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 Germany
Germany imports more dried onion than any other country in the world, and most of it begins as white onion in the Mahuva belt of Gujarat. KlarHarvest set out to be the dehydrated onion exporter to Germany that sells that onion the way a German buyer expects to buy it: specification in writing, the residue report before loading, the supplier questionnaire answered with documents, and German-language contact at klarharvest.com/de.
Hamburg, Rotterdam and Antwerp are four to five weeks from Pipavav. A first order can be one pallet, and the quotation for it is on your desk within one business day.
- Sourced from BRC-certified units
- NABL-accredited lab testing
- Low minimums · LCL welcome
- Lab report per lot
The market
Dehydrated Onion Exporter to Germany: Market Profile
Germany buys roughly twenty thousand tonnes of dried onion a year, and Indian customs data shows about thirteen thousand tonnes of it leaving India for Germany directly in the last financial year - the rest arrives through Dutch and Belgian traders who buy at origin and resell from Rotterdam and Antwerp. That is the market a dehydrated onion exporter to Germany sells into.
That structure is the whole story of importing dehydrated onion into Germany. The large German buyers - soup and sauce manufacturers, seasoning houses, the frozen and chilled ready-meal industry, the bakery ingredient suppliers - source either from an Indian exporter directly, or from a trading house in the Netherlands that holds stock in Europe. The trader route costs more per kilo and buys convenience: EU stock, EU invoice, EU-speaking sales contact. The direct route costs less and demands a supplier who can behave like a European one. A dehydrated onion exporter to Germany has to answer to that buyer, not to a slogan.
KlarHarvest is built for the direct route. We are a merchant exporter sixty kilometres from the plants, we select and supervise every lot, and the documents a German quality manager needs - the certificate of analysis against EU limits, the plant's BRCGS certificate, the allergen and GMO statements, the specification sheet - are part of the quotation, not something requested after the order. The German-language version at klarharvest.com/de and a German-speaking contact close the last gap.
The product German buyers want is overwhelmingly white onion: flakes and chopped for visible pieces in soups and ready meals, minced for doughs and sausage, granules and powder for the seasoning and snack industry. Red onion is a smaller, growing segment for ethnic ranges, pickles and premium snack toppings. Demand is steady through the year with a seasonal lift ahead of the autumn and winter soup season; prices at origin follow the Indian rabi harvest, which is why our quotations are valid for a short period and lock the plant price on confirmation.
Products
What Buyers Import from a Dehydrated Onion Exporter to Germany
Soup, sauce and ready-meal manufacturers specify white onion flakes and chopped; bakeries and meat processors take minced; spice blenders and snack seasoning makers buy granules and powder; ethnic-food and pickle producers order red onion. Every product below ships with the same EU document set, and a first order of any of them can be a single pallet. It is the range a dehydrated onion exporter to Germany is asked for first.
CHOPPED · 3-5 MM
White Onion Chopped
Uniform pieces for even distribution in dry mixes, stuffings and ready-meal bases.
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MINCED · 1-3 MM
White Onion Minced
Fine cut with fast rehydration - ideal for sauces, dressings and short-cook recipes.
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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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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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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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Import Rules and Documents for a Dehydrated Onion Exporter to Germany
Dried onion is a processed plant product, so it does not face the plant-health border regime that fresh onion does; it faces food law. These are the points a German importer and their customs broker will raise, and the document that answers each. A dehydrated onion exporter to Germany is judged on this list before the price is discussed.
- Customs classification Dried onion enters the EU under CN 0712 20 00. The third-country duty is 6.4 %; whether a preferential rate applies to Indian goods on the day of shipment depends on the scheme in force, and the quotation states which rate we expect.
- Residue limits Every lot is tested by an NABL-accredited laboratory against the EU maximum residue levels of Regulation (EC) 396/2005 before it is loaded. The report is in your file before the container sails, with the values, not a statement.
- Contaminants and microbiology Heavy metals against the limits of Regulation (EU) 2023/915 and the microbiology tier your process needs - Standard, Low or Extra Low Bacterial - on the same certificate of analysis.
- Supplier approval German manufacturers certified to IFS Food or BRCGS send a supplier questionnaire. We answer it with documents: the plant's certificate, the lot COA, allergen and GMO statements, the specification sheet, our food-safety and food-fraud statements.
