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We search the artisan clusters for items that fit your brief, including new designs you have not seen, and check each maker ourselves.
Buy from India · Sourcing services
Handicrafts from India, checked at every step.
Sutra Global finds the makers, arranges and checks samples, follows production, inspects before shipping and prepares the documents for importers of handicrafts and handicraft fabrics. You pay us. The makers do not.
What we do
From the first sample to the delivered carton
Check
Written specification, agreed limits for handmade variation, and an inspection against both before anything ships.
Ship
Packing and marking to a fixed standard, with the invoice, packing list, origin papers and certificates prepared.
Follow up
Weekly updates with photos, a dated schedule, and a record we use to settle any claim.
What we source
Handicrafts and handicraft fabrics
Handicraft fabrics
Block print, kantha, handloom, hand embroidery and ikat, by the metre or made up.
Quilts and throws
Kantha and quilted work, bedspreads, cushion covers and soft furnishings.
Brass and metal
Decor, tableware and fittings in brass and other metals.
Wood and furniture
Handmade, distressed and inlay furniture and wooden decor, with the required wood treatment and papers.
Home decor
Decorative pieces and giftware from the craft clusters.
Lighting
Only with makers who can supply the safety certificates your market requires.
Photos from Unsplash and Pexels, used under their free licences. Credits: Akhil Pawar, rashmi bhatia, Jen Couser, Abhijit Chirde, Esha Verma, Mian Rizwan and others.
Beyond the starting collection
Looking for a different product from India?
The handicrafts collection is our starting focus for sourcing. You can also send a brief for other products. We review the category, required quality and documentation, and the practical sourcing process before agreeing to undertake an assignment.
Textiles and home furnishings
Product requirements, samples, materials, finishing and packing.
Furniture and interior products
Design, construction, dimensions, finishing, export packing and documents.
Other made-to-order or industrial products
Send a specification and we can evaluate how supplier search and inspection would work.
Every category is assessed individually. We do not claim to have pre-approved manufacturers or certifications for every product. Compliance, testing and export requirements must be established before an order.
Why importers work with us
Three things we promise, and how you can check them
We work for you only
We take no commission from makers and add no mark-up to their price. Our fee is on our own invoice. The licensed exporter's small margin is a separate line in every cost breakdown.
100% paid, 100% delivered
The cheapest quote often delivers less than it promises. We fix the specification in writing and inspect against it, so you pay for what you receive.
Handmade varies. Our system does not.
Every order runs on the same forms, the same packing and marking standard, the same inspection report and the same shared folder.
The journey of your goods
Ten steps. Each one needs your agreement before the next starts.
- 01Brief
- 02Sample search
- 03Samples
- 04Approval
- 05Price and terms
- 06Order
- 07Follow-up
- 08Inspection
- 09Shipping
- 10Delivery
Who is behind it
Nandan Varma
36 years in international trade and business development across Russia, China, Turkey and India. He has bought directly from small village factories in China and Turkey, speaking to the owners in their own language, and has managed every stage from raw material to customs. In India he applies the same discipline for importers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
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