Send Onam, Vishu and Christmas Gifts Abroad

Start earlier than you think

The weeks before Onam, Vishu and Christmas are the busiest of the year for every carrier out of India, and customs queues lengthen with the volume. A shipment that clears in a week in March can take considerably longer in late August. Order two to three weeks earlier than you would normally, and ask us for the ship-by date for your destination before the rush starts.

What people send

Onam sadhya provisions, banana chips, sharkara varatti and Kerala snacks; payasam mixes and jaggery; kasavu for the family; Vishu kani items and Vishukkaineettam gifts; Christmas cake, wine mix and plum-cake ingredients; and Malayalam books and calendars for the new year.

For the clothes and the lamp, see our notes on the Kerala half saree and the nilavilakku brass lamp for the Vishu kani.

Food is the part that needs care

Packaged, sealed, factory-labelled food generally forwards without difficulty. Home-made items, anything containing fresh or unprocessed plant material, and meat or dairy are restricted or prohibited in most destinations — Australia and New Zealand are the strictest, and refuse homemade food outright. Check the prohibited and restricted list for your country before ordering.

One parcel for the whole family

Relatives in Kerala can send to your suite code, or drop parcels at our warehouse in Kerala. Everything gathers under your account and ships as a single consolidated box, which is far cheaper than five people posting five parcels.