Indian onions, graded for buyers in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh is one of the largest buyers of Indian onion, moved by truck across the land border.

Red onions supplied by minimum bulb size. Three sizes cover what organised retail and distribution buyers most often request. Ships under HS 0703.10 (fresh or chilled onions and shallots).

By road across the India–Bangladesh land border, or by sea into Chattogram.

• Entry: Benapole land port (from Petrapole, India)
• Entry: Chattogram seaport

We quote on Ex Works (EXW) and Free On Board (FOB): our responsibility ends at the Indian port or border point, and the onward leg is the buyer's. Import clearance in Bangladesh is regulated by the Plant Quarantine Wing, Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE).

India controls onion exports with the domestic crop: they were banned from December 2023 to May 2024, then allowed with a minimum export price and a duty. Since 1 April 2025 there has been no export duty and no minimum export price. The policy can change at short notice, so we confirm the current DGFT position on the day we quote.

• The importer applies online for a plant quarantine import permit before opening the letter of credit; it is valid four months.
• The permit's number and date are written on India's phytosanitary certificate, which goes with every consignment.
• For garlic, the importer gives the plant quarantine officer at least 7 days' notice before arrival.
• Goods enter only through designated land ports and Chattogram.
• We provide a certificate of origin (India origin) from the DGFT certificate-of-origin system.

• Packaging: Leno mesh katta bags
• Pack sizes: 25 kg to 50 kg
• Shelf life: 2–4 months, kept cool and dry
• Harvest: Rabi crop, March to May