Delhi NCR (Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad) is India's second-largest export region. IGI Airport handles 35% of India's air cargo. For sellers in apparel, handicrafts, electronics, and textiles, Delhi has excellent infrastructure.
IGI Airport (DEL) has daily wide-body flights to IAH, JFK, ORD, ATL. Air freight transit: 5-7 days door to FBA.
Karol Bagh (electronics), Sadar Bazaar (gifts), Chandni Chowk (textiles), Khari Baoli (spices). Generations of export experience.
NCR has 30,000+ SMEs in light manufacturing. From phone accessories to leather goods, mass production at competitive prices.
Tughlakabad ICD lets you load containers locally and rail them to JNPT. Saves trucking cost on FCL exports.
Local manufacturing pockets and what they make.
Electronics, mobile accessories, computer parts. Mostly trading, some manufacturing.
Wholesale gifts, stationery, decoratives. Negotiable MOQs (100-500 pieces).
Wholesale textiles, ethnic wear, costume jewelry. Heritage cluster.
Light manufacturing for apparel, accessories. Strong export experience.
Auto components, electronics assembly. Industrial clusters.
Brass and metalware GI cluster. World-famous for export-quality brass.
Under 100kg: air, almost always. Over 500kg: sea, almost always. Between: depends on margin and cash flow.
About $0.15-0.25 per kg vs Mumbai-based sellers. Still cost-effective vs flying out of Delhi for FCL volumes.
Mundra is comparable to JNPT for Delhi sellers. Slightly more capacity, slightly less frequent USA sailings. Use whichever forwarder is faster.
Handicrafts (Moradabad brass, Saharanpur wood), apparel (Karol Bagh, Noida), electronics accessories (Karol Bagh), home decor (Sadar Bazaar). Lightweight goods favor air freight.
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