- Food-contact packaging Laminated paper bags with a polyethylene liner, with a declaration of compliance under Regulation (EC) 1935/2004 for the liner in contact with the product.
- Labelling Product name, lot code, net weight, country of origin India and best-before date on every bag; German-language retail labels under your brand are printed on request.
- Official controls Dried onion clears on documents through your customs broker; the German authorities can sample at import under the official-controls regulation, and the lot report answers the sampling.
- Health certificate Not required for dried onion by the EU rules, but issued when your importer, your customer or your insurer asks for one.
Customs
Duty and Customs Clearance in Germany
The customs cost of dehydrated onion into Germany is the duty on the customs value plus the German import VAT, which the importer reclaims. The lines below are indicative; the quotation confirms the rate for the day of shipment. Every quotation from a dehydrated onion exporter to Germany states which line and which rate it expects.
| Item | Germany (EU) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Customs code | CN 0712 20 00 | Onions, dried, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder |
| Third-country duty | 6.4 % of customs value | Applies unless a preference is available |
| Preferential duty | Scheme-dependent | Confirmed per shipment on the certificate of origin |
| Import VAT | 7 % (reduced rate for food) | Reclaimable by a VAT-registered importer |
| Customs value | Product price + freight and insurance to the EU border | CIF terms make this explicit |
| Clearance | Importer of record via a German customs broker | We supply the documents; DDP is not offered |
Logistics
Ports, Transit and Container Loads for a Dehydrated Onion Exporter to Germany
Almost every dehydrated onion exporter to Germany routes through the three North Sea ports; inland delivery by truck, rail or barge is arranged by your forwarder or, on CFR and CIF terms, by ours.
| Destination | Port of loading | Transit (sea) | 20 ft load | 40 ft HC load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg | Pipavav | 4-5 weeks | 9-13 t by cut | 21-26 t |
| Rotterdam, for the Rhine and South Germany | Pipavav | 4-5 weeks | 9-13 t by cut | 21-26 t |
| Antwerp, for West Germany | Pipavav | 4-5 weeks | 9-13 t by cut | 21-26 t |
| Bremerhaven | Pipavav | 4-5 weeks | 9-13 t by cut | 21-26 t |
| LCL to any of the four | 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 tonnes. A 40 ft high cube carries twenty-one to twenty-six tonnes depending on the cut.
Packing
How a Dehydrated Onion Exporter to Germany Packs a Lot
German warehouses run on Europallets and German quality managers open bags with a checklist. The packing instruction is written for both. It is the packing instruction a dehydrated onion exporter to Germany 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; printed with your label or plain with ours.
- Pallet Europallets 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 and desiccant bags for winter arrivals in Hamburg, when a warm container meets a cold quay.
- Mixed pallets and LCL One pallet is an order; a pallet can carry white flakes on top of red powder, and LCL sails on the same corridor in consolidated containers.
- Labels German-language product labels for retail packs, and the lot code and QR on every bulk bag that open the lot record online.
- Documents Drafts of the full set to you before the vessel sails; originals by courier or through the bank as your terms require. One file, from one dehydrated onion exporter to Germany, for the whole shipment.
Applications
Dehydrated Onion Applications and Industries in Germany
The German food industry is the largest in Europe, and dehydrated onion goes into most of its savoury categories. These are the segments a dehydrated onion exporter to Germany supplies most often.
Soups and sauces
The classic use - white onion flakes and chopped in dry soup mixes, kettle-cooked sauces and the jarred sauce ranges of the discounters' private labels.
Seasoning blends and snack coatings
Granules and powder from the seasoning houses of North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria into crisps, extruded snacks and spice mixes.
Meat and sausage products
Minced white onion in Bratwurst, Leberkäse and cooked sausage masses, added dry to the emulsion.
Bakery and convenience
Onion bread, Zwiebelkuchen bases, savoury biscuits and the frozen ready-meal industry's fillings and toppings.
Ethnic and premium ranges
Red onion flakes and powder for curry, döner and Mediterranean product lines where colour has to show.
Foodservice and catering
Flakes and granules in bulk for the contract-catering and system-gastronomy sector.
Quality
Quality and Testing from a Dehydrated Onion Exporter to Germany
A German buyer's first question is not the price; it is which plant, which certificate and which laboratory. The answers are the same for every lot. This file is what a dehydrated onion exporter to Germany 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's certificate is in the supplier file.
