Assam · 27.5° N, 95.4° E
WhatsApp Business API for Tinsukia's Assam lemon traders, shops and travel trade
Tinsukia grew round a railway and still has two junctions, with the oil town of Digboi up the line and Assam lemon as the district's One District One Product. When a buyer writes from abroad, the country code on their number sets the rules.
For Tinsukia's Assam lemon traders, wholesalers, lodges and travel desks for Dibru-Saikhowa and Digboi, and the town's shops: what changes when a WhatsApp message goes to a buyer abroad instead of one in India, which templates suit Hindi, Bengali or English, and what each costs in rupees.
See it work
The same dispatch note to a buyer in India and one abroad
A Tinsukia firm sends the same dispatch note to two buyers. Compare them row by row: the template is the same, but the country code changes the rate, the hours and whether a marketing message arrives at all.
For most firms the difference is only the rate: a dispatch note or invoice reminder is a utility template wherever the buyer is. The real difference is marketing. Meta does not deliver marketing templates to US numbers, and buyers elsewhere abroad must have agreed to offers under their own rules as well as Meta's.
The India guide covers the left-hand column; the rates for the right-hand one are on the pricing page, in rupees.
A +91 buyer against a buyer abroad, for a Tinsukia firm
Compared on
Buyer in India
A wholesaler on a +91 number
Buyer abroad
An importer on a foreign number
- Buyer in IndiaThe India rate for each categoryBuyer abroadThe rate Meta sets for the buyer's country code
- Buyer in IndiaRupees with GSTBuyer abroadStill rupees with GST from InfiQ
- Buyer in IndiaHindi, Bengali or EnglishBuyer abroadEnglish, or the buyer's own language if Meta supports it
- Buyer in IndiaThe firm's own working day, on ISTBuyer abroadThe buyer's working hours, often several hours behind IST
- Buyer in IndiaMarketing template, to buyers who opted inBuyer abroadOpted-in buyers only, and never to US (+1) numbers
- Buyer in IndiaIndia's DPDP Act and Meta's policyBuyer abroadMeta's policy plus the buyer's own country's law
Verdict
Write one English dispatch template and use it for both; check the buyer's country before sending anything that promotes.
Verdict: Write one English dispatch template and use it for both; check the buyer's country before sending anything that promotes.
Market brief
Tinsukia in eight lines
From the Tinsukia district website, Invest India's ODOP list and IBEF's Assam profile.
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Tinsukia was formerly Bengmara; Sarbananda Singha moved his capital there in 1791.[3]
- 02
The British found tea plants at Sadiya in 1823 and started the first plantation at Chabua, near Tinsukia; the Dibru–Sadiya Railway, centred on Tinsukia, opened in 1882.[3]
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Tinsukia became Assam's 23rd district on 1 October 1989, when it was split from Dibrugarh. It covers 3,790 sq km with 4 revenue circles and 7 development blocks.[3],[1]
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The district borders Changlang, Namsai and Lower Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh, and has two railway junctions, New Tinsukia (NTSK) and Makum (MJN), with NH-37 and Mohanbari airport about 36 km away.[2]
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Its communities include Moran, Matak, Adivasi, Tai Ahom, Sonowal Kachari, Nepali, Singpho, Bengali, Marwari and Bihari.[2]
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Assam lemon is the district's One District One Product.[6]
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The Digboi Centenary Museum, behind the refinery at Digboi, opened in 2002 for the centenary of India's first production oil well; IBEF calls Assam the third-largest producer of petroleum and natural gas in the country.[5],[7]
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IBEF puts Assam's tea exports at Rs. 1,858.75 crore in FY26, 45.88% of the state's exports.[7]
Industries
Who in Tinsukia writes to whom
Four kinds of business, from the junctions to the national park.
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Assam lemon growers and traders
Assam lemon is the district's One District One Product. A firm selling it answers buyers' questions and confirms each order and dispatch.[6]
On WhatsApp: Rate replies to buyers who ask · Order and dispatch notes · Invoice and payment reminders
- 02
Wholesalers by the junctions
Traders round New Tinsukia and Makum, the district's two railway junctions, supply shops across the district and chase payment.[2]
On WhatsApp: Order and delivery confirmations · Truck and driver details · Payment-due reminders
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Shops, clinics and schools
A district headquarters of many communities, with customers who write in Assamese, Bengali, Hindi or Nepali.[2]
On WhatsApp: Order-ready notices · Appointment reminders · Fee and exam reminders
Hindi, Bengali and English templates, replies in Assamese
Assamese is not a language Meta approves templates in, so Tinsukia's templates go in Hindi, Bengali or English. Each language version is approved once.
