Who We Are
About ShankuChakra: Indian Merchant Exporter
Our Focus
A Focused Merchant Exporter, Not a Generalist
ShankuChakra is an India-based merchant exporter and international sourcing partner specializing in selected Indian spices — turmeric, dry red chilli, coriander, black pepper, cumin, cardamom, dry ginger, fennel, fenugreek and dried curry leaves — for international wholesale buyers. Alongside this core spice business, we also source a curated set of related agricultural and value-added products: coco peat and coir pith, moringa, non-basmati rice, sesame seeds, tamarind and a range of Indian spice blends. We focus on identifying suitable suppliers, understanding buyer specifications and coordinating export-ready transactions.
The business has held export registration (Importer-Exporter Code) since 2011, alongside trademark registrations dating back to 2010. Our current focus on a curated, selected product range and a deliberate set of target markets reflects where we are concentrating buyer relationships now — not the extent of our registration history.
A fair question follows from that: why does a business registered since 2011 present itself as building new buyer relationships? Because the compliance base and the trading focus are two different things. The registrations were established and maintained over more than a decade. The curated product range on this site, and the markets listed on our export markets page, are where we are concentrating now — and we would rather state that plainly than imply a shipment history behind the current range that we are not putting evidence behind. What the longer registration history does give a buyer is a verifiable, compliant Indian entity that has existed and been kept in good standing for years, not a company formed last quarter.
Our approach is deliberately curated rather than comprehensive. Rather than attempting to sell every product from India, we concentrate on selected product categories where sourcing accessibility, handling practicality and international buyer requirements can be better managed. Our objective is not to build the largest possible product catalogue — our objective is to build reliable, repeatable international buyer relationships.
Our Initial Focus Is
- Indian Spices — our primary category
- Also sourced: Coco Peat & Coir Pith
- Also sourced: Moringa
- Also sourced: Agri Commodities — Non-Basmati Rice, Tamarind, Sesame Seeds & Millets
- Also sourced: Indian Spice Blends
Our Approach Is Based On
- Focused product selection
- Supplier coordination
- Clear buyer communication
- Long-term business relationships
- International trade discipline
Registrations We Hold
Verifiable, Government-Issued
- IEC — Importer-Exporter Code
- Issued 02-08-2011 by DGFT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Permanent registration.
- APEDA RCMC
- Registration-cum-Membership Certificate, Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Valid till 02-11-2026.
- FSSAI Registration
- Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Valid upto 04-12-2030.
- GST Registration
- Form REG-06, Government of India. Regular registration effective 01-07-2017.
- Udyam Registration
- Ministry of MSME. Micro enterprise, registered 06-09-2020.
- Trademark Registrations
- Classes 25, 29, 30, 31, 35 and 43 — Trade Marks Registry, Intellectual Property India.
Certificate images — with registration numbers masked for public display — are published on our certificates page. Full, unredacted copies are shared directly with buyers on a genuine sourcing enquiry.
Where We Operate From
Chennai: A Base Close to South India’s Growing Regions
ShankuChakra is registered and based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu — one of India’s container port cities and a natural coordination point for our South Indian sourcing base: turmeric from the Erode belt, dry red chilli from Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, coriander, non-basmati rice and dried curry leaves from Tamil Nadu, black pepper, cardamom and dry ginger from Kerala and Karnataka, and coco peat from coconut-processing units across Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Cumin, fennel, fenugreek and sesame are coordinated from supplier relationships further north and west — in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Telangana — through the same verification and documentation process, routed through Chennai for export.
Being based here rather than routing through a broker in another city means supplier visits, sample dispatch and documentation can be coordinated directly and quickly, with Chennai’s container shipping lines serving as the export gateway for the wider region.
If you found this page searching for a spice or rice exporter in Chennai or Tamil Nadu, the products we currently ship are listed on our export products page, and the markets we’re actively building buyer relationships in are on our export markets page.
Who You’ll Be Dealing With
Shanmukha Raju Y
Founder, ShankuChakra
ShankuChakra is my own company, and enquiries come to me directly rather than through a sales desk. If you send a requirement through this site, I am the person who reviews it, discusses it with the supplying source and replies to you.
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