What is the Handloom Mark certification in India? How does it help wholesale buyers?

The Handloom Mark is a certification logo issued by the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, that guarantees a product is genuinely handwoven on a handloom — not machine-made. It was introduced to protect genuine handloom weavers from machine-made imitations sold as handloom.

What the Handloom Mark confirms:

• The fabric was woven on a handloom (not powerloom)
• The weaver or cluster is registered with the Handloom Mark scheme
• Each piece carries a unique identification number

How to identify Handloom Mark products:

• A woven or printed label with the Handloom Mark logo (three intertwined figures representing weaver, loom, and fabric)
• QR code (on newer marked products) that links to the registered weaver details

For wholesale buyers: Buying Handloom Mark certified products allows you to market them authentically as genuine handloom — which justifies premium retail pricing and protects you from mis-labelling complaints. Source from NHDC (National Handloom Development Corporation) empanelled suppliers.