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India's largest manufacturer and exporter of hand
knotted rugs founded in 1978.
Produces an exclusive product range of rugs, pillows
and poufs
Carry forward the rich heritage of India to more than 40
countries in the world
Has a network of around 40,000 skilled artisans in rural
India

3. JR
company
JR
incorporat
ion
JRC handles all the operations from raw
material procurement to final sale for every
market except the United States.
JRI, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, handles
distribution, marketing and sales for the
United-States.

4. JR
foundation
Bhoomika
Wools
Jaipur Rugs Foundation is a non-profit organization
established in 2004 to encourage grassroots
mobilization of weavers and to improve the welfare
of the company’s weavers and their families
Bhoomika Wools facilitates the wool acquisition
process solely for Jaipur Rugs.

6. • Customer (large retailer) placed order with JRI
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• JRI communicated order to JRC.
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• JRC forecasted and acquired raw materials
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• Includes wool bought in Bikaner or imported from another country
by Bhoomika Wools

7. •JRC completed pre-production logistics
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•Cleaned, prepared and delivered wool to rug map
•Weaving process
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•Post production logistics
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•Finished carpet returned to JRC and packed for shipment

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• Total JRC cost amounts to say ‘X’ $
• JRC wholesale price charged to JRI
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• Shipping cost (Cost/ Sq.Ft= 0.25 $)
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• Paid by customer
*** Shipping cost is assumed to be through vessel and includes all customs,
fees, duties, and final transportation to customer.
*** Shipments by air cost $ 1.5/ sq.ft. and are only for back-ordered
products (approximately 15% of all shipments).
*** JRI pays for the shipment in this case.

9. • JRI wholesale price
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• Charged by JRI to customer
• Final retail price
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• Charged by customer to end consumer

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Production units are in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar
Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh; with two new
states i.e. Maharashtra and Jharkhand being added up
Annual production of approximately 5 thousand million
square feet of Rugs
Provide training and giving fair wages with no
exploitation
Connecting artisans to global Market

11. Raw Materials Sourcing
primary raw materials required are wool and silk. Sources are
partner company (Bhoomika Wools).
Wool Processing
Cleaning and
Sorting Raw Wool
Brush Used for
Hand Carding
Hand Spinning Raw
Wool into Hank

12. Dyeing
All hanks of wool yarn were sent from Bikaner to Bhadohi (in the central
Indian state of Uttar Pradesh). the dyeing process takes an average of
two to three days.
Opening
Opening is the process of making spindles from the hanks of dyed
yarn. The yarn is transported daily from the dyeing centers to the
Jaipur Rugs headquarters to one of five opening centers.

13. Weaving Locations
After the yarn has been made into spindles, it is kept in storage at
the Jaipur Rugs office until it is transported (bundled in a bag with
the design map) to one of the 7500 looms across seven states in
north and west India. With very few exceptions, the artisans work in
their own villages, either in their own home or in a
neighboring home.
Finishing
After coming off the loom, all rugs are transported to one of
four finishing centers in Jaipur. At the finishing centers,
techniques are employed to fix mistakes and accentuate
highlights of the design

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At present Jaipur rugs has businesses in more than 30
countries and touched a turnover of over 14 million $ in
2008-09.
USA is the major market of rugs where about 65% of
the sales are done.
Followed by Turkey, Canada, Mexico, Italy, Germany,
Australia, Russia, Spain, Romania etc.

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Gujarat base private port are closer to the
industrial area of Rajasthan and Haryana.
Kandla (port in Gujrat) is the largest port by
volumes in India.