# Sourcing from India: manufacturers, clusters and quality control > Source from India with SourceSquid: named manufacturers across 87 clusters, on-site audits, inspections and compliance evidence, run from Bengaluru. Source: https://sourcesquid.co/india/ Sourcing from India # India. The craft of making, at scale. India makes castings, forgings, machined parts, textiles, leather, furniture and home goods at global scale, with a deep engineering base and English as the language of business. SourceSquid works from Bengaluru with a team that speaks nine Indian languages. [Get a free teardown in 48 hours](https://sourcesquid.co/start/) [Talk to our team](https://sourcesquid.co/contact/) भारत **India** 87 clusters mapped 669 GI products 9 Indian languages spoken What India makes best ## Where India leads the world. Metals ### Castings and forgings Investment and sand castings in Rajkot, Kolhapur, Coimbatore and Belagavi. Forgings in Pune, Ludhiana and Jamshedpur. Engineering ### Machined parts and assemblies Precision machining, sheet metal and welded assemblies around Pune, Chennai, Hosur, Bengaluru and Faridabad. Textiles ### Apparel and home textiles Knitwear in Tiruppur, home furnishings in Panipat and Karur, towels in Solapur, synthetics in Surat. Leather ### Leather goods and footwear Finished leather and footwear in Ambur, Ranipet, Kanpur and Agra, with strong compliance records. Home ### Décor, furniture and ceramics Metal décor in Moradabad, wood furniture in Jodhpur, glassware in Firozabad, tiles and sanitaryware in Morbi. Process ### Chemicals, pharma and packaging Specialty chemicals in Gujarat, pharmaceuticals in Hyderabad and Baddi, printing and packaging in Sivakasi. Practical facts ## India, at a glance. Our own team, based in Bengaluru, covers every major cluster in person. [Explore all 87 clusters in the India Sourcing Atlas](https://sourcesquid.co/india-atlas/) Time zone IST, UTC +5:30 Main ports Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Chennai, Kolkata, Tuticorin, Cochin Business language English, plus regional languages on the factory floor Our office Bengaluru, Karnataka Trade agreements Including the UAE (CEPA), Australia (ECTA) and EFTA (TEPA). We confirm duty eligibility for your market at quote stage. India's factory calendar ## Twelve months of festivals. Planned around, every time. India celebrates by state and by season. We plan production, inspections and shipping around every major festival, so your delivery date holds. Festival dates follow the lunar calendar and move each year. ### Jan * **Makar Sankranti** Across India * **Pongal** Tamil Nadu * **Lohri** Punjab * **Magh Bihu** Assam * **Uttarayan kite festival** Gujarat * **Republic Day, 26 Jan** National Pongal and Sankranti pause parts of the south and west for two to three days. ### Feb * **Maha Shivaratri** Across India A strong month for audits and new RFQs. ### Mar * **Holi** North and west India * **Ugadi** Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana * **Gudi Padwa** Maharashtra Financial year-end on 31 March: factories rush to close orders. Book capacity early. ### Apr * **Baisakhi** Punjab * **Bohag Bihu** Assam * **Puthandu** Tamil Nadu * **Vishu** Kerala * **Pohela Boishakh** West Bengal Regional new years. Short breaks, state by state. ### May No major closures A quiet window. Place orders for the second half of the year. ### Jun * **Rath Yatra** Odisha Monsoon arrives. We build transport buffers into inland lead times. ### Jul No major closures Monsoon month. Good for audits indoors, slower for inland trucking. ### Aug * **Independence Day, 15 Aug** National * **Raksha Bandhan** North India * **Janmashtami** Across India * **Onam** Kerala Onam slows Kerala for about a week. ### Sep * **Ganesh Chaturthi** Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana Ganesh Chaturthi pauses Pune and Mumbai clusters. Plan pre-shipment checks around it. ### Oct * **Gandhi Jayanti, 2 Oct** National * **Navratri and Garba** Gujarat * **Durga Puja** West Bengal * **Dussehra** Across India, Mysuru Dasara in Karnataka Festive season begins. Lock production dates in September. ### Nov * **Diwali** Across India * **Chhath Puja** Bihar * **Guru Nanak Jayanti** Punjab Diwali slows most factories for about a week. Holiday stock should ship before it. ### Dec * **Christmas** Goa, Kerala, the Northeast Year-end shipments for spring collections. India questions ## Straight answers. Anything else, ask us directly. A principal replies, not a bot. [anirudh@sourcesquid.co](mailto:anirudh@sourcesquid.co) ### What does India make best? India is strongest in metal castings and forgings, precision machining, textiles and apparel, leather and footwear, home décor, furniture, ceramics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Our India Sourcing Atlas maps 87 clusters by process. ### How do I find a reliable manufacturer in India? Start from the cluster that specialises in your process, screen licences and addresses, then audit on site before sampling. We run all of this and present a named shortlist with the evidence for each factory. ### How do Indian festivals affect production? Diwali slows most factories for about a week in October or November, and regional festivals such as Pongal, Onam and Durga Puja pause specific states. We plan production and inspections around the calendar below. More doors ## Explore every sourcing country. 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