Veraval Fishing Season Calendar
Indian wild-caught seafood is a seasonal business. Buyers who plan against the calendar rather than the spot market pay less. Here is the shape of the year.
Indian Squid vs Cuttlefish: A Buyer's Guide
Two animals, routinely confused, with different textures, different prices and different buyers. What actually separates them, and what to check before you fix a price.
Documents Needed to Import Seafood from India
A checklist you can hand to your customs broker: what each document is, who issues it, and the four mistakes that cause most border delays.
IQF vs Block Frozen Seafood
One decision on a spec sheet that changes your cost per kilo, your thaw loss and how your customer uses the product. Here is how to choose.
HOSO, HLSO, PD, PUD: Shrimp Cuts Explained
Eight abbreviations that decide your price, your yield and your labour cost. What each one means, and roughly how much weight it takes off.
Shrimp Size Chart: Reading Counts Like a Buyer
Count grading is the language shrimp is priced in. Here is the full chart, the arithmetic behind it, and the three places buyers lose money by misreading it.
Start with the essentials
New to sourcing from India? Read how to import frozen seafood from India first — it sequences the whole process — then check the buyer FAQ for commercial terms.
Looking for a specific product? We export shrimp, squid, cuttlefish and octopus, frozen fin fish and value-added retail packs to East Asia, Europe and the Middle East.