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Notes for importers
Trade insights & sourcing guides from the Unjha mandi.
Written directly from our desk inside the APMC market yard so global spice importers, food processors, and wholesale buyers can navigate quality grades, purity testing, and export contracts with confidence.
Mandi Direct
Mandi Mechanics & Direct Sourcing
How auctions, cleaning losses, and export documentation really work before your container is loaded.
Core Guide · 9 min read
The Importer's Sourcing Guide to Unjha Spices
How global buyers navigate the Unjha APMC market yard, eliminate broker commissions, verify laboratory purity, and secure direct shipments to global ports.
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Market · 8 min read
How the Unjha mandi actually works
The rate you see quoted online is a reference, not an offer. Here is what happens between the auction and the price on your contract.
Documents · 7 min read
Spice export documents, explained
What each paper in the set does, which one usually holds up clearance, and who has to sign it.
Quality Standards
Seed Spices: Purity & Technical Grades
Cumin, fennel, ajwain, and coriander — understanding Sortex cleanliness, volatile oils, and pesticide limits.
Cumin · 7 min read
Cumin Seeds Export Quality Grades
Singapore vs Europe vs US FDA quality, volatile oil percentages, and pesticide MRL testing.
Buying · 6 min read
Buying cumin without getting burned
Purity, volatile oil, admixture and the four questions worth asking before fixing a price.
Fennel · 7 min read
Indian Fennel Seeds (Saunf) Export Guide
Gujarat Variyali, Abu Road green, Lucknowi grades, shade curing, and anethole oil content.
Ajwain · 6 min read
Ajwain (Carom Seeds) Sourcing & Quality
Thymol essential oil concentration (3% to 4.5%), optical Sortex sorting, and destoning standards.
Coriander · 7 min read
Coriander Seeds & Powder Export Standards
Scooter, Eagle, Badami grades, split Dhaniya Dal, cold pulverization, and linalool aroma retention.
Specialty Commodities
Specialty Commodities, Botanicals & Seeds
Psyllium husk, hulled sesame, high-curcumin turmeric, pungent chillies, and edible superfood seeds.
Psyllium · 8 min read
Psyllium Husk & Powder (Isabgol) Export
85% to 99% purity differences, USP swell volume testing (>40 ml/g), and pharma monographs.
Sesame · 7 min read
Indian Sesame Seeds (Til) Export Specs
Natural white, chemical-free 99.99% hulled, black sesame, oil content (>48%), and ETO-free guarantee.
Turmeric · 8 min read
Turmeric Fingers & High Curcumin Powder
Salem double-polished fingers, HPLC curcumin testing (3% to 5.5%+), and lead chromate screening.
Red Chilli · 8 min read
Indian Red Chilli Powder & Pods Export
Teja S17 vs Byadgi, Scoville heat units (SHU), ASTA extractable colour, and aflatoxin control.
Agro Seeds · 8 min read
Agro Seeds & Whole Exotic Spices Export
Watermelon kernels (Tarbuj Magaj), pumpkin pepitas, black chia seeds, cloves, and cinnamon.
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