5 e-commerce portals for handicraft businesses to sell goods online

Sep 11, 2023 Girish Khurana

Indiahandmade

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The portal doesn’t charge any commission from sellers and provides free shipping with a return option to customers along with multiple payment gateways to pay online

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Amazon Karigar

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The platform provides artisans with the facility to access their accounts in nine regional languages, including Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Telugu, and Tamil

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Flipkart Samarth

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The initiative provides training and marketing support to small businesses and has entered into multiple strategic engagements and agreements with various state and central ministries to promote its cause

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Khadi India

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The platform provides e-commerce opportunities to khadi and village units working in the field of beauty products, fabrics, apparel, grocery, khadi, and accessories such as bags, jewellery, and wallets

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Etsy

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The platform offers multiple varieties of products across decor, kitchen and dining, drinks and barware, statement rings, necklaces and clothes, etc.

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5 e-commerce portals for handicraft businesses to sell goods online

5 e-commerce portals for handicraft businesses to sell goods online

Indiahandmade

Indiahandmade

The government launched the e-commerce portal in April 2023 to support products from handicrafts and artisans directly to the consumers

The government launched the e-commerce portal in April 2023 to support products from handicrafts and artisans directly to the consumers

The portal doesn’t charge any commission from sellers and provides free shipping with a return option to customers along with multiple payment gateways to pay online

The portal doesn’t charge any commission from sellers and provides free shipping with a return option to customers along with multiple payment gateways to pay online

Amazon Karigar

Amazon Karigar

Amazon India's Karigar initiative supports small businesses and micro-entrepreneurs, such as weavers, artisans, and craftsmen, to leverage e-commerce and offer them economic opportunities by selling through the Amazon marketplace

Amazon India's Karigar initiative supports small businesses and micro-entrepreneurs, such as weavers, artisans, and craftsmen, to leverage e-commerce and offer them economic opportunities by selling through the Amazon marketplace

The platform provides artisans with the facility to access their accounts in nine regional languages, including Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Telugu, and Tamil

The platform provides artisans with the facility to access their accounts in nine regional languages, including Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Telugu, and Tamil

Flipkart Samarth

Flipkart Samarth aims to contribute to the socioeconomic development of the communities by focusing on small businesses, small artisans, and weavers across India through digitisation and providing them with access to e-commerce market

Flipkart Samarth aims to contribute to the socioeconomic development of the communities by focusing on small businesses, small artisans, and weavers across India through digitisation and providing them with access to e-commerce market

The initiative provides training and marketing support to small businesses and has entered into multiple strategic engagements and agreements with various state and central ministries to promote its cause

The initiative provides training and marketing support to small businesses and has entered into multiple strategic engagements and agreements with various state and central ministries to promote its cause

Khadi India

Khadi India

In January 2021, Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) decided to come up with its official e-commerce portal to provide a digital market to all stakeholders to sell products globally and to popularise Khadi and Village Industries' products

In January 2021, Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) decided to come up with its official e-commerce portal to provide a digital market to all stakeholders to sell products globally and to popularise Khadi and Village Industries' products

The platform provides e-commerce opportunities to khadi and village units working in the field of beauty products, fabrics, apparel, grocery, khadi, and accessories such as bags, jewellery, and wallets

The platform provides e-commerce opportunities to khadi and village units working in the field of beauty products, fabrics, apparel, grocery, khadi, and accessories such as bags, jewellery, and wallets

Etsy

Etsy is a global marketplace for creative handmade products to help buyers and sellers connect online. The platform educates businesses to start, manage and scale their operations digitally

Etsy is a global marketplace for creative handmade products to help buyers and sellers connect online. The platform educates businesses to start, manage and scale their operations digitally

The platform offers multiple varieties of products across decor, kitchen and dining, drinks and barware, statement rings, necklaces and clothes, etc.

The platform offers multiple varieties of products across decor, kitchen and dining, drinks and barware, statement rings, necklaces and clothes, etc.