Kapalin Import Export Private Limited

You can find us on the third floor of Block C in Sumel Business Park 4. It’s where the old Gujarat Synthetic Mill used to be. The whole area has changed quite a bit over the years. We are in shop number 325. It’s a big complex with lots of different businesses, so it gets pretty lively around lunchtime. We do import and export, mostly handling the logistics part. The elevator in this building is sometimes slow, so we end up taking the stairs more than we’d like. Our office is full of samples and folders. We’ve got a couple of guys who handle the loading and then me and my partner who do the office work. It’s a practical space, nothing for show. We spend a lot of time talking to truck drivers and warehouse people. Sometimes the paperwork gets messy but we manage to find what we need eventually. Being in Ahmedabad, you’re always in the middle of some kind of trade. We like being part of the noise and the movement of the city. We don’t have any big meetings or anything fancy like that. Most of our deals are done over the phone or with a quick handshake in the hallway. It’s just how we operate. We show up, do the work, and go home to our families at night. It's a living and we're used to the grind.