Export
Shipped to 17 countries since 2009
About a third of what we make goes abroad, mostly to importers and contractors in East Africa, the Gulf and South Asia. We quote in US dollars or rupees.
- IEC
- AAAFP0000A
- Export desk
- export@example.com
Where we ship
- East AfricaKenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopiasince 2009Bronze valves for water and building contractors, through two importers in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam.
- GulfUAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatarsince 2013Bronze gate and check valves for MEP contractors; cast-steel valves for utilities.
- South AsiaSri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepalsince 2011Valves and strainers for textile and garment mills.
- Southern and West AfricaSouth Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Mozambiquesince 2018Bronze valves for plumbing wholesalers.
- Indian OceanMauritius, Maldivessince 2016Small mixed orders, often by LCL sea freight.
Incoterms we quote
- EXW Vatva
- You collect from our works; you arrange export clearance.
- FCA ICD Khodiyar
- We clear for export and hand over at the inland container depot near Ahmedabad.
- FOB Mundra or Nhava Sheva
- We deliver on board your vessel; you pay sea freight and insurance.
- CIF or CFR, your port
- We book sea freight (and insurance for CIF) to your port; risk passes at loading.
- DAP, your address
- On request, for the Gulf and East Africa, through our forwarder.
Incoterms® 2020. FOB, CFR, CIF and FAS are for sea freight only; for containers and air freight we quote FCA, CPT or CIP.
Ports and depots
- Mundra Port
- Inland Container Depot Khodiyar, Ahmedabad
- Nhava Sheva (JNPT), Mumbai
- Ahmedabad airport, for air freight and couriers
Packing
Export orders are capped, bagged and packed in heat-treated plywood cases (ISPM 15), marked with your shipping marks. Mixed orders are packed size by size with a case-wise packing list.
Export documents
- Commercial invoice and packing listWith HS code 8481 and net and gross weights
- Certificate of originNon-preferential or preferential, through DGFT's eCoO system
- Test and material certificatesEN 10204 3.1 as standard; 3.2 on request
- Fumigation or ISPM 15 heat-treatment markOn every plywood case
- Third-party inspection certificateWhen your bank's letter of credit asks for one
Quoting an export order?
Tell us the port or address and the Incoterm; we'll quote EXW and one delivered price.
Within 2 working hours
A reply from a person, with a request number, asking anything we need to know.
Within 2 working days
The quote, as a PDF by email. Drawings to order may take a day longer.
When you order
A proforma invoice and the delivery date we'll keep. Bronze stock sizes ship within a week.