FLAKES · 8-20 MM
White Onion Flakes (Kibbled)
Large dried pieces, neutral cream-white colour. The workhorse form for soups, sauces and visible-piece applications.
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Dehydrated Onion Exporter to Europe
The European Union is one customs territory and one food-law area, which means a dehydrated onion exporter to Europe prepares one document set and it clears in Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, Le Havre, Genoa or Gdansk alike. This page covers what applies everywhere in the EU; the country pages for Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium add what each market does differently, and the United Kingdom and Norway have their own rules and their own pages.
KlarHarvest ships dehydrated white and red onion to any EU port from Pipavav in four to five weeks, from one pallet, with the lot's laboratory report before loading.
- Sourced from BRC-certified units
- NABL-accredited lab testing
- Low minimums · LCL welcome
- Lab report per lot
The market
Dehydrated Onion Exporter to Europe: Market Profile
The EU is the largest importer of dried onion in the world, and India is its largest supplier. Germany alone takes roughly twenty thousand tonnes a year; the Netherlands and Belgium import for the whole continent and re-export; France, Italy, Spain, Poland and the Nordic countries buy for their own food industries. Almost all of it is white onion, dried in the Mahuva belt of Gujarat, and almost all of it arrives through the North Sea ports. That is the market a dehydrated onion exporter to Europe sells into.
What makes Europe one market for an exporter is the law. Residue limits are set in Regulation (EC) 396/2005 for every member state; contaminant limits in Regulation (EU) 2023/915; the general food law, hygiene and traceability rules in the same regulations from Lisbon to Helsinki. Customs duty is the same at every EU border under the Common Customs Tariff. A lot that meets the German buyer's file meets the Italian buyer's file. A dehydrated onion exporter to Europe has to answer to that buyer, not to a slogan.
What makes Europe several markets is the buyer. German and Dutch importers expect IFS or BRCGS supplier documentation as a matter of course; Southern European buyers often work through agents; the Nordic countries buy smaller volumes and pay for clean-label documentation; Eastern Europe is price-led and grows fast. The trading houses in Rotterdam and Antwerp sit across all of them, buying at origin and reselling from EU stock.
KlarHarvest sells into that structure from the origin end: a merchant exporter sixty kilometres from the plants, selecting and supervising every lot, shipping under its own label with the EU document set prepared in advance. Manufacturers who want to skip the trading margin buy direct, from a pallet; traders who want a reliable Indian source with clean paperwork buy containers.
Products
What Buyers Import from a Dehydrated Onion Exporter to Europe
White onion in all five cuts makes up most of what leaves for Europe: flakes and chopped for soups, sauces and ready meals, minced for bakery and meat, granules and powder for seasoning and snacks. Red onion travels for ethnic ranges, pickles and premium toppings. The products below ship with the EU document set to any member-state port. It is the range a dehydrated onion exporter to Europe is asked for first.
POWDER · 100 MESH
White Onion Powder
Fine powder with concentrated flavour - the base ingredient for spice blends, marinades and snack seasonings.
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GRANULES · 0.5-1 MM
White Onion Granules
Free-flowing granulation for seasoning blends and coating systems. Consistent mesh size, lot after lot.
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FLAKES · 8-20 MM
Red Onion Flakes (Kibbled)
Pink-red dried pieces with a sharper flavour profile - preferred where colour should be visible in the final dish.
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CHOPPED · 3-5 MM
White Onion Chopped
Uniform pieces for even distribution in dry mixes, stuffings and ready-meal bases.
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POWDER · 100 MESH
Red Onion Powder
Fine red onion powder for seasonings, snack coatings and ready-mix formulations.
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Import Rules and Documents for a Dehydrated Onion Exporter to Europe
The EU rules for dried onion are food law, not plant health. These are the requirements an EU importer meets, and the document that answers each one. A dehydrated onion exporter to Europe is judged on this list before the price is discussed.
- Customs classification CN 0712 20 00 in every member state, under the Common Customs Tariff; the duty is charged once, at the EU border of entry, and the goods then move freely inside the Union.
- Residue limits Regulation (EC) 396/2005 sets the maximum residue levels for onion; every lot is tested against them by an NABL-accredited laboratory before loading and the report is in the file before the vessel sails.
