Compliance
Registrations, licences and shipment documentation
Food commodities move on paperwork as much as on vessels. This page sets out what we hold as a firm, and what travels with every consignment.
Note for the site owner: the statuses below read “To be added”. Replace each one with your actual registration number and validity date before publishing — overseas buyers and banks verify these, and placeholder text will cost you credibility.
Firm registrations
| Registration | Issuing authority | Number |
|---|---|---|
IEC — Importer Exporter Code Mandatory for any import or export from India. Buyers and banks will ask for this number. | DGFT, Government of India | To be added |
GST Registration Required for domestic invoicing and for claiming input credit on imports. | Government of India | To be added |
FSSAI Licence Required to import, store and sell food commodities including spices and dry fruits. | Food Safety and Standards Authority of India | To be added |
APEDA / Spices Board Registration Registration-cum-Membership Certificate for exporting spices and agricultural produce. | Government of India | To be added |
AD Code & Current Account Needed for port registration and to receive export remittances. | Authorised dealer bank | To be added |
Documents that travel with a consignment
Phytosanitary certificate
Confirms the consignment is free from quarantine pests, issued by the plant protection authority at origin.
Certificate of origin
Establishes where the goods were produced, and determines preferential duty where a trade agreement applies.
Quality / analysis certificate
Lab results against the agreed specification — moisture, foreign matter, oil content, aflatoxin where relevant.
Fumigation certificate
Issued where the destination country requires treatment of the consignment or its packaging.
Marine insurance certificate
Cover against loss or damage in transit, provided on CIF terms.