A procurement officer in Nairobi once told me she spent three weeks chasing a free-sale certificate from her Indian supplier — during which her central store ran out of 5 mL syringes entirely. By the time the document arrived, the demurrage clock at Mombasa port had added $1,200 to her landed cost. She switched suppliers. This post is for buyers in exactly that position.
Comparing Manshav Impex and HMD as syringes and blades exporters from India. Side-by-side on MOQ, documentation turnaround, private label, and FOB pricing for hospital procurement teams.
| Parameter | Manshav Impex | HMD (typical) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary products | Syringes (2 mL–50 mL), surgical blades (No. 10–24), scalpel handles | Syringes, blades, IV sets, catheters |
| Manufacturing base | Surat, Gujarat | Multiple sites |
| Certifications | ISO 13485, CE, WHO-GMP compliant manufacturing practices | ISO 13485, CE |
| Min. order (syringes) | 1 × 20' FCL (~200,000 pcs, 5 mL) | 300,000–500,000 pcs per SKU |
| Mixed-SKU container | Yes — 40–50 SKUs in one FCL | Limited; usually per-SKU MOQs apply |
| Regulatory dossier | 3–5 working days | 7–14 working days (varies by agent) |
| Private label | Yes — foil, carton, master carton | Available; tooling lead time longer |
| HS code (syringes) | 9018.31 | 9018.31 |
| HS code (blades) | 9018.90 | 9018.90 |
| Payment terms | 30% advance, 70% against BL | Varies; often LC at sight |
| Lead time (production) | 15–20 days ex-works | 20–30 days ex-works |
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Manshav Impex is a Surat-based manufacturer-exporter of medical consumables. Syringes — 2-part and 3-part, luer-lock and luer-slip, 1 mL to 50 mL — are a core line. Stainless-steel and carbon-steel surgical blades (No. 10 through No. 24) ship in foil peel-packs, 100 pieces per box. Manshav handles its own regulatory documentation in-house, which cuts the lag that plagues buyers dealing with exporters who outsource dossier prep.
Hindustan Medical Devices (HMD) is one of India's older medical disposable brands, with a broader catalogue spanning syringes, IV cannulas, blood collection sets, and urological products. Its domestic distribution footprint is large. In export, HMD works through a mix of direct and agent channels — the experience varies depending on which channel you land in.
Here's what most exporters won't tell you: the agent channel adds a documentation layer that can cost you two weeks every time you need a fresh certificate of free sale or a country-specific batch declaration. That delay is invisible on the price quote but highly visible at your port authority's window.
A 5 mL syringe from India costs roughly USD 0.028–0.038 FOB for a 300,000-piece lot. The spread between the two suppliers on price is often 3–6%. On a single FCL, that's maybe USD 700–1,400. One week of avoidable demurrage at Apapa Lagos or Mombasa Port — say USD 150/day — wipes out that saving in five days.
Buyers who chase the cheapest quote without pricing docs speed pay for it at the port.
What Manshav's in-house documentation desk provides on a standard shipment:
For buyers with NAFDAC or PPB registration already in place, getting the renewal-support pack in 3–5 days versus 2 weeks is the difference between a clean re-order cycle and a supply gap.
This is where smaller distributors and hospital procurement teams feel the pinch with higher-MOQ suppliers. If you need 150,000 syringes and 50,000 surgical blades — plus a few thousand pairs of exam gloves and some IV cannulas — HMD's per-SKU MOQ structure means you're either overstocking syringes or placing four separate small orders.
Manshav's mixed-FCL model lets a buyer consolidate up to 40–50 product lines into one 20-foot container. That single shipment:
Is mixed-container sourcing more complex to manage? For a first-time buyer, yes — the packing list is longer. But for any procurement team that has done it once, it's not complicated; it's just organised.
A growing number of distributors in East Africa, the Gulf, and Southeast Asia source under their own brand. The economics are compelling: a distributor brand commands 10–25% more shelf price while the manufacturer absorbs the unit cost difference.
Both Manshav and HMD offer private-label capability. The practical gap is tooling lead time for packaging — new carton artwork, foil printing plates — and the minimum print run that makes it economical.
Manshav's private-label entry point for syringes is around one FCL per SKU with a 15-day artwork-to-dispatch window for standard formats. Custom foil printing for surgical blades can be done with a 10,000-box minimum, which is achievable for most mid-size distributors without tying up excess inventory.
| Product | Manshav Impex FOB Surat | Typical India Market Range |
|---|---|---|
| 5 mL 3-part syringe (luer-lock) | USD 0.030–0.038 /pc | USD 0.028–0.042 /pc |
| 2 mL 2-part syringe | USD 0.018–0.024 /pc | USD 0.016–0.028 /pc |
| Surgical blade No. 22 (SS, foil) | USD 0.018–0.025 /pc | USD 0.016–0.030 /pc |
| Surgical blade No. 10 (carbon, foil) | USD 0.014–0.020 /pc | USD 0.012–0.022 /pc |
Ranges reflect 1×20' FCL volumes. Prices are indicative FOB Surat; confirmed rates depend on specs, quantity, and lead time. Request a PI for locked pricing.
Whether your tender is a 12-month KEMSA framework or a one-off order for a private hospital group, what you're really buying from your Indian supplier is reliability and documents — the syringes themselves are standardised. Choose accordingly.
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*Manshav Impex — ISO 13485, CE, and WHO-GMP compliant manufacturing practices. Exporting medical consumables from India to 50+ countries.*
Yes. Manshav routinely packs mixed consumables into a single FCL. A typical mixed container might include 2-part and 3-part syringes in multiple sizes, carbon and stainless blade ranges, and other disposables. You receive one combined packing list and one set of export documents.
Syringes and blades are manufactured under ISO 13485 quality management systems and CE-marked for the EU market. Manufacturing practices comply with WHO-GMP guidelines. Country-specific regulatory support documents (NAFDAC, PPB, TMDA, EDA, SFDA, etc.) are prepared by the in-house export compliance team.
For standard markets with existing templates (Nigeria NAFDAC, Kenya PPB, Tanzania TMDA, Ghana FDA, Saudi SFDA, UAE MOHAP), the supporting technical file is prepared within 3–5 working days. For first-time market registrations requiring a new dossier structure, allow 7–10 working days.
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