XP-0060 Fresh Vegetables
Beetroot
Fresh, crispy Beetroot harvested daily and sorted to meet international export standards.
APEDAFSSAIPhytosanitary Certificate
Min. Order
500 Kg
🌿 Vegetarian Product
✓ Non-GMO
Fresh Vegetables SKU: XP-0169
Potato
High-quality potatoes for fresh consumption and processing, harvested and stored to maintain optimal texture and quality.
Commercial Trade Terms
Min. Order (MOQ)
1 Container (20ft)
HS Code
07019000
Origin
India (UP/Gujarat/Punjab)
Price Range
Price on Request
Export Documents
- Certificate of Origin (APEDA)
- Phytosanitary Certificate
- Fumigation Certificate
- COA
- Pesticide Residue Report
- Packing List
- Bill of Lading
Available Bag Sizes
10kg15kg25kg50kg
Available Bag Types
Mesh Net BagJute BagPP Woven BagLeno BagCarton Box
Product Overview
COMPREHENSIVE PRODUCT OVERVIEW
As a major exporter of potatoes, IndianXporter provides various varieties suitable for both table consumption and industrial processing. Our potatoes are carefully harvested and stored to maintain their texture and nutritional content. We ensure that our exports meet the highest standards of quality and are free from pests and diseases. As a leading manufacturer and exporter in India, IndianXporter ensures that our Potato meets the stringent quality requirements of international markets. Our robust supply chain allows us to fulfill bulk orders consistently, offering highly competitive FOB and CIF pricing to our B2B partners worldwide. Our processing facilities are equipped with state-of-the-art machinery, ensuring that every shipment of Potato is thoroughly sorted, cleaned, and graded. We adhere to global food safety and industrial standards, backed by third-party inspections from agencies like SGS upon buyer request.
As a leading manufacturer and exporter in India, IndianXporter ensures that our Potato meets the stringent quality requirements of international markets. Our robust supply chain allows us to fulfill bulk orders consistently, offering highly competitive FOB and CIF pricing to our B2B partners worldwide.
Our processing facilities are equipped with state-of-the-art machinery, ensuring that every shipment of Potato is thoroughly sorted, cleaned, and graded. We adhere to global food safety and industrial standards, backed by third-party inspections from agencies like SGS upon buyer request.
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Varieties Found in India
Regional cultivars available for bulk export
Kufri Jyoti
UP & West Bengal
Most widely grown. Oval, white flesh, all-purpose.
Kufri Pukhraj
Punjab & Haryana
High-starch, yellow flesh. Preferred for chips/crisps industry.
Kufri Sindhuri
UP
Red skin, white flesh. High dry matter — excellent for processing.
Specific variety available on request — mention in your RFQ.
What is Potato?
India is the world's second-largest potato producer (after China), growing 55–60 million tonnes annually across the Indo-Gangetic plains. Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal alone account for over half of national output, with Gujarat, Punjab and Bihar completing the major belts. The bulk of India's potato exports move from the western ports of Mundra and Pipavav to neighbouring and Gulf markets.
Indian export potatoes split into two commercial streams. Table-grade tubers — dominated by Kufri Pukhraj, Kufri Bahar, Kufri Jyoti and Kufri Chandramukhi — serve fresh consumption demand in Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Gulf. Processing-grade tubers with high dry matter and low reducing sugars — notably Kufri Chipsona-1/3, Kufri FryoM (FC-5) and Lady Rosetta — feed the rapidly growing chips and french-fry industry, with Gujarat emerging as India's processing-potato hub around Deesa and Banaskantha.
Potato is a temperature-sensitive commodity. Tubers stored or shipped warm sprout and shrivel, while exposure below 2°C converts starch to sugar (cold sweetening), darkening the fryer colour. Successful export therefore depends on an unbroken cold chain from cold store to reefer container, careful curing of the skin, and tight control of greening, mechanical damage and soil tare.