Accredited laboratory report per lot
Pesticides to Regulation 396/2005, heavy metals, microbiology and physical parameters, tested by an NABL-accredited laboratory before loading; German buyers who prefer a European laboratory can have a retained sample tested on arrival.
No additives
No sulphites, no preservatives, no anti-caking agent unless specified and declared - relevant for clean-label German retail products.
Traceability
A lot code and QR on every bag link to the plant, the harvest window and the laboratory report for that lot - the record an IFS auditor asks to see.
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 Germany makes on this page is held to the same rule.
Order flow
How an Order Runs with a Dehydrated Onion Exporter to Germany, Step by Step
From the first e-mail in German or English to the container at Hamburg, every step is documented and visible in your client portal. This is the order flow with KlarHarvest as your dehydrated onion exporter to Germany.
Inquiry and quotation
Product, cut, quantity and port of destination; within one business day you have the specification, the price, the freight to Hamburg and the lead time in one document, valid for the period stated on it. It is the first document a dehydrated onion exporter to Germany 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 department.
Order and price lock
On confirmation we fix the raw-material price with the plant the same day; that is why the quotation carries no buffer.
Production and QC
Your lot is filled and sealed inside the certified plant; photos and video of raw material, drying, sieving and packing go into the portal, and a live video call at packing is available on request.
Analysis and release
The NABL-accredited laboratory tests the finished lot; the certificate of analysis reaches you before loading, and nothing ships without your release.
Loading and transit
Bags are counted into the container on video at our premises, the seal number is recorded, and the container is tracked on the four-to-five-week sailing to Hamburg.
Documents
Commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin, certificate of analysis and bill of lading - drafts for review before the vessel sails, originals as your terms require.
Arrival and clearance
Your customs broker clears the container in Hamburg on those documents; the lot record behind the QR code on every bag stays online for your traceability file.
Why KlarHarvest
Why Buyers Choose KlarHarvest as Their Dehydrated Onion Exporter to Germany
Six things you can check before the first order, not after.
German-language contact
Inquiries and quotations in German at klarharvest.com/de, and a named contact in your time zone.
The report before loading
The EU residue and microbiology report exists before the container is stuffed, and nothing ships without your release.
Supplier approval without a chase
IFS and BRCGS questionnaires answered with documents, not promises, within the four-business-hour quotation window.
From one pallet
The Dutch traders who supply Germany buy full containers; we quote the pallet your product development needs first.
Price locked at order
The raw-material price is fixed with the plant the day you confirm, which is why our quotes are valid 7-10 days rather than padded.
Loading video and tracking
Your bags counted into the box on video, the seal number, and the container followed to Hamburg.
FAQ
Dehydrated Onion Exporter to Germany - Frequently Asked Questions
What importers in Germany ask before the first order. Anything not covered here, send us the question - you have an answer within one business day.
Is a phytosanitary certificate required to import dehydrated onion into Germany?
Dried onion is a processed product, so the plant-health entry checks and the phytosanitary certificate that fresh onion needs do not normally apply. We issue one when your importer or broker asks for it.
Which documents does my German customs broker need?
Commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin, certificate of analysis and bill of lading, plus a health certificate where your authority requests it. Drafts reach you before the vessel sails.
Do you meet EU maximum residue levels?
Every lot is tested against Regulation (EC) 396/2005 before loading by an NABL-accredited laboratory, and the report is yours before the goods are. The values, not a statement, are on the certificate.
Can you answer our IFS supplier-approval questionnaire?
Yes. Plant certificate, lot COA, allergen and GMO statements, food-safety and food-fraud statements and the specification sheet are the standard file; anything else the questionnaire asks is answered in writing.
What is the lead time to Hamburg?
About 10-15 days from order to loading for a new lot, then four to five weeks on the water - six to seven weeks door to port. LCL adds about a week.
Can I start with one pallet?
Yes. One pallet of dehydrated onion, as LCL or as a mixed pallet of several cuts, is a normal first order for a German buyer testing a new source.
Do you deliver DDP to our factory?
No. We quote FOB Pipavav by default and CFR or CIF Hamburg on request; import clearance and inland delivery belong with the importer of record and your forwarder, who know the German side better than an Indian exporter should pretend to.