Inside the 24-hour window, after a customer writes, staff can reply in Assamese or any other language with no template. InfiQ's own support team works in English and Hindi.
| Language | Meta code | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | hi | Customers from Marwari, Bihari and Hindi-reading families |
| Bengali | bn | Bengali-reading customers in the town |
| English (India) | en_IN | Buyers, banks, companies and visitors |
| English (UK) | en_GB | Buyers in Britain who prefer British spelling |
Prices in ₹, with USD and EUR
What a Tinsukia firm or shop pays
Plans from ₹999 a month, plus each delivered message at the India rate for +91 numbers: ₹0.19 for a dispatch note or payment reminder, ₹0.94 for a new-season offer, ₹0.14 for a login code and ₹0.145 for a reply.
Snapshot rates · as of 20 Oct 2026, 00:02 UTC
Lite
₹999 / month≈ $10.51 USD
₹833 / month, billed yearly≈ $8.76 USD
Everything a growing business needs to run WhatsApp properly.
Growth
₹2,999 / month≈ $31.55 USD
₹2,499 / month, billed yearly≈ $26.29 USD
Lite, plus the API, automation and team scale serious senders need.
Enterprise
Custom volume pricing, custom SLA and dedicated infrastructure.
Per message to Tinsukia · India
| Category | ₹ INR | USD |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing | ₹0.9435 | $0.0099 |
| Utility | ₹0.1941 | $0.0020 |
| Authentication | ₹0.1402 | $0.0015 |
| Service | ₹0.1450 | $0.0015 |
Per-message rates for all 47 markets, in ₹ and USD
| Market | Marketing | Utility | Authentication | Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | $0.0572₹5.4352 | $0.0241₹2.2874 | $0.0241₹2.2874 | $0.0241₹2.2874 |
| Bangladesh | $0.0678₹6.4397 | $0.0034₹0.3254 | $0.0034₹0.3254 | $0.0034₹0.3254 |
| Brazil | $0.0578₹5.4970 | $0.0063₹0.5981 | $0.0063₹0.5981 | $0.0063₹0.5981 |
| Chile | $0.0822₹7.8162 | $0.0185₹1.7585 | $0.0185₹1.7585 | $0.0185₹1.7585 |
| Colombia | $0.0116₹1.0993 | $0.0007₹0.0706 | $0.0007₹0.0706 | $0.0007₹0.0706 |
| Egypt | $0.0596₹5.6629 | $0.0033₹0.3167 | $0.0033₹0.3167 | $0.0033₹0.3167 |
| France | $0.0795₹7.5588 | $0.0278₹2.6393 | $0.0278₹2.6393 | $0.0278₹2.6393 |
| Germany | $0.126₹12.0088 | $0.0509₹4.8386 | $0.0509₹4.8386 | $0.0509₹4.8386 |
| Hong Kong | $0.0678₹6.4397 | $0.0241₹2.2867 | $0.0241₹2.2867 | $0.0241₹2.2867 |
| Hungary | $0.0795₹7.5596 | $0.0323₹3.0700 | $0.0323₹3.0700 | $0.0323₹3.0700 |
| India | $0.0099₹0.9435 | $0.0020₹0.1941 | $0.0015₹0.1402 | $0.0015₹0.1450 |
| Indonesia | $0.0380₹3.6133 | $0.0231₹2.1979 | $0.0231₹2.1979 | $0.0231₹2.1979 |
| Iraq | $0.0316₹2.9992 | $0.0073₹0.6943 | $0.0073₹0.6943 | $0.0073₹0.6943 |
| Israel | $0.0327₹3.1045 | $0.0049₹0.4662 | $0.0049₹0.4662 | $0.0049₹0.4662 |
| Italy | $0.0735₹6.9847 | $0.0277₹2.6369 | $0.0277₹2.6369 | $0.0277₹2.6369 |
| Kazakhstan | $0.0559₹5.3098 | $0.0166₹1.5824 | $0.0166₹1.5824 | $0.0166₹1.5824 |
| Kuwait | $0.0733₹6.9671 | $0.0407₹3.8671 | $0.0407₹3.8671 | $0.0407₹3.8671 |
