At a glance
Diwali corporate gifts for employees are dry fruit hampers an HR or admin team orders in bulk ahead of Diwali. They are budgeted per employee, not per hamper. For teams up to 25 people, budget ₹600 to ₹900 per employee. Mid-size teams of 26 to 100 typically land at ₹500 to ₹800 per head once volume pricing applies. Teams above 100 can bring the per-employee cost down to ₹400 to ₹700 with bulk headcount discounts. Ammari ships four live product lines today: almonds, cashews, pistachios, and raisins. Every employee hamper is built from stock that is actually in stock, not a catalogue promise. Diwali 2026 falls on Sunday, November 8. Teams ordering 50 or more branded hampers should lock quantities by mid-September to allow time for packaging. Free delivery applies on orders over ₹999. See the full corporate dry fruit gift hampers breakdown for client and leadership tiers.
Why employee Diwali gifting is a different budgeting problem
Diwali gifting for employees is not the same job as gifting for clients or leadership. A client hamper is chosen per relationship. One senior manager picks what a key vendor or a board member gets. The recipient list is short, so price per unit is the only thing that matters. Employee gifting works the other way. The recipient count is fixed by headcount. Total spend is usually capped by an HR budget line set months ahead. The real question isn’t “how much per hamper,” it’s “how much per employee, times how many employees.” A 40-person office and a 400-person plant face the same math at very different scales. The per-head number is what actually needs to be planned. Diwali drives the biggest share of this kind of bulk order on our annual dry fruit gifting calendar, well ahead of Raksha Bandhan or wedding season.
This is also why a generic corporate gifting guide falls short for an HR buyer. Ammari’s corporate gift hampers guide covers pricing across client, leadership, and boardroom tiers. This page is narrower on purpose. It answers the one question an HR generalist actually asks before raising a purchase order: what to budget per employee, at their team size, and by when.
Per-employee budget tiers by team size
The table below is Ammari’s own budgeting reference for Diwali employee gifting, built around three team-size bands. It reflects list pricing on our four live lines (almonds, cashews, pistachios, raisins) plus standard bulk-order economics. Branding and premium packaging sit on top of these figures, not inside them.
| Team size | Per-employee budget | What’s included at this budget | Typical order value example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small team (up to 25) | ₹600 – ₹900 | A single-variety box (almonds or cashews) in a standard gift pouch, or a two-variety mix at the lower end of the range | 25 employees × ₹750 avg = ₹18,750 |
| Mid-size team (26 – 100) | ₹500 – ₹800 | A two- or three-variety mixed box once volume pricing applies; room for a printed card or slip at the higher end | 75 employees × ₹650 avg = ₹48,750 |
| Large team / enterprise (100+) | ₹400 – ₹700 | Mixed box across all four live varieties with headcount discount applied; logo/branding becomes affordable per unit at this volume | 250 employees × ₹550 avg = ₹1,37,500 |
These are planning ranges, not fixed quotes. Actual per-unit cost depends on the variety mix (raisins run lower than pistachios), the packaging tier, and whether branding is added. For a full breakdown of what ₹300, ₹500, ₹1,000, and ₹2,000+ boxes contain, see the corporate gift hampers price list.
Ordering timeline: working backward from Diwali 2026
Diwali 2026 falls on Sunday, November 8. The five-day festival window runs from Dhanteras on November 6 through Bhai Dooj on November 10. Teams that order early get first pick of packaging. They also avoid the price and dispatch pressure that builds in the final two weeks. Here is a simple way to plan backward:
- Mid-September (7-8 weeks out): Finalize headcount and the per-employee budget tier. This is also the last sensible point to start a custom-branded box, since logo printing and box sourcing need lead time. See our customized corporate gift box with logo guide for what that process involves.
- Early October (4-5 weeks out): Place the bulk order with confirmed quantities. This is when bulk dry fruit order logistics, minimum quantities, and delivery addresses need to be locked in.
- Last week of October: A final buffer for smaller teams (under 50) still finalizing headcount. Branding and custom packaging are no longer realistic here; standard boxes are the safer choice.
