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
- Puducherry
- Clusters in other states
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
2 GI products, by category.
Registered GI names tied to Puducherry, grouped the way buyers search for them.
Glass & ceramics1
- Villianur Terracotta Works
Paintings & paper crafts1
- Thirukannur Papier Mache Craft
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anirudh@sourcesquid.coWhat 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.
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