8 million across approximately 60 employees.

Name

ANA Trading

Legal name

ANA Trading Corp., U.S.A.

Website

https://anatu.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ANA Trading Corp., U.S.A. is a Torrance, California-based trading subsidiary of All Nippon Airways Trading that distributes aircraft parts, distributes Almit solder products across North America, supplies Boeing via Farwest Aircraft, and imports food products — serving airlines, electronics manufacturers, and the Japanese market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trading and Distribution Services

NAICS

Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (425120)

SIC

Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084), Wholesale-Electronic Parts & Equipment, Nec (5065), Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Automotive, Tools & Industrial Supplies (B2B) (CRAEAEAH)

Keywords

• Aircraft parts trading
• Aviation services
• Solder products distribution
• Food import distribution
• Aerospace supply chain

Headquarters

HQ city

Torrance

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Aircraft Parts Trading: Sales of aircraft surplus parts, rotable materials, and components primarily from retired ANA aircraft. Includes supply chain management, procurement, and repair management services for airlines.
2. Aviation Services: Services including aircraft acquisition, exportation/importation, ferry support, remarketing retired aircraft and engines, equipment leasing, procurement of ground support equipment and tools, and purchase of aircraft/rotorcraft parts.
3. Electronics Distribution: Distribution of Almit solder products and electronic assembly materials as exclusive North American distributor. Includes technical solutions for semiconductor and electronic assembly industries.
4. Food Import/Distribution: Import and distribution of food products including Tanabe Farm bananas from Ecuador, walnuts from Grower Direct Nut, and dried fruits from Mariani Packing. Focus on quality control, price competitiveness, and supplier relationship management.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ANA Trading Corp., U.S.A. is a diversified trading company that supplies aircraft surplus parts, rotable materials, and aviation services (acquisition, remarketing, leasing) primarily sourced from retired All Nippon Airways aircraft. It is also the exclusive North American distributor of Nihon-Almit solder products for electronics assembly and imports/distributes food products such as bananas, walnuts, and dried fruits to the Japanese market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Almit: Japanese solder manufacturer brand distributed exclusively by ANA Trading Corp., U.S.A. for North America (USA, Canada, and Mexico). Products include solder wire, solder paste, flux cored wire, and related electronic assembly materials.
• ANA Surplus
• ANATU-CARES

