Kitna Indian

Home › Brands › Hindustan Unilever

Is Hindustan Unilever Indian?

69/100

No. Hindustan Unilever is a foreign brand. It is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Most of what it sells in India is made here. Kitna Indian scores it 69/100, Substantially Indian.

Medium confidence · HQ Mumbai, India

How the score breaks down

Manufacturing 50%80/100
Assembly 30%90/100
Design & R&D 20%10/100

Indian-listed subsidiary of Unilever (UK/Netherlands) manufacturing across dozens of Indian plants. Most brands under it, including Close Up, Pepsodent, Dove and Vaseline, are global Unilever brands whose formulation and brand IP sit with the parent. Indian-origin brands in the portfolio, such as Lakme, are scored separately.

Source

It depends on the product

The score above is for a typical Hindustan Unilever product. These differ:

ProductsScoreWhy
Grocery75Tea and foods lines (Brooke Bond, Bru, Kissan) run on deep domestic agricultural sourcing, so local value addition is higher than in personal care.

Brands this covers

Hul, Dove, Surf Excel, Lifebuoy, Pond'S, Clinic Plus, Pepsodent, Closeup, Vaseline, Pears, Glow & Lovely, Rin, Wheel, Bru, Kissan, Knorr

More Indian alternatives

Instead of Hindustan Unilever toothpastes

Instead of Hindustan Unilever shampoos and conditioners

Instead of Hindustan Unilever face washes

Instead of Hindustan Unilever moisturisers and lotions

Instead of Hindustan Unilever deodorants and perfumes

Instead of Hindustan Unilever soaps and body washes

Shop Hindustan Unilever on Amazon

As an Amazon Associate, Kitna Indian earns from qualifying purchases. Scores are never for sale: commissions do not change any score or what is shown.

Check any product while you shop. Kitna Indian scores products right on Amazon.in, Flipkart, Blinkit and Zepto, down to the listing you are looking at.
Add to Chrome, free

Think this is wrong? Use Report incorrect info on the badge in the extension, or email contact@vaibhavarora.net with a source.