Osprey is an American backpack brand, founded in California in 1974, that has belonged to the Nasdaq-listed Helen of Troy since the end of 2021. Its owner does not publish Osprey’s sales, but its filings record what it paid for the brand and the impairment charges it has since recorded.
In India there is no Osprey website and no Indian subsidiary. What there is, on Osprey’s own international-service page, is a single entry headed “Osprey India” that names a Delhi company. On 22 September 2026 the marketplace Myntra had no Osprey brand filter at all.
Osprey Packs, Inc. is wholly owned by Helen of Troy Limited, which paid US$414.7 million in cash for it in December 2021 and recorded US$148.1 million of Osprey impairment charges in its 2026 financial year. The only Indian route Osprey names is Hansa Sports N Adventure Private Limited of New Delhi. No Indian price was found on any brand or marketplace page read, and the lifetime All Mighty Guarantee publishes no terms for India.
Snapshot
- Owner
- Helen of Troy Limited (Nasdaq: HELE); Osprey Packs, Inc. wholly owned since 30 December 2021
- Purchase price
- US$414.7 million in cash (Helen of Troy completion release)
- Osprey’s own sales
- Not disclosed; the brand sits inside the Home & Outdoor segment
- Founded
- 1974, Santa Cruz, California, by Mike Pfotenhauer; now based in Cortez, Colorado
- Company Osprey lists for India
- Hansa Sports N Adventure Pvt Ltd, Okhla Industrial Area, New Delhi
- Indian subsidiary
- None on the owner’s subsidiary list dated 28 February 2026
- Indian trade marks
- OSPREY word and device marks, classes 18 and 20, proprietor Osprey Packs, Inc.; renewed to 22 December 2034 (register mirror)
- Myntra shelf
- No Osprey brand filter, 0 products, 22 September 2026
- Price band in India
- None set; no Indian price was found on the pages read
Who owns Osprey
Osprey’s About Us page says the company was “Founded in 1974” by Mike Pfotenhauer in Santa Cruz, California, and later moved to south-west Colorado. The terms of use on osprey.com name the operator as Osprey Packs, Inc. of Cortez, Colorado.
Helen of Troy Limited, listed on Nasdaq under the ticker HELE, announced on 30 December 2021 “the successful completion of its previously announced acquisition of Osprey Packs, Inc”. The price was US$414.7 million in cash, a figure the release says “includes a $5.3 million favorable net working capital adjustment”. Helen of Troy’s chief executive at the time said Osprey had “approximately half of its sales outside of the United States”.
The owner’s latest annual report, the Form 10-K for the year ended 28 February 2026, lists its subsidiaries as at that date, all “directly or indirectly, wholly-owned by Helen of Troy Limited”. Seven carry the Osprey name: Osprey Packs, Inc. and three property and child-safety companies in Colorado, Osprey Europe B.V. in the Netherlands, Osprey Europe Limited in England and Wales, and Osprey Packs Vietnam Company Limited. No Indian company appears on the list.
Neither that 10-K nor the quarterly report and results release of 8 July 2026 mention a sale or strategic review of Osprey. The filer’s folder on the US regulator’s EDGAR system, read on 22 September 2026, showed no filing after 8 July.
- Helen of Troy LimitedNasdaq: HELE; bought Osprey on 30 December 2021
- Osprey Packs, Inc.Colorado; wholly owned, per Exhibit 21 of the 2026 10-K
- “Osprey India” entryOn osprey.com’s international customer service page
- Hansa Sports N Adventure Private LimitedNew Delhi; arrangement type not stated
The first two steps come from filings; the last two from a listing on Osprey’s own page that says nothing about the contract behind it.
What Helen of Troy paid, and what it has written down
Owner revenue is not brand revenue, and Helen of Troy gives only the first. It reports two segments, Home & Outdoor and Beauty & Wellness, and does not break Osprey out of either. In the 2026 financial year the company reported net sales of US$1,786.3 million, asset impairment charges of US$885.9 million and a net loss of US$899.0 million, per the 10-K. Home & Outdoor, the segment that holds Osprey, had net sales of US$832.9 million and an operating loss of US$269.7 million.
The 10-K’s goodwill and intangibles note puts a number on Osprey’s share of those charges: “Asset impairment charges recognized for our Home & Outdoor segment included charges for our Hydro Flask and Osprey businesses of $184.4 million and $148.1 million, respectively, during fiscal 2026.” The Osprey figure splits into a US$113.1 million goodwill charge, leaving US$96.6 million of Osprey goodwill on 28 February 2026, and a US$35.0 million charge against the trade name, leaving it at US$135.0 million.
