Rajkot in Saurashtra is one of India's best-known centres for imitation and silver jewellery manufacturing. Its workshops produce large volumes of everyday fashion jewellery, silver pieces and imitation designs that travel across the country.
What Rajkot is known for
- High-volume imitation and fashion jewellery
- Silver and silver-look jewellery
- Chains, anklets and everyday pieces
- A dense network of small workshops and suppliers
Units range from small workshops to medium factories, making everything from simple daily-wear pieces to heavy bridal sets. The cluster is known for volume production and competitive prices, and supplies traders across India.
Rajkot vs Mumbai
| Rajkot cluster | Mumbai manufacturers | |
|---|---|---|
| Typical strength | Volume and price; everyday and silver-look pieces | Design range, finishing, trend speed |
| Styles | Wide, strong in everyday, fashion and silver-look | Every Indian bridal style: temple, Kundan, AD |
| Custom work | Varies by unit | Common, with CAD |
| Access for buyers | Travel to Saurashtra | Close to major transport hubs |
Many large distributors buy from both: price-led everyday and silver-look lines from Gujarat, design-led bridal and temple lines from Mumbai. The right choice depends on the product, not the city.
Tips for buyers
- Identify whether a unit manufactures or trades.
- Confirm GST invoicing.
- Plan transport; Gujarat's road network is strong.
Where Jagruti fits
We are a Mumbai manufacturer focused on temple, Kundan, antique, AD and bridal designs made to order, at 200 pcs per design (400 for earrings and pendants). See how we supply wholesalers and wholesale markets across India.
Visiting Rajkot as a buyer
Rajkot's units are spread across the city and its industrial areas, and many are small workshops rather than showrooms, each specialising in particular items or processes. Plan to see several, ideally through a known contact or trader who can introduce you. Ask each unit what it makes in-house, its MOQ and how it handles re-orders, and bring samples of what sells for you with target prices so they can quote on comparable pieces. Ask for samples made to your specification, check bulk against them, and place a trial order before a large commitment.
Quality across hubs
Buyers sometimes assume one city makes "better" jewellery than another. In practice, quality varies more between individual factories than between cities. Judge each supplier by its samples, process and consistency, wherever it is located.
Getting stock from a Mumbai factory to Rajkot
- Road transport from Mumbai to Rajkot typically takes about 2 to 3 days, depending on the transporter and season.
- Courier for samples and urgent top-ups usually takes 2 to 3 days.
- Goods moving between states carry IGST at 3% on imitation jewellery, which a GST-registered buyer claims back as input credit.
- Consignments above Rs 50,000 moving by road generally need an e-way bill, generated by the supplier, buyer or transporter.
Plan orders backwards from your shelf date: factory lead time (about a month for made-to-order designs) plus transport plus a few days for approval and payment.
Quality checks that matter most
At volume price points, the usual weak spots are thin castings, single-layer plating without lacquer, and loosely set stones. Check these on every sample, and agree a quality standard in writing before a large order.