r/exportersindia

Hi everyone, I am 22M from punjab. My family owns a steel manufacturing business in which we make round or square bars. I am joining the business and looking to sell internationally. Any ideas how i can bring international clients/ orders. The quality of bars is good and already approved by various brands.

I've always had a personal interest in coffee, so adding Indian coffee beans to my export portfolio feels genuinely special.

What started as an interest gradually turned into something I wanted to understand more seriously — the origins, varieties, processing methods, quality parameters, and what international buyers actually look for.

Today, I'm working with verified processors in India and building a supply network for Indian coffee for buyers in different parts of the world.

There's still a lot for me to learn, but that's what makes this journey exciting.

For me, exporting isn't just about adding another product to a catalogue.

It's about understanding the product deeply enough to connect the right Indian source with the right international market.

And honestly, I'm quite happy that coffee is now part of that journey. ☕🌍

For the coffee people here:

What made you fall in love with coffee — the origin, the processing, the brewing, or simply the taste?

im planning to attend canton fair this Oct ...appreciate tips from you guys about expenses ,trip plan and any advices

Hi everyone,
I’m currently in the process of building a pharmaceutical export business from India, and I’m looking to connect with people who have genuine experience in international pharmaceutical trade.

To be completely transparent, we haven’t started exporting commercially yet. We’re at the stage of putting the business together and looking for our first serious opportunities.

Here’s what we currently have in place:
• A pharmaceutical wholesale company that we’re working with as our starting platform
•The company already has the relevant business, banking and documentation infrastructure required to start exporting
•A basic pharmaceutical product catalogue ready
•Access to several Indian pharmaceutical manufacturers who are open to working with us once we have genuine bulk requirements
•A business partner working with me on the export side
•Background knowledge in imports, customs, HSN classification, documentation and logistics

Our current focus is pharmaceutical products, with particular interest in markets such as:
UAE, South Africa, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Yemen.

At this stage, I’m particularly interested in connecting with:
• Genuine pharmaceutical importers/distributors
People who actually purchase pharmaceutical products in these markets and are looking for Indian suppliers.
• Indian pharmaceutical manufacturers
Manufacturers who are export-ready and can support genuine bulk requirements with the appropriate documentation and quality standards.
• People who have already built pharmaceutical export businesses

I’d especially value advice from people who have gone through the process of getting their first international customers, dealing with regulatory requirements, payment terms, registrations, shipping and everything else that comes with it.

I’m not claiming to have a large export operation already, and I’m not looking for shortcuts or databases full of random contacts.
I’m trying to build this properly from the beginning and would rather have one genuine buyer relationship than 100 irrelevant leads.
If you’re an importer, distributor, manufacturer, or someone with real experience in pharmaceutical exports from India, I’d be happy to connect and learn from you.

Feel free to comment or DM me.

Hey there! I'm an alloy and non-alloy steel supplier, and I'm looking to get into exporting. I'd love it if anyone could introduce me to companies that might be interested in my products. I'm totally cool with folks looking for a commission too!

I recently joined my family business, which manufactures tractor and agricultural machinery parts in India. We’ve been in the business for decades, but I’m now trying to take the company into exports, starting with Italy.

I’m planning to visit EIMA Bologna in November, and this will be my first international market and my first serious attempt at exporting.

The problem is that I’m honestly starting from almost zero in Italy.

My total trip budget will be around ₹1.5 lakh, but currently I have:
No meetings booked
No Italian customers
No distributor/agent
No samples specifically for the Italian market
No existing Italian tractor-model products in our range

Our current product range is mainly tractor and agricultural machinery parts for the Indian market, and the Italian market has a very different mix of machines and models.

So I’m trying to figure out how to approach this intelligently.
1. How many meetings should I realistically aim to book?
If I’m spending around ₹1.5 lakh on the trip, how many serious buyer/distributor/manufacturer meetings would make the trip worthwhile?
10? 20? 30?
And should I be targeting distributors, spare-parts companies, agricultural machinery manufacturers, or OEMs?

2. How do I actually get these meetings?
I’ve been emailing Italian companies, but the response rate is extremely low.
What actually works in Italy for getting a first meeting with a potential buyer?
Cold email? LinkedIn? Phone calls? Local sales agents? Introductions? EIMA’s networking/meeting system?

3. What do I show them if I don’t have the right products?
This is probably my biggest problem.
I don’t want to walk into a meeting with random Indian tractor parts that have nothing to do with their products.
Are Italian manufacturers/distributors open to giving a potential supplier a sample, drawing or specification and asking them to manufacture it?
For example, if a company uses a particular gear/shaft/component that we don’t currently manufacture, could I approach them as:
“We are an Indian manufacturer of gears and agricultural machinery components. If you have components that you currently source and would like an alternative supplier for, we can manufacture according to your drawing/sample/specification.”
Is that a realistic approach?

4. How should I position myself in the first email?
I can’t honestly say that we already manufacture Italian tractor-model parts because we don’t.
I also don’t want to pretend we’re something we’re not.
Would it be better to position ourselves as a custom/OEM manufacturing partner for gears and agricultural machinery components, rather than as an existing Italian spare-parts supplier?

