Retail-ready compliance
Care labels, ingredient declarations and food-contact certificates agreed with the factory before production starts — not argued about at Felixstowe.
United Kingdom deskSourcing from India for the United Kingdom
UK buyers work to retail-ready standards: care labels, ingredient declarations and food-contact paperwork settled before production. We close those points at the factory — and answer inside your morning.
IEC RegisteredGST Registered
CurrencyGBP £
Commercial hubsLondon · Felixstowe
Time vs IST−4½ / −5½ h
Business languageEnglish
British buyers value paperwork done right the first time — BRC-style specs and UKCA labelling, no surprises at Felixstowe.
Why India
Why UK buyers source here
Mid-volume flexibility
Runs of 3,000–30,000 units suit UK independents and buying groups, without Far East minimums that tie up working capital.
An improving tariff line
The new UK–India trade agreement is cutting duties across consumer categories. We confirm the current rate per HS code before you commit.
Top lines
What we ship to the UK most
Home textiles & towels
Towels, bedding and kitchen linen in buyer-specified GSM with UK care-labelling and barcoded retail packs.
HS 63Spices & food ingredients
Steam-treated whole and ground spices, lab-tested per lot with full residue reports.
HS 09Tea
Assam and Nilgiri orthodox grades, garden-sourced, blended and packed to your specification.
HS 48Snacks & confectionery
Retail-ready snacking and confectionery lines with UK ingredient and allergen declarations.
HS 73Ceramic tiles & tableware
Morbi tiles and tableware in full container loads with breakage-tested export packing.
HS 69Eco disposables
Areca, bagasse and moulded paper tableware with compostability test reports.
HS 90
Logistics
India to the United Kingdom
Nhava Sheva → Felixstowe
Weekly direct and single-transhipment services.
20–24 daysFCL / LCL
Mundra → London Gateway
Consistent weekly departures, well suited to tiles and heavy cargo.
19–23 daysFCL
Ahmedabad / Mumbai → Heathrow
Air freight for samples, top-ups and launch quantities.
2–3 daysAir
Air freight from Ahmedabad and Mumbai for samples and urgent replenishment, 4–6 days door to door. Transit times are indicative and confirmed at booking.
Working hours
We work your timezone
IST runs four and a half to five and a half hours ahead of the UK — so your 9 a.m. question is answered before your lunch.
Mon–Fri live coverage07:30–13:30 GMT
Saturday, by appointment08:00–10:00 GMT
WhatsApp responsewithin 4 business hours
Replies within 4 business hours
“Nine weeks from first sample to first container, and the inspection photographs arrived before every dispatch. Our warehouse team stopped opening cartons to check.”
Next step
Sourcing for the UK this season?
Send the specification, target landed cost and destination port. You will have three quoted, audited factories within five working days.