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In India, Dutch established their first factory in Masulipattanam (Machilipatnam in today’s Andhra Pradesh) in 1605. Later on, they had set factories at many places like at Surat in 1616, at Bimilipatam in 1641, and Chinsura in 1653.
Their presence in the Indian subcontinent lasted from 1605 to 1825. The Dutch came to India with the intent of trading, given the growing demand for Indian spices from Asia in Europe.
The Dutch established their first trading center in India at Masulipatnam (also known as Machilipatnam) on the southeastern coast of India, in the present-day state of Andhra Pradesh.