Your buying office in India since 1996

A buying agency reduces risk, ensures accountability, improves communication, and protects buyer interests on the ground. Inter Trade works exclusively for buyers, not factories.

Sourcing from India begins with understanding your product requirements, target markets, volumes, quality standards, and price expectations. Inter Trade works as your on-ground buying office, helping you identify suitable suppliers, develop samples, and manage the process through shipment.

Yes. India is highly competitive across categories such as homeware, lifestyle products, furniture, textiles, and agri-products. Strengths include craftsmanship, flexibility, and cost efficiency when sourcing is professionally managed.

Indian products are widely sourced by buyers in the US, Europe, UK, Australia, and Japan. Many global brands rely on India for its material diversity, artisanal skills, and improving manufacturing capabilities.

Yes. When quality, durability, compliance, and customization are considered, Indian products offer strong value. Effective sourcing reduces hidden costs and improves long-term reliability.

Manufacturing in India operates through specialized regional clusters based on product expertise. Inter Trade sources pan-India, partnering with factories best suited to each category rather than relying on one region. Textiles are produced across key hubs such as Tiruppur, Karur, Coimbatore, Panipat, Ludhiana, and Bhadohi; metal handicrafts and metal furniture are concentrated in Moradabad, Jodhpur, and other craft centres; wooden furniture is sourced from Rajasthan, Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Himachal Pradesh; while jute, seagrass, and pottery come from established clusters in eastern, coastal, and ceramic-focused regions. This approach ensures the right craftsmanship, quality, and scale for every product.

Many Indian factories meet international quality, social, and environmental standards. Compliance varies by supplier, which is why evaluation and verification are essential.

Yes. At Inter Trade, we conduct structured factory audits, capability reviews, and regular on-site visits to ensure our suppliers meet international buyer expectations. Our assessments are guided by widely accepted compliance frameworks such as BSCI or SMETA (Sedex) for ethical and social standards, along with evaluations of production capacity, quality systems, and overall reliability. Where applicable, we also verify product-specific and market-specific requirements, including OEKO-TEX® for textiles, FSC® for responsible wood sourcing, REACH for the EU, and relevant US compliance standards such as CPSIA, ASTM, Prop 65, and C-TPAT, enabling buyers in Europe and the United States to source with confidence.

We support buyers with design inputs, adaptations, and feasibility guidance to ensure concepts can be efficiently translated into production. While not a standalone design studio, we work closely with our partner factories to refine designs, optimize materials, and ensure manufacturability. Where required, we also collaborate with our trusted partner third-party design studios to support more complex design or development needs.

Yes. Product development and sampling are core services. We assist with material selection, technical specifications, and sample coordination with suitable factories.

Sample costs depend on product complexity and materials. Most factories charge for samples, particularly for new developments. These costs are often adjusted against confirmed orders.

Sampling timelines typically range from 2 to 4 weeks and are product-specific, depending on design complexity, materials, tooling requirements, and finishing processes. Timelines may vary for new or customized developments and are always confirmed upfront to ensure clear alignment on sampling schedules.

Product quality is controlled through clear specifications, pre-production approvals, in-process quality checks, and final inspections prior to shipment. Quality inspections are conducted in line with internationally accepted AQL standards, ensuring consistency and adherence to agreed specifications.

Inter Trade represents buyer interests on the ground and works with suppliers to resolve issues through corrective actions, replacements, or commercial adjustments.

We offer end-to-end sourcing support including supplier identification, product development, merchandising, quality inspections, factory audits, consolidation, and logistics coordination.

Yes. We assist buyers in negotiating pricing, MOQs, timelines, and quality expectations based on market benchmarks.

Yes. We consolidate shipments from multiple suppliers to reduce freight costs and simplify logistics.

Yes. We regularly manage LCL shipments and consolidated containers to help buyers optimize freight spend.

We coordinate with logistics partners to optimize routing, timelines, and costs, especially for consolidated shipments.

We work with internationally accepted Incoterms® such as FOB, CIF, EXW, FCA, and CFR, depending on commercial terms, shipment structure, and client preference. Shipping terms are finalized upfront to ensure clarity on responsibilities, costs, and risk at each stage of the shipment.

Payment terms are agreed directly between clients and suppliers and may include advance payments, Letters of Credit (LC), or milestone-based payment structures, depending on the order and commercial agreement. At this stage, open credit or D/A terms are not supported, ensuring clear and secure transactions for all stakeholders.

India has FTAs or trade agreements with several countries and regions. Applicability depends on product category and destination market.

Import duties depend on HS codes, destination country regulations, and applicable trade agreements. Buyers should consult their customs brokers for final duty calculations.

Yes. India hosts major international trade fairs across home, lifestyle, textiles, furniture, handicrafts, and other categories.

Yes. We assist with planning trade fair visits, factory sourcing trips, and supplier meetings, including end-to-end on-ground coordination. Where possible, we also support with preferential hotel and airline rates through our associations with trade fair organizers and export promotion bodies, helping make sourcing visits more efficient and cost-effective.

India is well connected internationally, with modern airports and improving infrastructure. Sourcing travel is generally straightforward with proper planning.