About us
Twenty-two years of moving food the difficult way — documented.
Sentra International is a privately held food import and export house headquartered in Hyderabad, India, with owned offices in Dubai, Singapore, New Jersey, Rotterdam and London.

Our approach
Sourcing is a control problem, not a purchasing one.
We buy at farm gate and mandi level through long-standing aggregator relationships in 14 states, which means we know the cluster, the season and the treatment history of the lot before it enters a warehouse. Every intake is sampled and held until the lab clears it.
Rejected lots are diverted to domestic channels rather than blended into export stock. It costs us margin. It is also why our claim ratio has stayed under 0.4% for six consecutive years.
Milestones
How we grew
2004
Founded in Hyderabad as a single-commodity basmati rice exporter serving the Gulf.
2009
First ISO 22000 certification; spice and pulse divisions added.
2013
Dubai trade desk opened at JAFZA to serve Middle East and African importers.
2017
Singapore APAC hub and the first IQF cold-chain programme go live.
2021
US FDA foreign facility registration and New Jersey import office established.
2024
Rotterdam EU gateway opened; BRCGS Grade AA achieved across three plants.
22
Years in food trade
48
Countries shipped
6,200+
Containers per year
12
Active certifications
Where we operate
| Office | Country | Function | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad | India | Head Office & Sourcing | GMT+5:30 |
| Dubai | UAE | Middle East & Africa Trade Desk | GMT+4 |
| Singapore | Singapore | APAC Distribution Hub | GMT+8 |
| New Jersey | United States | North America Import & FDA Compliance | GMT-5 |
| Rotterdam | Netherlands (EU) | European Union Gateway | GMT+1 |
| London | United Kingdom | UK Sales & Retail Programs | GMT+0 |

"A container is only as good as the document set travelling with it."
— Operating principle, since 2004