Nongshim reportedly began supplying 19 products to major Indian cities through the quick-commerce platform Blinkit, after its exports to India grew 18.3% a year on average in 2023–2025.
BY FIELD · Quick Commerce
Blinkit, Zepto & Swiggy Instamart
Indian quick commerce passed 9.5 million orders a day in Aug 2026. Listing terms aren't public — we check them case by case.
For: food, beauty and household goods aimed at city consumersWhat you must do
Recommended
Example
Dark stores are small. Start with fast-moving small packs and low-price SKUs
Source: Entrepreneur India (Datum Intelligence) · 2026-08-18 ↗Recommended
Daily orders: Blinkit 3.4–3.6M, Zepto 2.4–2.6M, Instamart 1.3–1.45M (Aug 2026, Datum)
Source: Entrepreneur India (Datum Intelligence) · 2026-08-18 ↗Recommended
Official
FY26: Blinkit 917M, Zepto 640M, Instamart 412M orders (Zepto listing documents)
Source: Apparel Resources · 2026-10-20 checked ↗Recommended
To verify
About 5,026 dark stores across the top three (May 2026), reportedly up about 48% in a year
Source: Shopappy (citing Equirus report) · 2026-05 ↗Required
Official
Rule 10A applies to every e-commerce entity, including inventory models
Source: Ministry of Consumer Affairs notification (full text on TaxGuru) · 2026-02-13 ↗Conditional
Official
Zepto filed a self-audit report in Sep 2025, but the CCPA issued a separate order. Check how listings and discounts are shown
Source: Lexplosion · 2026-10-20 checked ↗Conditional
To verify
Margins and payment terms differ between supplying the platform directly and supplying via a local distributor
Conditional
Official
Check imported food labels for importer details, FSSAI logo and licence number, and remaining shelf-life rules
Source: FSSAI (official) · 2026-10-20 checked ↗Steps & deadlines
- 1 weekChoose cities, price bands and SKUsClient & Adullam · Source: Entrepreneur India (Datum Intelligence) · 2026-08-18 ↗
- 2–4 weeksPlatform category managers · distributor introductionsAdullam · Source: Adullam Consulting · 2026-10-20 checked ↗
- 2 weeksProduct listing · warehouse/dark store inboundPlatform & distributor · Source: Outlook India · 2026-06-30 ↗
- LaunchDisplay ads and samplingAdullam · Source: Adullam Consulting · 2026-10-20 checked ↗
- WeeklyReview sales data · adjust stockAdullam · Source: Entrepreneur India (Datum Intelligence) · 2026-08-18 ↗
Documents to prepare
- FSSAI and CDSCO approvals
- GSTIN
- Shelf life and storage conditions
- Small-pack sizes and barcodes
- MRP label
Time & fees Example
- Duration
- About 4–10 weeks (example)
- Fees
- Quote per case
- Deliverables
- Listing · first inbound · weekly sales report
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FSSAI approval for food and CDSCO for cosmetics come first
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According to Zepto's updated draft prospectus, Instamart's share of the top three's FY26 orders fell to 20.9% from 34.3% two years earlier, as Blinkit and Zepto pulled ahead. Useful when deciding which platform to start with.
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