Quality & compliance
Tested to the limit that applies where you sell
Indian food law and EU food law do not set the same numbers. We work to whichever is stricter for your market, and the evidence travels with the goods.
Every lot
Tested before it ships
EU limits
Applied to EU and UK orders
SGS / TÜV
Pre-shipment inspection on request
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Registrations and certificates held
Registered and certified
APEDA Registration-cum-Membership (RCMC)
Spices Board — Registered Exporter of Spices (CRES)
ISO 22000:2018 Food Safety Management
ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management
Importer-Exporter Code (IEC)
FSSAI Central Licence
Why a lab report alone is not enough
A certificate marked "FSSAI compliant" is a statement about Indian law. It is not a statement about the market you sell into, and the gap between the two is wider than most first-time buyers expect.
For spices, India allows aflatoxin B1 up to 15 µg/kg. The European Union allows 5. The EU also caps ochratoxin A, which Indian rules do not address for spices at all — so a standard domestic test panel will not even look for it unless asked.
That is why we fix the specification against your destination before production, not after. Where a market applies stricter limits, those are the limits in the contract, on the test report, and in the goods.
What gets tested
The parameters that decide whether a container clears
Figures below are the limits we work to for EU and UK destinations. Your market may be less strict; it is rarely more.
Aflatoxin B1 / total
One third of India's own limit of 15 / 30. A lot that is perfectly legal in India can be refused in Hamburg on the same certificate.
Ochratoxin A
Capped in the EU, not set by FSSAI for spices. A domestic test panel will not include it unless it is asked for.
Ethylene oxide
The single most common reason Indian spice consignments are rejected at the EU border. Residue can enter from a fumigation step several links up the chain.
Sudan dyes I–IV
Adulteration test for chilli and turmeric. The EU checks a share of Indian consignments for it at the border.
Salmonella
The main microbiological risk in dried botanicals, including psyllium and sesame.
Pesticide residues
The EU applies increased checks to Indian cumin for residues, so each lot ships with a full residue report.
Moisture, ash, acid-insoluble ash
Decides storage life and whether the goods match the grade you bought. Confirmed per lot on the certificate of analysis.
ASTA colour, mesh, volatile oil
The values a blender or grinder actually buys on. Stated on the product page and fixed in the contract.
Testing before shipment has been mandatory under the Spices Board's scheme since 27 March 2023, and the required tests differ by destination. Analysis is carried out by third-party accredited laboratories — we do not run our own lab, and a report from a lab we own would be worth less to you.
How it works
From sample to sealed container
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Specification agreed
Destination, grade, limits and packing are fixed in writing before production, because the market decides the limits.
- 02
Pre-shipment sampling
Samples are drawn from the actual lot to the sampling plan the regulation prescribes — the method matters as much as the laboratory.
- 03
Accredited laboratory
Analysis at a third-party accredited lab. Where a destination requires an official certificate, it is issued by the designated authority, not by us.
- 04
Results reviewed against your market
Read against the destination's limits, not India's. A lot that fails for your market is not shipped to it.
- 05
Inspection and stuffing
SGS, TÜV or an agency you nominate, for quality, quantity and weight. Container condition is checked before loading.
- 06
Documents travel with the goods
Certificate of analysis, phytosanitary and health certificates where required, certificate of origin, packing list and bill of lading.
What arrives with every shipment
Certificate of analysis
Lot-specific, from a third-party accredited laboratory, against the specification in your contract — not a generic product sheet.
Official certificates where required
Spices Board certificate for scheduled spices, APEDA documentation for rice and groundnuts, health certificates where your market requires them.
Inspection report
Where you ask for pre-shipment inspection, the agency's report reaches you before the vessel sails, not after.
Full shipping set
Certificate of origin, packing list with lot numbers, invoice, bill of lading. Lot numbers tie the goods back to the test report.
Plainly
What we are, and what we are not
We are a merchant exporter
We source from audited food-grade processors in Gujarat and beyond. We do not own farms or processing plants, and we would rather you knew that than discovered it.
The labs are independent
Analysis is done by third-party accredited laboratories. We do not operate our own laboratory — a certificate from a supplier's own lab is worth less to a buyer.
We are not organic certified
If you need certified organic, say so at enquiry and we will tell you honestly whether we can serve it rather than finding out at the border.
A failed lot is a failed lot
If a result comes back outside your market's limits, the lot does not ship to that market. Replacing a container is cheaper than a border rejection.
Registrations & certificates
Current registrations, with their validity. Copies are provided with your first order, or on request at enquiry.
APEDA Registration-cum-Membership (RCMC)
Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
- Number
- RCMC/APEDA/11230/2024-2025
- Valid until
- 29 Sept 2029
Registered for fruits & vegetables, processed foods, cereals (basmati, non-basmati, wheat, coarse grains), groundnuts, cashew kernels and herbal plants.
View certificateSpices Board — Registered Exporter of Spices (CRES)
Spices Board of India
- Number
- CRES/SBCB/23396/2024-2025
- Valid until
- 4 Oct 2027
Registered as merchant exporter of spices and spice products.
View certificateISO 22000:2018 Food Safety Management
ICV Assessments
- Number
- IN/75214678/4987
- Valid until
- 9 Sept 2027
Scope: export of food products. Valid subject to annual surveillance audits.
View certificateISO 9001:2015 Quality Management
ICV Assessments
- Number
- IN/64814677/4587
- Valid until
- 9 Sept 2027
Scope: export of food products. Valid subject to annual surveillance audits.
View certificateImporter-Exporter Code (IEC)
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)
Registered importer-exporter with DGFT, Government of India.
FSSAI Central Licence
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
- Number
- 10724998000653
- Valid until
- 15 Sept 2027
Central licence for the export of food products.
Tell us the market before you tell us the quantity
The specification, the testing panel and the certificates all change with the destination. Give us the country and the product and you get a quotation with the limits that actually apply.