China is going to be a big market for Indian Handmade Carpets: Chairman, CEPC
China is going to
be a big market for Indian Handmade Carpets: Chairman, CEPC
India Carpet Expo
at Varanasi has witnessed the overwhelming presence of 350 overseas
buyers, in addition to 276 buying representatives, in the first three
days.
A delegation
from Yiwu city of China visited the India Carpet Expo on 13th October,
2015 on an invitation fromCEPC. Mr. Wang Bi Rong, Director General Bureau of
Commerce led the delegation of eight members to study the qualities
of Indian handmade carpets displayed by 303 exporters from all over
India.
The delegation from CEPC was led by Shri Kuldeep R. Wattal, Chairman, CEPC, accompanied by all Members of Committee of Administration of the Council. A presentation was made about the economy and market position of the Yiwu City, by Mr. Wang Bi Rong. The Chinese delegation was very excited to visit the Expo and informed that they witnessed a very high quality in Indian handmade carpets, which they did not find in China. The delegation was confident that the Indian handmade carpets would get a very good sales response in Yiwu City. They informed that after the Expo, they will discuss with CEPC in arriving at a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for promoting and selling Indian handmade carpets in Yiwu. CEPC Chairman, Shri Kuldeep R. Wattal expressed hope that such collaborations would give a boost to exports of Indian carpets to China.
While thanking CEPC for
hosting them and giving them an insight into Indian handmade carpets industry,
Mr. Rong, the Director General, expressed the desire to have a strong
representation of Indian Handmade Carpet Exporters in Yiwu City in
their May 2016 show. Chairman, CEPC appreciated the efforts of the delegation
in making Indian carpets popular in China; he also assured them that the
industry is looking forward to China as a whole and Yiwu City in
particular, adding that China will be one of their major business partner
countries in coming times.
Shri Ravinder Jaiswal, MLA,
Varanasi also visited India Carpet Expo and saw the arrangement and
facilities available at the fair ground. He met the participating
exhibitors also and appreciated the new developments made by the Indian
carpet manufacturers. He met overseas buyers and Chinese delegation as well and
assured the carpet exporters and CEPC that he will apprise Hon’ble Prime
Minister Shri Narendra Modi of the efforts made by Carpet Export Promotion
Council in providing excellent infrastructure to the manufacturers from
Varanasi-Bhadohi-Mirzapur belt in promoting Indian carpets and helping the
artisans and weavers of this area.
Some of the leading and
reputed buyers from US, U.K., Brazil, South Africa and other European
countries who visited the fair spoke very encouragingly about the display of
various handmade carpets, floor coverings and arrangements made by the organizers.
Organizers are extremely happy
with the results till today and hope that more and more buyers will come on the
last day of the Expo as well, on 14th October, 2015, and make
this Expo a very successful one.
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India Handicrafts
& Gifts Fair enters 40th Edition
The 40th edition of world’s largest
handicrafts and gifts fair, IHGF Delhi Fair Autumn 2015 (earlier known as IHGF)
will be held from 14 – 18 October, 2015 at India Expo Centre & Mart,
Greater Noida, NCR Delhi.
Over 2,700 exhibitors of handicrafts drawn from all
over the country will be exhibiting a wide range of products spread over 14
halls covering around 1,90,000 sq. m.
The fair will be inaugurated by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar,
Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Textiles. Shri G. Ganga Raju, Member of
Parliament from Narsapuram, Andhra Pradesh; Smt. Vimla Batham, MLA of Gautam
Budh Nagar; Dr. S. K. Panda, Secretary (Textiles), Government of India; Shri J.
K. Dadoo, Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Ministry of Commerce
& Textiles; Shri Rama Raman, Chairman – GNIDA; and Shri Alok
Kumar, Development
Commissioner (Handicrafts) will also be present during the inaugural
ceremony.
The Expo
Centre and Mart was opened in 2006 with 8 exhibition halls built up at two
levels each covering 35.000 sq. mtrs space, with a Central Function Building,
restaurants, halls for seminars, conferences, conventions, business rooms and a
huge parking lot. Over
the years, size of the IHGF has increased both in terms of the number of
exhibitors as well as number of visitors. The
demand for increased exhibition space has been constantly growing and in order
to accommodate more exhibitors, the organizers used to put temporary stands;
however, in order to find a permanent solution to the space crunch, six new
halls with approximately 4 lakh sq. ft additional covered space are being
offered to the exhibitors for the first time. This is over and above the existing 8
halls. The exhibition venue
will now have over 72,000 sq. mtrs area covering 14 permanent halls. All the
halls will now be equipped with modern amenities to help provide good business
environment to the exhibitors and the overseas buyers, as conveyed by Shri Rakesh
Kumar, Chairman-India Expo Centre & Mart and ED-EPCH.
Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts [EPCH], organizer of this fair, have so far organized 39 editions of the IHGF in series, which has come to be recognized as “one stop sourcing event” amongst the overseas buying community and as a very effective marketing medium amongst the Indian exporting community.
The product categories on display will be i) Houseware, tableware, kitchenware, hotelware, ii) Home furnishing, home textiles, linens and made ups, iii) Festive décor, Christmas, Halloween, valentines, birthdays, anniversaries celebrations, iv)Fashion jewellery, bags, scarves, ties, fashion compliments, v) Luggage, leather bags, and cases, vi) Furniture & Furniture accessories, vii) Carpets, rugs and floorings, viii) Bathroom accessories, ix) Spa and wellness, candles, incense, made ups, burners, potpourri and aromatics, x) Stationery, handmade paper items and greeting cards, xi) Lamps and lighting, chandeliers, lampshades, lanterns, xii) Decorative articles & giftware, xiii) Garden ornaments, lawn accessories, xiv) Sustainable products, jute, cane, bamboos, natural fibres, handwoven mats, xv) Educational games, trophies, games, toys.
As per the indications received, more than 5,000 overseas buyers from leading international departmental/chain stores, wholesalers, distributors and major brands like Bloomingdale's, Macy, K-Mart, Walmart, Pier 1, Marks and Spencers, Restoration Hardware, Karstadt, Carrefour, Hobby Lobby etc. are expected to source their requirements at this fair. These volume buyers will be from countries like USA, UK, Japan, France, Italy, Canada, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, China, Australia and many more. Buyers from Latin American region particularly Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Panama, Chile, Central Asia, Africa and Middle East will also be sourcing their requirements at this fair, said Shri Dinesh Kumar, Chairman-EPCH.
The show, apart from offering opportunity to the exhibitors and buyers to transact business under one roof at the show venue, will also host a series of activities including fashion shows, informative seminars and discussions on various relevant topics, cultural performances by Indian artists, live demonstration by artisans etc.
Online business offers immense potential to exporters. Keeping this in view, the Council has set up an e-hub where e-commerce portals like eBay, Flipkart, Shopclues and others will offer their services to the exhibitors. Further, the Council has also extended invitation to Indian volume retail buyers to source their requirement from the exhibitors at the show. Some of the well known retailers have confirmed their visit such as Urban Ladder, Pepper Fry, The Furniture Republic, Craftvilla, West Side, Keeper Furnishing and many more, as elaborated by ED–EPCH.
Handicrafts exports have been growing on an average annual growth rate of 15% during the last decade. However, the exports of handicrafts during the year 2014-15 has been Rs. 18,639.14 crore registering a growth of 7.96% in rupee terms and 6.82% in dollars terms as compared to previous year. The exports of handicrafts during the first five months of 2015-16 is Rs. 7227.46 crore registering a growth of 8.57%, informed Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Executive Director – EPCH.
Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts [EPCH] is a nodal agency for promotion and development of handicrafts; EPCH has been organizing the Indian Handicrafts & Gifts Fair for the past 21 years. IHGF-Delhi Fair Autumn 2015 is expected to generate huge amount of enquiries and on the spot orders.
Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts [EPCH], organizer of this fair, have so far organized 39 editions of the IHGF in series, which has come to be recognized as “one stop sourcing event” amongst the overseas buying community and as a very effective marketing medium amongst the Indian exporting community.
The product categories on display will be i) Houseware, tableware, kitchenware, hotelware, ii) Home furnishing, home textiles, linens and made ups, iii) Festive décor, Christmas, Halloween, valentines, birthdays, anniversaries celebrations, iv)Fashion jewellery, bags, scarves, ties, fashion compliments, v) Luggage, leather bags, and cases, vi) Furniture & Furniture accessories, vii) Carpets, rugs and floorings, viii) Bathroom accessories, ix) Spa and wellness, candles, incense, made ups, burners, potpourri and aromatics, x) Stationery, handmade paper items and greeting cards, xi) Lamps and lighting, chandeliers, lampshades, lanterns, xii) Decorative articles & giftware, xiii) Garden ornaments, lawn accessories, xiv) Sustainable products, jute, cane, bamboos, natural fibres, handwoven mats, xv) Educational games, trophies, games, toys.