- Contaminants Lead, cadmium and arsenic against Regulation (EU) 2023/915; the values are on the same certificate of analysis.
- Microbiology Standard, Low or Extra Low Bacterial tier by application, with the counts per lot on the COA - the EU sets no specific microbiological criterion for dried onion, so the buyer's specification governs.
- Supplier approval IFS Food and BRCGS certified manufacturers require a supplier questionnaire; it is answered with the plant certificate, lot COA, allergen, GMO and food-fraud statements and the specification sheet.
- Food-contact packaging Polyethylene liner with a declaration of compliance under Regulation (EC) 1935/2004 and Regulation (EU) 10/2011.
- Labelling Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 particulars for retail packs in the language of the market; bulk bags carry product, lot, net weight, origin and best-before in English.
- Official controls Dried onion clears on documents; member-state authorities sample at import under Regulation (EU) 2017/625, and the lot report answers the sampling. Dried onion from India is not on the list of products subject to increased checks at the time of writing.
Customs
Duty and Customs Clearance in Europe
One tariff, one VAT logic, twenty-seven VAT rates. The importer of record clears at the EU border of entry and reclaims the import VAT in its own member state. Every quotation from a dehydrated onion exporter to Europe states which line and which rate it expects.
| Item | European Union | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Customs code | CN 0712 20 00 | Onions, dried, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder |
| Third-country duty | 6.4 % of customs value | Common Customs Tariff, all member states |
| Preferential duty | Scheme-dependent | Confirmed per shipment on the certificate of origin |
| Import VAT | Reduced food rate of the member state of import | e.g. 7 % Germany, 9 % Netherlands, 6 % Belgium |
| Customs value | Product price plus freight and insurance to the EU border | CIF terms make this explicit |
| Free circulation | After clearance at one EU port the goods move to any member state without further duty | One entry for a multi-country trader |
Logistics
Ports, Transit and Container Loads for a Dehydrated Onion Exporter to Europe
The North Sea ports handle the volume; the Mediterranean and Baltic ports serve their own hinterlands on slightly longer or transhipped services. These are the routes a dehydrated onion exporter to Europe actually books.
| Destination | Port of loading | Transit (sea) | 20 ft load | 40 ft HC load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotterdam | Pipavav | 4-5 weeks | 9-13 t by cut | 21-26 t |
| Hamburg | Pipavav | 4-5 weeks | 9-13 t by cut | 21-26 t |
| Antwerp | Pipavav | 4-5 weeks | 9-13 t by cut | 21-26 t |
| Le Havre | Pipavav | 4-5 weeks | 9-13 t by cut | 21-26 t |
| Genoa, Barcelona, Valencia | Pipavav | 3-4 weeks | 9-13 t by cut | 21-26 t |
| Gdansk, Gothenburg | Pipavav, via transhipment | 5-6 weeks | 9-13 t by cut | 21-26 t |
| LCL to the main ports | Pipavav | 5-6 weeks | from one pallet | - |
Flakes fill a 20 ft container at about ten tonnes; chopped and minced stow ten to thirteen; granules and powder reach the weight limit at twelve to thirteen. A 40 ft high cube is the usual trader order at twenty-one to twenty-six tonnes.
Packing
How a Dehydrated Onion Exporter to Europe Packs a Lot
Europallets, kraft bags and a liner that holds up on a five-week sailing into a European winter: the standard packing instruction for the EU. It is the packing instruction a dehydrated onion exporter to Europe writes for this market.
- Bag 20 or 25 kg laminated kraft paper bags with a double polyethylene liner, heat-sealed; 10-14 kg bags for flakes; your print or our plain label.
- Pallet Europallets 1200 x 800 mm as standard, 32 to 40 bags by cut, 800 to 1,000 kg net, stretch-wrapped under a top sheet; heat-treated wood with the ISPM 15 stamp.
- Container Single-height pallets, kraft dunnage on the walls, desiccant bags for winter arrivals at the North Sea ports.
- Mixed pallets and LCL One pallet is an order; several cuts and both families can share it, and LCL sails on the same corridor in consolidated containers.
- Labels Bulk labels in English; retail labels in the language of the destination under Regulation (EU) 1169/2011, printed at the plant on request.
- Documents Drafts before the vessel sails; originals by courier or through the bank as the terms require. One file, from one dehydrated onion exporter to Europe, for the whole shipment.
