Spices Board

Spices Board (Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India) is the flagship organization for development and worldwide promotion of Indian spices. The Board is an international link between the Indian exporters and the importers abroad. The Board has been spearheading activities for excellence of Indian spices. The Board has made quality and hygiene as the corner stones for its development and promotional strategies.

Spices Board functions to develop, promote and regulate export of spices and undertakes programmes and projects for promotion of export of spices. Schemes are being implemented to provide assistance for export promotion of all spices through support for technology upgradation, quality maintenance, brand promotion and research & product development. The Board ensures that the Indian spice industry conforms to the norms of BIS, ISO, USFDA, WHO, ASTA, ESA, AGMARK and cleanliness specifications of major importing countries.

Main Functions

• Research, Development and Regulation of domestic marketing of Small & Large Cardamom

• Post-harvest improvement of all spices

• Promotion of organic production, processing and certification of spices

• Development of spices in the North East

• Provision of quality evaluation services

• Export promotion of all spices through support for:-

  • Technology upgradation.

  • Quality upgradation

  • Brand promotion

  • Research & product development