The quarter to 31 May 2026 was different. Helen of Troy’s 10-Q, filed on 8 July 2026, shows Home & Outdoor net sales of US$194.9 million against US$178.0 million a year earlier, and the results release credits the segment’s growth in part to “strong international demand for technical, lifestyle and travel packs”. Again, no Osprey figure is given.
How Osprey reaches India
Osprey has no Indian website, so there are no Indian terms, footer or grievance officer to read. Helen of Troy’s filings read for this page do not name India. The route instead appears on the brand’s own international customer service page, which on 22 September 2026 listed distributors for 25 markets, among them Nepal, Japan and Singapore. The Indian entry reads, in part:
“Osprey India / Hansa Sports N Adventure Pvt Ltd / Block A, 50/2 / Okhla Industrial Area, Phase 2 / New Delhi-110020 / India … Website: http://www.adventurepoint.in/”
The page gives a contact, not a contract. It does not say whether Hansa is a licensee, an exclusive distributor or one reseller among several, so this page calls it only the company Osprey lists for India. Two Osprey pages also differ on the point: a knowledge-base version of the same international list, read the same day, names Sri Lanka, Lebanon, Israel and South Africa among its countries and does not name India.
Hansa Sports N Adventure Private Limited is a private company. According to two register mirrors, Zauba Corp and The Company Check, it was incorporated in Delhi on 16 April 2007, is active, and has authorised and paid-up capital of ₹1 lakh each. Its CIN begins with U and carries the PTC marker of an ordinary private company, not the FTC marker of a foreign subsidiary. The Company Check shows turnover of ₹1.94 crore for 2024-25, down 16%; that is the mirror’s figure, not audited accounts read for this page, and it covers everything the company sells, not Osprey alone. Its IndiaMART profile says it was “Incepted in the year 2005” and lists staff as “Upto 10 People”.
The company runs adventurepoint.in, which lists Osprey among roughly 40 outdoor brands on its home page; that page says nothing about the terms on which it sells Osprey. Its IndiaMART profile names Minelab as a brand it is authorised to distribute and does not list Osprey. The document that links Hansa to Osprey is Osprey’s own international-service page.
Osprey’s Indian trade marks, by contrast, are in the brand’s own name. The QuickCompany register mirror shows OSPREY as a word mark (no. 2867180) and a device mark (no. 2867179), both in classes 18 and 20, both filed on 22 December 2014 by Osprey Packs, Inc. and renewed to 22 December 2034. No registered user is recorded on the mirror, so Hansa does not appear there. Searches of the Zauba Corp register mirror under “Osprey Packs” and “Helen of Troy” showed no Indian company connected to either.
On Myntra, no Osprey at all
A search for Osprey on Myntra on 22 September 2026 produced no Osprey entry in the brand filter and no Osprey products. The same session’s control, Columbia, returned 2,425 listings, so the search was working. With nothing listed, there are no seller, importer or origin declarations to report.
For comparison with Indian-made rucksacks and daypacks, see our audits of Wildcraft and Skybags, which cover those brands’ own ownership and pricing.
Where Osprey packs are made
None of the Osprey pages read says where its packs are made: not the About Us or sustainability pages, and not the product pages for the Atmos AG 65, Farpoint 40 and Talon 22. No factory list appeared in the site map.
The owner’s 10-K speaks for the whole company, not for Osprey. It says “All of our products are manufactured by unaffiliated manufacturers, most of which are located in China, Vietnam, Mexico and the U.S.”, and that goods made by vendors in Asia were “approximately 83% of finished goods purchased in fiscal 2026”. China’s share of purchases was about 57% that year, against 63% in 2025 and 62% in 2024. Helen of Troy does have a subsidiary called Osprey Packs Vietnam Company Limited, but the filings read do not say what it does, and because the 10-K describes every maker as unaffiliated, this page does not call it a factory.
What Osprey costs, and what India adds
osprey.com says “all prices are in USD” and does not say whether sales tax is included. Its product pages print no style or article number, so the URL handle below is the only identifier and is given as such. No Osprey Indian website exists to supply a rupee MRP, and the home page of adventurepoint.in showed no Osprey prices, so there is no Indian column to fill.
| Pack | osprey.com URL handle | osprey.com, US$ (tax basis not stated) | India, ₹ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atmos AG 65 | atmos-ag-65-atmos65s22-415 | US$370.00 (out of stock in the colour and size shown) | No Indian price found |
| Atmos AG LT 65 | atmos-ag-lt-65-atmos65lt-476 | US$320.00 | No Indian price found |
| Farpoint 40 Travel Pack | farpointtm-40-travel-pack-1 | US$200.00 | No Indian price found |
| Talon 22 | talontm-1 | US$175.00 on the product page; US$170.00 sale against US$175.00 on the collection page | No Indian price found |
US prices read on osprey.com, 22 September 2026. No code match is possible and no currency conversion is printed.
