Indian wooden handicrafts are in demand worldwide for their beautiful designs. Most common species used in handicrafts are Teak, Sheesham, Mango, Mahagony. Some highly expensive items are made of Sandalwood, Rosewood, Walnut, and Oak.

Some well-known craft clusters are in Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) for intricate wood carving, Rajasthan for colorful Kathputlies (wooden puppets), Hoshiarpur (Punjab) for wood inlay and lacquer work, Natungram (West Bengal) for wooden dolls based on mythology and folklore, Channapatna(Karnataka) for wooden toys for children using vegetable colours protected as a Geographical Indicator under WTO, Mysore(Karnataka) for wall plates, table topsetc. rosewood inlay work, Madhya Pradesh – tribal masks.

Companies Importing From India

• Homegoods Inc
• Syed Mehboob Ali Shah
• 880 Euromarkets Designs Inc
• Gurudev Imports
• Ashley Furniture Trading Company
• Indo American Corporation
• Euromarkets Design Inc
• Target
• Michaels Global Sourcing
• 11554417 Canada Inc

Export Destinations

• United States
• Mexico
• Malaysia
• Canada
• United Kingdom
• United Arab Emirates
• Qatar
• China
• Saudi Arabia
• Israel

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Business Start Up Process

STEP 1 :- Business Registration

Proprietorship Firm
MSME (Udyam Aadhar)

Partnership Firm
Deed
ROF (Registration of Firm)

LLP (Limited Liability Partnership)
Deed
CIN (Certificate of Incorporation)

Company
MOA
AOA
ROC

STEP 2 :- PAN

Proprietor – Individual (Self)
Partnership Firm – Firm’s Name
LLP (Limited Liability Partnership) – LLP’s Name
Company – Company’s Name

STEP :- 3 GST (Goods & Services Tax)

STEP :- 4 Bank Account (Current A/c)

STEP :- 5 IEC – Importer Exporter Code

STEP :- 6 RCMC – Registration with Export Promotional Bodies (EPC, CB, DA, Etc.)

STEP :- 7 Port Registration (Nearest Port where you source)

ICEGATE Registration

STEP:- 8 COC – Chamber of Commerce

DGFT Registration

STEP: -9 Others – If Any

Documents Mandatory For Export

Pre-Shipment

a. Proforma Invoice / Agreement / Contract
b. Letter of Credit

Post-Shipment

a. Commercial Invoice
b. Packing List
c. B/L / AWB / LR
d. Certificate of Origin
e. Insurance
f. Others (if any)