- First week of November: Dispatch and desk delivery before November 6. Anything ordered after this point risks arriving after the festival starts.
Ordering later than this window does not rule gifting out. It just means fewer packaging choices, and a higher chance of settling for whatever stock is left.
Bulk headcount discounts and how they scale
Discounting on employee Diwali gifting is driven almost entirely by headcount, not by how “premium” the ask is. A 30-person order and a 300-person order for the same box land at very different per-unit prices. Packaging, labeling, and dispatch costs spread across more units as volume grows. As a general pattern, orders of 50-150 units see the first real step-down from one-off retail pricing. Orders above 150-200 units unlock the deepest per-employee rates, especially with a simple mix of one or two SKUs rather than a custom five-way blend. Teams under 50 employees should not expect steep per-unit discounts. They still save on delivery by consolidating into one bulk shipment to a single office address, since free delivery applies on orders over ₹999.
What actually goes in an Ammari employee hamper
Ammari ships four live product lines today. Every employee hamper recommendation on this page comes from that real, in-stock catalogue, not a wish list. California almonds and whole cashews are the two most requested single-variety picks for employee boxes. Both travel well and read as a safe, widely liked choice for a large, mixed workforce. Roasted pistachios sit a step up in perceived value. They suit mid-tier budgets where the box needs to feel a notch more premium, without moving into leadership-tier pricing. Green raisins are the most cost-efficient filler in a mixed box, and pair naturally with any of the other three. Other varieties are marked coming soon and are not yet available in corporate quantities, so a mixed box today draws from these four.
Standard boxes vs. branded boxes for large teams
For teams under roughly 50 employees, a standard, well-packaged box is usually the right call. Branding costs, logo printing, custom ribbon, a company card, only make per-unit sense once the order is large enough to spread that fixed cost across many units. That is generally the 100+ employee range. Large teams comparing standard versus branded should read the customized corporate gift box with logo guide before finalizing a budget. Branding adds a defined per-unit premium, not a flat fee, and that premium belongs inside the budget tiers above, not as a separate line item.
Beyond the office: the wider gifting calendar
Employee Diwali gifting is one entry in a broader seasonal calendar. Most HR and admin teams end up managing this across the year, from Raksha Bandhan through wedding season. Our dry fruit gifting guide for India covers that full picture, with the corporate angle as one piece alongside family and festival gifting. If your team is comparing budgets across both employees and clients in the same cycle, the corporate gift ideas for clients versus employees breakdown is a useful companion to this page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much should we budget per employee for Diwali gifts?
Budget ₹600-900 per employee for teams up to 25, ₹500-800 for teams of 26-100, and ₹400-700 for teams above 100, where bulk headcount discounts bring the per-unit cost down. These ranges cover a standard mixed box from Ammari’s live catalogue (almonds, cashews, pistachios, raisins); add roughly 5-15% on top if branding or premium packaging is required.
When should we place a bulk Diwali order for employees?
Aim to finalize headcount and budget by mid-September, place the confirmed bulk order by early October, and treat the last week of October as a final buffer for smaller teams only. Diwali 2026 falls on November 8, and dispatch needs to happen in the first week of November so hampers reach desks before the festival window begins on Dhanteras, November 6.
Do bulk orders for employee gifting get a discount?
Yes. Discounts scale with headcount rather than order value alone: orders in the 50-150 unit range typically see the first meaningful step-down from retail per-unit pricing, and orders above 150-200 units unlock the deepest rates, especially with a simpler one or two-variety mix. Orders under 50 units shouldn’t expect steep per-unit discounts but still benefit from consolidated, free delivery on orders over ₹999.
What’s the difference between employee gifting and client gifting budgets?
Employee gifting is planned per head across a fixed headcount, usually ₹400-900 per person depending on team size, while client gifting is planned per relationship and can range far higher, from roughly ₹1,500 for mid-management contacts up to ₹15,000+ for boardroom-level hampers. See Ammari’s corporate gifting hampers guide for the full client and leadership tier breakdown.
