SLP EXPRESS
INTERNATIONAL COURIERS
A Brand of Sri Lakshmi Prasanna Enterprises
18+Yrs Trust
220+Countries
Protective 3-layer packing, honest shipment documents and free Hyderabad pickup for eligible food. Pick a destination for current rates, estimates and pre-check guidance.
Open the corridor that matches your family abroad. Each page includes indicative pricing, delivery windows and customs guidance.
From homemade avakaya in glass jars to commercial Priya pickle pouches, from gongura podi to qubani-ka-meetha — twenty-five years of perfecting the packing that lets these flavours travel without leaking.
Andhra pickles — the dominant category. Avakaya (mango pickle in oil), gongura pickle (red sorrel), tomato pickle, lemon and lime pickle, drumstick pickle, citron pickle, ginger pickle — we ship all major varieties. Homemade pickles from Hyderabad households come to us in glass jars or steel dabbas; we transfer them into vacuum-sealed food-grade pouches with double seal and oil-absorbent inner liners. A single pickle parcel typically weighs 2–5 kg and contains 4–8 jars of mixed varieties for the homesick recipient abroad.
Podis and chutneys. Dryness and sealed packaging can make an item easier to assess, but coconut, sesame, curry leaf and other ingredients can trigger destination-specific review. Share the full ingredient list and pack photo; no FDA, FSA, CFIA or Gulf outcome is guaranteed.
Hyderabadi sweets and snacks. Dry, commercially packed products may be reviewed after ingredients and destination are known. SLP does not offer a guaranteed cold chain for fresh wet sweets; products needing strict temperature control are accepted only if a suitable validated service is confirmed.
Ghee, oil and dairy — special handling required. Vacuum-sealed ghee tubs (200g to 1kg sizes), traditional cold-pressed oils (groundnut, sesame, coconut). Ghee is widely accepted but liquid limits vary — USA allows up to 5 litres per personal-use shipment, UK has no specific limit for sealed commercial product, Australia restricts dairy. We pour ghee into double-walled BPA-free containers, seal under nitrogen flush where possible, and pack in oil-absorbent inner liners as secondary protection.
What we will NOT ship — and why. Open jars without secondary seal (leak risk in unpressurised cargo holds), fresh fruits and vegetables (biosecurity rejections at USA, Canada, Australia, NZ), meat-based foods including dry meat pickles like uppu-cheppalu (universal customs rejection), homemade dairy products like fresh paneer, alcohol-based herbal preparations, fresh curry leaves. WhatsApp your food list before pickup — we tell you exactly what we will and won't ship for your destination country.
The reason your daughter in New Jersey gets her avakaya jar intact, not as a pickle-and-oil paste at the bottom of a soggy box.
Original glass jar OR food-grade BPA-free plastic container. We DO NOT reuse pickle jars from previous shipments. Lid screwed tight, sealed with one wrap of food-grade Teflon tape at the screw thread.
The sealed jar goes inside a secondary food-grade pouch with an absorbent inner liner. This adds containment if a lid seeps, but no packing method can guarantee zero leakage or damage in transit.
Industrial bubble-wrap (3 layers) around the vacuum pouch, then a small inner cardboard carton with corner inserts to prevent jar-to-jar impact during air cargo handling. Each jar isolated in its own inner cell.
7-ply corrugated export carton, double-taped seams, "FRAGILE — FOOD CONTENTS" stickers on all six faces, customs invoice in transparent pouch on top. Labelled with destination address in English and local script where applicable.
Result: in 18+ years and over 60,000 pickle shipments from Hyderabad to USA, UK, Canada, Australia and Gulf, our leak-and-loss rate is under 0.4% — well below industry benchmark of 2–3% for food shipments. The 4-layer packing is included free in every pickle booking.
Honest breakdown of what gets through and what gets seized at the major destinations.
| Country | Sealed pickles | Homemade food | Dry podis | Sweets | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Pre-check | Higher review | Pre-check | Pre-check | FDA + CBP |
| UK | Pre-check | Higher review | Pre-check | Pre-check | HMRC + FSA |
| Canada | Pre-check | Higher review | Pre-check | Pre-check | CFIA + CBSA |
| Australia | ~ Commercial only | ✗ Strictly rejected | ~ Inspected | ~ Inspected | DAFF |
| NZ | ~ Commercial only | ✗ Strictly rejected | ~ Inspected | ~ Inspected | MPI |
| UAE/Saudi | Pre-check | Higher review | Pre-check | Pre-check | Local customs |
| Germany/EU | Pre-check | Higher review | Pre-check | Pre-check | EU customs |
| Singapore | Pre-check | Higher review | Pre-check | Pre-check | SFA |
For Australia, New Zealand and increasingly the EU, we recommend shipping ONLY commercially-manufactured pickles with food-safety certification (Priya, Mother's Recipe, Mahesh Brand, MTR) — homemade pickles risk seizure at biosecurity. For all other countries, homemade pickles from your kitchen ship safely as long as we vacuum-seal and label them at pickup.