Products and services

• Aircraft Parts Trading Sales of aircraft surplus parts, rotable materials, and components primarily from retired ANA aircraft. Includes supply chain management, procurement, and repair management services for airlines.
• Aviation Services Services including aircraft acquisition, exportation/importation, ferry support, remarketing retired aircraft and engines, equipment leasing, procurement of ground support equipment and tools, and purchase of aircraft/rotorcraft parts.
• ANA Surplus Aircraft parts surplus inventory platform operated by ANA Trading offering nose-to-tail aircraft parts primarily from retired ANA aircraft including A320, B737NG, B767, and B777.
• Almit Solder Products Distribution of Nihon-Almit solder products as exclusive North American distributor (USA, Canada, Mexico). Includes solder wire, solder paste, bar solder, flux, elastic adhesives, nano-paste, coating materials, and UV-cure products for electronic assembly.
• Almit Dual Activation Solder Wire DB1-RMA Dual activation solder wire combining quick and slow acting activators for better and stable wetting across soldering processes including point-to-point, drag, and contact or non-contact soldering through holes.
• Almit No-Halogen Solder Paste MR-NH No-Halogen MR-NH solder paste enabling stable printing of 0.45 aspect ratio with Type 4 Paste for miniaturized/high aspect ratio electronic components.
• Food Import/Distribution Import and distribution of food products including Tanabe Farm bananas from Ecuador, walnuts from Grower Direct Nut, and dried fruits (prunes, raisins, cranberries, dried mangoes) from Mariani Packing, primarily to the Japanese market.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% reduction in soldering iron tip consumption with Almit Anti-Iron Tip Erosion Solder
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Boeing CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 October 2023Farwest Aircraft, Inc. (wholly-owned subsidiary of ANA Trading Corp., U.S.A.) has been recognized as a main supplier of Ground Support Equipment and Maintenance Tooling for the KC-46 program for over five years. This long-term dedicated business relationship was featured on Boeing's official KC-46 website as part of their supplier spotlight series. Farwest Aircraft is one of more than 650 suppliers for the program.
• Digi-Key ElectronicscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 21 December 2020Partnership with Digi-Key Electronics, a global electronic component distributor, for distribution of Almit solder products. ANA Trading Corp., U.S.A. serves as the Almit North American Distributor, with products available through Digi-Key's online platform.
• Grower Direct Nut Company, Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2009Exclusive agent for walnuts in Japan. Relationship began in 2005 with walnut shipments to Japanese market. Exclusive Distributorship Agreement signed in 2009. Grower Direct Nut owns shelling and processing facilities and utilizes hullers and drying facilities in Hughson, California.
• Tanabe FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2005Partnership for supply of premium bananas from Ecuador. Tanabe Farm utilizes unique growing techniques including ozone treated water and natural fertilizers. ANA Trading began banana shipments to Japan with this partner in 2005. Farm expanding banana plantation in Concordia district (350 ha.) in Ecuador.
• Mariani PackingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 1989Exclusive Solo Distributor Agreement signed in 1989 for dried fruit products. Exports prunes, raisins, cranberries, and dried mangoes from Mexico to Japan. In 2014, ANA and Mariani agreed on leasing 300 acres in Vacaville, California planted with prunes and walnuts, with harvesting beginning in 2018.
• Nihon Almit Co., Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive North American distributor (USA, Canada, and Mexico) for Nihon Almit solder products including solder wire, solder paste, bar solder, flux, elastic adhesives, nano-paste, coating materials, and UV-cure products for electronic assembly.
• Farwest Aircraft, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWholly-owned subsidiary of ANA Trading Corp., U.S.A. operating as a main supplier of Ground Support Equipment and Maintenance Tooling for Boeing's KC-46 program. Listed as one of over 650 suppliers for the program with over five years of dedicated supply relationship.
• New Challenge MinistriesminorOthersLocal food bank receiving food drive donations from ANA Trading Corp., U.S.A. for distribution to disadvantaged community members.
• Heal the BayminorOthersNon-profit organization hosting local Beach Cleanup Events that ANA Trading employees and families participate in as part of annual social contribution activities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AAR Corp: AAR Corp is a leading aviation aftermarket services company that distributes aircraft parts and provides MRO services to commercial and government customers worldwide — directly comparable to ANA Trading's aircraft parts trading and aviation services segment.
• Aviation Distributors Inc. Aviation Distributors Inc. is an ASA-100 accredited wholesale distributor of aircraft parts, rotables, and components — directly comparable to ANA Trading's ASA100-accredited aircraft surplus parts business targeting airlines and MROs.
• Wesco Aircraft Holdings: Wesco Aircraft (now part of Incora) is a specialty distributor of aerospace hardware, chemicals, and electronic components to the aviation aftermarket. Comparable to ANA Trading's combination of aircraft parts distribution and Almit electronics distribution.
• HEICO Corporation: HEICO is a major aerospace parts distributor and manufacturer of FAA-approved replacement parts, serving airlines and MROs globally. Its distribution-focused business model and customer base in commercial aviation directly overlap with ANA Trading's parts-trading core.

Broad incumbents

• MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions: MacDermid Alpha is a major global supplier of specialty solder materials and electronic assembly chemistries. It competes with Almit (ANA Trading's exclusive distribution brand) in the same electronics assembly market segments.
• Marubeni Corporation: Marubeni is a major Japanese trading house with diversified holdings in food, chemicals, and industrial products. Its import/export trading model across food and industrial verticals parallels ANA Trading's food import and electronics distribution segments.
• TransDigm Group: TransDigm designs and distributes proprietary aerospace components across commercial and military aviation. While it is a much larger incumbent and operates as a manufacturer-distributor hybrid, its commercial aviation parts exposure makes it a comparable aerospace aftermarket peer.
• ITOCHU Corporation: ITOCHU is one of Japan's largest sogo shosha (general trading companies), operating diversified trading businesses across food, electronics, and industrial sectors globally. ANA Trading mirrors this multi-vertical trading model at a much smaller scale within the ANA Group.
• Mitsubishi Corporation: Mitsubishi Corporation is one of the largest Japanese sogo shosha, with businesses spanning food, energy, metals, machinery, and chemicals. Its trading-house model across multiple unrelated verticals is structurally analogous to ANA Trading's diversified import/export business.
• Sojitz Corporation: Sojitz is a Japanese general trading company with diversified businesses including food, chemicals, and industrial machinery trading. Its multi-vertical trading approach and Japan-US corridor focus make it a comparable broad incumbent to ANA Trading's diversified trading model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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