Import spices from India to the UK, with the lab results port health asks for.
Grown on contract and packed in our own units, with the residue panel done in India rather than at the port.
Indian chilli, cumin and turmeric are on the UK list for elevated checks, so the residue panel is run before the lot leaves India.
Where a spice is listed, the lot travels with a health certificate and lab results, so port health has what it needs when the container lands.
Import rules for spices in the United Kingdom.
Rules last updated .
Required standards
- FSA assimilated Regulation 2019/1793 regime
Organic scheme
GB Certificate of Inspection
The scheme a lot needs if it is sold as organic in the United Kingdom.
What the United Kingdom checks at the border
The FSA runs the assimilated Regulation 2019/1793 regime at port health.
| Spice | Main check |
|---|---|
| Chillies | Mycotoxins and pesticide residues |
| Cumin | Pesticide residues |
| Cardamom | Pesticide residues |
| Turmeric | Mycotoxins and pesticide residues |
| Ginger | Mycotoxins and pesticide residues |
| Black pepper | Mycotoxins and pesticide residues |
| Seed spices | Pesticide residues |
Documents that ship with your container.
Extra for the United Kingdom
- Health certificate and lab results where the spice is listed
With every shipment
- Phytosanitary certificate
- Certificate of origin
- Certificate of analysis, per lot
- Commercial invoice and packing list
- Bill of lading
- FSSAI licence
- Importer Exporter Code (IEC)
Each spice adds its own test certificates, listed on its product page. Our registrations, with their numbers, are on the certifications page.
All seven lines ship to the United Kingdom.
Each spice page has the grades, how we test it and the documents it ships with.
Chillies
Specified by heat (SHU) and colour (ASTA).
Cumin
Specified by volatile oil content.
Cardamom
Specified by volatile (essential) oil content.
Turmeric
Specified by curcumin content.
Ginger
Specified by volatile oil and oleoresin content.
Black pepper
Specified by piperine content and bulk density.
Seed spices
Ajwain, dill, poppy, aniseed and mustard.
Tell us the spice, grade and port, and we will send a quote for the United Kingdom.
Minimum 0.5 MT per spice. About 15 days from order to loading, on FOB, CIF or EXW.
Sahibzada Yamin Yaqoob runs the export desk and answers in English, Hindi, Urdu and Arabic. WhatsApp +91 93100 25122
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