Cardamom is a residue-sensitive crop. The compliance regime below is what lets us hold direct accounts with buyers in the EU, Japan and the United States — and what protects the buyer on the other end.
HACCP
Govt of India
Spices Board
HACCP system documented across receiving, curing, grading, sorting, packing and despatch. Critical control points monitored per shift with logged records.
Government of India "Approved · Star Export House" recognition for export performance — the mark printed on our own MAS Spices packaging.
Central FSSAI manufacturer-and-export licence covering the Vandanmedu processing centre and all bulk & value-added cardamom SKUs. Renewed and audited annually.
Quality management system certified to ISO 9001:2015 across plantation processing, grading, lab analysis, packing and export documentation. Annual surveillance audit.
Licensed cardamom auctioneer under the Spices Board of India. Multi-generational presence on the Vandanmedu auction floor — the same licence that lets us trade on behalf of growers.
MAS operates organic masala product lines alongside the conventional cardamom export trade. Buyers requiring third-party organic certification (USDA / EU / India Organic) can request the relevant scope letter per consignment.

The Spices Board, Government of India, awarded Mas Enterprises Ltd its Export Award as a top exporter of small cardamom — a credential earned, not bought, on the Vandanmedu auction floor.
Awarded to M/s Mas Enterprises Ltd · Vandanmedu, Kerala
Top Most Exporter of Cardamom (Small) · Spices Board, Govt. of India
Moisture, volatile oil %, 1,8-cineole, alpha-terpinyl acetate — analysed per lot, signed by lab.
TPC · yeast · mould · salmonella · E.coli. Issued from in-house and third-party lab references.
Multi-residue panel screened against EU MRL and Japan Positive List standards as required.
Plant Quarantine Authority of India phyto certificate, issued lot-wise prior to despatch.
Spices Board of India export certificate — confirms the lot has cleared origin compliance.
Country-of-origin certificate from the local Chamber of Commerce. Available in EUR.1, GSP and country-specific forms.
Auditors, importers and food-safety teams — write to us and we will send the current scans of FSSAI, HACCP, ISO 9001:2015, Spices Board and Star Export House.