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Quality & compliance

Confidence built on evidence, not adjectives.

Serious buyers need more than attractive photographs. Here is how we agree specifications, check lots, and document what we ship — and what our registrations do and do not mean.

Our approach

Five steps from requirement to documented lot.

  1. 01

    Agree the specification

    Every parameter that matters to you is written into the quotation before an order is confirmed.

  2. 02

    Select lots against it

    Lots are selected from producers, processors and traders for the grade agreed, not the other way round.

  3. 03

    Check before packing

    Physical checks such as moisture, purity, size and visual condition, against the agreed specification.

  4. 04

    Test where agreed

    Laboratory testing — residues, aflatoxins, microbiology, colour value and more — scoped to your destination.

  5. 05

    Document and pack

    Lot documentation is shared, and goods are packed and marked as ordered.

Company registrations

Registrations — and what they mean for you.

Registration numbers are shared with buyers on request and can be checked with the issuing authority.

APEDA

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority

Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India

APEDA is the Government of India body responsible for export promotion of scheduled agricultural and processed food products, including fresh fruit, dried and processed vegetables, and jaggery.

What it means
Registration as an exporter with APEDA (Registration-cum-Membership Certificate) for the products under its schedule.
What it does not mean
It is a trade registration. It does not certify the quality of an individual lot — that is established by the specification, inspection and test documents for that shipment.
Registration number
Shared with buyers on request
Issuing authority’s website

Spices Board India

Spices Board India

Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India

The Spices Board is the statutory body for the development and export promotion of Indian spices, and issues the Certificate of Registration as Exporter of Spices (CRES).

What it means
Registration as an exporter of spices with the Spices Board.
What it does not mean
Registration does not by itself mean a particular consignment meets a destination market’s residue or contaminant limits. Those are confirmed per lot.
Registration number
Shared with buyers on request
Issuing authority’s website

FSSAI

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India

FSSAI is India’s statutory food-safety regulator. Food businesses, including exporters, operate under an FSSAI licence or registration.

What it means
The business holds an FSSAI food business licence or registration.
What it does not mean
An Indian food licence is not a substitute for the importing country’s own registration, labelling or testing requirements.
Registration number
Shared with buyers on request
Issuing authority’s website

MSME

Udyam (MSME) Registration

Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Government of India

Udyam registration identifies a business as a micro, small or medium enterprise under Indian law.

What it means
The business is registered as an enterprise under the MSME framework.
What it does not mean
MSME registration is a business-identity record. It is not a product or quality certification.
Registration number
Shared with buyers on request
Issuing authority’s website

Five kinds of evidence

Different documents answer different questions.

Requirements depend on the product, the destination and the transaction. Keeping these apart avoids the most common misunderstanding in export trade.

EvidenceWhat it showsApplies to
Company registrations & licencesAPEDA, Spices Board, FSSAI and MSME records identify the business and allow it to trade. They are not product certificates.Prime Route Agencies
Product specificationThe parameters agreed for your order — stated in the quotation and proforma invoice.Agreed per order
Batch test reportsCertificate of analysis for the lot, and an independent laboratory report where the contract requires one.Per lot
Destination requirementsResidue and contaminant limits, labelling, permits and registrations set by the importing country.Per market & product
Supplier & processor certificationsCertifications held by the processing unit or supplier, not by Prime Route Agencies. We say which entity holds a certificate.Held by supplier

Testing & inspection

Parameters that can be scoped into a contract

Which tests apply depends on the commodity and on your market’s limits. Tell us at enquiry stage, and the scope, laboratory and cost are agreed before the order is confirmed.

You may also appoint your own pre-shipment inspection agency — let us know when you confirm the order.

  • Moisture
  • Purity & extraneous matter
  • Size / grade
  • Colour value (ASTA)
  • Curcumin
  • Volatile oil
  • Bulk density
  • Microbiology
  • Pesticide residues
  • Aflatoxins
  • Ethylene oxide
  • Adulterants (e.g. Sudan dyes)

Need a specification sheet or sample COA format?

Tell us the product and destination and the export desk will send what is available.

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