As per the indications received, more than 5,000 overseas buyers from leading international departmental/chain stores, wholesalers, distributors and major brands like Bloomingdale's, Macy, K-Mart, Walmart, Pier 1, Marks and Spencers, Restoration Hardware, Karstadt, Carrefour, Hobby Lobby etc. are expected to source their requirements at this fair. These volume buyers will be from countries like USA, UK, Japan, France, Italy, Canada, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, China, Australia and many more. Buyers from Latin American region particularly Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Panama, Chile, Central Asia, Africa and Middle East will also be sourcing their requirements at this fair, said Shri Dinesh Kumar, Chairman-EPCH.
The show, apart from offering opportunity to the exhibitors and buyers to transact business under one roof at the show venue, will also host a series of activities including fashion shows, informative seminars and discussions on various relevant topics, cultural performances by Indian artists, live demonstration by artisans etc.
Online business offers immense potential to exporters. Keeping this in view, the Council has set up an e-hub where e-commerce portals like eBay, Flipkart, Shopclues and others will offer their services to the exhibitors. Further, the Council has also extended invitation to Indian volume retail buyers to source their requirement from the exhibitors at the show. Some of the well known retailers have confirmed their visit such as Urban Ladder, Pepper Fry, The Furniture Republic, Craftvilla, West Side, Keeper Furnishing and many more, as elaborated by ED–EPCH.
Handicrafts exports have been growing on an average annual growth rate of 15% during the last decade. However, the exports of handicrafts during the year 2014-15 has been Rs. 18,639.14 crore registering a growth of 7.96% in rupee terms and 6.82% in dollars terms as compared to previous year. The exports of handicrafts during the first five months of 2015-16 is Rs. 7227.46 crore registering a growth of 8.57%, informed Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Executive Director – EPCH.
Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts [EPCH] is a nodal agency for promotion and development of handicrafts; EPCH has been organizing the Indian Handicrafts & Gifts Fair for the past 21 years. IHGF-Delhi Fair Autumn 2015 is expected to generate huge amount of enquiries and on the spot orders.
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IHGF Delhi Fair, Autumn 2015
to be held from October 14 - 18, 2015
IHGF Delhi Fair Autumn 2015 will be held from 14 – 18
October, 2015 at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida, NCR
Delhi. Around 2,750 exhibitors including marts, drawn from all over
India will be exhibiting home, lifestyles and fashion products spread over 14
halls covering approximately 1,90,000 sq.m.
More than 5,000 buyers are expected to source their requirements at this
fair. Buyers from countries like USA, UK, Japan, France, Italy, Canada,
Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, China, Australia, Philippines, Hong Kong and many
more countries have already confirmed their visit to the fair. Buyers
from Latin American region particularly Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Panama,
Chile, Central Asia, Africa and middle east will also be sourcing their
requirements at this fair, said Shri Dinesh Kumar, Chairman, EPCH.
Apart from large number of overseas buyers, a sizeable number of domestic
volume retail buyers such as Reliance Retail, Fab Furnish, West Side, Shoppers
Stop, Land Mark Group and renowned e-commerce companies such as eBay, Flipkart,
Bed Bath & More, Pepper Fry, Urban Ladder and many more have
also confirmed their visit to the fair for bulk sourcing, said Shri Rakesh
Kumar, Executive Director, EPCH.
For smooth functioning of the mega event, one of the member
exporters Shri V.S. Goel of M/s Goel Exports, Delhi has been
nominated as President, IHGF Delhi Fair Autumn 2015 (Reception
Committee) and Shri Khemchand Khatri of M/s Khemchand Handicrafts, Jodhpur;
Shri Sharad Chandra Gupta of M/s Chandra Exports, Firozabad, UP; and Mr. Avdesh
Agarwal of M/s Shree Sai De Art, Moradabad have been nominated as Vice
Presidents, IHGF Delhi Fair.
IHGF was started in the year 1994; it has reached its 40th edition
with Autumn 2015. Export
Promotion Council for Handicrafts [EPCH] which is a nodal agency for
promotion and development of handicrafts has been organizing the Indian
Handicrafts & Gifts Fair for the last 21 years. IHGF Delhi Fair
Autumn 2015 is expected to generate huge amount of enquiries and orders.
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