Twice a year, the equinox balances day and night across the whole planet. EQUINOX SPICES was founded in 2021 by TJ Mohan Raja, with business partner Abishek Pandian, to bring that same balance to the spice trade — between the farm gate and the destination port, between quality and price.
Cardamom harvest · Wayanad, India
No commission chains, no anonymous lots. Our team stands at the drying yards and auction floors, contracts with farmer groups and estates, and walks every consignment from the field to the container.
Because we buy at origin — in the season — our buyers access origin prices without flying there themselves. That is the arbitrage we exist for, and it is what makes our quotes hard to beat.
Balance
The equinox is the day night and day stand equal. We trade the same way — a price fair to the farmer and to the buyer, at the same time.
Transparency
Origin, grade, lab report, terms. Every layer of the trade is visible to the buyer before a rupee changes hands.
Seasonality
Spice markets breathe with harvests. We buy in season, store clean, and sell into demand — timing is part of the price.
Four steps, one standard. Every lot follows the same route so the buyer knows exactly what arrives — and what it was tested for — before it leaves India.
Source
Contracted farmer groups and estates across the turmeric belt and the cardamom hills — Salem, Erode, Sangli, Idukki and Wayanad.
Clean & grade
Dust, stone and moisture removed; lots graded to millimetre and mesh at origin facilities.
Test
Independent lab checks — curcumin, ASTA, moisture, micro — before a lot is cleared to ship.
Ship
Container or LCL on FOB terms, fully documented to the port of loading. The certificate travels with the cargo.