1121 Basmati
The long-grain Turkish hotels and pilav kitchens specify when the rice has to stay separate and elongate visibly on the plate.
Mersin · Izmir · Ambarlı
Basmati rice export from India to Turkey
Turkey protects its own rice crop, so import timing and licensing decide as much as price. We quote against your licence position and hold the specification steady across a season.
- 14–18 days transit
- 26 MT per 20ft
- APEDA registered
Grading docket
LOT / TR-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
14–18
Days port to port
5 MT
Minimum per variety
USD
Quoted on request
Full loads
Containers accepted
Can you export rice from India to Turkey?
Yes. Om Prasadam exports Basmati and Non-Basmati rice from India to Turkey under APEDA registration, loading at Mundra or Nhava Sheva for Mersin, Izmir or the Ambarlı and Istanbul terminals in fourteen to eighteen days. Turkey grows its own rice and manages imports actively through tariff and licensing arrangements administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, so quantities and timing follow your import licence rather than the other way round. Basmati is the grade that travels best here — Turkish hotels, pilav houses and the growing Indian and Pakistani restaurant trade all specify long grain.
In demand in Turkey
Rice varieties that move in this market
Every market buys differently. These are the grades that actually sell in Turkey, rather than a catalogue of everything we mill.
1718 Basmati
A high-yielding Basmati with very uniform grain and consistent milling out-turn — efficient for repeat licence-tied programmes.
Sella Basmati (parboiled)
Parboiled Basmati that holds firm through large-batch cooking, favoured by caterers serving rice in volume.
Logistics
Shipping rice from India to Turkey
Loading at Mundra and Nhava Sheva, discharging at Mersin.
Load ports
Mundra and Nhava Sheva. Services to Turkish ports commonly transship at Jebel Ali, Port Said or Piraeus. Mersin is the usual rice gateway; Izmir and Ambarlı serve the west.
Transit time
Fourteen to eighteen days port to port, with routing and transshipment accounting for most of the variation.
Order structure
Five tonnes minimum per variety, though Turkish orders more often run as full loads of one or two Basmati grades tied to a licence quantity.
Incoterms
FOB Mundra or Nhava Sheva, or CIF Mersin or Izmir, quoted in USD. We can phase shipments across a licence period.
Compliance
Documentation for Turkey 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.
- Import licensing. Turkish rice imports run through tariff and licensing arrangements administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. We quote against your licence quantity and can phase shipments across the period it covers.
- Food safety controls. Consignments documented for Turkish food import control, with composition, origin, production and expiry dating and storage conditions.
- Turkish labelling. Turkish-language labels applied at the mill with net weight, origin, dates and importer details, alongside English.
- Residue analysis. Lot-level residue and quality analysis from NABL-accredited laboratories, which matters where consignments are sampled at entry.
- 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 Turkey
Trade buyers across Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Mersin and Gaziantep.
Trade
Licensed rice importers
Full loads timed to your licence quantity and period, into Mersin or Izmir.
Trade
Hotels & pilav kitchens
Consistent long-grain Basmati in 25, 40 and 50kg bags for kitchens cooking rice every service.
Trade
Restaurant supply
Basmati into the Indian, Pakistani and Gulf-style restaurant trade in Istanbul and Ankara.
Trade
Retail packers
Bulk lots for local repacking, or Turkish-labelled retail packs from our mill.
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 Turkey
Yes, but Turkey manages rice imports actively through tariff and licensing arrangements administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, because it grows its own crop. Quantities and timing follow your import licence. We quote against that licence position and can phase shipments across the period it covers.
Fourteen to eighteen days port to port from Mundra or Nhava Sheva, usually with transshipment at Jebel Ali, Port Said or Piraeus.
Basmati travels best. Turkish hotels, pilav houses and the Indian and Pakistani restaurant trade all specify long grain, with 1121 leading and 1718 used where a uniform, high-yielding grain suits a repeat programme.
Yes. Turkish-language labels are applied at the mill alongside English, carrying net weight, origin, production and expiry dates and importer details.
Yes. Lot-level residue and quality analysis from NABL-accredited laboratories travels with each consignment, which helps where containers are sampled at entry.
Get a price for Turkey
Tell us the variety, quantity, packing and discharge port and you will have an FOB or CIF quote within one working day.