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Industries

Category expertise, cluster by cluster.

Every category has its own certifications, its own compliance regime and its own manufacturing geography in India. This is how we approach each one.

Our part is sourcing, vetting and connecting the right manufacturers. Formal compliance roles — a Cosmetic Responsible Person, Food Business Operator registration, a wholesale dealer authorisation and the like — sit with the manufacturer's own export arrangement or with the client's UK/EU entity, not with us.

01 — Organic & Wellness

Organic & Wellness Products

India is one of the world's largest producers of certified organic ingredients. We source organic foods — spices, grains, pulses, superfoods, cold-pressed oils, teas — alongside ayurvedic and herbal personal care for the UK and EU organic retail market.

Organic claims are legally protected in the UK and EU, so certification integrity is everything in this category. We only work with suppliers whose certificates are current, scope-correct and traceable to the actual production site.

Certifications We Look For

  • EU / UK Organic · USDA NOP
  • India Organic (NPOP) · Jaivik Bharat
  • FSSAI licence · HACCP / ISO 22000
  • Fairtrade / Rainforest Alliance (welcome)

Key Sourcing Regions

  • Kerala & Tamil Nadu — spices, coconut products
  • Rajasthan & MP — grains, pulses, herbs
  • Uttarakhand & Himachal — herbal & ayurvedic
  • Kannauj — essential oils & attars
02 — Fashion & Apparel

Fashion & Apparel

From Tirupur's knitwear ecosystem to Ludhiana's woollens, NCR's wovens and Jaipur's block prints — we source across the full apparel spectrum: knits, wovens, denim, activewear, loungewear and accessories.

UK and EU retailers demand audited social compliance as standard. We prioritise units that hold current SEDEX/SMETA or BSCI audits and can produce test reports for restricted substances (REACH) on demand.

Certifications We Look For

  • GOTS · OCS (organic textiles)
  • OEKO-TEX Standard 100
  • SEDEX / SMETA · BSCI · WRAP
  • GRS (recycled content)

Key Sourcing Regions

  • Tirupur — knitwear & jersey
  • Ludhiana — woollens & winterwear
  • Noida / NCR — wovens & fashion
  • Jaipur & Surat — prints, fabrics
03 — Leather Goods

Leather Goods

India's leather industry — Kanpur, Chennai, Kolkata, Agra — produces export-grade bags, small leather goods, belts, gloves, footwear and jackets. We source finished leather products from units connected to responsibly rated tanneries.

Chemical compliance (REACH — chrome VI, azo dyes, PCP) is checked at sampling stage with third-party lab reports, because a failed port inspection helps nobody.

Certifications We Look For

  • LWG-rated tannery supply chain
  • REACH compliance (documented)
  • ISO 9001 · SA8000
  • CLE-registered exporters

Key Sourcing Regions

  • Kanpur — saddlery, belts, heavy leather
  • Chennai & Ambur — footwear
  • Kolkata — bags & small leather goods
  • Agra — footwear
04 — Home & Kitchen

Home & Kitchen

Our deepest category. Rugs and carpets from Panipat and Bhadohi, table and kitchen linen from Karur, metalware from Moradabad, ceramics from Khurja, and wooden furniture and décor from Jodhpur, Jaipur and Saharanpur.

We specify materials, constructions and finishes in detail — GSM, counts, coatings, food-contact compliance where relevant — and inspect against those specs before shipment. Recycled-material lines (rPET, recycled cotton) are a growing part of our programmes, with GRS documentation.

Certifications We Look For

  • ISO 9001 · SA8000 / SEDEX
  • GRS (recycled content) · OEKO-TEX
  • FSC (wooden products)
  • Food-contact test reports (kitchenware)

Key Sourcing Regions

  • Panipat — rugs, bathmats, home textiles
  • Bhadohi & Mirzapur — handmade carpets
  • Karur — kitchen & table linen
  • Moradabad · Khurja · Jodhpur · Saharanpur
05 — Handicrafts & Lifestyle

Handicrafts & Lifestyle

Artisanal décor, gifting, festive and seasonal programmes, and eco-lifestyle products in jute, bamboo, cane and recycled materials. This is where India's craft heritage meets UK and EU retail's demand for authentic, sustainable product stories.