| Malaysia | $0.0796₹7.5644 | $0.0130₹1.2314 | $0.0130₹1.2314 | $0.0130₹1.2314 |
| Mexico | $0.0367₹3.4877 | $0.0079₹0.7471 | $0.0079₹0.7471 | $0.0079₹0.7471 |
| Morocco | $0.0383₹3.6425 | $0.0213₹2.0218 | $0.0213₹2.0218 | $0.0213₹2.0218 |
| Netherlands | $0.148₹14.0494 | $0.0463₹4.3987 | $0.0463₹4.3987 | $0.0463₹4.3987 |
| Nepal | $0.0678₹6.4397 | $0.0031₹0.2990 | $0.0031₹0.2990 | $0.0031₹0.2990 |
| Nigeria | $0.0478₹4.5421 | $0.0062₹0.5898 | $0.0062₹0.5898 | $0.0062₹0.5898 |
| Oman | $0.0316₹2.9992 | $0.0228₹2.1709 | $0.0228₹2.1709 | $0.0228₹2.1709 |
| Pakistan | $0.0438₹4.1620 | $0.0139₹1.3200 | $0.0139₹1.3200 | $0.0139₹1.3200 |
| Peru | $0.0651₹6.1843 | $0.0278₹2.6392 | $0.0278₹2.6392 | $0.0278₹2.6392 |
| Poland | $0.0338₹3.2105 | $0.0113₹1.0702 | $0.0113₹1.0702 | $0.0113₹1.0702 |
| Qatar | $0.0316₹2.9992 | $0.0111₹1.0547 | $0.0111₹1.0547 | $0.0111₹1.0547 |
| Romania | $0.0795₹7.5596 | $0.0268₹2.5436 | $0.0268₹2.5436 | $0.0268₹2.5436 |
| Russia | $0.0742₹7.0520 | $0.0370₹3.5173 | $0.0370₹3.5173 | $0.0370₹3.5173 |
| Saudi Arabia | $0.0532₹5.0537 | $0.0099₹0.9401 | $0.0099₹0.9401 | $0.0099₹0.9401 |
| Singapore | $0.0678₹6.4397 | $0.0148₹1.4072 | $0.0148₹1.4072 | $0.0148₹1.4072 |
| South Africa | $0.0351₹3.3385 | $0.0088₹0.8369 | $0.0088₹0.8369 | $0.0088₹0.8369 |
| Spain | $0.0654₹6.2161 | $0.0185₹1.7578 | $0.0185₹1.7578 | $0.0185₹1.7578 |
| Sri Lanka | $0.0678₹6.4397 | $0.0019₹0.1759 | $0.0019₹0.1759 | $0.0019₹0.1759 |
| Turkey | $0.0101₹0.9587 | $0.0008₹0.0792 | $0.0008₹0.0792 | $0.0008₹0.0792 |
| Ukraine | $0.0795₹7.5596 | $0.0275₹2.6138 | $0.0275₹2.6138 | $0.0275₹2.6138 |
| United Arab Emirates | $0.0532₹5.0537 | $0.0145₹1.3811 | $0.0145₹1.3811 | $0.0145₹1.3811 |
| United Kingdom | $0.0587₹5.5795 | $0.0204₹1.9346 | $0.0204₹1.9346 | $0.0204₹1.9346 |
| North America | $0.0231₹2.1976 | $0.0031₹0.2989 | $0.0031₹0.2989 | $0.0031₹0.2989 |
| Rest of Africa | $0.0208₹1.9796 | $0.0037₹0.3516 | $0.0037₹0.3516 | $0.0037₹0.3516 |
| Rest of Asia Pacific | $0.0779₹7.4057 | $0.0105₹0.9938 | $0.0105₹0.9938 | $0.0105₹0.9938 |
| Rest of Central & Eastern Europe | $0.0795₹7.5596 | $0.0196₹1.8595 | $0.0196₹1.8595 | $0.0196₹1.8595 |
| Rest of Latin America | $0.0684₹6.5048 | $0.0105₹0.9934 | $0.0105₹0.9934 | $0.0105₹0.9934 |
| Rest of Middle East | $0.0363₹3.4490 | $0.0084₹0.7998 | $0.0084₹0.7998 | $0.0084₹0.7998 |
| Rest of Western Europe | $0.0548₹5.2054 | $0.0158₹1.5019 | $0.0158₹1.5019 | $0.0158₹1.5019 |
| Other | $0.0559₹5.3098 | $0.0071₹0.6769 | $0.0071₹0.6769 | $0.0071₹0.6769 |
Plan prices are monthly, in rupees, excluding GST; yearly billing is two months free. Messages are charged per delivered message on top of the plan, at the rate for the recipient’s country. Full details: InfiQ pricing. Messages to buyers abroad are billed at the rate for their country code, published in rupees on the pricing page. Invoices carry your Assam GSTIN.
