Craft · Specialty · HS 6304
Lucknow Chikan Craft
Lucknow Chikankari embroidery: hand-embroidered cotton, mulmul, georgette, silk. GI-tagged Uttar Pradesh craft. Women's apparel and home textile grades.
- HS Code
- HS 6304
- Category
- Craft · Specialty
- MOQ
- 50 pcs per design (hand-Chikan); 200 pcs per SKU (machine-Chikan)
- Lead time
- 30–60 days from PO confirmation for hand-Chikan
- Dispatch ports
- JNPT · Kanpur inland container depot
- Reply
- First-touch 8–12 h · formal 48 h
Grades / variants
- Cotton Chikan (breathable, everyday)
- Mulmul Chikan (fine muslin)
- Georgette Chikan (formal)
- Silk Chikan (heirloom-grade)
- Machine-Chikan (economy line)
- Kurta / Sari / Dupatta / Home-textile
Quality controls
- Stitch density (stitches/cm²)
- Colourfastness rating
- Fabric GSM
- Shrinkage after wash < 3%
- Hand-work provenance certificate
Certifications shipped
- GI (Lucknow Chikan)
- EPCH RCMC (Handicrafts Export Promotion Council)
- Handloom Mark
- Silk Mark (for silk-Chikan)
- CoA per batch
- Fair-trade / artisan-provenance certification on request
INCOTERMS available
- FOB Kanpur (nearest inland) / JNPT
- CIF: LATAM, Middle East, USA, EU
- Air freight for premium retail buyers
Packaging
- Individual polybag with artisan-provenance tag
- Retail hangtag with GI reference
- Master-carton with packing manifest
- Private-label support
India-origin product
Chikankari is GI-tagged to Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), India. No other country produces this specific embroidery style at export scale.
GI / Origin: Lucknow Chikan Craft
Why source this product from India
- Lucknow Chikankari is a GI-protected craft, legally exclusive to Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Hand-embroidered Chikan cannot be authentically produced outside India's Lucknow ecosystem.
- EPCH RCMC + Handloom Mark documentation supports premium retail provenance claims.
- Growing global recognition of Chikan as a slow-fashion, artisan-heritage textile category.
Sampling
Sample piece per design. Buyer pays courier.
Sample dispatched within 3 weeks (hand-work turnaround). Buyer pays international courier.
Free sample: Yes · Shipping paid by: Buyer (international courier billed at landed cost)
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