5. Is this trip even worth doing?
If you were in my position, would you spend ₹1.5 lakh to attend EIMA with no meetings and no Italian-specific samples?
Or would you first spend 2–3 months building contacts and only go once I have a certain number of confirmed meetings?
I’m looking for advice from people who have actually done B2B manufacturing/export sales, especially in Europe.

What would you do if you were starting from exactly this position?

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Hi there! Im 29,f, from a lower middle class family. My mom and dad have been government servants and have made just one decent house and also educated me with good education!
I finished my mba in 2023 from a tier 2 college with 20 lakhs loan, got placed in a goor company at 16 loa(13 fixed) waited two years, got my promotion now currently at 24 lpa (18 fixed)
I have 3 years experience post mba and also my bachelors is in hospitality administration (from a central govt college ihm) and i workee two years in big hotels in india( consider 5 star hotels)
Totally i have 5 years experience now (3 years exports of agri products particularly handling europe and uk market) 2 years in hotels ( restaraunts)
Im planning to venture out if corporate (it sure took. Huge toll on my health and i figured im spending close to 14-15 hours a day and thats not worth my health or my salary and also not getting time to spend with family ) hence im planning to venture out to start my own export business -
I understand in detail about procurements to shipment . Quality , european and uk buyer expectations, etc but i dont want to do food anymore Becuz its highly risky and requires very nuch high investment
I have registered my sole proprietorship firm in india now gst done bank account done now waiitnf for cheque book to apply for iec code
Anyways coming back i have interests in starting a travel business where i can take people or groups on tours as well as a wedding decorating/ planning business (from my experience in hotels this is what i used to do back then)

Now im little scared to leave my Corporate job and start all out together becz im the oldest daughter and my parents will soon become dependent on me
I also an not married yet and dont have it as a checklist anytime soon . All i want is to become financially independent with freedom of time !

I also am not fixed to any industry to do exports - would need your advise or suggeztions as per you what is the booming business

I Currently have 5 lpa to start persinally and can also take msme loans if required (anyone knows any govt schemes that will support women for exports busienss from govt of india plz let me know)

This post is not to take yr advise and follow blidnly but jsut a post for discussions and i like to connect with people and undertake your pov as it helps me
To expand my perspectives!

I want to send tobacco to australia like 10 kg losse tobacco can somebody help me how can i send this to aus????????

Hey everyone,
I’m a business owner based in Saint Petersburg, Russia, with extensive hands-on experience in cross-border automotive imports and complex international logistics.
While auto imports from India don't make sense, I’m looking to leverage my supply chain expertise, local infrastructure, and market access to collaborate with Indian businesses.
How we can work together:
Your Representative in Russia: I can act as your local boots-on-the-ground partner, distributor, or representative for Indian products entering the Russian market.
Sourcing & Exports from Russia: I can help you find, procure, and ship Russian goods, materials, or equipment to India.
Logistics & Gateway: Clean navigation of customs, local compliance, and full supply chain execution inside Russia.
If you are looking to expand your reach into Russia or need a reliable local operational partner, let's connect. Drop a comment or send me a DM.

I am planning to start a cosmetic brand in India and I cant find great packaging bottles like the one available in China. If you are someone experienced in importing from China to India, please comment down below.

I am looking for private label pharma manufacturers from India for an upcoming export project. We are well established exporters of all types of medical products and we are looking to register some pharma products with NAFDAC.

I need a manufacturer who can provide private label samples for 4 or 5 products I intend to register. Spoke with multiple pharma manufacturers but they are not ready to provide OEM samples in my own branding.

I need to send the samples in my own packaging in order to register my brand name there. I am willing to pay for die/printing costs as well as shipping costs to my location. Any leads will be much appreciated.

If anyone needs consultancy for Restricted, SCOMET products, feel free to message me.

I am Jaideep from Jaipur and exporting fruits and vegetables from Jaipur .Now I want to scale my business so If anyone interested in export from Jaipur then we can meet up and work together on a large scale . We also provide CHA service for air-cargo from Jaipur .

Recently when I started fish farming, I asked the govt employee that what are options to sell these fishes and the answer was surprise. The government employee told me that they don’t buy it from fish farmers and we are our own.

And then while going through YouTube videos I realized there are some wholesale buyers who are taking advantage of small fish farmers and buy fish at very low price just because they have to sell the fish or the feeding will cost more.

I did not do much research but thought to develop my own website to connect buyer and sellers of fish and spices, if possible help small scalper fish and spice farmers with leads.

The only think I can promise is that this website will always be free for everyone for posting requirements and sales information. The website will auto connnect buyers and sellers based on algorithm.

I built it in last 24 hours but frankly I have no wrong intention. You can use it or leave it. I will not post website link here but it’s called FishAndSpices, feel free to msg me for exact link .

Feel free to contact me

Hi, I worked in Online exports category and transportation management for a good 10 years. Happy to answer any questions from the users here. I also do freelance consulting on online exports from India. Feel free to DM should you need more info.