Technical Specifications
| Table Varieties | Kufri Pukhraj, Kufri Bahar, Kufri Jyoti, Kufri Chandramukhi |
| Processing Varieties | Kufri Chipsona-1/3, Kufri FryoM (FC-5), Lady Rosetta, Santana |
| Size Grade | Table: 45–75mm; Chip stock: 45–65mm; Fry stock: 65mm+ (long tubers) |
| Dry Matter (Processing) | 20–24% (chips); high specific gravity ≥ 1.080 |
| Reducing Sugars (Processing) | < 0.1% (low — prevents dark fry colour) |
| Moisture | 78–80% (table); lower in processing types |
| Greening | < 2% surface area affected |
| Mechanical Damage | < 5% bruised/cut tubers |
| Soil / Foreign Matter | < 1% |
| Sprouting | Nil to dormant (CIPC or natural dormancy) |
| Shape | Round-oval (table); oval-long (fry processing) |
Commercial Grades & Classification
Table Grade (Kufri Pukhraj/Bahar)
Processing: Cold stored, washed/dry-brushed, mesh or leno bagged
Colour: Light yellow to cream skin, white flesh
Use Case: Fresh consumption — Nepal, Sri Lanka, Gulf retail and wholesale
Base volume grade
Chip Stock (Kufri Chipsona)
Processing: High dry matter, low sugar, round 45–65mm, reconditioned
Colour: Pale flesh, uniform fry colour
Brokens: < 3%
Use Case: Potato chip manufacturers — Middle East and Southeast Asia processors
+$30–60/MT over table grade
Fry Stock (FC-5 / Lady Rosetta)
Processing: Long oval tubers 65mm+, high solids, low reducing sugars
Colour: Pale yellow flesh, light golden fry
Brokens: < 2%
Use Case: French-fry / finger-chip lines for QSR and frozen processing
+$50–90/MT over table grade
Indicative FOB Pricing
Prices are indicative. Request a formal quote for contractual pricing.
| Grade | FOB Price (USD/MT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Table Grade (45–60mm) | $180 – $300/MT | Bulk fresh to Nepal/Sri Lanka/Gulf — Q1 2026 indicative |
| Premium Table (60mm+) | $230 – $360/MT | Large uniform tubers for Gulf retail |
| Chip / Processing Stock | $280 – $430/MT | High dry matter, low sugar — Q1 2026 indicative |
Price Influencing Factors
- •West Bengal and UP harvest size — a bumper Rabi crop floods cold stores and softens FOB; shortfalls spike prices
- •Cold storage holding cost and release timing — India's 8,000+ cold stores set the off-season price floor
- •Diesel and reefer freight rates to Gulf/SE Asia — logistics is a large share of delivered cost on a low-value commodity
- •Processing-industry demand — chip and fry plant expansion in India and Gulf tightens high-solids stock
- •Occasional export restrictions during domestic price surges and Nepal/Bangladesh import-policy shifts
India vs Netherlands: Potato Comparison
India competes on price and proximity to Asian and Gulf markets, while the Netherlands leads on standardised processing varieties, seed quality and cold-chain precision. India dominates fresh supply to South Asia and the Gulf; Dutch and French potatoes lead premium processing and seed segments globally.
| Aspect | 🇮🇳 India | 🌏 Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $180–$430/MT — among the lowest landed cost in Asia/Gulf | $300–$600/MT — premium pricing |
| Variety Standardisation | Improving — Kufri Chipsona/FC-5 for processing, table Kufri range | Highly standardised — Innovator, Fontane, Markies for fries |
| Cold Chain | Developing — strong cold-store base, reefer export growing | World-class integrated cold chain and CIPC sprout control |
| Market Proximity | Adjacent to Nepal, Sri Lanka, Gulf, SE Asia — short transit | Long ocean transit to Asian markets |
Applications & End-Use Markets
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Fresh Consumption & Retail
Core demand. Indian table potatoes are a daily staple across South Asia and Gulf kitchens, sold loose and in retail mesh packs. Price-inelastic, volume-driven trade dominated by Kufri varieties.
