UMAEXPORTS

Uma Exports is engaged into trading and marketing of agricultural produce and commodities such as sugar, spices like dry red chillies, turmeric, coriander, cumin seeds, food grains like rice, wheat, corn, sorghum and tea, pulses and agricultural feed like soyabean meal and rice bran de-oiled cake. It imports lentils, faba beans, black urad dal and tur dal in India in bulk quantities. Its major imports are from Canada, Australia and Burma. It is B2B traders, highly specialized in sugar and Lentils. It maintains stocks and distribute them to different institutional parties like manufacturers, exporters, etc. It provides them in bulk quantities. The company has developed business strategy to switch over exports/imports from one commodity to another with change in demand or inconsistency in pricing for any commodity during any season. This policy adopted by the management ensures that the Company does not pass through a lean period during the year. 

With an objective of having overseas presence, the company acquired 100% shareholding of U.E.L. International FZE, incorporated under the laws of United Arab Emirates and having its registered office at FDRK0757 Compass Building, Al Shohada Road, AL Hamra Industrial Zone-FZ, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. U.E.L. International FZE is engaged in business of trading in sugar, spices & textile.

Business area of the company

The Company specializes in the global supply chain management of agricultural produce and commodities, such as lentis sugar, spices, food grains and agricultural feed. It has developed specialist competency in importing lentils, fava beans, black urad dal and tur dal majorly from Canada, Australia and Burma, and exporting sugar to Sri Lanka, UAE and Afghanistan and corn to Bangladesh.

Products

• Sugar
• Dry Red Chillies
• Coriander
• Cumin seed
• Tea
• Pulses
• Rice
• Wheat
• Corn
• Sorghum

Major Events and Milestones

• 1988: Incorporation of the Company as a private company with the name ‘Uma Exports Private Limited’ with the business of export of building materials i.e., Marble, Granite, Marble Chips, etc to the neighbouring country Bangladesh.
• 1992: The Company obtained Importer Exporter Code.
• 1997: The Company diversified business from trading in building materials to trading in agricultural produce and commodities.
• 1997: The Company received a certificate of membership from Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority to act as merchant-exporter for floriculture, vegetable seeds, basmati rice, wheat, herbal and medicinal plants etc.
• 1998: The Company was granted a certificate of recognition as “Export House” by Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
• 2007: The Company was granted a certificate of recognition as “Star House” by Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
• 2009: The Company was granted a certificate of recognition as “Trading House” by Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
• 2009: The Company was converted from a private limited company into a public limited company and consequently the name of the Company was changed from “Uma Exports Private Limited” to “Uma Exports Limited” to reflect such change.
• 2010: The Company set up facility for processing of dal and pulses at Dhulagori, Kolkata.
• 2014: The Company received a certificate of registration from Spices Board to act as merchant-exporter of spices.
• 2014: Acquisition of 100% shareholding of U.E.L International FZE, a company registered in the UAE.
• 2015: The Company was granted a certificate of recognition as “Two Star Export House” by Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
  2015: The Company received a certificate of membership from Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
• 2018: The Company received a certificate of registration from Coffee Board to act as merchant-exporter of coffee.
• 2019: Incorporation of a wholly owned subsidiary Uma Export Pte. Ltd. in Singapore.
• 2020: the Company received a certificate of registration from National Federation of Farmers Procurement Processing & Retailing Cooperatives of India Limited for supply of rice, sugar, salt, pulses, spices etc on pan India basis.
• 2020: The Company received a certificate of registration from National Cooperative Consumers Federation of India Limited to act as importer & exporter of non-food items (agro products).
• 2021: Striking off of the wholly owned subsidiary incorporated in Singapore i.e. Uma Export Pte. Ltd.