Applications
Dehydrated Onion Applications and Industries in Europe
Dehydrated onion is one of the most widely used dried vegetables in European food manufacturing, and the cut follows the category. These are the segments a dehydrated onion exporter to Europe supplies most often.
Soups, sauces and ready meals
Flakes and chopped white onion across the dry-soup, jarred-sauce and chilled and frozen ready-meal industries of Germany, France, the Netherlands and Poland.
Seasoning and snack industry
Granules and powder from the European seasoning houses into crisps, extruded snacks, nuts and spice blends.
Meat and sausage processing
Minced white onion in cooked sausage, meatballs, burgers and pâtés, added dry to the emulsion.
Bakery and savoury pastry
Onion bread, quiches, pizza bases and savoury biscuits.
Ethnic, pickles and condiments
Red onion in every cut for curry ranges, relishes, chutneys and pickled products.
Foodservice and wholesale
Flakes and granules in bulk for contract catering and the cash-and-carry trade.
Quality
Quality and Testing from a Dehydrated Onion Exporter to Europe
The EU buyer's file is the most demanding in the world, and it is the one every KlarHarvest lot is prepared for. This file is what a dehydrated onion exporter to Europe hands over with every lot.
BRC-certified source plants
Every lot is filled and sealed inside a BRCGS-certified dehydration plant in Mahuva, and the plant certificate is part of the supplier file.
Accredited laboratory report per lot
Pesticides to Regulation 396/2005, heavy metals to Regulation 2023/915, microbiology and physical parameters by an NABL-accredited laboratory before loading; a retained sample is available for testing at a European laboratory on arrival.
No additives
No sulphites, no preservatives, no anti-caking agent unless specified and declared - the clean-label position European retail expects.
Traceability
A lot code and QR on every bag link to the plant, the harvest window and the laboratory report - the record Regulation (EC) 178/2002 traceability and IFS audits ask for.
Registrations
FSSAI licence and APEDA registration in process; numbers are published on this page the day they are issued. Every other claim a dehydrated onion exporter to Europe makes on this page is held to the same rule.
Order flow
How an Order Runs with a Dehydrated Onion Exporter to Europe, Step by Step
Eight documented steps between the inquiry and the container at a European port, each visible in the client portal. This is the order flow with KlarHarvest as your dehydrated onion exporter to Europe.
Inquiry and quotation
Product, cut, quantity and port; within one business day the specification, price, freight and lead time in one document. It is the first document a dehydrated onion exporter to Europe is measured on.
Samples and supplier file
200-500 g per cut by courier with the sample lot's laboratory report, plus the supplier-approval file for your quality team.
Order and price lock
On confirmation the raw-material price is fixed with the plant the same day.
Production and QC
The lot is filled and sealed inside the certified plant, with photos and video in the portal and a live video call at packing on request.
Analysis and release
The NABL-accredited laboratory tests the finished lot; the COA reaches you before loading, and nothing ships without your release.
Loading and transit
Bags counted into the container on video at our premises, seal number recorded, container tracked on the four-to-five-week sailing.
Documents
Invoice, packing list, certificate of origin, COA and bill of lading as drafts before sailing, originals as your terms require.
Arrival and free circulation
Your broker clears at the EU port of entry; the goods then move to any member state, and the lot record behind the QR code stays online for your traceability file.
Why KlarHarvest
Why Buyers Choose KlarHarvest as Their Dehydrated Onion Exporter to Europe
Six things you can check before the first order, not after.
One file for twenty-seven markets
The EU document set is prepared once and clears everywhere; the country pages add what your market does differently.
The report before loading
The EU residue and microbiology report exists before stuffing, and nothing ships without your release.
Direct from the origin
A merchant exporter sixty kilometres from the plants, not a trading office; the plant, the lot and the laboratory are visible to you.
From one pallet
LCL and mixed pallets for manufacturers; full and mixed containers for traders.
Price locked at order
Raw-material price fixed with the plant the day you confirm; quotes valid 7-10 days with no buffer.
Loading video and tracking
Bags counted into the box on video, the seal number, the container followed to your European port.
FAQ
Dehydrated Onion Exporter to Europe - Frequently Asked Questions
What importers in Europe ask before the first order. Anything not covered here, send us the question - you have an answer within one business day.