The challenge in crafts is consistency at volume. We work with organised craft clusters and export houses that can standardise sizes, finishes and packing without losing the handmade character buyers pay for.

Certifications We Look For

  • Craftmark · Fair Trade (welcome)
  • SEDEX / SA8000 (organised units)
  • Lacquer / finish safety test reports
  • EPCH-registered exporters

Key Sourcing Regions

  • Jaipur & Jodhpur — décor & gifting
  • Kutch — textiles & crafts
  • Kolkata — jute products
  • Channapatna — wooden toys & craft
06 — Agro & Food Products

Agro & Food Products

India is among the world's largest exporters of rice, spices and tea. We source staple and processed foods — basmati and non-basmati rice, whole and ground spices, tea & coffee, pulses, edible oils and processed or frozen foods — for UK and EU wholesale and retail programmes.

Food is a documentation-heavy category and we treat it accordingly: we verify FSSAI-licensed exporters, batch traceability, and residue/contaminant test reports against destination-market limits before goods ship. Final UK FSA / EU labelling sign-off and Food Business Operator registration sit with the importing business, which we support with full supplier documentation.

Certifications We Look For

  • FSSAI licence · APEDA / Spices Board registration
  • HACCP · ISO 22000 · BRC Food (preferred)
  • Residue & contaminant test reports
  • Organic / Fairtrade (welcome)

Key Sourcing Regions

  • Karnal & Amritsar — basmati rice
  • Kochi & Guntur — spices
  • Assam & Darjeeling — tea
  • Nashik & Pune — processed foods
07 — Beauty & Personal Care

Beauty & Personal Care

Skincare, hair care, soaps, bath products, essential oils and fragrances — including private-label programmes for UK and EU retailers and brands. India's herbal and botanical manufacturing base is one of the strongest in the world.

Cosmetics entering the UK and EU need a compliant route to shelf: safety assessment (CPSR), a nominated Responsible Person, correct INCI labelling and product notification. These are formal roles that sit with the brand or importer of record — we connect you with manufacturers already set up to support that pathway, and prioritise those who can supply full formulation and stability documentation.

Certifications We Look For

  • ISO 22716 (cosmetics GMP)
  • AYUSH licence (herbal & ayurvedic ranges)
  • Formulation, stability & PET test data
  • COSMOS / Ecocert (welcome)

Key Sourcing Regions

  • Mumbai & NCR — cosmetics manufacturing
  • Bengaluru — personal care & naturals
  • Kannauj — essential oils & attars
  • Ahmedabad — soaps & toiletries
08 — Engineering & Hardware

Engineering & Hardware

Architectural and builders' hardware, brass components, hand tools, fasteners, and kitchen & bathroom fittings from India's long-established engineering clusters — Aligarh locks and hardware, Jamnagar brass, Ludhiana and Jalandhar tools, Rajkot castings.

In this category the spec sheet rules: material grades, plating and finish standards, dimensional tolerances and salt-spray or load testing are defined in the tech pack and verified with material test certificates and pre-shipment inspection.

Certifications We Look For

  • ISO 9001 quality systems
  • CE / UKCA where applicable
  • Material test certificates (MTC)
  • Salt-spray / plating test reports

Key Sourcing Regions

  • Aligarh — locks & builders' hardware
  • Jamnagar — brass parts & fittings
  • Ludhiana & Jalandhar — hand tools
  • Rajkot — castings & bathroom fittings

Manufacture in one of these categories?

Tell us what you make, what certifications you hold and where you currently export. We review every profile against live and upcoming programmes.