Export - Import Management

2. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
 Almonds, though considered to be nuts are
technically the seed of the fruit of the almond tree,
which is a medium-sized tree that bears fragrant
pink and white flowers.
Almonds
unshelled Shelled Blanched

3. Almonds
Bitter
Sweet

5. GLOBAL USAGE
• Confectionery, energy bars, bakery
• Salad dressings
• Non-food (e.g., cosmetics, moisturizer)
• Sauce thickener Perfect for making almond
butter or marzipan
• Snacking

6. SCENARIO
The annual Global Sweet almond production on
shelled-basis has been in the range of 7 - 8.5 lakh
tonnes
 Major producing Countries
California
Australia
turkey
chile
european
union
China India

7.  The annual trade in almonds has been around 4.6
lakh tonnes (on shelled basis) in the recent years.
 The major exporters
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50000
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150000
200000
250000
300000
350000
400000
450000
500000
US Australia Chile

8. MAJOR IMPORTERS
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5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
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India Japan China Turkey

9. Almonds
70%
Walnuts
18%
Pistachios
6%
Pecans
4%
Hazelnuts
1% Other Nuts
1%
Source: USDA, Economic Research Service, Fruit & Tree Nut Situation and Outlook.
COMPETING NUTS MARKETABLE PRODUCTION
2011/12

10. Indian Scenario

11. Almonds are an integral part of India’s cultural and
culinary heritage, and are considered a prized “brain
food” for children. They are also a key ingredient in
traditional Indian sweets known as Mithai, as well as
popular for gifting during the Diwali festive season.

12. INDIAN SCENARIO
 The annual rate of increase in India's domestic
consumption of almonds is reported to be around
20%.
 > 95% of almonds consumed by Indians is imported
 80% of imports being sourced from California & rest
from Australia
 Production 1200tons only
 Non-descript variety-Bitter Almond
 India imports almonds with shells and processes it
domestically to obtain shelled almonds

13.  Most of the manual shelling of almonds in India is
undertaken at Bombay and New Delhi, from where
the shelled almonds are transported to other
consumption centers
 The Indian festival season extending from
September to December is the peak consumption
period for almonds, with maximum demand
witnessed in November
 In the 2011-12 financial year India imported 74,600
tonnes of almonds

14. WHY CALIFORNIA
 India now imports over $100 million worth of
almond, especially from California, making it the
number-one US export to India
 United States of America is the single largest
producer, consumer and exporter of Sweet
almonds, with the country contributing to over 80%
of the global almond production
 India is the fastest growing market for California
almonds because of their high protein value in a
meatless society.

15. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
 Food Law/ Standard Certificate
 Prevention of food adulteration Act(PFA)
 Health and Sanitary Certificate
 License from FSSAI
 For all units that process fruits and vegetables
 For irradiated food
 Import declaration in the prescribed Bill of Entry
format, disclosing the value of the imported goods
 Import License
 Certificate from port health authority that the
product conforms to standard of PFA

16. CONTD
 Standards declaration
 Name and address of manufacturer/packer/importer
 Name/trade name/description of product
 Ingredients in descending order
 Net quantity(metric units)
 Month and year of manufacturing/packing
 County of origin
 MRP
 Nutritional labelling
 Shelf life

17.  Pesticide residue and other contaminants
 Insecticide act 1986
 Registered pesticides use
 Packaging and container regulations
 All weights or measures in metric units
 Use of PVC not allowed in packaging
 Port of Entry Inspection
 The clearance of imported food products at the port of
entry requires a certification form the port health
authority