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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 · PuducherryCapital: Puducherry
Map of Puducherry with its 0 mapped manufacturing clusters Andhra PradeshKarnatakaKeralaTamil Nadu 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 & ceramics1

  • Villianur Terracotta Works

Paintings & paper crafts1

  • Thirukannur Papier Mache Craft
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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.

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