Sesame exporter · Karachi, Pakistan
About PG Commodities
Processed to specification, delivered to standard
PG Commodities is an agricultural commodity exporter in Karachi, Pakistan, and a member of The Product Group, founded in Karachi in 1970. It has exported since 2016, and ships Sortex and hulled sesame to EU and US specifications, basmati and IRRI-6 rice, feed maize, eggs, potatoes and red onion from the Port of Karachi to Europe, the UK, the USA, Canada and the GCC.
Our farmers grow our sesame pesticide free. We test every lot in‑house against the EU’s list of more than 700 banned chemicals, and SGS tests it again, then clean, hull and colour sort the sesame in our own plant in Karachi.
Exporting since
2016The Product Group since
1970Certifications
13Products
6What we export
Six products, from the Port of Karachi
- Sesame
- Sortex and hulled, for EU and US buyers: Sortex, EU, hulled, EU and Sortex, USA
- Rice
- 1121, Super Kernel and D 86 basmati, and IRRI-6 white rice
- Maize
- Feed-grade maize from the spring crop, in 50 kg PP bags or in bulk
- Eggs
- Fresh hen eggs in small, medium and large, packed 360 to a carton
- Potatoes
- Grade A Muzika, Sante Seed and Red Potato Muzika, new crop or from storage
- Red onion
- Pink and red dome-shaped onions, in mesh bags from 3 to 18 kg
- Shipped to
- The UAE, Belgium, Germany, South Korea and the USA
- Markets
- Europe (except Russia), the UK, the USA, Canada and the GCC
The Product Group
Founded in Karachi in 1970
On 23 November 1966, in the Carrington Plastics Laboratory in England, President Ayub Khan met Muhammad Nasir Vohra, a Pakistani student of the Department of Polymer Technology of John Dalton College: Pakistan’s first polymer technologist. Four years later, in Karachi, he started The Product Group. His first trade was polymer, the material he had studied.
In Phuket, in 1990, he gave a keynote to the Japanese delegation from Kuraray. The Product Group is Kuraray’s official distributor.
Today the group has partners in twelve countries, more than 50 long-term producer partnerships, and distributes over 200,000 tonnes of industrial products a year. Its companies are GTCL, SPC and PG Commodities.
Twelve countries
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Belgium
- Germany
- Italy
- United Arab Emirates
- Pakistan
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- South Korea
Farm and plant
From our farmers to our own plant
Better lives for the farmers who grow it
Pakistan’s farmers are its marginalised backbone. Our Farmer Rehabilitation Programme pays our farmers above market rate, and they grow our sesame pesticide free. The farm is in Khanewal, Punjab.
Tested before it leaves the farm
We test every lot in‑house against the EU’s list of more than 700 banned chemicals, and SGS tests it again. A lot that fails stays with the farmer to sell.
Into an export-grade truck
We load the lot into a closed truck. Our storage protocols keep the sesame at its ideal temperature.
Processed in our own plant in Karachi
Machine cleaning, hulling and colour sorting, to each buyer’s order.
A sample of every lot we ship stays in my office
One sample from each lot stays with us in Karachi, as our record of what we sent. If anything about a shipment isn’t right, tell us and we’ll work it out with you. Shayan Vohra, Chief Executive
Shipped from Karachi
From the Port of Karachi (PKKHI), FOB Karachi or CIF.
Certifications
Thirteen certifications
- ISO 22000:2018
- ISO 9001:2015
- ISO 14001
- ISO 37001
- BRCGS
- HACCP
- GMP
- GLOBALG.A.P.
- SMETA
- Sedex
- FSSC 22000
- Kosher
- Halal
SGS issues our ISO, FSSC 22000, BRCGS, HACCP, GMP and GLOBALG.A.P. certificates. Copies of every certificate are sent on request.
People and offices
Who you deal with
- Chief Executive Officer
- Shayan Vohra
- Chief Operating Officer
- Saad Niazi
- Head office
- 43-C, 24th East Street, Phase 1, DHA, Karachi, Pakistan
- UAE office
- E-26, Ajman Free Zone, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
Buyers’ questions
What buyers ask about us
Who is PG Commodities?
An agricultural commodity exporter in Karachi, Pakistan, exporting since 2016. It ships Sortex and hulled sesame to EU and US specifications, basmati and IRRI-6 rice, feed maize, eggs, potatoes and red onion from the Port of Karachi.
Which group is PG Commodities part of?
The Product Group, founded in Karachi in 1970 by Muhammad Nasir Vohra, Pakistan’s first polymer technologist. Its companies are GTCL, SPC and PG Commodities, and it is Kuraray’s official distributor.
Where is PG Commodities based?
The head office is at 43-C, 24th East Street, Phase 1, DHA, Karachi, Pakistan, and the UAE office at E-26, Ajman Free Zone, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Does PG Commodities have its own processing plant?
Yes. In our own plant in Karachi we clean, hull and colour sort sesame to each buyer’s order.
How is each lot tested?
We test every lot in‑house against the EU’s list of more than 700 banned chemicals, and SGS tests it again. Lots are tested by an ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory, and every lot comes with its own Certificate of Analysis.
Which certifications does PG Commodities hold?
Thirteen: ISO 22000:2018, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001, ISO 37001, BRCGS, HACCP, GMP, GLOBALG.A.P., SMETA, Sedex, FSSC 22000, Kosher and Halal. SGS issues the ISO, FSSC 22000, BRCGS, HACCP, GMP and GLOBALG.A.P. certificates, and copies of every certificate are sent on request.
Who do I contact?
Shayan Vohra, Chief Executive Officer: shayan@theproductgroup.com, +92 300 8202363.