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About the East India Company USA

The East India Company USA is a comprehensive design resource and importer of hand-embroidered fabric and coordinated soft goods from Kashmir and India. We partner with distributors, jobbers and converters of decorative textiles to provide customers with luxurious alternatives to mass-produced, ubiquitous patterns. From design concept to creation, import to delivery, The East India Company USA strives to provide superior service every step of the way.

Experience - the difference

Rafiq Kathwari, President, has four decades of experience in design development and importation of decorative fabrics from Kashmir and India to the USA and Europe. His intimate knowledge of hand-embroidered fabrics and trans-continental business practices has enabled him to set up a reliable international network of artisans and business associates. This ensures a first-class product, representing excellent value, delivered on time, consistently.

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Extensive Capability
Ranging from individually-delivered fabric rolls to custom-packaged soft goods drop-shipped to upscale chain stores nationwide.

Local Resource
Based in New York, NY with an established international network of artisans and business associates.

Organic Fabric
Handpicked, naturally grown pure linen and cotton; handloomed silk and hand spun wool free of impurities: decorative, clean, healthy, containing no sizing or chemical finishes.

Quality Control
A 35-year history of working with weavers to continually refine processes to meet the most demanding quality control standards.

Fair Trade
A continued commitment to "cottage industry" and the empowerment of local artisans, to help them sustain their quality of life.

Design Exclusivity
Be inspired by our collections to create your own customized patterns.