Does one document set really clear in every EU country?
Yes. Customs classification, duty, residue limits and contaminant limits are EU-wide; what differs by country is the VAT rate, the language of retail labels and the customs broker. The country pages cover those differences.
Is dehydrated onion from India subject to increased border checks in the EU?
Not at the time of writing - it is not on the Regulation 2019/1793 list of products under increased official controls. If that changes, the quotation says so and the laboratory report answers the check.
Which laboratory tests the lots?
An NABL-accredited laboratory in India, against EU limits, before loading. Buyers who prefer a European laboratory can have a retained sample tested on arrival; the values should match, and they do.
Can I clear in Rotterdam and deliver to Germany, France or Poland?
Yes. After clearance at one EU port the goods are in free circulation and move to any member state without further duty - the model the Dutch and Belgian traders use.
What is the minimum order for Europe?
One pallet of dehydrated onion, as LCL or on a mixed pallet; a full container for fresh onion.
How long does dehydrated onion export to Europe take?
About 10-15 days from order to loading for a new lot, then four to five weeks to the North Sea ports, three to four to the Mediterranean; LCL adds about a week.
Do you supply Extra Low Bacterial product for EU ready-to-eat lines?
Yes, in every cut: a validated steam step and re-drying, tested per lot, for cold-filled and ready-to-eat applications.
Can you supply organic dehydrated onion for the EU?
Not at present. Our lots are conventional; an organic line would need EU-recognised certification of the plant and the growers, and we will say when it exists rather than before.
Which Incoterms do you quote for Europe?
FOB Pipavav by default, with freight shown separately; CFR or CIF to your EU port on request. DDP is not offered.
Do you sell to EU trading houses as well as manufacturers?
Yes. Traders in Rotterdam and Antwerp buy containers with neutral bags and papers made for re-sale; manufacturers buy direct from a pallet. Same lot, same documents.
Why choose KlarHarvest as your dehydrated onion exporter to Europe?
Because the file is ready before the price is discussed: the specification, the lot laboratory report, the plant certificate and the market's own documents come with the quotation, the raw-material price is locked the day you confirm, and the container waits for your release. A dehydrated onion exporter to Europe should be measured on that, not on the adjectives.
What should I ask a dehydrated onion exporter to Europe before the first order?
Which plant fills the lot, which laboratory tests it and against which limits, what the container load is for the cut you want, and what happens to the price between quotation and confirmation. A dehydrated onion exporter to Europe that answers those four in writing, before the samples, is the one to test; KlarHarvest answers them in the quotation.
How does a dehydrated onion exporter to Europe handle a lot that fails your incoming inspection?
By having made it unlikely first - the certificate of analysis is issued before loading and you release the lot - and then by the contract: a retained sample from every lot is kept at origin, a counter-analysis at an accredited laboratory is agreed in advance, and a confirmed deviation is settled by replacement or credit, in writing, as any dehydrated onion exporter to Europe should be prepared to sign.
Can a dehydrated onion exporter to Europe supply both white and red onion, and fresh onion?
KlarHarvest supplies white and red onion in all five cuts on one pallet with one document set, and fresh onion in ventilated containers to the markets where the sailing is short enough. Ask a dehydrated onion exporter to Europe for the whole range on one quotation rather than three suppliers for three products.
Seasons
Seasonality, Harvest and Pricing from a Dehydrated Onion Exporter to Europe
The Indian white and red onion harvest runs from March to May and the Mahuva plants dry within the season; the freshest dehydrated lots and the brightest colour grades are available from April to June, and the plants sell from stored stock for the rest of the year. Europe's own onion crop is a table crop harvested in late summer, and the continent's small dehydration industry cannot cover its demand, which is why India supplies most of it. A European buyer who orders in the spring buys the freshest lots at the year's firmest supply. A dehydrated onion exporter to Europe that states this calendar plainly is easier to plan with.
Prices at origin follow the raw onion - 8-9 kg of fresh make one kilo of dried - so every quotation carries a short validity and the raw-material price is locked with the plant the day you confirm. The Rotterdam and Antwerp traders buy in the same market and resell from EU stock with a margin for the convenience; a manufacturer that buys direct saves it and sees the plant. We quote in euros or US dollars, FOB Pipavav by default, with freight to your EU port shown separately. The same calendar governs every dehydrated onion exporter to Europe; the difference is whether it is said before the order.
