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Sandhya Aqua Export Pvt Limited
Seafoodfrozen vannamei shrimp
Data window: Jan 1, 2026 – Aug 19, 2026Updated Aug 30, 2026Source: US ocean import recordsMethodology
Supplier Profile
Integrated shrimp processor and exporter | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Updated Sep 2026
Sandhya Aqua is a family-owned Indian shrimp farmer, processor and exporter established in 2005, according to the company. It describes an integrated model spanning a hatchery, farms, processing and import/distribution operations, with raw, cooked and value-added Vannamei shrimp formats. Its site lists three Andhra Pradesh processing facilities with IQF, cooking and plate-freezing lines, while third-party reporting identified it as the Andhra Pradesh processor in a 2019 Walmart blockchain-traceability pilot. [1][2][5]
- Business type
- MANUFACTURER and exporter: the company describes operating hatchery, farms and three shrimp-processing units.1,2
- Location
- Headquarters: MIG 25A, Lawsons Bay Colony, Visakhapatnam 530017, Andhra Pradesh, India; processing sites are listed in Krishna and East Godavari districts.3
- Founded
- 2005, according to the company.2
- Ownership
- Family-owned group, according to the company.2
- Products
- Raw and cooked Vannamei shrimp in shell-on, headless, easy-peel, peeled/deveined and other formats; value-added shrimp rings, marinated shrimp and skewers. The company also states variants are available in Black Tiger and Sea Tiger.1
- Capabilities
- Company-stated infrastructure includes a hatchery, around 1,000 acres of owned/leased farms, and three processing units with eight IQF lines, four cooking lines and six plate freezers.1
- Processing facilities
- The company lists Unit 1 (est. 2008) and Unit 2 (est. 2019) in Vijayawada, plus a 2021 KKD-SEZ unit in Kakinada; stated IQF-only capacities are 12,000 MT, 12,000 MT and 18,000 MT annually, respectively.1
- Materials
- Farmed shrimp, principally Vannamei; the company states it also supplies Black Tiger and Sea Tiger variants.1
- Certifications
- The company states its hatchery is BAP-certified and that it operates ASC- and BAP-certified farms. Current certificate scope and validity should be verified directly with the relevant certification bodies.1
- Traceability
- Sandhya Aqua was named as the Andhra Pradesh seafood processor in Walmart's 2019 IBM Food Trust blockchain pilot for shrimp shipped to select Sam’s Club locations.4,5
- Group
- The company identifies AZ Gems in the United States, Bonmea Foods in Europe and Select Source in Canada as group import/distribution divisions.1,2
- Key people
- Veerabhadra Rao Kunam is listed as Founder & Managing Director; Kotaiah Chowdary Kunam is listed as Director and CEO; Harish Edara is listed as COO and Factory Head for Units 1 and 2.2
- Commercial contact
- Headquarters phone: +91 891 278 4599. The company lists separate addresses for its Krishna-district Units 1 and 2 and its Kakinada KKD unit.3
- Diligence notes
- ASC and BAP claims are presented on the company website; buyers should request current certificates and confirm the covered farm, hatchery and processing-site scope. The Walmart/Sam’s Club activity documented here was a 2019 traceability pilot, not evidence of current purchasing.1,4,5
- Key people
- Veerabhadra Rao Kunam, Founder & Managing Director; Kotaiah Chowdary Kunam, Director; described by the company as CEO; Harish Edara, COO, Factory Head Unit 1 & 22
Best suited for: Buyers seeking Indian farmed-shrimp supply with stated hatchery-to-processing integration, raw/cooked IQF formats and value-added shrimp options should evaluate Sandhya Aqua, subject to certificate and current-capacity verification.
Researched profile of Sandhya Aqua Export Pvt Limited, 7 Sept 2026, from 6 sources. Shipment figures elsewhere on this page are from US customs records, not from these sources.
Sources
- What We Do – Sandhya Aqua — Sandhya Aqua
- About Sandhya Aqua — Sandhya Aqua
- Contact Us – Sandhya Aqua — Sandhya Aqua
- Walmart uses blockchain to track Indian shrimp exports to US — SeafoodSource
- Walmart pilots blockchain project to track shrimp exports from the farmer in Andhra to an overseas retailer — Mint
- Sandhya Aqua Export Pvt Limited supplier customs record — Mati Logistics
Company details
As filed on the customs records.
Contact
- Country
- India (IN)
Shipping history
- First shipment
- Jan 5, 2015
- Shipments, all time
- 6,800
- Shipments, analysed window
- 80 (Jan 1, 2026 – Aug 19, 2026)
- Year on year
- -44.05%
- Quarter on quarter
- +40.94%
“All time” covers this supplier’s whole record in the source export; the analysed window is the span of the shipments held here, which the trade evidence below is built from.