Two Osprey pages priced the Talon 22 differently on the same day; both are recorded. Without an Indian price, this page sets no price band for Osprey in India.
If an Osprey pack is sold in India, part of its tag is tax. Rucksacks and travelling bags of textile materials fall under heading 4202 and carry 18% integrated GST under Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) of 17 September 2025, which names “rucksacks” in its entry. We have not printed a basic customs duty rate, because none was read from an official source. For a pack bought abroad and sent home, the Budget 2026-27 cut duty on goods imported for personal use to 10% from 1 April 2026; how a courier parcel is assessed in practice is not established. osprey.com’s terms say the company may decline to deliver to countries barred by export law, but no page read settled whether the US site ships to India.
The All Mighty Guarantee, and where it applies
Osprey’s guarantee is broad on paper. The page reads: “We repair any damage or defect free of charge … If we can’t repair it, we’ll replace it. Cosmetic damage isn’t covered.” It applies to most packs “whether your pack was made in 1974 or yesterday”, with shorter limits on a few lines: the Poco child carrier for “the first seven years from the date of manufacture”, and the Soelden, Sopris Pro and Raptor Pro packs for five. Products made by third parties and sold on osprey.com are not covered, and nor are dirty or mouldy packs. The customer pays postage to Osprey; Osprey pays for the repair and the return. The page read sets no receipt requirement and no authorised-dealer condition.
The scope is the problem for an Indian buyer. The claim form’s “Select your Ship to Country” menu offered only the United States and Canada on 22 September 2026. Osprey’s knowledge base says “OUR WARRANTY DIFFERS SLIGHTLY INTERNATIONALLY FROM COUNTRY TO COUNTRY”, according to local laws and customs. No Osprey page read sets out how the guarantee works in India, whether for a pack bought here or one bought abroad; the only Indian contact it offers is the Hansa listing. Ask the seller, in writing, who will handle a repair.
Checking a pack’s authenticity
No serial lookup, hologram, QR code or verification page was found on the Osprey pages read, which covered the guarantee page, the terms of use, dealer inquiries, About Us, the sustainability pages, three product pages and a site-map search for “counterfeit”, “fake”, “authentic”, “dealer” and “retailer”. No counterfeit guidance was found on those pages either, and no list of authorised Indian retailers or Indian store locator. The one Indian name Osprey gives is Hansa.
Start from Osprey’s own list
The international customer service page on osprey.com names one Indian contact. A seller outside that listing is not proof of a fake, but it is a question to ask.
Read the box declaration
Osprey’s pages read give no country of origin for its packs, so the importer and origin lines on the box are the place to look, and a blank is a question for the seller.
Settle the guarantee first
The claim form served only the US and Canada when read. Get the seller’s answer on repairs before paying a lifetime-guarantee price.
What the product claims rest on
Osprey puts numbers on its materials claims. Its sustainability pages say it became a “bluesign® SYSTEM PARTNER in 2021” and that, as of spring 2026, “89% of our full product line is made up of bluesign® PRODUCTS”. They say “97% of our products feature 100% recycled main body fabric”, with 98% for bottom fabric and 99% for lining, and that material suppliers must hold standards “such as the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) or Recycled Content Standard (RCS)”; no certification body is named. Since spring 2022, the pages say, new, redesigned and carryover products have used a water-repellent finish “made without PFAS”.
On the product pages, the Atmos AG 65 uses “bluesign® APPROVED recycled 210D honey comb nylon”, the Farpoint 40 “100% recycled 210D nylon” and the Talon 22 “100% recycled 100D high-tenacity nylon”. On labour, Osprey cites the International Labour Organization’s standards and “periodic audits via independent third parties” without naming the auditors. These are the brand’s descriptions, with the bluesign scheme named as the standard; no test house or audit body appears on the pages read.
The record in India
Searches of Indian judgments on 22 September 2026 under “osprey packs” and osprey backpack showed nothing, and a search for “osprey” with trademark found one 2017 shipping arbitration in the Gujarat High Court that has nothing to do with the brand. So nothing found concerns Osprey goods, counterfeit Osprey packs or Osprey’s Indian trade marks. Consumer commissions outside that database were not searched separately. Read this as nothing found under those terms; nobody has ruled on Osprey’s goods in anything found, and an absence is not a ruling.
