Ingredients · United States
Importing food ingredients from India to the United States
Bulk food-industry inputs — defatted flours, protein meals, lecithin, textured proteins and crude/refined oils — sold to formulators and manufacturers, not packaged for retail shelf.
HS classification
HS 1208 (soya bean flour and meal) and HS 2304 (defatted soya bean meal) in Chapter 12/23; HS 2923 for lecithin (Chapter 29); HS 1507 for crude and refined soya bean oil
Documentation for United States
- FDA food facility registration for the manufacturing/processing facility
- FDA Prior Notice filed for every shipment before arrival — same requirement as any other food import, bulk or retail
Sold as a food ingredient, not a finished consumer product — no FDA pre-market approval, but the buyer's own facility (if it further processes the ingredient) carries its own registration obligations.
Certifications that matter
Order volume and shipping
Courier for sample quantities; ocean freight (drums, bags, IBC totes, bulk) for pallet and container volumes — this category rarely moves by air on cost grounds.
Indiasay listings are built to be orderable from a single sample unit — MOQ and lead time are set per product, not per category, so test before committing to volume.
Order sizes we serve
Sample
from $200
E-commerce restock
200–500 units
Pallet
distribution volume
Container
full load
The fastest-growing buyer for food ingredients landed in the United States is an Amazon FBA, Shopify, Etsy or TikTok Shop seller restocking 200–500 units at a time, not a distributor buying by the pallet — landed cost is quoted per unit, in USD, so it can be checked directly against a marketplace listing price. Amazon FBA prep — labelling, polybagging and carton marking to the destination fulfilment centre's requirements — is arranged per order; confirm the exact prep specification for your listing before dispatch, since it varies by product and by Amazon's own current requirements.
Listings
Soya chunks
Min 56% — food grade — 20 KG
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Full fat soya grits
Min 38% — food grade — 25 kg
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Defatted flakes & grits feed (Toasted)
food grade — 25 kg
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TVP natural
Min 56% — food grade — 20 KG
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TVP caramel
Min 56% — food grade — 20 KG
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TVP red
Min 56% — food grade — 20 KG
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Soy lecithin liquid non-GMO.
food grade — 240 kg
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Full fat soya flour enzyme active
Min 38% — food grade — 25 kg
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Defatted soya flour feed grade (Toasted)
food grade — 25 kg
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Soyabean refined edible oil
food grade — 500 ml
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Defatted soya flakes & grits (Toasted)
minimum 52% — food grade — 25 kg
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Defatted flakes & grits feed (Un-toasted)
food grade — 25 kg
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Request accessIngredients — United States FAQ
What HS code does food ingredients fall under when exporting from India?+
food ingredients typically falls under: HS 1208 (soya bean flour and meal) and HS 2304 (defatted soya bean meal) in Chapter 12/23; HS 2923 for lecithin (Chapter 29); HS 1507 for crude and refined soya bean oil.
What documentation is required to import food ingredients from India into the United States?+
Importing food ingredients into the United States requires: FDA food facility registration for the manufacturing/processing facility; FDA Prior Notice filed for every shipment before arrival — same requirement as any other food import, bulk or retail.
What certifications matter when importing food ingredients from India to the United States?+
The certifications that matter are: FSSAI licence (India), Certificate of Analysis per batch (protein/fat content, moisture, microbiological).
Is food ingredients regulated as a food, a drug, or something else in the United States?+
Sold as a food ingredient, not a finished consumer product — no FDA pre-market approval, but the buyer's own facility (if it further processes the ingredient) carries its own registration obligations.
How is food ingredients shipped from India?+
Courier for sample quantities; ocean freight (drums, bags, IBC totes, bulk) for pallet and container volumes — this category rarely moves by air on cost grounds.
Can I order a sample of food ingredients before committing to a full container?+
Indiasay listings are built to be orderable from a single sample unit or a small mixed set from USD 200, at the supplier's wholesale rate — MOQ and lead time are set per product, not per category, so a buyer can test before committing to pallet or container volume.