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IFJAS (India Fashion Jewellery and Accessories Show)

"I don't wanna order something that has lead or something." That's a buyer abroad asking about Indian costume jewellery (r/ABCDesis, 2021), and another in the same vein said flatly "there's no fashion jewelry that doesn't have lead probably" (forum reply, 2025). The worry is fair, and it is also fixable. At IFJAS you can put that exact question to a hall full of exporters, face to face.

"I don't wanna order something that has lead or something." That's a buyer abroad asking about Indian costume jewellery (r/ABCDesis, 2021 (opens in a new tab)), and another in the same vein said flatly "there's no fashion jewelry that doesn't have lead probably" (forum reply, 2025). The worry is fair, and it is also fixable. At IFJAS you can put that exact question to a hall full of exporters, face to face.

EPCH, the handicrafts export council, runs IFJAS as the specialist sibling of the IHGF Delhi Fair. If you buy costume jewellery, bags, belts, scarves or hair accessories then it's built for you.

The caveat - the organiser's site hasn't announced the next edition, so what follows describes the show as it last ran.

Next Edition

  • Dates: Not announced on the organiser's site. As at 28 September 2026, ifjas.in (opens in a new tab) still shows the 19th edition, 4 to 6 July 2025. Some listing sites give dates for a 20th edition in 2026, but we can't find them on EPCH's own pages, so we don't repeat them.
  • Venue: Unknown for the next edition. The 19th was at India Expo Centre and Mart, Greater Noida.
  • City: Unknown (last held in Greater Noida, Delhi NCR)
  • Buyer registration: ifjas.in (opens in a new tab)

Who Exhibits

Every exhibitor is an EPCH member, which means a registered handicraft exporter with a track record. Membership does not prove a stand makes the pieces it shows. A lot of this sector runs through merchant exporters who design ranges and place them with small workshops for casting, plating and stone setting, and that's simply how fashion jewellery works in India.

The real question is who answers for the metal. Ask which workshop makes your order, what base metal it uses, who does the plating and who checks findings and finish before shipment. Jaipur and Mumbai are the big names here, and an exporter who can tell you which lanes its pieces come from usually knows its chain.

Hosted-Buyer Terms

None published for the next edition, as at September 2026. For its larger IHGF fair the council offers pre-registered buyers discounted hotel rooms and transfers rather than paid airfare. Expect something similar here, but confirm it with EPCH when registration opens.

Visa

Get the e-Business Visa at least two weeks ahead. EPCH issues invitation letters for its fairs, so ask for one.

Getting There

The next venue isn't announced. If it goes back to India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida (home of the 19th edition and EPCH's IHGF fairs) then expect a long road trip from central Delhi and the airport, and stay nearby if you can.

What to Expect

It's trade-only and narrower than IHGF, so a focused buyer can cover it in a day. Fashion jewellery moves fast, and plenty of exhibitors show ranges they'll adapt or make to your designs, so bring your own reference pieces and colour cards.

Then bring your rules. Our study of official records from January 2021 to September 2026 found EU Safety Gate alerts on Indian jewellery and metalware for cadmium (7), lead (2) and nickel release (2), and 10 UK reports for heavy metals, most of them rejected at the border (SourcingFrom rejections study, September 2026). US buyers face lead limits for children's products under CPSIA and California's Prop 65 warnings, and EU buyers face REACH limits on nickel release, lead and cadmium. Ask each exhibitor what it tests for, which lab it uses and whether it can show a recent report on the same base metal and plating. A maker who has shipped to your market will have one ready, and one who looks puzzled is telling you something too.

A gold necklace and earrings on a display stand

That buyer worried about lead was asking the right question in the wrong place. At IFJAS you can ask it across the table and walk away with a report rather than a promise. If you want a pre-shipment test and inspection run on the order you place then SourcingSync (opens in a new tab) handles it. Our quality control guide explains how to plan the checks yourself.

Past Editions

  • 19th edition: 4 to 6 July 2025 at India Expo Centre and Mart, Greater Noida, open 9 am to 6 pm (organiser's site, read 28 September 2026).

Sources

Where SourcingSync Helps

Want the exhibitors pre-screened against their public records and the workshop visits run while you focus on ranges? That's SourcingSync (opens in a new tab).

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