“Too good to be true.”
“It truly feels like a dream to have someone shopping for you in India. Being able to sit at home in the UK and trust you with the shopping, pickup, careful packaging and shipping was invaluable.”
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“Too good to be true.”
Thank you so much for sending our order with such care and attention. It truly feels like a dream to have someone shopping for you in India and delivering everything right on time, as promised, with so much care and attention to detail.
We received everything safely, and each item was exactly as I had imagined. What made this experience especially memorable was the complete peace of mind you provided.
Being able to sit comfortably at home here in the UK and trust you to handle all the shopping for me, picking up, careful packaging and shipping was invaluable.
The entire process was so seamless and stress-free. I really appreciate the care and effort you put into every step, and I couldn’t be happier with everything we received. This is very genuine feedback. I cannot thank you enough for the service you’ve given.
शुभ दीपावलीShubh Deepavali
Your friend back home in India
The India you miss, brought to your door by a friend back home.
Friend Back Home is your trusted person in India. When you live far from India, it's the little things from home you miss the most, and we sort them out: a parcel from your family, homemade Diwali faral, an order from any Indian website, or shopping a store with you on a video call. Whatever you need, just ask.
🌾 Handpicked from makers we trust 📦 Packed with care ✈️ Shipped worldwide from India
Trusted by Indian families & NRIs in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, UAE, Singapore and beyond.
One Friend, four ways to help
What can we do for you today?
Whether it's a taste of home, a family parcel, an online order or shopping together live. Your Friend in India takes care of it.
Food Items
Organic staples, masalas, pickles, ladus, faral and pure ghee. Food that tastes like home.
- Grains & flour
- Masalas & pickles
- Ladus & faral
Online Shopping
Use your Friend's Indian address for Amazon, Flipkart & Myntra, or just send us the links to buy for you.
- Indian address
- Send links
- One shipment
Personal Shopper
Your Friend visits the store in person and shops with you on a live video call, so you choose every detail.
- In-store visit
- Live video call
- You decide
Send a parcel
From your family's doorstep to yours, anywhere abroad.
Your family doesn't need to visit a courier office. We come to their home in any city, town or village across Maharashtra, check and pack everything securely, and handle the international shipment end to end.
- Doorstep pickup across Maharashtra, including villages
- Careful, customs-ready packing, even homemade food & medicines
- Worldwide delivery, with updates until it arrives
Personal shopper
Shop the shops of home, live on a video call.
Want to see it before you buy? Tell us the store and what you're after. Your Friend goes in person and connects on a live video call, so you can compare, choose and decide, just as if you were there yourself.
- Any physical store: clothing, jewellery, gifts and more
- Live video call, so you choose every detail
- We pack and ship your picks worldwide
Food items
The taste of home, delivered to your door.
Handpicked from makers we trust across Maharashtra: organic grains, home-ground masalas, country pickles, traditional ladus and festival faral, and pure A2 desi cow ghee. Packed fresh and shipped worldwide.
Also available
More your Friend can help with
From families we have helped
Real Words From Customers
Shared from genuine customer feedback. Names are withheld for privacy, and excerpts are lightly shortened for clarity.
“When international couriers refused to ship my prescribed medicines, they made it happen. The entire experience was completely stress-free, and the parcel was delivered within three days.”
“It’s the best packaging I’ve ever seen for a shipment from India to the USA. Thank you so much! We are your permanent customers now.”
As simple as asking someone back home
A Friend at Every Step
Whichever service you choose, a real person handles everything in India and keeps you close to the journey until it reaches your door.
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Message your Friend
Tell us what you miss or what your family wants to send. No forms or complicated process to begin.
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We handle it in India
We visit your family's home, receive your online orders or shop for exactly what you requested.
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Packed with care
We check and consolidate your items, show them to you when needed and package them securely.
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Home reaches your door
We handle the paperwork and dispatch your parcel, keeping you informed until it arrives abroad.
Online shopping from India
Shop Indian websites your way
Use your Friend's Indian address to order yourself, or just send us the links and we'll buy the items for you.
You place the order
Use an Indian shopping address
Shop on Amazon India, Flipkart, Myntra or another Indian website. Your Friend receives your orders, checks and combines them, then ships one parcel to you.
Choose a receiving addressWe place the order
Send us the product links
Paste each product link and size below. We'll confirm the details, purchase your items, consolidate them and arrange worldwide delivery.
More than an address
Meet Your Friend Back Home
A trusted person whose home becomes your Personal Shopping Address in India. They receive and keep your orders safe, confirm items when needed, and prepare one shipment to you.
Know before you ship
📦 International Shipping Calculator
Estimate international courier charges before arranging pickup from anywhere in Maharashtra.
⚠️ These rates are for illustration purposes only. Actual rates may differ. Please contact us for a final quote.
📍 Pickup is available across Maharashtra, including villages. Rates shown use Mumbai as the pickup point; pickup charges vary by location.
⚠️ Important Terms & Conditions
Got questions?
Frequently Asked Questions
Friend Back Home gives NRIs a real person they can trust in India. We pick up parcels from families across Maharashtra, provide a Personal Shopping Address for Indian websites, offer products through our Online Store, and shop with you in person on a live video call. Like a friend or family member back home, we handle the details with care and deliver worldwide.
Yes. We arrange doorstep pickup from cities, towns and villages throughout Maharashtra. Your family can hand over the items without visiting a courier office; we package them securely and prepare the international shipment. Pickup charges vary by location, so contact us for a final quote.
Yes. We regularly ship homemade ghee, ladus, chakli, chivda, masalas, papads, pickles and dried snacks from India to NRIs in the UK, USA, Australia, UAE, Singapore and Germany. We advise on destination restrictions and pack permitted items properly for customs.
It is an Indian receiving address you can use when ordering from Amazon India, Flipkart, Myntra and other Indian websites. Your Friend receives the orders, combines them when needed, confirms the items with you and forwards one international shipment.
Tell us which physical store you want to shop at and what you are looking for. A Personal Shopper visits the store and connects with you on a live video call so you can see products, compare options and choose what to buy. We then pack and ship your purchases.
For packages of 6 kg or more, our UK Premium Service starts at ₹825/kg. Heavier boxes of 11 kg or more can drop to ₹638/kg. These are illustrative Mumbai pickup rates, so use the shipping calculator and contact us for a final quote for your pickup location.
USA Express starts at ₹3,600 for 1 kg, with larger standard shipments priced per kilogram. Rates shown in our calculator are illustrative and based on Mumbai pickup; the final price depends on weight, dimensions, service and pickup location.
We ship worldwide. Popular routes include the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, UAE, Singapore, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa and countries across Europe. If your destination is not listed in the calculator, contact us for a quote.
Need something from India?
Your Friend is ready.
From a family parcel to a hard-to-find product, tell us what you need and we'll help you arrange the next step.
This Diwali, light a diya for the ones far away, and let a little home reach their door.
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