Castings and forgings
Investment and sand castings in Rajkot, Kolhapur, Coimbatore and Belagavi. Forgings in Pune, Ludhiana and Jamshedpur.
Sourcing from India
India. The craft of making, at scale.
India makes castings, forgings, machined parts, textiles, leather, furniture and home goods at global scale, with a deep engineering base and English as the language of business. SourceSquid works from Bengaluru with a team that speaks nine Indian languages.
भारत India
- 87
- clusters mapped
- 669
- GI products
- 9
- Indian languages spoken
What India makes best
Where India leads the world.
Machined parts and assemblies
Precision machining, sheet metal and welded assemblies around Pune, Chennai, Hosur, Bengaluru and Faridabad.
Apparel and home textiles
Knitwear in Tiruppur, home furnishings in Panipat and Karur, towels in Solapur, synthetics in Surat.
Leather goods and footwear
Finished leather and footwear in Ambur, Ranipet, Kanpur and Agra, with strong compliance records.
Décor, furniture and ceramics
Metal décor in Moradabad, wood furniture in Jodhpur, glassware in Firozabad, tiles and sanitaryware in Morbi.
Chemicals, pharma and packaging
Specialty chemicals in Gujarat, pharmaceuticals in Hyderabad and Baddi, printing and packaging in Sivakasi.
Practical facts
India, at a glance.
Our own team, based in Bengaluru, covers every major cluster in person.
Explore all 87 clusters in the India Sourcing Atlas- Time zone
- IST, UTC +5:30
- Main ports
- Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Chennai, Kolkata, Tuticorin, Cochin
- Business language
- English, plus regional languages on the factory floor
- Our office
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Trade agreements
- Including the UAE (CEPA), Australia (ECTA) and EFTA (TEPA). We confirm duty eligibility for your market at quote stage.
India's factory calendar
Twelve months of festivals. Planned around, every time.
India celebrates by state and by season. We plan production, inspections and shipping around every major festival, so your delivery date holds. Festival dates follow the lunar calendar and move each year.
Jan
- Makar SankrantiAcross India
- PongalTamil Nadu
- LohriPunjab
- Magh BihuAssam
- Uttarayan kite festivalGujarat
- Republic Day, 26 JanNational
Pongal and Sankranti pause parts of the south and west for two to three days.
Feb
- Maha ShivaratriAcross India
A strong month for audits and new RFQs.
Mar
- HoliNorth and west India
- UgadiKarnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
- Gudi PadwaMaharashtra
Financial year-end on 31 March: factories rush to close orders. Book capacity early.
Apr
- BaisakhiPunjab
- Bohag BihuAssam
- PuthanduTamil Nadu
- VishuKerala
- Pohela BoishakhWest Bengal
Regional new years. Short breaks, state by state.
May
No major closures
A quiet window. Place orders for the second half of the year.
Jun
- Rath YatraOdisha
Monsoon arrives. We build transport buffers into inland lead times.
Jul
No major closures
Monsoon month. Good for audits indoors, slower for inland trucking.
Aug
- Independence Day, 15 AugNational
- Raksha BandhanNorth India
- JanmashtamiAcross India
- OnamKerala
Onam slows Kerala for about a week.
Sep
- Ganesh ChaturthiMaharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana
Ganesh Chaturthi pauses Pune and Mumbai clusters. Plan pre-shipment checks around it.
Oct
- Gandhi Jayanti, 2 OctNational
- Navratri and GarbaGujarat
- Durga PujaWest Bengal
- DussehraAcross India, Mysuru Dasara in Karnataka
Festive season begins. Lock production dates in September.
Nov
- DiwaliAcross India
- Chhath PujaBihar
- Guru Nanak JayantiPunjab
Diwali slows most factories for about a week. Holiday stock should ship before it.
Dec
- ChristmasGoa, Kerala, the Northeast
Year-end shipments for spring collections.
India questions
Straight answers.
Anything else, ask us directly. A principal replies, not a bot.
[email protected]What does India make best?
India is strongest in metal castings and forgings, precision machining, textiles and apparel, leather and footwear, home décor, furniture, ceramics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Our India Sourcing Atlas maps 87 clusters by process.
How do I find a reliable manufacturer in India?
Start from the cluster that specialises in your process, screen licences and addresses, then audit on site before sampling. We run all of this and present a named shortlist with the evidence for each factory.
How do Indian festivals affect production?
Diwali slows most factories for about a week in October or November, and regional festivals such as Pongal, Onam and Durga Puja pause specific states. We plan production and inspections around the calendar below.
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