Buying magic truffles wholesale for a smartshop starts with one question: is selling them legal where your shop is? In the Netherlands, selling fresh truffles is not prohibited, so Dutch smartshops can stock them; in many other countries the answer is different, and there you do not stock them at all. Once the legal side is clear, truffles are a fresh, perishable product that needs cold storage, short ordering cycles and staff who know where the legal line runs.
Can your shop legally sell magic truffles?
Your shop can only sell magic truffles if the law of the country where the shop operates allows it, and the Netherlands is the clearest example of a country where it does. Since 1 December 2008, List II of the Dutch Opium Act covers “mushrooms that naturally contain psilocin or psilocybin” (Staatsblad 2008, 486, in translation). Truffles are sclerotia, a compact mass of mycelium, not mushrooms, and the entry does not name them.
According to the Dutch addiction care institute Jellinek (checked October 2026), that leaves this picture for a Dutch shop:
| Product | Status in the Netherlands (October 2026) | Can a Dutch smartshop stock it? |
|---|---|---|
| Fresh magic truffles | Sale not prohibited | Yes |
| Dried magic truffles | Prohibited | No |
| Fresh magic mushrooms | Prohibited (Opium Act, List II, since 1 December 2008) | No |
| Dried magic mushrooms | Prohibited | No |
| Grow kits | Not prohibited | Yes |
Outside the Netherlands, check your own national law before you consider truffles. Mondo’s overview of the legal status in Europe shows the general picture per country. If truffles are prohibited where your shop is, they do not belong in your range, and no supplier arrangement changes that.
Only stock truffles where the law allows it
Do not stock, sell or ship magic truffles in or to a country where they are prohibited. The Dutch position is specific to Dutch law, and it can change. This is general information, not legal advice; check the current law text on wetten.overheid.nl or ask a lawyer for your situation.
How are truffles different from grow kits as a stock item?
Truffles are a fresh, perishable product with a limited sellable life, while a grow kit is a living culture that you sell before it starts fruiting. Both need care, but truffles need it every day. They go in a fridge, not on a shelf, and anything left too long is a write-off rather than a markdown.
That changes how you buy. With truffles, the usual practice in the trade is to order smaller quantities more often, so what is in the fridge was produced recently. Ask your supplier how often they can deliver to you and what they recommend for your expected sales, and plan your orders around that.
How should fresh truffles be stored in the shop?
General practice for fresh truffles is refrigerated storage in the sealed packaging they arrived in, with the date on the pack as the limit for sale. The producer’s storage text on the pack is the instruction that counts; treat this list as the shop routine around it:
- ☐ Put deliveries in the fridge straight away, not after closing time
- ☐ Keep packs sealed until the customer buys them; do not repack
- ☐ Use a fridge for truffles only, not one that staff open all day for drinks
- ☐ Put the newest stock at the back, so the oldest date sells first
- ☐ Check dates weekly and remove packs that have passed them
- ☐ Never dry unsold truffles: in the Netherlands, dried truffles are prohibited
- ☐ Record what you write off, so your next order is closer to real sales
The last point matters most in the first months. Your own write-off record tells you more about the right order size than any rule of thumb.
What do you check when a delivery arrives?
Check temperature, packaging and dates on arrival, before you sign off the delivery as complete. A short receiving routine catches problems while a claim is still easy:
Ask your supplier how they ship fresh products in hot weeks. Our article on how to choose a mycology supplier lists that among the ten questions worth asking in writing, and shipping and delivery explains how Mondo ships from the Netherlands.
What should your staff know before you sell truffles?
Staff need three things: the legal line, the age rule and where to send customers with questions about use. Sell truffles to adults (18+) only and check ID when in doubt; that is sector practice and Mondo’s policy, not a rule in the Opium Act. Staff should know that fresh truffles are legal in the Netherlands and dried ones are not, and that a customer taking truffles across a border falls under the law of the other country.
Questions about effects, amounts or safety are not for the counter to improvise. Refer customers to an independent information service such as Jellinek or the national drug information line in your country.
From the producer side
Keep a printed copy of the current legal position next to the till, with the date you checked it. When a customer or an inspector asks, your staff can point to the source instead of answering from memory.
Where do microdosing truffles fit in your range?
Microdosing truffles are a separate line from regular truffle packs, aimed at a different customer and sold under the same legal limits. Mondo supplies them to shops and, as white-label concepts named Balance, Focus and Advanced, to wellness brands and coaches. The same rules apply: only where truffles are legal, 18+, and without health or effect claims in your shop or on your packaging. See microdosing truffles for the B2B range.
Registered partners order fresh truffles through Mondo’s B2B portal, where prices and terms appear after approval. Minimums and delivery rhythm are agreed per partner. Start on the magic truffles page.
Shop at Mondo Wholesale
Mondo Wholesale is the B2B side of Mondo Europe B.V.: grow kits, grow bags, magic truffles, spores, liquid cultures and grow tools, produced in Purmerend and shipped to business partners across Europe.
Questions about stocking magic truffles
Can a webshop outside the Netherlands buy magic truffles wholesale from a Dutch producer?
Only if truffles are legal in the webshop’s own country and in every country it sells to. A Dutch producer shipping legally from the Netherlands does not make the sale legal at the destination. Where truffles are prohibited, do not stock them.
Can I sell truffles that are past the date on the pack at a discount?
No. The date on the pack is the limit for sale, and a fresh product past that date should be removed, not discounted. Use your write-off record to order less next time.
Can I freeze truffles to keep them longer?
Follow the storage text on the pack and ask your supplier. Do not change the state of the product yourself; drying in particular turns a legal product into a prohibited one under Dutch law.
Is there a legal maximum per customer in the Netherlands?
We found no statutory maximum: the Opium Act’s List II names mushrooms, not truffles. A shop can set its own limit per customer as part of a responsible-sale policy.
Do I need a licence to sell truffles in a Dutch smartshop?
The Opium Act does not require one for fresh truffles, but your municipality might. Some municipalities require a permit for smart-, head- and growshops, and Gilze en Rijen, for example, has set the number of such shops at zero (policy rule of 20 November 2013). Check with your municipality before you sign a lease.
Sources and further reading
- Besluit van 2008 adding psilocybin mushrooms to List II, Staatsblad 2008, 486
- Jellinek: Truffels & paddo’s en de wet (Dutch)
Facts checked in October 2026 against the sources above.
