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Velvet Fabric Guides
Straightforward guides for anyone buying velvet — how the different types differ, how to judge quality, and what importers need to know when sourcing from India. Written by a manufacturer, not a marketplace.
How to Import Velvet Fabric from India
Velvet is one of India's long-standing export fabrics, but a first order usually goes wrong on the details. This guide covers quality selection, sampling, documents and freight for overseas buyers.
Read guide →Types of Velvet Fabric: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Velvet is classified three ways at once: by fibre, by construction and by finish. This guide covers each type, with typical weights and what suits apparel against upholstery.
Read guide →Azo-Free Velvet Fabric for Export Buyers
Azo-free is a specification, not a certificate. Here is what the restriction actually covers, how to write it into a velvet order, and how to verify it before shipment.
Read guide →Cotton vs Viscose vs Polyester Velvet: An Honest Comparison
Cotton, viscose and polyester velvet compared on sheen, hand, drape, durability, crease recovery, care and cost, with the best use for each and what to test before buying.
Read guide →Velvet Fabric GSM: A Practical Guide to Weights
What GSM means for velvet, the usual weight bands from 120 to over 320 gsm, how weight relates to pile density and drape, and how to specify it on an order.
Read guide →What Is Brasso Velvet Fabric?
Brasso velvet — also called devoré or burnout velvet — is made by chemically removing part of the pile, leaving velvet motifs on a sheer ground. Here is how it is made and how to specify it.
Read guide →Velvet vs Velveteen vs Velour: What Is the Difference?
Velvet, velveteen and velour are three different constructions, not three names for one cloth. Here is what separates them and how to tell them apart in the hand.
Read guide →Best Velvet Fabric for Sofa Upholstery: How to Choose
There is no single best upholstery velvet — the right choice depends on the fibre, the pile density and how hard the piece will be used. This guide covers what to check before you commit to a roll.
Read guide →Best Fabric for Sherwani: Velvet, Silk, Brocade and Jacquard
Velvet, silk, brocade and jacquard each give a sherwani a different silhouette and a different level of comfort. This guide compares them on structure, season and embellishment, with meterage figures for tailors.
Read guide →Velvet Fabric HSN Code and GST Classification
Velvet has no single HSN code. Knitted pile velvet sits under heading 6001 and woven pile velvet under 5801, and the fibre decides the rest. Here is the classification logic and what your papers should say.
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