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Decorative tray sourcing from India.

Decorative trays are one of India's deepest export categories — brass round and rectangular trays from Moradabad, mango-wood serving trays from Saharanpur, white-marble and inlay trays from Agra, enamel-painted and bone-inlay trays from Jaipur. Asia Sourcing manages development, sampling, QC and documentation for retail programmes running from a single container to full private-label collections.

Product subcategories

  • Brass trays · round, oval, rectangular; etched, hammered, patinated
  • Mango-wood and acacia serving trays with brass or leather handles
  • White marble and inlay trays from Agra
  • Enamel-painted trays · Jaipur meenakari tradition
  • Camel-bone inlay trays
  • Mother-of-pearl inlaid resin trays
  • Rattan and wicker trays

Materials & finishes

Materials: Brass, Mango wood, Acacia wood, White marble, Enamel on brass, Camel bone, Mother-of-pearl inlay, Rattan.

Finishes: Antique brass, Etched, Hammered, Natural wood oil, Burnt-wood, Marble with semi-precious inlay, Hand-painted meenakari.

Depth of category

Trays are a programme category — most buyers run 15-40 SKUs across sizes, shapes and finishes rather than three or four hero pieces. A typical first-container programme blends two brass round sizes, one brass rectangular, two wood sizes with contrasting handle treatments, and one or two marble or enamel accent SKUs. Entry FOB India from $3 (small brass) to $25 (large marble inlay).

The handle question

The single most-common defect we catch at PSI is loose handles — screw tightness during production falls below spec when line pace increases toward end-of-week. Our DPI protocol locks a torque-check gate at 30% completion; our PSI runs a lift test on every sampled unit. Buyers who skip DPI on wood-tray programmes see 2-4× the handle-failure rate on arrival.

Manufacturing clusters

Asia Sourcing operates from Moradabad with technical teams covering every relevant decorative objects cluster:

  • Moradabad — brass and metalware trays
  • Saharanpur — carved and hand-finished mango-wood trays
  • Agra — marble and marble-inlay trays
  • Jaipur — enamel and bone-inlay trays

Product development, QC & export documentation

Every programme runs the Asia Sourcing full stack:

International buyer notes

USA. US retailers and private-label brands pull Indian décor via East Coast (Elizabeth, Savannah, New York) and West Coast (Long Beach, Oakland) at 32-45 day transit. CPSIA, Prop 65 and UL (for anything electrified) are standard; FSC and GOTS where retailer-mandated. See our US buyer hub.

UK. UK retailers import FOB Mundra / Nhava Sheva to Felixstowe or Southampton (28-32 days). UKCA, UK REACH and FSC Chain-of-Custody are our default documentation package; Lion Mark where children-facing. See our UK hub.

Europe. Continental retailers consolidate to Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp or Le Havre (26-30 days). CE where applicable, REACH SVHC, LFGB for food contact and EUDR for timber are coordinated factory-side; German Lieferkettengesetz chain-of-custody paperwork on request. See regional pages for Germany, France, Netherlands, Italy, Spain.

Australia & NZ. AU/NZ buyers route via Mumbai or Chennai to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland on direct Indian Ocean lanes (18-24 days). ISPM-15 heat-treated wood packing and AS/NZS compliance are default; AI-ECTA preferential tariff where applicable. See AU and NZ.

South Africa. South African importers route Nhava Sheva → Durban (14-18 days — the fastest major corridor from India). NRCS Letter of Authority / SABS where mandated; onward distribution to Johannesburg, Cape Town and Southern Africa partners. See our South Africa hub.

Frequently asked

What's the MOQ for mango-wood trays from India?

Typically 150-300 pieces per SKU per size; smaller for mixed-SKU private-label programmes consolidated across a single factory.

Can you source trays with custom branding or laser engraving?

Yes. Laser engraving on brass and wood, blind embossing on leather handles, hand-painted enamel branding on meenakari pieces. We develop the branding spec in sampling before PO.

Are mango-wood trays sustainable?

Mango wood is harvested from end-of-fruit-life trees — functionally a by-product. FSC certification is available on request from our FSC-licensed sawmills in Saharanpur and Jodhpur.

Start a programme

Share your category brief — SKU count, target FOB, destination market and launch window. We respond within one business day with a cluster recommendation, shortlist and timeline.