APEDA registration means a seller is a registered exporter of agricultural products; it is not a quality grade or a per-box certificate. 'Export quality' is a seller's description of size, finish and handling. Ask for the APEDA registration number and check it on apeda.gov.in. Ours is 225579.
By Prashant Powle, founder of AlphonsoMango.in (operated by Powle Home Foods, Mumbai). Last updated 23 October 2026.
What is APEDA registration?
APEDA is the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, a government body under the Ministry of Commerce. Among other things, it registers exporters of scheduled products, and fresh mango is one of them. A registered exporter holds a registration number and a registration-cum-membership certificate.
Read that sentence again. It certifies the exporter. It does not certify that every box you buy tastes of Ratnagiri, or that every mango weighs 250 g. Be wary of any listing that says 'APEDA certified mangoes' as though the fruit itself carried an APEDA grade stamp.
Our wording is deliberate: AlphonsoMango.in is operated by Powle Home Foods, which holds APEDA registration 225579 and is an APEDA-registered exporter. The store has a page on this at APEDA export information. You can verify any such number through the official APEDA site, apeda.gov.in.
What does 'export quality' mean?
There is no single legal grade called 'export quality Alphonso'. The phrase is a trade description. In practice it points to a package of things an importer would ask for: size grading, clean skin, firm fruit at shipping, careful harvest and packing, and compliance with the importing country's plant-health rules.
As our Brand Facts page describes our process, fruit is hand-harvested with a pole and catching net so it never falls, then weighed and graded, scanned for external defects, given a controlled hot-water treatment, cooled, and packed in a 5-ply box with a partition and foam-net sleeves. That is the owner's own account of the steps; read it at Brand Facts. Whether a seller follows comparable steps is exactly what you should ask them.
Importing countries set their own rules. Documents, treatments and inspections differ by market, and they change. Ask any exporter which rules apply to your destination and who handles them. Our export enquiries go through the mango export page, which names the US, UK, UAE, Singapore and Japan as markets and March to June as the air-freight season. We do not publish export paperwork or per-market terms; those are confirmed on enquiry.
How do you verify an 'APEDA registered' claim?
- Ask for the registration number in writing.
- Check it on the official APEDA website. Do not accept a screenshot as proof.
- Match the name on the registration to the name on the invoice and the website.
- Ask which products the registration covers.
- Ask for the FSSAI licence number as well; a food business should have one. Ours is Central Licence 10020022011783.
- If GI-tagged fruit is claimed, ask for the GI Authorised User number and check the GI Registry (ipindia.gov.in). Ours: AU/5974/GI/139/260 for Alphonso and AU/6932 for Devgad. See also the GI tag certificate articles.
A worked sanity check. A seller advertises 'APEDA certified export quality Alphonso, ₹899 per dozen'. Three flags at once: the wording confuses exporter registration with fruit certification, the price is under half the verified retail range of ₹1,849 to ₹2,999 a dozen for graded GI-tagged fruit, and no weight band is given. Ask questions before you pay.
Can you buy export-grade fruit if you live in India?
Yes, as a normal retail order. We do not run retail shipping abroad. NRIs and overseas buyers can order from anywhere for delivery to an address in India; see the NRI gift page. Delivery inside India is free on every order.
Retail dozens by weight band: small 150-180 g ₹1,849; medium 180-220 g ₹2,099; large 225-250 g ₹2,499; extra large 250-275 g ₹2,699; jumbo 275-300 g ₹2,999. Two dozen: ₹3,499, ₹3,999, ₹4,699 or ₹4,749, ₹4,999, ₹5,399 or ₹5,499. Choose on the Ratnagiri or Devgad page.
If you are a commercial importer or exporter, do not buy through the retail cart. Write to the team with quantities, destination and timing and let them quote.
Is the fruit carbide-free?