At a glance
What this supplier appears to ship
- Cargo Stowed Refrigerated Sthe Requested Carrying Temperature Degrees Celsius Master…
- Cooked Frozen Peeled Deveined Tail Vannamei Shrimp Rings Iqf Hscd Crust Mollusc Prepared…
- Cargo Stowed Refrigerated Sthe Requested Carrying Temperature Degrees Celsius Master…
HS: 030617, 160521, 160529
Evidence of recent activity
- Latest shipment
- Aug 19, 2026
- Shipments in window
- 80
- US buyers
- 2
- First shipment on record
- Jan 5, 2015
What customs data cannot confirm
Shipment counts, buyers and recency show trade activity only. They do not verify product quality, certifications, production capacity, minimum order quantities, pricing, lead times, or whether a company will take on a new buyer. Use the evidence to shortlist, then verify directly.
Trade evidence
From US ocean import records, Jan 1, 2026 – Aug 19, 2026. Counts are bills of lading; definitions on the methodology page.
80
Shipments in window
2
US buyers
largest: Az Gems Inc
156.2
TEU
$9,135,150
Declared value (CIF)
Who imports from them
Az Gems Inc received 79 of the 80 shipments (99%); 1 other buyer account for the rest.
| Buyer | Shipments | Last |
|---|---|---|
| Az Gems Inc | 79 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| True Grade Llc | 1 | Jul 21, 2026 |
HS codes shipped
030617Other shrimps and prawns63160521Not in airtight containers11160529Other6
What they ship
- Cargo Stowed Refrigerated Sthe Requested Carrying Temperature Degrees Celsius Master Master Cooked Frozen Peeled Deveined Tail Vannamei Shrimps Iqf Latin Name Litopenaeus Vannamei Master Lot Sae Dated Nov Processed Packed Sandhya Aqua Exports Private Limited Ksez Plot Ponnada Village Kothapalli Mandal Kakinada East Godavari District Andhra Pradesh Fda Registration Shipping Bill Dated Nov Temperature Minus Degrees Celsius6
- Cooked Frozen Peeled Deveined Tail Vannamei Shrimp Rings Iqf Hscd Crust Mollusc Prepared Preserved Other Please Note Quantity Cargo Are Based Ocean Carrier Has Knowledge Informat Ion Reason Believe Suspect That Information Furnished Incomplete Inaccurate False4
- Cargo Stowed Refrigerated Sthe Requested Carrying Temperature Degrees Celsius Master Master Cooked Frozen Peeled Deveined Tail Vannamei Shrimp Rings Iqf Latin Name Litopenaeus Vannamei Shrimps Sauce Cups Master Lot Sae Dated Nov Processed Packed Sandhya Aqua Exports Private Limited Ksez Plot Ponnada Village Kothapalli Mandal Kakinada East Godavari District Andhra Pradesh Fda Registration Shipping Bill Dated Nov Temperature Minus Degrees Celsius4
- Cargo Stowed Refrigerated Sthe Requested Carrying Temperature Degrees Celsius Master Master Raw Frozen Peeled Deveined Tail Off Curl Control Vannamei Shrimps Iqf Latin Name Litopenaeus Vannamei Master Dated Jun Processed Packed Fda Registration Shipping Bill Dated Jun Temperature Minus Degrees Celsius3
- Master Master Raw Frozen Peeled Deveined Tail Off Vannamei Shrimps Iqf Latin Name Litopenaeus Vannamei Master Lot Sae Dated Nov Processed Packed Sandhya Aqua Exports Private Limited Ksez Plot Ponnada Village Kothapalli Mandal Kakinada East Godavari District Andhra Pradesh Fda Registration Shipping Bill Dated Nov Temperature Minus Degrees Celsius Cargo Stowed Refrigerated Requested Carrying Temperatu Degrees Celsius3
- Cargo Stowed Refrigerated Sthe Requested Carrying Temperature Degrees Celsius Master Master Raw Frozen Peeled Deveined Tail Off Vannamei Shrimps Iqf Latin Name Litopenaeus Vannamei Master Sae Dated Nov Processed Packed Sandhya Aqua Exports Pvt Limited Kurumaddali Village Pamarru Mandal Krishna Dist Andhra Pradesh India Fda Registration Fei Shipping Bill Dated Nov Temperature Minus Degrees Celsius3
- Cargo Stowed Refrigerated Sthe Requested Carrying Temperature Degrees Celsius Master Master Raw Frozen Peeled Deveined Tail Off Vannamei Shrimps Iqf Latin Name Litopenaeus Vannamei Master Sae Dated Nov Processed Packed Sandhya Aqua Exports Private Limited Ksez Plot Ponnada Village Kothapalli Mandal Kakinada East Godavari District Andhra Pradesh Fda Registration Shipping Bill Dated Nov Temperature Minus Degrees Celsius3
