Import spices from India to the USA, with every lot tested for Salmonella.
Chillies, cumin, turmeric and cardamom, grown for us on contract in India and tested for Salmonella before every loading.
FDA can hold spice from listed firms without examination, and Indian black pepper sits under Import Alert 28-02. So the Salmonella result is on file before the container leaves.
Your side files the FDA prior notice and keeps the Foreign Supplier Verification record. We send the CoA, the test certificates and the lot details both of them ask for.
Import rules for spices in the United States.
Rules last updated .
Required standards
- FDA import rules
- Import Alert 28-02 (black pepper)
Organic scheme
USDA NOP
The scheme a lot needs if it is sold as organic in the United States.
What the United States checks at the border
FDA import rules apply. Indian black pepper is on Import Alert 28-02 for Salmonella and filth, and is held unless it carries an EIC certificate.
Documents that ship with your container.
Extra for the United States
- FDA prior notice filing
- Foreign Supplier Verification record, held by your side
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.
Lines we ship most to the United States.
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.
Turmeric
Specified by curcumin content.
Cardamom
Specified by volatile (essential) oil content.
Cardamom: the 2025/26 crop failure in Guatemala has tightened supply into the US. Ask for current Indian small-cardamom availability.
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Tell us the spice, grade and port, and we will send a quote for the United States.
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
Other markets: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Oman, Kuwait, Azerbaijan, Iran, Italy.