Why buy directly instead of from a Dutch trader?
Price and traceability. The trader adds a margin for holding stock in Europe; buying direct saves it, and you see the plant, the lot and the laboratory report yourself instead of a re-labelled bag. Where you need stock in Europe at short notice, the trader is the right choice and we say so.
Can you supply German-language labels?
Yes - retail labels under your brand in German, with the mandatory particulars, printed and applied at the plant on request.
Which onion do German soup manufacturers buy?
White onion flakes and chopped, standard white grade, Standard microbiology tier, in 20 or 25 kg bags on Europallets - the specification most German quotations start from.
Why choose KlarHarvest as your dehydrated onion exporter to Germany?
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 Germany should be measured on that, not on the adjectives.
What should I ask a dehydrated onion exporter to Germany 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 Germany 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 Germany 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 Germany should be prepared to sign.
Can a dehydrated onion exporter to Germany 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 Germany for the whole range on one quotation rather than three suppliers for three products.
Is KlarHarvest an established dehydrated onion exporter to Germany?
No - KlarHarvest was founded in 2025, so it is a new dehydrated onion exporter to Germany, and it says so rather than pretending otherwise. What an established dehydrated onion exporter to Germany would show you, we show you from the first order: the plant, the lot, the laboratory report before loading, the loading video and the seal number. Judge the file, not the age.
Seasons
Seasonality, Harvest and Pricing from a Dehydrated Onion Exporter to Germany
Indian white onion is harvested from March to May in the Mahuva belt and dried within the season, so the freshest lots and the brightest colour grades are available from April to June; for the rest of the year the plants sell from stored stock, still within the same specification. German soup and sauce manufacturers who cover the autumn and winter season in the spring buy the freshest lots at the year's firmest supply, and a dehydrated onion exporter to Germany that says so plainly is easier to plan with than one that promises the same lot in every month.
Prices at origin follow the raw onion: 8-9 kg of fresh onion make one kilo of dried, so a small move in the fresh price is a large move in the dried price. That is why our quotations carry a short validity and why the raw-material price is locked with the plant the day you confirm. The Dutch traders who supply much of Germany buy in the same market and add their margin on top; buying direct in the spring is the cheapest kilo of the year. We quote in euros or US dollars, FOB Pipavav by default, with freight to Hamburg shown separately. The same calendar governs every dehydrated onion exporter to Germany; the difference is whether it is said before the order.
Choosing
Choosing the Right Cut from a Dehydrated Onion Exporter to Germany
German purchasing starts with visibility: flakes and chopped white onion where the onion should be seen in a soup or a ready meal, minced where it should disappear into a Bratwurst mass or a dough, granules for the dosing lines of the seasoning houses, powder for smooth sauce bases and snack coatings. Red onion is the smaller request - ethnic ranges, pickles, premium toppings - and is graded by measured colour. A dehydrated onion exporter to Germany that quotes a mixed pallet lets the development kitchen decide.
The German question that follows the cut is the tier: Standard for anything with a kill step, Extra Low Bacterial for the cold-filled and ready-to-eat products of the delicatessen sector. Both are on every product page, and a first order to Germany is often a mixed pallet of chopped, minced and powder so the development kitchen can compare from one delivery - which is exactly what we quote. That comparison is the first real test of a dehydrated onion exporter to Germany.
First order
A Typical First Order with a Dehydrated Onion Exporter to Germany
A soup manufacturer in Lower Saxony asks for chopped white onion and onion powder as a direct alternative to its Dutch trader. Within one business day it has one quotation in German: two specifications, prices FOB Pipavav in euros, freight to Hamburg and a lead time of six to seven weeks door to port. Samples with laboratory reports go out by courier; the IFS supplier-approval file goes to its quality department. That is a first order with a dehydrated onion exporter to Germany as it actually happens.
The order is one pallet of each as LCL. 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. Six weeks later the pallets are cleared in Hamburg by the manufacturer's broker with the EU document set. The QR code on every bag opens the lot record for its next IFS audit. The second order is a 20 ft container from the same dehydrated onion exporter to Germany, 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.
Europe
The EU as one market - CN 0712 20 00, Regulation 396/2005, IFS and BRCGS supplier approval, Rotterdam and Hamburg in 4-5 weeks.
Exporting to EuropeNetherlands
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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