Costume Jewelry Industry In India

India has been associated with different kinds of jewellery making and designing for centuries. The Indian jewellery designs and quality is renowned all across the globe. The costume jewellery industry is booming in India.

The country is one of the significant producers and exporters of costume jewellery to different countries. It contributes nearly 9% to the world sales. Various materials including wood, metals, terracota, leather, bone etc are being used to manufacture and design superior quality and fine finish jewellery pieces.

Cheap availability of labour, easy availability of base metals, faux gems and stones, skilled artisans, good infrastructure has made India one of the major costume jewellery manufacturers contributing a major portion to the world production.

Major Costume Jewellery Manufacturing States

A number of Indian states are manufacturing traditional, ethnic, contemporary and tribal jewellery. These jewellery pieces are often hand crafted and also mass produced. Some of the important states are:

• Rajasthan

• Uttar Pradesh

• Maharashtra

• Kerala

• Assam

• Madhya Pradesh

• West Bengal

The state of Rajasthan is popular for its semi precious and stone studded jewellery. Muzaffarpur in the state of Bihar, is known for its Lac jewellery. Moradabad is known for manufacturing high quality and superior finish brass ornaments.

Major Export Markets

India exports high quality jewellery pieces in different designs to a number of countries. Some of the major export destinations are:

• EU

• USA

• New Zealand

• Middle eastern countries