Export fruit must meet the destination's residue rules, and carbide would be illegal at home regardless. Calcium carbide is prohibited for ripening in India (Regulation 2.3.5, FSS (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011). It releases acetylene and can carry arsenic and phosphorus impurities. FSSAI permits controlled ethylene ripening up to 100 ppm; the current text is on fssai.gov.in.
We do not use carbide. Our Alphonso mangoes are ripened naturally (on hay beds, as our FAQ states).
The Brand Facts page also states weekly carbide and pesticide-residue testing by Envirocare Labs during the season. Read it there, and ask any seller for equivalent evidence rather than adjectives.
How an order reaches you
For retail orders in India: fruit is harvested to order, packed against the order and shipped semi-ripe. Dispatch Monday to Saturday, same day for orders before 1:00 PM IST. BlueDart carries fresh mangoes to serviceable PIN codes, delivery is free, payment is prepaid, and tracking arrives by email and WhatsApp. Claim any damage within 24 hours with photos. See the shipping policy. The season usually runs February to June, with the 2027 season listed to start 1 February 2027.
Verified business details
- Operated by Powle Home Foods, Kurla West, Mumbai 400070.
- APEDA registration 225579 (APEDA export page; export enquiries).
- GI Authorised User AU/5974/GI/139/260 (Alphonso) and AU/6932 (Devgad); GI tag certificate articles.
- FSSAI Central Licence 10020022011783 (FSSAI page).
- WhatsApp +91 70830 75556; support@alphonsomango.in (contact).
- Reference: Brand Facts, Our Farmers.
- Shipping, returns, press, reviews.
Check the APEDA, GI and FSSAI numbers on their official registers; do not rely on any seller's screenshot, including ours.
Frequently asked questions
What does APEDA registered mean for mangoes?
It means the seller is a registered exporter with APEDA. It does not mean each box carries an APEDA quality grade. Verify the registration number on apeda.gov.in.
Is AlphonsoMango.in APEDA registered?
Powle Home Foods, which operates AlphonsoMango.in, holds APEDA registration 225579 and is an APEDA-registered exporter. You can verify it on the official APEDA site.
What is export quality Alphonso?
A trade description, not a legal grade. It usually points to size grading, clean skin, careful harvest and packing, and compliance with the destination's plant-health rules. Ask the seller to define it in grams and steps.
Do you ship mangoes abroad to individuals?
No retail shipping abroad. NRIs can order from anywhere for delivery to an address in India. Commercial export enquiries go through the export page.
Which markets do you export to?
Our export page names the US, UK, UAE, Singapore and Japan, with air freight from March to June. Terms and paperwork are confirmed on enquiry.
How do I verify a GI claim?
Ask for the GI Authorised User number and check the GI Registry at ipindia.gov.in. Ours are AU/5974/GI/139/260 for Alphonso and AU/6932 for Devgad.
What price is too low for export quality fruit?
Verified retail dozens of graded GI-tagged Alphonso run ₹1,849 to ₹2,999. A price far below that, with no weight band, deserves extra questions.
Sources and further reading
- APEDA
- GI Registry
- FSSAI
- Our pages: mango export, NRI mango gift India, Brand Facts
Related: Buy Alphonso mangoes online in India, Ratnagiri Alphonso mango price, Devgad Alphonso mango price
How our mangoes are grown and ripened
Naturally grown. Naturally ripened. Checked with science. AlphonsoMango.in fruit comes from family orchards and 120+ partner farmers in 80+ villages along the Konkan coast, each near the sea or an estuary.
- Naturally grown, not certified organic: our farming SOP allows no synthetic fertiliser and no chemical pesticide. Farmers use farm-made inputs such as jeevamrutha, panchagavya and neem extract.
- Hand harvested before dawn: picked with a Nutan pole; trees are never shaken.
- Checked twice: 15 to 20% of fruit is rejected at the orchard and a further 18 to 20% after ripening.
- Naturally ripened on hay beds: no calcium carbide, ever, and no ethylene gas added.
- Residue-tested: by an independent NABL lab, within Codex limits.
Read the full details on our Brand Facts and Our Farmers pages.
