Red Chilli, Export Quality, Direct from Indian Farms

They are usually different varieties. Teja S17 is the standard choice for high pungency. Where colour matters more than heat, Byadgi offers very high extractable colour with mild pungency, and Kashmiri gives deep colour with medium heat. Guntur Sannam (S4) sits between the two and is the highest-volume export variety. Buyers needing both properties often blend two varieties rather than searching for one lot that delivers both.

Our MOQ is 5 metric tons. We typically ship full container loads (approximately 12–14 MT per 40 ft container for dry chilli, depending on packing).

Yes. Shipments include a phytosanitary certificate and certificate of origin, and we can arrange third-party lab reports for moisture, colour value (ASTA) and aflatoxin on request.

Whole dried chilli, neither crushed nor ground, falls under HS subheading 0904.21, with the Indian ITC (HS) code 09042110. Crushed or ground chilli moves to 0904.22, which can carry a different duty rate in your market, so confirm the form you are buying before you calculate landed cost.

It measures extractable colour, the pigment that actually transfers into your food or extract, not how red the pods look. A sample is ground, the pigment extracted into a solvent and read in a spectrophotometer. Higher numbers mean more colour, and the value falls with storage, light and heat, so it describes a lot at the date of testing.

In international trade, Kashmiri usually describes a style, deep red colour with restrained heat, rather than a guaranteed origin. Chilli genuinely grown in the region is produced in small quantity, and Byadgi is routinely supplied against the name. If you need Kashmir origin, say so at enquiry; if you need the colour profile, specifying Byadgi with an ASTA minimum is more precise.

Chilli shipped too wet is at risk of mould and aflatoxin over a long sea transit, which can make it unsaleable in regulated markets. Chilli dried too far becomes brittle and breaks up in handling, so you pay for broken material you cannot use. Specify a maximum moisture percentage and have it tested before shipment.

Stemless chilli costs more per kilogram because removing stems takes labour and weight, but every kilogram you receive is usable pod. Chilli with stem is cheaper and normal for markets that sell or process whole pods. If your line grinds the chilli, compare offers on usable weight rather than gross weight.

Yes, and it is often cheaper than paying a premium for an unusually strong single-variety lot. Byadgi for colour with Teja for heat is the classic pairing. Give us the target colour and pungency values rather than a fixed ratio, because the ratio depends on what the current crop is testing at.

China and Bangladesh take large volumes of high-pungency chilli such as Teja for extraction and processing, while Southeast Asian, Sri Lankan and Gulf buyers take a mix of culinary grades. Chilli is India’s largest spice export by value, so most importing markets have an established route and documentation pattern for it.