Mega Handicrafts fair IHGF 2022 set to open on 14th Oct, 7000+ foreign buyers expected
Delhi NCR – Greater Noida, 12th October 2022 – The 54th edition of one of the world’s largest handicrafts fairs i.e. IHGF-Delhi fair will be opened to overseas buyers, buying and sourcing consultants as well as large domestic volume retail buyers only on 14th October 2022 at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida. The five days B2B fair brings home, lifestyle, fashion, textiles and furniture products by 3000+ handicrafts exporters from across the country who are eager to showcase to the overseas buying community who now consider India as the only sourcing destination for handicraft items, informed Rakesh Kumar, Director General, EPCH & Chairman IEML.
He further informed that the IHGF-Delhi Fair Autumn 2022 is one of its kind of fair and this edition will have a wide-ranging selection of over 2000+ new products and more than 300 design expressions spanning across 14 product categories such as houseware, home furnishing, furniture, gifts and decoratives, lamps and lighting, Christmas & festive décor, fashion jewellery & accessories, spa & wellness, carpets and rugs, bathroom accessories, garden accessories, educational toys & games, handmade paper products & stationery and leather bags. The exhibition will have emphatic representation of craft manufacturing hubs and clusters, stationed in 16 halls in the Expo Centre and 900 permanent showrooms in the Mart area, making this a comprehensive sourcing point. Artisans from pan India will be stationed in thematic presentations will be among attraction for the visiting overseas buying community.
Speaking on the occasion, Raj Kumar Malhotra, Chairman-EPCH informed that the visitors profile to the show includes overseas buyers from across the globe comprising wholesalers, distributors, chain stores, departmental stores, retailers, mail order companies, brand owners, buying houses and designers and trend forecasters.
Overseas buyers from over 100 countries including Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea Republic, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam and many more have pre-registered to visit the fair.
Buyers from companies/ departmental stores who have already confirmed their visit to the show include Dukaan Home, Argentina; Flower Power Pty Ltd, Australia; XXX Lutz KG, Austria; Gommaire NV, Belgium; Mercana Furniture, Canada; Society of Lifestyle, Denmark; Boltze Ideen Deutschland GMBH & Co KG, Tedi, Germany; Sugita Ace Co., Ltd, Japan; Distribuidora Liverpool SA DE CV, Mexico; Brinkers Carpets Netherlands BV, Lifestyle Home Collection BV, The Netherlands; Asitrade & El Corte Ingles, Spain; Graham And Green, Pacific Lifestyle & TJX Corp, UK; Abdulla Mohd Household Appliance Trdg Co LLC, Homecentre, Landmark Group, UAE; Creative Home Limited, Hobby Lobby, Ross Stores Inc, Tjx Corp & VCNY, USA and many more, informed Shri Raj Kumar Malhotra, Chairman-EPCH.
He further informed that the show will also have visitors from major Indian Retail/online brands including The Wishing Chair, At Home, Urban Ladder, Fabindia Limited, The Purple Turtles, Flipkart, Fabindia Ltd., Shoppers Stop Limited, Reliance Retail Ltd., DLF Brands Pvt Ltd, Home And Bazaar, Goodearth Design Studio, Qalara, Goodearth Design Studio Pvt Ltd, Mr.Diy, The Furniture Stop, Pepperfry Ltd, The Bombay Swadeshi Stores , Furniturewalla, Asian Paints Ltd, Home Centre & Ebay and many more have pre-registered to visit the fair.
Buyers from across the globe prefer to visit IHGF Delhi Fair for their sourcing requirements because it is an exclusive connect to leading Indian manufacturers with an exquisite product range, attractive prices, different varieties, distinct quality and new product lines.
The fair will have fashion shows with products sourced from exhibitors at fair. Also, knowledge seminars will be on different and important subjects like 2023 Lifestyle & Trend, Branding-Conveying your message to the end user, Sustainability and Circularity: How waste can be utilised to generate value; Sustainable ZED Certification Benefits for Handicrafts Manufacturers & Exporters; Conscious and continuous improvement towards NET ZERO, Forex Solution and Rupee Acceptability In World Markets, How to Manage Your Organizational Productivity and Boost Organizational Citizenship etc., informed Avdesh Agarwal, President IHGF Delhi Fair Autumn’22 Reception Committee.
R K Verma, Executive Director, EPCH, informed that in order to give wide publicity to the show, the Council has undertaken extensive promotion and publicity campaign all across the globe through digital advertisements in international magazines, their digital publications, online portals, web banners etc. Further, Indian Embassies extended invitation to buyers and importers in their respective countries. The fair has been widely covered in digital publications and social media.
The Handicrafts exports during the year 2021-22 was Rs. 33253.00 Crores (US $ 4459.76 Million) registering a growth of 29.49% in rupee term & 28.90% in dollar terms over the previous year, informed by Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Director General, EPCH.