Who Osprey is actually for
Osprey suits a trekker or long-haul traveller who wants a technical pack with published material figures and a lifetime repair promise, and who can buy it through the one Indian contact the brand names or abroad. The US prices read run from US$170 on sale to US$370. Buyers who want a local warranty trail may prefer Indian makers such as Safari or VIP Industries, covered in their own audits.
Common questions
Who owns Osprey backpacks?
Helen of Troy Limited, a Nasdaq-listed company, which completed its purchase of Osprey Packs, Inc. on 30 December 2021 for US$414.7 million in cash. Osprey Packs is listed as a wholly-owned subsidiary in its 2026 annual report.
Who sells Osprey in India?
Osprey’s international customer service page lists “Osprey India — Hansa Sports N Adventure Pvt Ltd” of Okhla, New Delhi, with the website adventurepoint.in. The page does not say what kind of arrangement it is. Osprey has no Indian subsidiary or Indian website.
Is Osprey sold on Myntra?
Not on 22 September 2026. A search showed no Osprey brand filter and no products, while the Columbia control returned 2,425 listings in the same session.
Does the All Mighty Guarantee cover packs bought in India?
Osprey does not say. The claim form offered only the US and Canada when read, and the brand’s knowledge base says its warranty differs from country to country. Ask the seller in writing before buying.
Where are Osprey packs made?
Osprey’s pages read do not say. Helen of Troy’s 10-K says its products are made by unaffiliated manufacturers, most of them in China, Vietnam, Mexico and the US, but gives no Osprey-specific figures.
References
- Helen of Troy, completion of the Osprey acquisition (30 December 2021) — completion date, US$414.7 million price, working-capital adjustment, half of sales outside the US
- Helen of Troy Limited, Form 10-K for the year ended 28 February 2026 — manufacturing sentences, Asia and China shares, no sale or review of Osprey
- 10-K Exhibit 21, subsidiaries of the registrant — seven Osprey entities, no Indian company
- 10-K, consolidated statements of (loss) income — net sales, asset impairment charges, net loss
- 10-K, goodwill and intangibles note — the US$148.1 million Osprey impairment, goodwill and trade-name split and balances
- 10-K, segment information — Home & Outdoor net sales and operating loss; two segments only
- Helen of Troy, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 31 May 2026, segment information — Home & Outdoor quarterly net sales
- Helen of Troy, first-quarter fiscal 2027 results (8 July 2026) — “strong international demand” for packs
- SEC EDGAR, Helen of Troy filer folder — no filing after 8 July 2026, read 22 September 2026
- Osprey, International Customer Service (EU site) — the “Osprey India” entry and other markets, read 22 September 2026
- Osprey Knowledge Base, International Customer Service — country entries without India; the warranty-by-country line
- Zauba Corp and The Company Check, register mirrors — Hansa Sports N Adventure’s CIN, incorporation, capital, turnover, registered office
- adventurepoint.in and IndiaMART profile — operator name and address, brand list, self-description
- QuickCompany, a register mirror, TM 2867180 and TM 2867179 — proprietor, classes, filing and renewal dates
- Zauba Corp search “Osprey Packs” and “Helen of Troy” — no connected Indian company
- Osprey, About Us and Terms of Use — founding, operator, USD pricing, export-law delivery line
- Atmos AG 65, Farpoint 40 and Talon 22 product pages, with the Atmos/Aura AG and Talon/Tempest collection pages — US prices and fabric descriptions, read 22 September 2026
- Osprey, Sustainability and Sustainability Pillars — bluesign, recycled-fabric, PFAS and labour wording
- Osprey, All Mighty Guarantee — guarantee wording, time limits, exclusions, claim-form countries
- CBIC, Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate), 17 September 2025 — 18% IGST on heading 4202 goods including rucksacks
- Indian Kanoon searches for “osprey packs”, osprey backpack and “osprey” trademark, 22 September 2026
- Myntra, search for Osprey, read 22 September 2026 — no brand filter, 0 products; Columbia as the same-session control
Osprey is well documented at the top and thin at the Indian end. Its owner’s filings give the purchase price, the subsidiary list and a US$148.1 million impairment, and the brand publishes percentages for its bluesign and recycled-fabric claims. For a buyer who values a lifetime repair promise and material numbers, that is a real case.
The Indian end is one listing. Osprey names one Delhi company without saying what the arrangement is, and a second Osprey page leaves India off the list. No Indian price was found, Myntra carried no Osprey, and the guarantee’s claim form served only the US and Canada when read.
A well-documented pack whose lifetime guarantee is worth only as much as your seller’s answer on who repairs it in India.
