Question 1

Where is Asia Sourcing based?

Accepted Answer

Asia Sourcing is headquartered in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh — India's Brass City — at D-8 Manarover Colony, Delhi Road, Moradabad 244001. The studio was founded there in 2002 by Dr. Sumit Chhabra.

Question 2

What product categories does Asia Sourcing handle?

Accepted Answer

Six categories — Lighting, Furniture, Home décor, Textile, Brass & metalware, and Fashion accessories — sourced across fifteen manufacturing clusters including brass and metalware (Moradabad), hand-blown glass (Firozabad), blue pottery (Jaipur), carved and metal furniture (Jodhpur), wood carving (Saharanpur), textile (Panipat, Karur), hand-knotted rugs (Bhadohi), silk (Varanasi), marble inlay (Agra), pashmina and paper mache (Kashmir), and mixed décor (Noida, Delhi, Gurugram).

Question 3

What inspection and testing categories does Asia Sourcing perform?

Accepted Answer

AQL 2.5 inspection, pre-shipment inspection (PSI), during-production inspection (DPI), initial production check (IPC), container-loading supervision, factory capability audits, social compliance audits (BSCI · Sedex · SA8000 · WRAP), supply-chain security, sustainability (FSC · GOTS · GRS), material and lab testing, ISTA-3A drop/breakage testing, photometric testing for lighting and salt-spray corrosion testing.

Question 4

Which certifications does Asia Sourcing operate to?

Accepted Answer

Our standard stack is BSCI · Sedex · ISO 9001 · FSC · GOTS. We can run additional schemes (SA8000, WRAP, GRS, Higg) on request and have C-TPAT/AEO-aligned supply chain security workflows.

Question 5

How long does product development take?

Accepted Answer

Costed samples are typically delivered within three to six weeks. Floor pricing per SKU is agreed at sample sign-off; golden samples are retained on site at the factory for the life of the program.

Question 6

What is the minimum order quantity (MOQ)?

Accepted Answer

MOQs vary by cluster: furniture (Jodhpur) from 50 units, blue pottery (Jaipur) from 300, mixed décor (Noida) from 300, brass (Moradabad) from 500, textile (Panipat) from 500, glass (Firozabad) from 1,000.

Question 7

Which ports can Asia Sourcing ship from?

Accepted Answer

Six active export ports — Nhava Sheva (JNPT), Mundra, Chennai, Kolkata, plus Hamburg- and Los Angeles-bound consolidation. Consolidation is handled from our Delhi NCR hub with CHA-managed export documentation.

Question 8

Who founded Asia Sourcing?

Accepted Answer

Asia Sourcing was founded in 2002 by Dr. Sumit Chhabra, who has 23+ years of factory-floor experience and has personally visited more than 1,000 factories across India. He holds degrees from Symbiosis International University and Savitribai Phule Pune University.

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