Certificates and compliance
Rootsbay is a registered business in Bengaluru, India, with GST, Importer-Exporter Code (IEC) and Udyam (MSME) registrations. This page publishes those certificates and lists the other documents importers usually ask an agro exporter for. For test reports and export documents, ask us and we will tell you what is available for your market.
Registrations you can verify
Each certificate is shown as issued. Open the PDF for the full document, or check the number with the issuing authority.
GST registration
29EHIPG1769R1ZE
- Issued to
- Abhay S Gowda, trading as Rootsbay (proprietorship)
- Issued by
- Government of India, Goods and Services Tax
- Date
- 16 September 2026
Registers Rootsbay as a regular taxpayer in India. Quote the GSTIN on supplier forms and invoices, and check it on the government GST portal under Search Taxpayer.
Import Export Code (IEC)
EHIPG1769R
- Issued to
- Abhay S Gowda (proprietorship)
- Issued by
- Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- Date
- 17 September 2026
The code customs and shipping lines use to identify an Indian exporter. Check it on the DGFT website under Services, View Any IEC Details, with the IEC and firm name.
Udyam (MSME) registration
UDYAM-KR-03-0760777
- Issued to
- Rootsbay (Micro enterprise)
- Issued by
- Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India
- Date
- 19 September 2026
Registers Rootsbay as a Micro enterprise (classification year 2026-27) with India's Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
Which documents do importers usually ask for?
Importers of areca leaf plates usually ask for registrations to check the supplier, a food-contact test report and, for some markets, a compostability certificate. Shipments also need origin and, where required, plant-health papers.
| Document | What it shows | From Rootsbay |
|---|---|---|
| GST registration | Registers Rootsbay as a regular taxpayer in India. Quote the GSTIN on supplier forms and invoices, and check it on the government GST portal under Search Taxpayer. | Published above |
| Import Export Code (IEC) | The code customs and shipping lines use to identify an Indian exporter. Check it on the DGFT website under Services, View Any IEC Details, with the IEC and firm name. | Published above |
| Udyam (MSME) registration | Registers Rootsbay as a Micro enterprise (classification year 2026-27) with India's Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. | Published above |
| Food-contact test report | A lab report showing the material is safe to touch food. EU and German importers usually ask for migration testing (EU Regulation 1935/2004, LFGB). US importers usually ask for a food-contact compliance statement. | Ask us |
| Compostability certificate | Third-party certification to a compostability standard such as EN 13432 (EU) or ASTM D6400 (US). The 60–90 day home-compost figure on our product pages is Rootsbay's own specification, not a certificate. | Ask us |
| Certificate of origin | Issued for each shipment. States that the goods were made in India; some importing countries use it to set import duty. | Ask us |
| Phytosanitary certificate | Issued by India's plant quarantine authority for plant-based goods, when the destination country requires it. | Ask us |
Need documents for your market?
Tell us where you are shipping and which documents your importer or customs broker needs. We'll tell you what we can provide.