Plan your shipments around these dates to stay ahead of the festival rush.
Ramzan and Eid. Dry mixes, dates and dry-fruit gift boxes are common requests from Mehdipatnam, Tolichowki and Old City. Each item still needs an ingredient and route check. SLP does not promise a four-day arrival or guaranteed cold chain for fresh sweets.
Diwali (October–November). The largest single peak of the year for international Andhra sweet shipments. Sakinalu, ariselu, mysore pak, kaju katli, dry-fruit hampers and silver pooja samagri ship from Hyderabad to NRI families worldwide. Book pickup by mid-October for the best run at pre-Diwali delivery via DHL/FedEx Express. Our Banjara Hills and Jubilee Hills routes run two pickup slots daily during this peak.
Sankranti / Pongal (mid-January). Regional Telugu sweets (paramannam, pongal, ariselu variations), gongura pickle for the new harvest, sesame-based sweets (nuvvula laddu). Peak demand from Telangana and Andhra-origin households to US Midwest and Bay Area Telugu communities. Plan shipping for the first week of January.
Christmas and New Year (December). Karachi Bakery fruit biscuits and plum cakes ship in volume to UK, USA, Canada and Australia. Lower-volume season overall — faster transit and better rates available for non-perishable food shipments through December.
Twelve questions Hyderabad NRI families ask most often before booking food parcels.
Q. How much does a 2 kg pickle parcel from Hyderabad to USA cost?
Use the current USA pickle page after the items pass the ingredient and route check. The final chargeable weight may exceed the food weight after protective packing; the centrally maintained website rate and written confirmation are authoritative.
Q. Will my homemade avakaya leak in transit?
Not with our 4-layer packing standard. Glass jar is wrapped in vacuum-sealed pouch with oil-absorbent liner, then in bubble-wrap and inner carton, then in export-grade 7-ply carton. Leak rate under 0.4% across 60,000+ shipments.
Q. Can you ship double-ka-meetha and qubani-ka-meetha abroad?
Fresh wet sweets have spoilage and temperature-control risks. SLP does not promise ordinary gel packs will maintain a cold chain for five days. We accept a temperature-sensitive product only if a suitable validated service and route are confirmed.
Q. Does Hyderabadi biryani masala ship through customs?
Commercial packaging can help review, but ingredient, plant-material, labelling and destination rules still apply. No US, UK, Canadian or EU clearance is guaranteed; share the product photo and full ingredients first.
Q. Can I ship ghee internationally from Hyderabad?
Ghee is assessed by exact packaging, quantity, destination and carrier. It is not blanket-approved for any country or volume. If the route accepts it, we use secondary containment and declare the actual product and value.
Q. What about fresh curry leaves and gongura?
Fresh leaves are rejected at biosecurity by all major destinations. Send DRIED gongura podi (which we vacuum-seal at pickup) — it travels safely and is what most NRI households actually use in their cooking abroad.
Q. Do you ship to UK universities for student food packages?
Eligible food can be sent to many complete university addresses after ingredient, postcode and reception-access review. We confirm the current route estimate but do not guarantee a 1–2-day final mile or arrival date.
Q. Is there a weight limit for pickle parcels?
Practical maximum is 10 kg per box for pickle/food shipments — beyond this, weight-to-fragility ratio gets risky and we recommend splitting into two boxes. Most pickle shipments are 2–5 kg. For wholesale food consignments above 25 kg, see our wholesale courier service.
Q. Can you ship from any locality in Hyderabad?
Free pickup is available across Hyderabad after the food list and address are reviewed. WhatsApp the full address and we will confirm the exact available slot.
Q. What about gluten-free, organic or vegan-labelled food shipments?
Provide the full label and ingredient list. Those claims do not create automatic import eligibility. We explain known shipment-document needs; the sender supplies accurate evidence and the authority decides admission.
Q. Can you provide cold-chain shipping for paneer or fresh dairy?
SLP does not accept fresh paneer, yoghurt or buttermilk through a standard parcel service. Other processed dairy still requires a product, destination and carrier check; vacuum sealing alone does not make it eligible.
Q. How do I book a pickle shipment from Hyderabad?
WhatsApp +91 99510 83676 with the pickup address, photo and ingredient list for every food item, destination postcode and approximate weight. After route review, we confirm the current rate, packing plan and exact free-pickup slot.
Every major pickup zone has its own medicine, pickle, baggage & general courier pages — browse the full directory (Secunderabad, KPHB, Kondapur, Ameerpet, LB Nagar, etc.).
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We collect across Hyderabad and bring the standard packing materials. The exact pickup slot is confirmed after address review.
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We help prepare honest invoices and shipment documents. The destination authority decides clearance and any duty or tax.
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