Export dry chilli from India to United Kingdom: duty, documents and price

What United Kingdom charges

Reference Source: UK Trade Tariff, official HMRC/DBT API: https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/headings/0904. Official tariff schedule. Confirm with United Kingdom customs before pricing a deal.

Documents and registrations

• IEC
• Certificate of Registration as Exporter of Spices (CRES)
• Registration-cum-Membership Certificate (RCMC)
• Spices Board official certificate for exported spices/spice products to the UK
• and any required sampling/analysis to demonstrate compliance with pesticide residue limits
• UK import normally does not require a health certificate for herbs and spices
• commercial invoice
• packing list
• bill of lading/air waybill
• shipping bill
• IEC/CRES/RCMC copies
• product test/sampling report or official certificate where required
• standard customs import/export declarations

Where to get them: IEC: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT); CRES / spice exporter registration and official export certificate: Spices Board of India; RCMC: competent authority under the Spices Board/Spices Board of India; UK import compliance and food safety guidance: Food Standards Agency / GOV.UK

The lane usually fails on residue compliance and missing Spices Board documentation, especially where the UK side requires an official certificate for spice consignments. Another common problem is weak labelling or incomplete shipment paperwork, which can delay customs clearance or trigger additional checks.

Directional Compiled for spices exports to United Kingdom from the official pages below, checked 24 Sept 2026. Confirm with the issuing authority.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/importing-herbs-and-spices/importing-herbs-and-spices
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/importing-live-animals-or-animal-products-from-non-eu-countries
https://agriexchange.apeda.gov.in/ImportRegulations/FAIRS%20Annual%20Country%20Report%20AnnualLondonUnited%20KingdomUK20230026.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/business-and-industry/exporting

Dry chilli prices in Indian mandis

Median ₹24,375/quintal across 25 markets; middle 80% ₹12,000 to ₹28,000. Reported 3 Nov 2026.

Real Source: Agmarknet, Government of India, via data.gov.in (Dry Chillies). Domestic wholesale price, not an export or FOB price.

What this page does not know

• Freight and port costs for your shipment. Carrier rates are not connected yet, so we do not print a freight number here. Put your own quotes into the landed cost calculator; it fills in this duty.
• Your buyer's price. The mandi price is what dry chilli costs inside India.