# Puducherry manufacturing: clusters, ports and GI products

> Puducherry sourcing: light engineering, terracotta, handmade paper and textiles. Clusters, ports and languages in one place, plus how SourceSquid sources there.

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State profile · GI crafts and produce

# Puducherry. Light engineering, terracotta and handmade paper.

Puducherry has a small but varied industrial base in light engineering, electrical goods and textiles, alongside crafts such as Villianur terracotta and handmade paper. Buyers usually ship through nearby Chennai ports.

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Puducherry
    capital

2
    registered GI products

Tamil
    main language

State map · **Puducherry** Capital: Puducherry

  * __Puducherry
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At a glance

## What Puducherry does best.

Strengths, languages and export routes, the first things a buyer needs to plan a sourcing trip.

Strengths
    Light engineering · Terracotta · Handmade paper · Textiles

Capital
    Puducherry

Languages
    TamilOur team speaks Tamil

Ports used
    Chennai and Kattupalli

Clusters mapped
    No mapped industrial cluster; sourcing centres on GI crafts and produce

GI products
    2 registered

Geographical Indications

## 2 GI products, by category.

Registered GI names tied to Puducherry, grouped the way buyers search for them.

### [Glass & ceramics](https://sourcesquid.co/india-atlas/gi/glass-and-ceramics/#puducherry)1

  * Villianur Terracotta Works

### [Paintings & paper crafts](https://sourcesquid.co/india-atlas/gi/paintings-and-paper-crafts/#puducherry)1

  * Thirukannur Papier Mache Craft

Puducherry questions

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### What does Puducherry manufacture?

Puducherry's main strengths are light engineering, terracotta, handmade paper and textiles. 2 products from Puducherry hold a registered Geographical Indication.

### Which ports serve Puducherry?

Exporters in Puducherry usually ship through Chennai and Kattupalli. Inland container depots (ICDs) let containers clear customs close to the factory and travel to the port by rail.

### Which languages are spoken in Puducherry's factories?

Tamil is spoken on factory floors in Puducherry, and English is used for drawings, specifications and export documents. SourceSquid's team speaks Tamil.

Related states

## States with similar strengths.

[Paintings & paper crafts**Jharkhand** Steel, Forgings, Auto components](https://sourcesquid.co/india-atlas/states/jharkhand/)[Glass & ceramics · Paintings & paper crafts**Rajasthan** Gems and jewellery, Block printing, Wooden furniture](https://sourcesquid.co/india-atlas/states/rajasthan/)[Glass & ceramics**Meghalaya** Turmeric, Horticulture, Bamboo crafts](https://sourcesquid.co/india-atlas/states/meghalaya/)

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