Practical notes for importers sourcing from India, what to specify, when produce is available, and what the paperwork actually involves.
Colour and heat are separate properties and they live in different varieties. Which one you need decides everything else, including what you should be paying.
Read the guide →Malaysia imports almost all of its onion and India has been its largest supplier. The paperwork that trips up first shipments is not customs, it is FAMA.
Read more →The ICC estimates 65 to 80 per cent of presentations are refused first time. On perishable cargo, paperwork delay is not an inconvenience, it is spoilage.
Read more →Anyone can build a website and claim to export. Here is what actually distinguishes a working exporter from a broker with a domain name, and how to check it before money moves.
Read more →The Incoterm decides who pays for the reefer and who carries the loss if the temperature slips. Most fresh-produce buyers discover which, only after a container arrives warm.
Read more →Bangladesh is the largest destination for Indian onion, and the shortest route in the trade. It is also the most exposed to policy change at origin.
Read more →Certificates get demanded, attached to emails and never read. Here is what each scheme actually covers, which ones apply to fresh produce, and how to check any of them in minutes.
Read more →One small field on an invoice sets your duty rate, your regulatory treatment and whether you qualify for preferential access. Most buyers never check it until customs does.
Read more →Bananas are the least forgiving fruit in the export trade: get the harvest stage or the reefer setting wrong and the container arrives worthless. What to specify, and why.
Read more →For a fifteen-day product, the shipping decision is the product decision. How volume, distance and value determine whether green chilli should fly or sail.
Read more →The UAE is the shortest serious export route out of India for fresh produce. What the trade looks like in practice: routes, paperwork, duty and timing.
Read more →Several Indian products are available year-round, but availability and value are not the same thing. When each crop is at its best, and when to commit volume.
Read more →What an importer actually needs to arrange a first onion shipment from India: the document set, how export policy moves prices, and how long each stage really takes.
Read more →Indian pomegranate is available for most of the year, but not continuously. Understanding the three bahar cycles tells you when to buy and when supply tightens.
Read more →Colour and heat are separate properties, measured separately, and the best chilli for colour is rarely the best for heat. What to put in your specification.
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