- Cargo Stowed Refrigerated Sthe Requested Carrying Temperature Degrees Celsius Master Master Raw Frozen Peeled Deveined Tail Off Vannamei Shrimps Iqf Latin Name Litopenaeus Vannamei Master Dated Jul Processed Packed Sandhya Aqua Exports Private Limited Ksez Plot Ponnada Village Kothapalli Mandal Kakinada East Godavari District Andhra Pradesh Fda Registration Shipping Bill Dated Jul Temperature Minus Degrees Celsius2
- Cargo Stowed Refrigerated Sthe Requested Carrying Temperature Degrees Celsius Master Master Cooked Frozen Peeled Deveined Tail Vannamei Shrimps Iqf Latin Name Litopenaeus Vannamei Master Sae Dated Nov Processed Packed Sandhya Aqua Exports Private Limited Ksez Plot Ponnada Village Kothapalli Mandal Kakinada East Godavari District Andhra Pradesh Fda Registration Shipping Bill Dated Nov Temperature Minus Degrees Celsius2
- Cargo Stowed Refrigerated Sthe Requested Carrying Temperature Degrees Celsius Master Master Raw Frozen Headless Easy Peel Black Tiger Shrimps Iqf Latin Name Penaeus Monodon Master Sae Dated Nov Processed Packed Sandhya Aqua Exports Pvt Limited Kurumaddali Village Pamarru Mandal Krishna Dist Andhra Pradesh India Fda Registration Fei Shipping Bill Dated Nov Temperature Minus Degrees Celsius2
- Cargo Stowed Refrigerated Sthe Requested Carrying Temperature Degrees Celsius Master Master Cooked Frozen Peeled Deveined Tail Off Vannamei Shrimps Iqf Latin Name Litopenaeus Vannamei Master Lot Sae Dated Nov Processed Packed Sandhya Aqua Exports Private Limited Ksez Plot Ponnada Village Kothapalli Mandal Kakinada East Godavari District Andhra Pradesh Fda Registration Shipping Bill Dated Nov Temperature Minus Degrees Celsius2
- Cargo Stowed Refrigerated Sthe Requested Carrying Temperature Degrees Celsius Master Master Cooked Frozen Peeled Deveined Tail Vannamei Shrimp Rings Iqf Latin Name Litopenaeus Vannamei Shrimps Sauce Cups Master Lot Sae Dated Nov Processed Packed Sandhya Aqua Exports Pvt Limited Kurumaddali Village Pamarru Mandal Krishna Dist Andhra Pradesh India Fda Registration Fei Shipping Bill Dated Nov Temperature Minus Degrees Celsius2
- Shrimps Master Master Raw Frozen Peeled Deveined Tail Off Vannamei Shrimps Iqf Latin Name Litopenaeus Vannamei Master Dated Jun Processed Packed Sandhya Aqua Exports Private Limited Ksez Plot Ponnada Village Kothapalli Mandal Kakinada East Godavari District Andhra Pradesh Fda Registration Shipping Bill Dated Jun Full Temperature Minus Degrees Celsius1
- Master Master Raw Frozen Peeled Deveined Tail Vannamei Shrimps Iqf Latin Name Litopenaeus Vannamei Master Master Raw Frozen Peeled Deveined Tail Off Vannamei Shrimps Iqf Latin Name Litopenaeus Vannamei Master Master Cooked Frozen Peeled Deveined Tail Vannamei Shrimps Iqf Latin Name Litopenaeus Vannamei Master Master Raw Frozen Headless Shell Vannamei Shrimps Iqf Latin Name Litopenaeus Vannamei Master Dated May Processed Packed Sandhya Aqua Exports Pvt Limited Kurumaddali Village Pamarru Mandal Krishna Dist Andhra Pradesh India Fda Registration Fei Party Gems Redlands Usa Fda Registration Shipping Bill Dated May Temperature Minus Degrees Celsius Cargo Stowed Refrigerated Requested Carrying Temperatu Degrees Celsius1
- Cargo Stowed Refrigerated Sthe Requested Carrying Temperature Degrees Celsius Master Master Raw Frozen Peeled Deveined Tail Off Vannamei Shrimps Iqf Latin Name Litopenaeus Vannamei Master Dated May Processed Packed Fda Registration Shipping Bill Dated May Temperature Minus Degrees Celsius1
- Cooked Frozen Headless Easy Peel Vannamei Shrimps Iqf Hscd Crust Mollusc Prepared Preserved Airtight Please Note Quantity Cargo Are Based Ocean Carrier Has Knowledge Informat Ion Reason Believe Suspect That Information Furnished Incomplete Inaccurate False1
- Raw Frozen Peeled Deveined Tail Off Vannamei Shrimps Iqf Hscd Crustacean Human Consumption Other Shrimps Prawns Please Note Quantity Cargo Are Based Ocean Carrier Has Knowledge Informat Ion Reason Believe Suspect That Information Furnished Incomplete Inaccurate False1
