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Section 14

Imitation (fashion) jewellery

India’s exports: 131.66 US$ million · 2025-26

HS codes
1
top markets
5

How to start

  1. Get an Import Export Code (IEC) from DGFT online; it is free and linked to your PAN.
  2. Register with GJEPC and get your RCMC (Registration-cum-Membership Certificate) through the DGFT e-RCMC system.
  3. Start with small online sales abroad (e-commerce export through courier or Dak Ghar Niryat Kendra), then approach boutiques and importers.
  4. Use nickel-free alloys and plating from the start.

Top buyer countries

  1. United States33.13 US$ million · 2025-26
  2. United Kingdom13.95 US$ million · 2025-26
  3. France10.17 US$ million · 2025-26
  4. Spain8.58 US$ million · 2025-26
  5. United Arab Emirates5.32 US$ million · 2025-26

Certificates and registrations

  • GJEPC RCMC (costume jewellery is on its list)
  • Nickel-release and lead/cadmium test reports for the EU (REACH) and US (CPSIA for children’s items)
  • Country-of-origin marking on each piece or card

Watch out for

  • Designs are copied quickly; keep launching new collections.
  • Chemical test failures lead to recalls in the EU.

Businesses in the encyclopedia

Artificial Jewellery Shop →Brass (Metal) Jewellery Making →Handicraft Jewellery Unit →Gold Plating of Optical Frames and Jewellery (Job Work) →

Sources (3)
  1. TradeStat (Export Import Data Bank), Department of Commerce — Commodity-wise export, 2025-26, US$ million — HS 7117
  2. TradeStat (Export Import Data Bank), Department of Commerce — Commodity-wise all countries export, HS 7117, 2025-26, US$ million · 2025-26
  3. HBP Appendix 2T — List of EPCs / Commodity Boards (DGFT), via research/export-import.json · 2023