Indian onion exporter to the UAE

Our last published new-crop indication, checked 19 Oct 2026, was $950 per tonne CIF Khor Fakkan for export-grade Indian red onion. Ask for a separate Fujairah or Jebel Ali quote. That is the landed cost of a container at the port, not the shelf price in a Dubai shop. Our Nashik export-grade buying range checked 19 Oct 2026 was ₹47–53 per kg. Check the source date and carry-forward notice on our onion price page before using these figures.

Fujairah and Khor Fakkan are outside the Strait of Hormuz and serve different routes from Jebel Ali. Tell us your required discharge port. We check sailing availability and freight before quoting; onward road delivery must be arranged separately.

Five to seven days from Nhava Sheva (JNPT), Mumbai, to Fujairah or Khor Fakkan. We ship in a 40ft reefer held at 0–4 °C, about 28 tonnes. Add the road leg if your delivery point is Dubai or Sharjah.

Using the 19 Oct 2026 Khor Fakkan indication of $950 per tonne, a 28-tonne 40ft reefer would be about $26,600 CIF Khor Fakkan, subject to a fresh written quote. CIF does not include UAE customs clearance, any applicable duty or tax, inland delivery to Dubai, or your margin. Ask your UAE customs broker to check the current tariff for this product and route before using an estimated landed cost.

From India: we arrange the commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading and applicable origin and phytosanitary documents for the shipment. At your port: your licensed UAE importer should confirm product registration, shipment-release steps, customs classification and any plant-health requirements with the competent authority for the chosen emirate before booking. For Dubai, review the Dubai Municipality food-import services. Do not assume a permit for seeds or planting material applies to fresh food onions.

Send your importer-approved bag artwork before loading. Confirm the current Arabic and English language, country-of-origin, net-weight and importer-detail requirements with the authority for your entry port. We can quote printing or labels against the approved artwork and order size.

45–55 mm is the Gulf retail standard and 55 mm+ moves to catering and premium retail. Smaller bands, 25–35 mm and 35–45 mm, go to processing and value retail. Al Aweer Central Fruit & Vegetable Market in Dubai is where most of the wholesale trade changes hands, and grade expectations there are strict — tell us your channel and we will spec it rather than send a default.

25 kg PP leno mesh is standard. 5, 10 and 20 kg mesh are available for supermarket programmes, and 50 kg jute where the buyer prefers it. Private-label and multi-colour mesh printed to your brand can be arranged on a repeat programme. One 40ft reefer holds about 28 tonnes.

30% advance to confirm the booking, and the remaining 70% against a copy of the bill of lading. Quoted in USD, CIF Fujairah or Khor Fakkan, or FOB Nhava Sheva if you prefer to arrange the sea leg. Terms on repeat shipments can be discussed once we have shipped together.

Madni Ranawadiya, Partner at AL NOOR EXIM, answers enquiries and handles the documentation. The same person stays on your file from the first quote to the bill of lading. WhatsApp +91 98981 16829.