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IIJS (Signature, Tritiya, Premiere)

IIJS is the gem and jewellery export council's own show, and it's the trade's front door to Indian jewellery makers. It runs three times a year under three different names. Exhibitors are council members only and nobody sells over the counter, so it's a show for people with a jewellery business, not a place to pick up a few pretty pieces.

IIJS is the gem and jewellery export council's own show, and it's the trade's front door to Indian jewellery makers. It runs three times a year under three different names. Exhibitors are council members only and nobody sells over the counter, so it's a show for people with a jewellery business, not a place to pick up a few pretty pieces.

The catch - there's no hosted-buyer programme, and international registration is paid and document-checked. We think it's worth it for the reason below, but it isn't a cheap trip.

A Buyer Who Used the Other Door

In June 2024 a US buyer's story came up on an Indian forum. They had bought high-value jewellery remotely, over Instagram, from a shop in Jaipur's Johari Bazaar, and what arrived was gold-polished silver sold as the real thing, complete with a third-party authenticity certificate (r/india, 2024 (opens in a new tab)).

That's the retail bazaar route. The seller is a shop, the certificate can come from anyone, and nobody has vetted who you're dealing with.

IIJS is the opposite door. Every exhibitor is a registered member of the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, buyers are checked too, and you meet the exporter face to face with the goods on the table. Can you still strike a bad deal there? Sure. But it takes the anonymous seller out of the picture, and that's exactly where this buyer's trouble began.

Shoppers at a jewellery counter

Next Editions

GJEPC has put Signature and Premiere dates all the way to 2030 on those same pages, which is handy if you plan a year or two out.

Who Exhibits

GJEPC organises all three shows, and business there is "exclusively for GJEPC members". Membership means a registered exporter of gems and jewellery, and that's it. It doesn't prove the exhibitor cuts the stones or makes the pieces, and plenty of members are merchant exporters who work with karigar workshops, which is how a good chunk of this trade has always run.

So ask whose workshop makes your order, where it is, and who controls the metal and the stones. For certificates, ask which lab issued them and check the report number on that lab's own site. Don't trust the paper on its own. The wider checks are in how to check an Indian supplier.

Hosted-Buyer Terms

As published in September 2026, there's no hosted programme. International registration is paid and document-checked, so confirm the current fee with GJEPC when you register. At the 2026 Premiere, GJEPC ran a lucky draw for buyers who collected 20 stamps from exporter stands - a nudge to walk the halls rather than a subsidy, but a fun one.

Visa and Getting There

Use the e-Business Visa, apply at least two weeks ahead, and ask GJEPC for an invitation letter once your registration is approved.

In Mumbai, Signature and Premiere are split across two venues, BKC and Goregaon, and the two halls open a day apart. GJEPC runs a shuttle between them, but Mumbai traffic can still eat half a day, so plan which hall you need on which day before you land. Tritiya is at BIEC on Tumkur Road in Bengaluru, and BIEC says Namma Metro runs from the venue (BIEC (opens in a new tab), read 25 September 2026).

What to Expect at IIJS

Bring proof of your jewellery business, because registration is checked. There are no counter sales, so you're there to place orders and build supplier relationships, not to buy stock off the stand.

Which show should you pick? Signature is the first design-led show of the year, Premiere is the big one, and Tritiya in Bengaluru is the smallest and the easiest to walk in a day.

Past Editions

  • IIJS Premiere 2026: the 42nd edition, 5 to 9 August 2026 at the Jio World Convention Centre and 6 to 10 August 2026 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre (GJEPC, read 23 September 2026).
  • IIJS Tritiya 2026: the 4th edition, 21 to 23 March 2026, BIEC, Bengaluru (GJEPC, read 25 September 2026).

Sources

Where SourcingSync Helps

If you'd like exhibitors checked against their public records before you register, and workshop visits set up around the show, SourcingSync (opens in a new tab) can do that for you.

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