Notes on sourcing, trade and craft
What we've learned moving electronics, textiles, handicrafts and agricultural produce between India and the world.
Sourcing Consumer Electronics from India: A Buyer's Guide
What to check before you commit to a manufacturer, and how the sourcing conversation should actually go.
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Quality Checks Before Dispatch: How Electronics Exports Are Inspected
What a pre-dispatch inspection actually covers, and why it should happen before goods ever reach a port.
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Home Linen and Apparel Fabric: A Buyer's Guide to Indian Textiles
Why India remains a first stop for textile buyers, and what to look for beyond price.
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Woven vs Knitted: Choosing the Right Fabric for Your Market
The construction difference that decides how a fabric drapes, stretches and holds up.
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Brass, Wood and Ceramic Ware: The Craft Behind Indian Handicraft Exports
Three materials, three very different workshops — and what "hand-finished" actually means.
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From Workshop to Warehouse: Preparing Handicrafts for Export
Handmade doesn't mean export-ready. Here's the gap, and how it gets closed.
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Basmati Rice Export from India: Varieties and What Buyers Look For
What actually separates one Basmati shipment from another, beyond the name on the bag.
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Sourcing Indian Spices and Agricultural Produce for Global Markets
What affects quality before a shipment ever leaves the farm gate.
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