B2B sourcing guides
Written for buyers placing real orders in India. Every guide covers the checks that actually change the outcome — registration and licensing, specification, sampling, and what to confirm before money moves.
Sourcing & verification
How to check that a supplier is real, registered and capable — the checks that apply whatever you are buying.
- How to verify a supplier's GST numberCheck a GSTIN on the official government portal — registration status, legal name, address and filing signals — before you place an order.
- How to find a verified manufacturer in IndiaWrite a usable specification, search the right industrial cluster, confirm the factory and capacity, then run a controlled trial order.
- First-time B2B buyer checklistEnd-to-end procurement checklist for India: requirements, verification, quotations, samples, purchase orders, payment and delivery acceptance.
Category buying guides
Specification, compliance and acceptance criteria for the categories where getting it wrong is expensive.
- TMT bar buying guideCompare Fe grades, check BIS evidence and mill test certificates, and run site acceptance checks on delivered steel.
- Industrial rooftop solar procurementScope an industrial rooftop system, select modules, evaluate EPC partners, and manage approvals, testing and acceptance.
- Fibre laser cutting machine costWhat a fibre laser cutter costs by kW band, and why listings span Rs 3 lakh to Rs 70 lakh for what looks like the same machine.
- What a robotic welding cell costsLine-by-line cost of a complete welding cell, including the fixturing and integration that first quotes leave out.
- Cobot vs industrial robotPayload, speed, fencing and total cost compared — and when a cobot quietly costs more than a caged arm.
- Robot payback periodHow to calculate payback from shift pattern and labour cost, with worked examples at Indian and US wage levels.
- Crane buying guideDefine lifting duty and duty class, compare EOT, gantry and jib configurations, and verify safety systems before commissioning.
- Maize in bulkFeed, starch and distillery grades, moisture and aflatoxin limits, kharif and rabi arrivals, and running a monthly supply.
- Turmeric in bulkFinger, bulb and powder; Erode, Nizamabad, Sangli and Lakadong; curcumin, moisture and adulteration tests.
- Dry red chilli in bulkTeja, 334, 341, Byadgi and Kashmiri — heat, colour, stem vs stemless, and the tests to ask for before paying.
- Pulses and dal in bulkToor, chana, moong, urad and masoor — whole vs dal, polished vs unpolished, sourcing hubs, specs and packing.
Exporting from India
For overseas buyers importing Indian goods — documentation, shipping terms, container economics and the destination markets we ship to.
- Import rice from India to the UAEGrades that sell in the UAE, Jebel Ali clearance and Arabic labelling, container economics, costs and realistic lead times for a first order.
- Import rice from India to Saudi ArabiaIndia's largest rice market. What sells, SFDA registration and labelling, Jeddah and Dammam routing, and what a first shipment involves.
- Import rice to Qatar, Oman and KuwaitThe smaller Gulf markets — how they differ, why each needs its own registration, and when routing through Dubai makes more sense.
- Rice export documents from IndiaIEC, APEDA registration, phytosanitary and fumigation certificates, certificate of origin and bill of lading — and what to ask a supplier for.
- FOB vs CIF for Indian riceWhat each price actually covers, where risk transfers (earlier than most buyers think), and which basis to ask for on a first shipment.
- How much rice fits in a container25 tonnes in a 20ft, 27 in a 40ft — why the bigger box carries barely more, and how to size a first order without overpaying for space.
- Rice export payment termsLetters of credit, telegraphic transfer and advances — what is normal on a first order, and the demands that should stop you.
Rice sourcing
Our deepest cluster — grades, pricing, verification and logistics for bulk rice buyers.
- Rice buying guideThe pillar guide to sourcing rice in bulk in India — varieties, grades, pricing, MOQs and supplier verification.
- Rice wholesale price indexCity-wise wholesale price ranges for basmati, non-basmati and organic rice, with the methodology behind the numbers.
- How to verify a rice supplierGST checks, FSSAI licensing, physical address confirmation and sample protocol specific to bulk rice.
- Rice quality grades explainedAGMARK and FSSAI standards, broken percentage, moisture and the grading vocabulary used in B2B rice contracts.
- Delhi rice sourcing guideSourcing rice in the Delhi NCR market — mandis, wholesale clusters, typical MOQs and local price behaviour.
- Rice procurement for restaurant chainsMulti-city sourcing for HORECA buyers — consistency, contracted pricing, and managing supply across outlets.
- Bulk rice logistics in IndiaTransport modes, e-way bills, interstate compliance and cost drivers when moving rice in bulk.
- Sona Masoori rice in bulkRaw vs steam, new vs aged crop, broken limits, bag sizes and ports — plus how Kolam, HMT and Ponni compare.
- Broken rice in bulk100%, 25% and 5% broken, sortex or not, and what feed mills, distilleries, breweries and flour mills each check.
- IR64 rice in bulkRaw vs parboiled, 5% and 25% broken grades, where it is milled, Kakinada loading and monthly contracts.
- 1121 vs 1509 steam basmatiWhich extra-long basmati to buy, steam vs sella vs raw, crop age and packing — plus Kalanamak and other aromatics.
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