Choosing
Choosing the Right Cut from a Dehydrated Onion Exporter to Europe
Across the EU the choice follows the category more than the country: flakes and chopped white onion for soups, sauces and ready meals; minced for meat and bakery; granules and powder for the seasoning and snack industry; red onion where colour has to show. The differences are in emphasis - Germany and the Netherlands buy more flakes and chopped, Southern Europe more powder for sauce bases, Eastern Europe the most price-led cuts - and in the tier, with Extra Low Bacterial for the cold-filled products of the Northern European delicatessen sector.
A dehydrated onion exporter to Europe that quotes a mixed pallet of two or three cuts lets a development kitchen compare from one delivery, and that is the usual first order. That comparison is the first real test of a dehydrated onion exporter to Europe.
First order
A Typical First Order with a Dehydrated Onion Exporter to Europe
A sauce manufacturer in Northern Italy asks for onion powder and chopped white onion. Within one business day it has one quotation: two specifications, prices FOB Pipavav in euros, freight to Genoa and a lead time of about five weeks door to port. Samples with laboratory reports go out by courier; the IFS supplier-approval file goes to its quality manager. That is a first order with a dehydrated onion exporter to Europe as it actually happens.
The order is one pallet of each as LCL to Genoa. The raw-material price is locked the same day; the lots are filled and sealed inside the certified plant; the certificates of analysis against Regulation 396/2005 arrive before loading and the manufacturer releases the shipment. Five weeks later the pallets are cleared in Genoa with the EU document set and in free circulation. The second order is a 20 ft container, quoted by the same dehydrated onion exporter to Europe on the same specification.
Other markets
Other Dehydrated Onion Export Markets We Serve
The same lot, a different document set - pick the page for your destination.
Germany
The world's largest importer of dried onion and one of our main markets; German-language contact, Hamburg in 4-5 weeks.
Exporting to GermanyNetherlands
Europe's trading hub for dried vegetables - Rotterdam, importers and re-exporters, neutral bags and papers made for re-sale.
Exporting to the NetherlandsBelgium
Antwerp for Belgium, France and West Germany; sauce, soup and frozen-food manufacturers, FASFC controls, the EU document set.
Exporting to BelgiumUnited Kingdom
UKGT 0712 20 00, IPAFFS where it applies, BRCGS supplier files and red onion for the curry trade; Felixstowe and Southampton.
Exporting to the UKNorway
Outside the EU customs union but inside the EEA food rules - Mattilsynet, Norwegian tariff 0712 20, Oslo via Rotterdam or direct.
Exporting to NorwayUnited States
FDA-registered source plant, prior notice filed by us, FSVP-ready COA, HTS 0712.20 by form; New York, Savannah, Los Angeles.
Exporting to the USACanada
Safe Food for Canadians licence holders, CFIA import requirements, bilingual labels, Montreal and Vancouver in 5-6 weeks.
Exporting to CanadaMexico
Fraction 0712.20.01, SENASICA module and COFEPRIS file, bulk bags outside NOM-051, 48 x 40 pallets; Manzanillo, Veracruz and Altamira in 5-7 weeks.
Exporting to MexicoGulf states
Halal certificate, Arabic labelling, SFDA and GSO requirements, two weeks from Pipavav for dried and fresh onion; Jebel Ali, Dammam, Jeddah.
Exporting to the GulfSoutheast Asia
Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam in 2-3 weeks; SFA and MAQIS importer licences, JAKIM halal, ventilated containers for fresh onion.
Exporting to Southeast AsiaJapan
MHLW import notification, positive-list residue screening, duty free under the India-Japan CEPA, JIS pallets; Tokyo and Kobe in 4-5 weeks.
Exporting to JapanAustralia
DAFF import conditions on BICON, the importer as the responsible party, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in 3-4 weeks.
Exporting to AustraliaNew Zealand
MPI import health standards and the Food Act importer registration, Auckland and Tauranga in 4-5 weeks, LCL for the smaller market.
Exporting to New ZealandPacific Islands
Fiji and Papua New Guinea by the pallet - BAF and NAQIA pathways stated, LCL via Singapore, Suva in 5-6 weeks, Fiji the hub for the smaller islands.
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