- Frozen Shrimps Hscd Crustacean Human Consumption Other Shrimps Prawns Please Note Quantity Cargo Are Based Ocean Carrier Has Knowledge Information Reason Believe Suspect That Information Furnished Incomplete Inaccurate False1
- Raw Frozen Peeled Deveined Master Master Raw Frozen Peeled Deveined Tail Off Vannamei Shrimp Iqf Latin Name Litopenaeus Vannamei Master Lot Dated May Processed Packed Sandhya Aqua Exports Private Limited Ksez Plot Ponnada Village Kothapalli Mandal Kakinada East Godavari District Andhra Pradesh Fda Registration Shipping Bill Dated May1
- Master Master Cooked Frozen Peeled Deveined Tail Off Vannamei Shrimp Iqf Latin Name Litopenaeus Vannamei Master Lot Dated May Processed Packed Sandhya Aqua Exports Private Limited Ksez Plot Ponnada Village Kothapalli Mandal Kakinada East Godavari District Andhra Pradesh Fda Registration Shipping Bill Dated May1
- Tail Off Vannamei Shrimp Master Master Cooked Frozen Peeled Deveined Tail Off Vannamei Shrimp Iqf Latin Name Litopenaeus Vannamei Master Lot Dated May Processed Packed Sandhya Aqua Exports Private Limited Ksez Plot Ponnada Village Kothapalli Mandal Kakinada East Godavari District Andhra Pradesh Fda Registration Shipping Bill Dated Jun1
- Cargo Stowed Refrigerated Sthe Requested Carrying Temperature Degrees Celsius Master Master Cooked Frozen Peeled Deveined Tail Vannamei Shrimps Iqf Latin Name Litopenaeus Vannamei Master Lot Dated May Processed Packed Ksez Plot Ponnada Village Kothapalli Mandal Kakinada East Godavari District Andhra Pradesh Fda Registration Shipping Bill Dated May Temperature Minus Degrees Celsius1
- Master Master Raw Frozen Peeled Deveined Tail Off Vannamei Shrimps Iqf Latin Name Litopenaeus Vannamei Master Lot Dated Jun Processed Packed Sandhya Aqua Exports Private Limited Ksez Plot Ponnada Village Kothapalli Mandal Kakinada East Godavari District Andhra Pradesh Fda Registration Shipping Bill Dated Jun Temperature Minus Degrees Celsius Cargo Stowed Refrigerated Requested Carrying Temperatu Degrees Celsius1
- Cargo Stowed Refrigerated Sthe Requested Carrying Temperature Degrees Celsius Master Master Raw Frozen Peeled Deveined Tail Off Vannamei Shrimps Iqf Latin Name Litopenaeus Vannamei Master Dated Jun Processed Packed Sandhya Aqua Exports Private Limited Ponnada Village Kothapalli Mandal Kakinada East Godavari District Andhra Pradesh Fda Registration Shipping Bill Dated Jun Temperature Minus Degrees Celsius1
- Cargo Stowed Refrigerated Sthe Requested Carrying Temperature Degrees Celsius Master Master Raw Frozen Peeled Deveined Tail Vannamei Shrimps Iqf Latin Name Litopenaeus Vannamei Master Lot Dated Jun Processed Packed Sandhya Aqua Exports Private Limited East Godavari District Andhra Pradesh Fda Registration Shipping Bill Dated Jun Temperature Minus Degrees Celsius1
Verbatim customs descriptions. They describe what moved, not the factory’s full range.
What the data shows: Colombo Harbor and Pusan account for the two largest groups: 61 (76%) and 9 (11%) of 80 shipments across 5 ports of loading.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Sandhya Aqua Export Pvt Limited ship to the United States?
The ‘What they ship’ section lists the verbatim product descriptions from Sandhya Aqua Export Pvt Limited’s 80 US ocean import filings in the analysed window, alongside the HS codes declared. They describe what moved, not the company’s full range.
Who imports from Sandhya Aqua Export Pvt Limited?
2 US buyers appear as consignee on the records; they are listed under ‘Who imports from them’ with shipment counts and last-seen dates.
Is Sandhya Aqua Export Pvt Limited still active?
The latest shipment on record arrived on Aug 19, 2026. Recency is the best available signal of activity; it is not a guarantee that the company is trading today.
Does this page verify quality or certifications?
No. Shipment counts, buyers and recency show trade activity only. They do not verify product quality, certifications, production capacity, minimum order quantities, pricing, lead times, or whether a company will take on a new buyer. Use the evidence to shortlist, then verify directly.
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