The mango programme · GI-tagged origin · February – August
Mango suppliers from India, to the UK.
GI-tagged Alphonso from Ratnagiri & Devgad, then Bengal's finest until late August — graded at origin, cleared on both sides, delivered to your UK door.
The mango season, from orchard to UK delivery
The Orchard
Sea breeze, red-laterite soil, and trees that have fed generations.
Direct partnerships with mango farmers — no middlemen between the branch and your order.
The Harvest
Picked at dawn at optimal maturity. Graded by size, blush and brix.
Only export-grade fruit continues — the rest never leaves the farm.
The Relay
When Konkan sleeps, Bengal wakes.
Himsagar · Langra · Fazli · Amrapali — the Malda belt carries supply to late August.
The Crossing
Air freight for the earliest lots. Sea freight for volume.
Export clearance, UK customs and delivery, all handled by us.
Delivered Fresh
From branch to British shelf with days — not weeks — in between.
Door to door, to your warehouse or store, anywhere in the UK.
Daily air freight · India → London Heathrow
Fresh fruit can't wait for a ship.
At the height of the season we fly consignments daily. After harvest the fruit ripens at room temperature at origin, where the Ratnagiri climate suits it, with cold storage only when a consignment needs it. It is then packed, flown to Heathrow and cleared by our UK partners on arrival.
Daily
departures in peak season
Ambient
ripening at origin after harvest
0%
UK duty and VAT on fresh mango
Seven-month season
The Indian mango season, month by month.
Select a month to see which varieties are in season and where they come from.
April · Ratnagiri & Devgad
Alphonso (peak)
Peak season — highest volumes, finest grading. Book ahead.
The full calendar, with what moves the dates from one year to the next, is in our Indian mango season calendar for UK buyers.
What we export
Mango varieties we supply from India to the UK.
| Variety | Origin | Window | Character | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphonso (Hapus) | Ratnagiri & Devgad, Maharashtra | February – June | GI-tagged. Saffron flesh, honeyed aroma, virtually no fibre. | Premium retail & gifting |
| Himsagar | Malda belt, West Bengal | May – June | Fibreless and intensely aromatic — Bengal's favourite. | Retail & foodservice |
| Langra | West Bengal | June – July | The green-skinned classic; tangy-sweet balance. | Wholesale volume |
| Fazli | Malda, West Bengal | July – late August | The late-season giant — supply after other origins close. | Late-season programmes |
| Amrapali | West Bengal | July – August | Deep-orange flesh, intensely sweet. | Retail |
Door to door
How our India-to-UK mango supply works.
- 01
Season plan
Tell us volumes and months; we map your supply across Konkan and Bengal so you're never out of fruit between February and late August.
- 02
Harvest & grading
Partner farmers pick at optimal maturity; fruit is graded by size, blush and brix at origin. Only export grade continues.
- 03
Packing & labelling
Export cartons packed and labelled to UK retail standards — including your own retail labelling if you need it.
- 04
Export clearance
India-side customs and export documentation, prepared by our team. Fresh mango needs no phytosanitary certificate for Great Britain.
- 05
Freight to the UK
Air freight for early premium lots; sea freight for volume. Tracked end to end.
- 06
UK clearance & delivery
Our UK partner companies lodge the import declarations, then deliver to your warehouse or store door.
Good to know
Importing mangoes from India — FAQs.
Who supplies Indian mangoes to the UK?+
BRITBASKET PRIVATE LIMITED is a mango supplier from India to the UK, working directly with GI-tagged Alphonso farmers in Ratnagiri and Devgad (Maharashtra) and late-season partner farms in West Bengal's Malda belt. We handle export customs in India, import clearance in the UK through our partner companies, and deliver door to door.
When does the Indian mango season start and end?+
Export can begin as early as February with Devgad Alphonso and runs to late August with Fazli and Amrapali from West Bengal — a seven-month window that outlasts most mango origins worldwide.
Which mango varieties can you supply to the UK?+
GI-tagged Alphonso (Hapus) from Ratnagiri and Devgad, plus Himsagar, Langra, Fazli and Amrapali from West Bengal. Each variety has its own window between February and late August.
What paperwork is needed to import mangoes from India to the UK?+
Less than most buyers expect. In Great Britain fresh mango is a low-risk plant product: it needs no phytosanitary certificate, no IPAFFS pre-notification and no systematic plant health check at the border. It does need India-side export documents, a UK customs declaration, ISPM 15 marks on any wooden pallets or crates, and labels that meet the General Marketing Standard. Northern Ireland follows EU rules and does need a certificate. We prepare the India side, our UK partner companies lodge the declaration, and you receive cleared fruit at your door.
Can you deliver mangoes directly to our UK warehouse or store?+
Yes. Our UK partner companies clear the fruit at port and deliver directly to your warehouse or store anywhere in the UK — including agreed delivery windows with your goods-in team.
How do I get a wholesale price for Indian mangoes?+
Send us your estimated volumes and the months you want covered by email to business@britbasket.in or on WhatsApp at +44 7438 535901, and we'll come back with a season plan and pricing per variety and window.
Every document and check, in order, is in our guide to importing mangoes from India to the UK.
Book your season's supply.
Tell us your volumes and the months you need — we'll map your supply across the season.
Enquire for wholesale