HOW IT WORKS

Six steps between the farmgate and your port.

One accountable partner from origin to discharge. Every step documented, every temperature logged, every certificate prepared before the vessel is booked.

Shipping containers at port terminal
ORIGIN TO DISCHARGE
6 STEPS1 PARTNER
[01] THE PROBLEM

Five relationships, five points of failure.

Most importers manage separate vendors for sourcing, inspection, cold chain, customs and freight. One delay in any link and the whole shipment stalls.

TRADITIONAL APPROACH
1Sourcing agent
2Inspection body
3Cold chain operator
4Customs broker
5Freight forwarder
ASAAN APPROACH
One partner. All five functions.
Single purchase order. One set of documents. One accountable party in Mumbai.
No finger-pointing between vendors. No gaps in the chain.
You deal with Asaan. Asaan deals with everyone else.
[02] THE SIX STEPS

From sourcing to discharge, one flow.

01
Sourcing
3–5 DAYS

Mandis, packhouses and approved plants matched to your grade and price. We source from established networks across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh — confirming availability and pricing before commitment.

MANDISPACKHOUSESAPPROVED PLANTS
Indian spices and aromatics at source
SOURCING REGIONS
MaharashtraSPICES · RICE
GujaratCOTTONSEED · PULSES
KeralaPEPPER · SPICES
Tamil NaduEGGS · POULTRY
Andhra PradeshRICE · PULSES
02
Quality control
1–2 DAYS

Pre-shipment sampling and lab testing against the agreed specification. Moisture, colour, foreign matter, pesticide residue and microbiological limits — tested before the container is loaded, not at the destination port.

SAMPLINGLAB TESTINGGRADE MATCHING
Laboratory technician running quality tests
NABL ACCREDITED LABS
Moisture contentPASS
Foreign matterPASS
Pesticide residuePASS
MicrobiologicalPASS
Colour / appearancePASS
03
Cold chain
CONTINUOUS

Pre-cooling, reefer stuffing and temperature logs from plug-in to plug-out. Frozen meats held at −18°C. Produce and eggs kept at +2°C to +8°C. Reefer monitored port to port.

PRE-COOLINGREEFER STUFFINGTEMP LOGS
Container terminal operations
CONTINUOUS MONITORING
FROZEN MEATS−18°C
PRODUCE · EGGS+2 → +8°C
REEFER MONITORED · PORT TO PORT
04
Documentation
BEFORE LOADING

Certificates, origin, health and lading prepared before the vessel is booked. Drafts shared for your approval. The full set is ready well before the container is sealed.

PHYTOSANITARYCERTIFICATE OF ORIGINBILL OF LADING
Signing trade documents
DOCUMENT CHECKLIST
Phytosanitary Certificate
Certificate of Origin
Health Certificate
Bill of Lading
Packing List
05
Customs
1–2 DAYS

Export clearance in India and coordination with your broker at destination. We handle the Indian side end-to-end and share the full documentation set with your clearing agent so there are no surprises at destination customs.

EXPORT CLEARANCEBROKER COORDINATION
Customs clearance at port with cranes and containers
CUSTOMS FLOW
Export documentation filedWith Indian customs authority
Duty and taxes assessedHS code classification confirmed
Container releasedGate pass issued for port pickup
06
Freight
12–35 DAYS

Space booked with carriers on your lane, with tracking to discharge. We work with major shipping lines on every active route — confirmed booking, confirmed sailing date, confirmed ETA at destination.

CARRIER BOOKINGTRACKINGETA CONFIRMED
Container ship at sea carrying freight
TRANSIT TIMES · TYPICAL
India → Gulf5–8 DAYS
India → Asia7–14 DAYS
India → Europe18–25 DAYS
India → Americas25–35 DAYS
[03] TIMELINE

Typical shipment, start to finish.

From purchase order to container discharge — a realistic schedule for a standard export lane.

Order
Day 0
Sourcing
3–5 days
QC + Docs
1–3 days
Loading
2–3 days
Transit
12–35 days
Discharge
Destination port
TOTAL LEAD TIME
18–46 days
INDIA SIDE
6–11 days
SEA TRANSIT
12–35 days
[04] REQUEST A QUOTE

Send the specification. We will send the landed price.

Commodity, grade, quantity, destination port and required documents. Quotes are returned within two working days.

HEAD OFFICE
Asaan International Pvt Ltd
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Open the quote form and send us your commodity, grade, quantity and destination port. We reply within two working days.

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