NepalSri LankaUAEOmanQatar
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Chips & Snack Processing
High-dry-matter Chipsona-type tubers feed chip lines in India, the Gulf and Southeast Asia. Processors demand low reducing sugars for consistent fry colour and tight size grading.
UAESaudi ArabiaSri LankaMalaysia
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French Fry / QSR Supply
FC-5 and Lady Rosetta long tubers support finger-chip and frozen-fry production for quick-service chains and HORECA, an expanding segment as Indian processing capacity scales.
UAESaudi ArabiaBahrainKuwait
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Food Service & HORECA
Hotels, caterers and cloud kitchens across the Gulf source bulk Indian potato for curries, fries and bakes, valuing consistent size and short transit lead times.
UAEQatarMaldivesOman
Global Trade Architecture
Primary Supply Origins
India
~12% of global potato production; ~2nd largest producerUP, West Bengal, Gujarat, Punjab, Bihar lead. Exports concentrated to South Asia and Gulf.
China
Largest producer (~25%)Mostly domestic; limited fresh export footprint.
Netherlands / France
Leading exporters by valueDominate global processing-potato and seed-potato trade.
Key Consumption Nodes
Nepal
Large, structurally import-dependent market for Indian table potato via land border — short transit, high volume.
Sri Lanka
Major fresh-potato importer; Indian supply fills the gap above limited domestic upland production.
Gulf — UAE, Saudi, Oman, Qatar
Strong retail, HORECA and growing processing demand. UAE re-exports across the wider Gulf and East Africa.
Southeast Asia — Malaysia, Sri Lanka
Chip and snack processors source Indian high-solids stock alongside regional fresh demand.
Market Intelligence
India's potato story is one of huge production volume meeting a fast-growing processing sector. Domestic supply dwarfs exports, but proximity to Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Gulf gives Indian potato a durable freight and price advantage in those corridors, while processing varieties open higher-margin chip and fry channels.
Market Size
India produces 55–60 MT/year; fresh potato exports valued at ~$150M–$300M annually
Growth Rate
~5–7% CAGR in processing-grade demand; fresh exports steadier at ~3–4%
Core Demand Drivers
- Structural import dependence of Nepal and Sri Lanka on Indian fresh potato
- Rapid expansion of chip and french-fry processing capacity in India and the Gulf
- Gulf HORECA and QSR growth lifting bulk and processed potato demand
- Shift of growers toward contract processing varieties (Chipsona, FC-5) improving export quality
Supply Dynamics
Potato is largely a Rabi crop harvested December–March, then held in cold storage for year-round release. India's 8,000+ cold stores (heavily concentrated in UP and West Bengal) buffer the single annual harvest; storage release timing is the dominant swing factor in off-season FOB pricing.
⚠ India Risk Factor
Cold-chain breaks and cold-sweetening (sugar build-up below 2°C) remain the key quality risk for processing exports. Occasional government export curbs during domestic price spikes, plus phytosanitary scrutiny over brown rot (Ralstonia) and CIPC sprout-suppressant residues, can disrupt specific corridors.
Future Outlook
The growth frontier is value-added: contract-grown Chipsona/FC-5 for chips and fries, and frozen french-fry exports from new Gujarat processing plants. Improving reefer logistics and seed quality are gradually widening India's accessible export geography beyond the immediate region.
HS / HSN Codes
| Product Type | HS 6-Digit | ITC-HS 8-Digit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh/Chilled Table Potato | 0701.90 | 07019000 | Potatoes, fresh or chilled, other than seed |
| Seed Potato | 0701.10 | 07011000 | Seed potatoes, fresh or chilled |
| Frozen Potato (Fries) | 0710.10 | 07101000 | Potatoes, frozen (incl. french fries) |
Certifications & Compliance Standards
| Standard | Code / Reference | Note |
|---|---|---|
| APEDA | APEDA Registration | Mandatory for all Indian fresh vegetable exports |
| Phytosanitary (IPPC) | ISPM 15 / PSC | Brown rot (Ralstonia) and cyst nematode freedom certified by destination |
| EU MRL | Regulation EC 396/2005 | Pesticide residue limits — chlorpyrifos and CIPC sprout-suppressant scrutinised |
| FSSAI | FSS Act 2006 | Indian food safety standard |
| ISO 22000 | FSMS | Food safety management for pack-house operations |
Storage, Handling & Logistics
Shelf Life
2–3 months ambient; 5–7 months cold storage at 2–4°C and 90–95% RH
Storage Conditions
Cool, dark, well-ventilated storage; avoid light (greening) and avoid below 2°C for processing stock (cold sweetening). Cure skin before long shipment.