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The tools behind both columns of the comparison.
Published per-market rates
InfiQ publishes its per-message rate for every Meta market in rupees, ex-GST, so the cost of messaging customers abroad is known before you send.
The per-message rate for an importer in Britain, Germany or the Gulf is published in rupees, so a Tinsukia firm knows the cost of a dispatch note before it sends.
Learn moreTemplate manager and library
Draft one English dispatch template and Hindi or Bengali versions for buyers in India, and track each through Meta's approval.
Busy accounting integration
A wholesaler by the junctions keeping accounts in Busy can send payment reminders on WhatsApp automatically, with no integration fee.
Shared team inbox
The office, the counter and the owner answer one number, in Assamese, Bengali or Hindi, with notes so a buyer's question is never lost.
Nearby
Tinsukia and upper Assam on the map
City pages for the nearest markets, nearest first.
Tinsukia's railway junctions and Digboi's oil tie it to the towns down the Brahmaputra valley; each page looks at its own trades, and the India guide covers DPDP, DLT and the rules for the whole country.
Guides for Tinsukia teams
Questions Tinsukia businesses ask
- Our Tinsukia firm sells Assam lemon, the district's ODOP product, to shops that order by phone. Is the dispatch note with the docket number a utility message?
- Yes. A note about an order the buyer placed, with the courier and docket number and no offer in it, is a utility template at ₹0.19. If the buyer asked in the last 24 hours, it can simply go as a reply at ₹0.145. Record when each buyer agreed to WhatsApp updates.
- A buyer in Britain has written to our firm in Tinsukia. What does a WhatsApp message to a +44 number cost, and what time should we send?
- Meta charges by the recipient's country code, so a +44 number is billed at the United Kingdom rate, published in rupees on the pricing page. Britain is several hours behind IST, so a note sent in your afternoon arrives in their morning. An offer needs their opt-in; to US (+1) numbers marketing is not delivered at all.
- Customers at our shop near New Tinsukia junction write in Assamese, Bengali and Hindi. Which of those can be template languages?
- Bengali (bn) and Hindi (hi) are on Meta's template list; Assamese is not. Write order-ready and reminder templates in Bengali, Hindi or English, and answer customers in Assamese inside the 24-hour window, when no template is needed. Each reply in the window is a service message at ₹0.145.
- Visitors to Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, 12 km north of Tinsukia, book rooms with our lodge on WhatsApp. Can we confirm bookings there?
- Yes. Answers to a visitor who wrote first are replies at ₹0.145 for 24 hours. A booking confirmation with dates, the advance paid and the pickup time is a utility template at ₹0.19, sent to guests who agreed to updates. An invitation to come back next winter is marketing and needs a separate yes.
- Our wholesale firm near Makum junction supplies shops across Tinsukia district and keeps accounts in Busy. Can payment reminders go out automatically?
- Yes. InfiQ's Busy integration sends payment reminders on WhatsApp automatically, with no integration fee, to shops that agreed to updates. Each reminder is a utility message at ₹0.19; if a shop replies with a question, your staff can answer freely for 24 hours.
- Our travel desk in Tinsukia plans trips on the Stilwell Road and to the Dhola-Sadiya Bridge. Is the Lite plan enough?
- Usually, yes. Lite is ₹999 a month with the shared inbox for 10 users, plus each delivered message at the India rate. Growth, at ₹2,999 a month, adds the developer API and one Flows chatbot. Start with a 7-day Lite trial, no card needed; once Meta business verification is complete, a number is usually live in about two hours.
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.
- [1]Tinsukia district: official website · District Administration, Tinsukia · read 2026-10-20
- [2]About District · District Administration, Tinsukia · read 2026-10-20
- [3]History · District Administration, Tinsukia · read 2026-10-20
- [4]Dibru-Saikhowa National Park · District Administration, Tinsukia · read 2026-10-20
- [5]Digboi Centenary Museum · District Administration, Tinsukia · read 2026-10-20
- [6]ODOP product list, V33 (31 December 2025) · Invest India · read 2026-10-20
- [7]Assam: state profile (updated July 2026) · India Brand Equity Foundation · read 2026-10-20
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