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Pakistani Mango Season Calendar 2026
A buyer's calendar of Pakistani mango varieties and when they ship — Sindhri (May–July), Chaunsa (June–August), Anwar Ratol, Langra, and late-season White Chaunsa. Plan your 2026 mango import program.
Planning a 2026 Pakistani mango import program is a calendar exercise as much as a buying one. Each variety has a relatively narrow window — typically four to six weeks — and the supply curve is steep on both sides. Sindhri starts in late May from Mirpur Khas; Chaunsa peaks in July from Multan; the late-season White Chaunsa Nawab Puri finishes the year in early September. Get the calendar right and you run a clean retail program from late May to mid-September. Get it wrong and you either miss volume or sit on cartons.
This guide is the same calendar we send our return buyers in early January, expanded with notes on shipping mode, market preference, and pre-booking deadlines.
The 2026 Pakistani mango calendar at a glance
| Variety | Harvest start | Peak | Harvest close | Best markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sindhri | Late May | Mid June | Mid July | UAE, KSA, UK |
| Anwar Ratol | Late May | Early June | Late June | UAE, UK diaspora |
| Langra | Early June | Mid June | Early July | UAE, KSA, UK |
| Chaunsa | Late June | Mid–late July | Mid August | UAE, KSA, USA, Canada, UK |
| 12 Number Ratol | Late June | Early July | Early August | UAE, UK |
| White Chaunsa Nawab Puri | Mid August | Late August | Early September | UK, Canada (gift retail) |
If you sell a single variety, Chaunsa carries the longest window and the most flexible shipping options (air + sea reefer + multi-market). If you sell a programmed seasonal range, the standard sequence is Sindhri (May–July) → Chaunsa (July–August) → late-season Chaunsa varieties (August–September).
Sindhri: the season-opener
Sindhri is the world’s most-exported Pakistani mango and the easiest one to plan around. It is large (350–550g), virtually fiberless, honey-sweet, and ships well at 8–12°C in 4kg cartons. The Sindhri window opens in late May from Mirpur Khas (Sindh) and runs until mid-July. Brix typically lands at 18–22.
For UAE-bound retail programs, the first sea reefer departures should be booked in late April for May loading, with weekly programmed departures through July. For UK air-freight retail, the first cartons can be in London by late May; programmed weekly air shipments run for six weeks.
Pre-booking allocation closes by mid-March. We accept rate-lock orders against 20% deposit; spot orders are accepted from mid-May subject to availability with 15–25% spot-price premiums versus contracted.
Chaunsa: the export workhorse
Chaunsa is Multan’s signature variety and the most commercially flexible Pakistani mango. Smaller than Sindhri (300–500g), more aromatic, with Brix 22–24 — the highest sugar profile of the six commercial Pakistani varieties. The Chaunsa window opens in late June and runs until mid-August, with a brief late-season tail into early September with the White Chaunsa Nawab Puri.
Chaunsa ships everywhere: Gulf via sea reefer (5–10 days), USA via Dubai irradiation (7–10 days air), Canada via Dubai (9–12 days air), and UK via air or sea reefer (3–5 days air / 21 days sea). It is the variety we recommend for buyers building their first Pakistani mango program.
Pre-booking allocation closes by end of April. Same 20% rate-lock terms.
Anwar Ratol & 12 Number Ratol: the diaspora premium
Anwar Ratol is a small (120–200g), intensely aromatic mango that commands premium pricing in the South-Asian diaspora retail of UK and Canada. The 12 Number Ratol is a larger variant (200–280g) more efficient to carton — same flavour profile, easier for container-loading.
Both varieties open in late May and finish by early August. Volume is constrained — we do not run dedicated containers of Anwar Ratol unless the buyer is taking the full 1 × 40’ reefer. Mixed-variety containers (Anwar + Chaunsa + Sindhri) are the usual approach for first-season buyers.
Langra: the early-season tang
Langra is the early-season favourite — green-skinned even at full ripeness, slightly tangy, complex. It opens in early June and finishes by early July. Volume is smaller than Sindhri or Chaunsa and the variety is less widely recognised in Western retail; the bulk of Langra demand sits in the Gulf where the variety has decades of consumer recognition.
If you are running a Gulf retail program with three or four mango SKUs through the season, Langra is the right early-June fill between Sindhri opening and Chaunsa starting.
White Chaunsa Nawab Puri: the late-season finale
The richest of the late-season Chaunsa derivatives. Brix typically lands at 24+. The window is short (mid-August to early September) and the fruit is positioned as a gift-pack premium in UK and Canadian retail. Single-layer cartons, often gift-boxed.
Allocation is small. Pre-book by end of May if you want a guaranteed slot.
Shipping mode by variety
| Variety | Air | Sea reefer FCL | Sea reefer LCL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sindhri | ✓ premium retail | ✓ programmed weekly | ✓ market trials |
| Chaunsa | ✓ best for USA | ✓ everywhere | ✓ |
| Anwar Ratol | ✓ diaspora retail | mixed only | mixed only |
| Langra | ✓ Gulf premium | ✓ Gulf programs | ✓ |
| 12 Number Ratol | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| White Chaunsa | ✓ gift retail | air preferred | mixed only |
Pre-booking the 2026 season
The Pakistani mango export industry runs on rate-locks. Once allocation is confirmed against your 20% deposit, you have a guaranteed slot at the day-of-order rate even if the spot market moves 25% during the season. Spot ordering is possible but expensive — most established Pakistani-mango buyers run a 70:30 split between contracted and spot.
The 2026 booking calendar:
- Allocation opens: 1 January 2026
- Sindhri / Anwar / Langra close: mid-March 2026
- Chaunsa / 12 Number close: end April 2026
- White Chaunsa close: end May 2026
- Spot orders begin: mid-May 2026
To reserve volume for any variety, WhatsApp our exports desk at +92 300 9555810 or use the inquiry form.