1121 Basmati
The variety Canadian South Asian retail asks for by name, where extreme elongation and a firm separate grain are the point.
Vancouver · Montreal · Toronto
Basmati rice export from India to Canada
Canada wants a licensed importer, bilingual packs and a preventive control plan. We build the file to match, so your SFCR obligations are covered by what arrives.
- 24–30 days transit
- 26 MT per 20ft
- APEDA registered
Grading docket
LOT / CA-011121 Basmati
Basmati · Milled
- Avg grain length
- 8.35 mm
- Moisture
- 12.0% max
- Broken
- 1.0% max
- Packing
- 1 / 5 / 10 / 25 / 40 / 50 kg
Sortex cleaned · 100% purity
24–30
Days port to port
5 MT
Minimum per variety
CAD
Quoted on request
Full loads
Containers accepted
Can you export rice from India to Canada?
Yes. Om Prasadam exports Basmati and Non-Basmati rice from India to Canada under APEDA registration, shipping to Vancouver for the west or Montreal and Toronto for the east in twenty-four to thirty days. Canada runs food imports under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations: the importer holds an SFC licence and a preventive control plan, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency enforces it. Labelling must be bilingual in English and French. The demand is strong and specific — the South Asian communities across Brampton, Surrey and Greater Toronto buy Basmati by variety name, not as a generic long grain.
In demand in Canada
Rice varieties that move in this market
Every market buys differently. These are the grades that actually sell in Canada, rather than a catalogue of everything we mill.
1509 Basmati
A long, slender early-season Basmati with clean, low-chalk grain — the usual alternative when 1121 pricing moves.
Sona Masoori
Serves the South Indian community across Greater Toronto and the Lower Mainland, in 25kg bags and smaller retail packs.
Logistics
Shipping rice from India to Canada
Loading at Mundra and Nhava Sheva, discharging at Vancouver.
Load ports
Mundra and Nhava Sheva. Vancouver is reached across the Pacific via Southeast Asian transshipment; Montreal and Toronto route via the Suez and the Atlantic. Choose the coast that matches your distribution.
Transit time
Twenty-four to thirty days port to port, with routing and transshipment accounting for most of the variation.
Order structure
Five tonnes minimum per variety, though the long lane means most Canadian buyers order full loads of one or two named Basmati grades.
Incoterms
FOB Mundra or Nhava Sheva, or CIF Vancouver, Montreal or Toronto, quoted in CAD or USD.
Compliance
Documentation for Canada import clearance
Most rice consignments that get held up are held on paperwork, not on quality. We prepare the file before the container is booked so your clearing agent is never waiting on us.
- Safe Food for Canadians Regulations. Documentation prepared to support your SFC licence and preventive control plan, with traceability one step back and one step forward as CFIA requires.
- Bilingual labelling. English and French labels applied at the mill, with net weight, origin, dates, nutrition facts table and importer details — both languages, as Canadian law requires.
- Residue and contaminant analysis. Lot-level residue, aflatoxin and heavy-metal analysis from NABL-accredited laboratories, supporting your preventive control plan.
- Variety authenticity. Basmati shipped and documented by named variety, because Canadian buyers specify 1121, 1509 or Pusa rather than generic long grain.
- Export documentation. Phytosanitary certificate, certificate of origin, health certificate, commercial invoice, packing list and bill of lading.
Reference
Rice specifications at a glance
Typical trade specifications for the varieties we hold. Actual figures vary by crop year and lot; the analysis report travelling with your consignment is the binding one.
| Variety | Type | Avg grain length | Moisture (max) | Broken (max) | Processing | Packing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1121 Basmati | Basmati | 8.35 mm | 12.0% | 1.0% | Raw · Steam · White sella · Creamy sella · Golden sella | 1 / 5 / 10 / 25 / 40 / 50 kg |
| 1509 Basmati | Basmati | 8.30 mm | 13.0% | 2.0% | Raw · Steam · White sella · Creamy sella · Golden sella | 1 / 5 / 10 / 25 / 40 / 50 kg |
| Pusa Basmati | Basmati | 7.45 mm | 13.0% | 2.0% | Raw · Steam · White sella · Creamy sella · Golden sella | 1 / 5 / 10 / 25 / 40 / 50 kg |
| 1718 Basmati | Basmati | 8.20 mm | 13.0% | 2.0% | Raw · Steam · White sella · Creamy sella · Golden sella | 1 / 5 / 10 / 25 / 40 / 50 kg |
| Sona Masoori | Non-Basmati | 5.20 mm | 13.5% | 5.0% | Raw · Steam | 1 / 5 / 10 / 25 / 40 / 50 kg |
| IR 64 parboiled | Non-Basmati | 6.20 mm | 14.0% | 5.0% | Raw · Parboiled | 1 / 5 / 10 / 25 / 40 / 50 kg |
| Sharbati | Non-Basmati | 7.10 mm | 13.0% | 2.0% | Raw · Steam · White sella · Creamy sella | 1 / 5 / 10 / 25 / 40 / 50 kg |
| PR 11 | Non-Basmati | 6.50 mm | 14.0% | 5.0% | Raw · Steam · White sella · Creamy sella | 1 / 5 / 10 / 25 / 40 / 50 kg |
Need a tighter broken percentage or a variety not listed? Send the specification and we will confirm whether we can mill to it.
Who we supply
Buyers we ship to in Canada
Trade buyers across Toronto, Brampton, Surrey, Vancouver, Calgary and Montreal.
Trade
Licensed food importers
Full loads into Vancouver, Montreal or Toronto with documentation supporting your SFC licence.
Trade
South Asian grocery retail
Named-variety Basmati in retail packs and 25kg bags for Brampton, Surrey and Scarborough.
Trade
Supermarket private label
Bilingual retail packs from 1kg to 10kg printed with your brand at the mill.
Trade
Restaurants & catering
Consistent Basmati in 25, 40 and 50kg bags for kitchens cooking rice every service.
Other markets
We ship to importers across the world
Buying for a different country? Start on that market's page — ports, transit times, documentation and the varieties that sell there are all set out separately.
Get a price
Request an FOB or CIF quote
Paddy prices and ocean freight both move week to week, so we quote against your actual requirement rather than publishing a rate that goes stale. Tell us the variety, quantity, packing and discharge port and you will have a price within one working day.
Registered address
187A Mohan Niwas, Marris RoadAligarh, Uttar Pradesh 202001
India
Questions importers ask
Exporting rice from India to Canada
The importer holds a Safe Food for Canadians licence and a preventive control plan, enforced by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and labelling must be bilingual in English and French. We prepare documentation and traceability to support those obligations and print bilingual packs at the mill.
Twenty-four to thirty days. Vancouver routes across the Pacific with Southeast Asian transshipment; Montreal and Toronto route via the Suez and the Atlantic. Pick the coast that matches your distribution.
Yes, at the mill. Net weight, origin, production and expiry dates, nutrition facts table and importer details in both languages, so packs are compliant on arrival rather than needing a relabel.
Yes, and Canadian buyers generally insist on it. We ship and document 1121, 1509 or Pusa by name with lot analysis, rather than selling a generic long grain.
One 20ft container, roughly 26 metric tonnes. Mixed loads are accepted from five tonnes per grade, though the long lane means most buyers here take full loads.
Get a price for Canada
Tell us the variety, quantity, packing and discharge port and you will have an FOB or CIF quote within one working day.