Decorative lantern sourcing from India.
Decorative lanterns span indoor styling (brass, nickel, hammered-metal, cut-glass) and outdoor décor (galvanised, powder-coated iron, weather-sealed Moroccan-style with coloured glass). Asia Sourcing programmes typically blend both — a mixed container flows 15-30 SKUs across indoor and garden formats.
Product subcategories
- Hammered brass and metal lanterns
- Cut-glass and hand-blown glass lanterns
- Moroccan-style perforated metal with coloured glass
- Galvanised and powder-coated outdoor lanterns
- Hurricane lanterns with glass chimneys
- Battery-LED and real-candle format pairs
Materials & finishes
Materials: Brass, Nickel, Galvanised steel, Powder-coated iron, Hand-blown glass, Coloured cut glass.
Finishes: Antique brass, Patinated, Galvanised natural, Powder-coated black / white / sage, Hand-cut Moroccan patterns.
Indoor versus outdoor spec splits
Outdoor lanterns need weather-sealed hardware (zinc-plated screws, powder-coated interior), glazed glass or welded panel seams, and rust-prevention primer on the base metal. Our outdoor QC protocol runs a 48-hour salt-spray sample test before each new SKU's first PO. Buyers who treat indoor and outdoor as a single spec see rust failures within two seasons.
Manufacturing clusters
Asia Sourcing operates from Moradabad with technical teams covering every relevant candles & home fragrance cluster:
Product development, QC & export documentation
Every programme runs the Asia Sourcing full stack:
- Product development
- Weather-seal QC for outdoor lines
- Buying house operations for retailers running the full programme end-to-end
- Strategic sourcing for multi-season category programmes
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
Can you source lanterns rated for outdoor use?
Yes — zinc-plated hardware, powder-coat sealed, 48-hour salt-spray sample tested. Specify at brief whether a SKU is indoor-styling or weather-rated outdoor.
What's the MOQ for Moroccan-style lanterns?
150-300 pieces per SKU, higher for coloured-glass panelled pieces due to the cutting-wastage factor.
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.