Container Type
Reefer container at 4–8°C with ventilation for fresh table stock; processing stock shipped to maintain solids without cold sweetening
Fumigation
Phytosanitary inspection for brown rot and cyst nematode; fumigation/wash as required by destination
Storage Advantage
India's dense cold-store network in UP and West Bengal enables near year-round availability from a single annual harvest
Why Source Potato from India?
- World's second-largest producer — vast, reliable volume base across UP, West Bengal, Gujarat and Punjab
- Lowest landed cost into Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Gulf thanks to proximity and competitive farm prices
- Both table and processing streams — Kufri table range plus Chipsona/FC-5 high-solids processing varieties
- Extensive 8,000+ cold-store network enabling year-round supply from a single annual harvest
- APEDA-backed phytosanitary and quality compliance with growing reefer cold-chain capability
Industrial Usage
Bulk supply for various manufacturing, processing, and distribution sectors. High-purity technical grades available for industrial procurement and technical application.
Standard
Technical Grade
Supply
Bulk Only
Packaging & Logistics
Standard Packaging
Export Standard Cartons / Palletized
Private Label / OEM
Custom Packaging & OEM Support Available
Port of Loading
Nhava Sheva (Mumbai) or Mundra Port
Incoterms
FOB, CIF, CFR accepted
Global Export Reach for Potato
IndianXporter successfully exports Potato to major international markets. Click your region below to view destination-specific compliance and shipping details.
Industrial Application Verticals
B2B Solutions
Private Label Potato
Establish your own brand in the international market. We provide end-to-end custom white-label packaging and branding solutions for retail distribution. Get retail-ready Potato under your brand name with our expert OEM services.
- Custom pouch, jar & bulk bag design
- Multi-lingual labeling & regulatory compliance
- FSSAI, ISO & FDA certified facilities
- Flexible packaging sizes (100g to 50kg)
Retail Ready
From Design to Delivery
Export Markets
USA UAE Europe South East Asia
We provide market-specific compliance documentation for each destination. Contact us for country-specific certifications.
Importing Potato: B2B FAQs
What is the lead time for a bulk order of Potato?
Our standard lead time for Potato is 7-14 business days from order confirmation to dispatch from an Indian port. For private label orders, allow an additional 5 days for packaging customization.
Can I request a sample of Potato before placing a full container order?
Yes, we provide 100g to 500g samples of Potato for quality validation. Sample costs are usually free, with the buyer covering international courier charges (DHL/FedEx).
Which Incoterms do you offer for Potato?
We primarily quote on FOB (Nhava Sheva/Mundra) or CIF (Destination Port) basis. We can also provide CFR and door-to-door DDP pricing for specific regions upon request.
What is the minimum order quantity (MOQ) for Potato?
Our standard MOQ for Potato is 1 Container (20ft). However, we can accommodate smaller trial orders or mixed container shipments (LCL) for new B2B partners seeking to evaluate our quality.
Do you provide samples and laboratory reports for Potato?
Yes, we provide pre-shipment samples and comprehensive laboratory testing reports (including pesticide residues, heavy metals, and purity analysis) for Potato to ensure full compliance with your destination country's regulations.
What are the export logistics and lead times for bulk orders?
We primarily ship through Nhava Sheva (Mumbai) and Mundra ports using FOB, CIF, or CFR terms. Standard lead time for Potato is 15-25 business days from the receipt of the Advance Payment or confirmed L/C.
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