TrueOriginExports LLP
Quality & testing

Quality Assurance, Step by Step

Every shipment goes through a defined quality process before it leaves India. From supplier selection to independent laboratory testing, here is how we check every batch.

  1. 01

    Supplier selection

    We do not buy from just anyone. We work with producers who meet our quality requirements every time, and who can give us the paperwork an export needs.

    • Where it is grown
    • How it is processed
    • Paperwork they can provide
    • Consistency batch to batch
    • Export readiness
    • Track record with us
  2. 02

    Sample evaluation

    Before we confirm an order, we take samples and check them against the specification we agreed with you. Quality is settled before production starts, not after.

    You can ask for a sample at this stage too. You pay only the courier, and it comes from stock we would really sell you.

  3. 03

    Independent laboratory testing

    Samples go to a laboratory we do not own, and the producer does not own either. Most exporters simply forward the report their factory gave them. The two documents look alike and mean different things.

    What the laboratory checks

    6 parameters
    Curcumin contentturmeric
    How strong the turmeric is. This is the number extractors buy on.
    Moisture
    Too high and the product can grow mould in transit or storage.
    Heavy metals
    Lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury, against your market's limits.
    Pesticide residues
    Checked against the maximum residue limits your destination allows.
    Microbiological analysis
    Salmonella, E. coli, yeast and mould.
    Aflatoxins
    Toxins produced by mould. Most import rules set a hard limit on them.

    Not every test applies to every product, and the required tests change with your destination country's import rules. Tell us the product and the port before we quote, and we will confirm the exact list.

    You can also send your own inspector before we ship. SGS, Bureau Veritas, Intertek, or anyone you already use.

  4. 04

    Batch approval

    We put the laboratory results next to the agreed specification and compare them. From there a batch goes one of two ways.

    Meets the specification

    Approved for export and given its own lot number, which follows it onto every document.

    Misses the specification

    It does not ship. You hear that the same day. We start again, and you pay nothing for the batch we rejected.

  5. 05

    Documentation

    Every shipment is prepared with the documents international trade needs, including the laboratory report for your batch. The Certificate of Analysis carries your lot number, so it belongs to the goods you actually receive.

    • Certificate of Analysis (the lab report)
    • Commercial Invoice
    • Packing List
    • Certificate of Origin
    • Phytosanitary Certificate
    • Bill of Lading or Airway Bill
    • Fumigation Certificate (where required)
  6. 06

    Dispatch

    Once the checks and the papers are done, the shipment is packed, loaded and dispatched to its destination. We update you at every step, so you will not need to chase us.

    And afterwards

    We keep the record. Send us the lot number from your Certificate of Analysis a year later and we can still tell you the producer, the date and the result.

    The same six steps run whether you are buying Lakadong turmeric, black garlic or another product we source for you. Trial quantity or full container, the paperwork travels with the goods.

Quality, answered

Yes. Every batch is tested by an outside laboratory before it leaves India, and the report is issued against that batch, not against an older sample.

Want the specification, a sample Certificate of Analysis, or the list of tests for your market? Tell us the product and the port and we will send it.

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