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Bullion World | Issue 07 | November 2021

Zari clusters in India

Surat is the home of zari Industry
in India. Other clusters producing
zari are Bareilly, Varanasi, Agra,
Hyderabad, Lucknow, Vadodara,
Silver in Lathur, Jaipur, Barmer, etc.

Surat, which caters about 55% of
zari industry the total zari demand, has over
15,700 zari units, employing about
1.05 lakh artisans. Furthermore,
By Bullion World Research Team 50,000 artisans provide support
service to the cluster.

Types of Zari

• Real zari is made of silver and
electroplated with gold
• Semi real zari has a
composition of copper
coated with silver and gold
electroplating.
• Imitation Zari is made of copper
electroplated with silver.
• Plastic zari, is manufactured
using metallic yarn. Other
materials used for making zari
include cotton yarn, silk and art
silk.
• Real zari is used in costly
product; however, its use is
limited compared to imitation
and plastic zari.

Silver Demand in Zari
industry

Demand for silver in Zari
industry is estimated at 200
to 250 kgs per day, which
translates to 75 MT/ Annum.
Zari Industry
Zari is woven into fabrics, primarily made of silk, felt or velvet to create Business practice is
intricate patterns. The thread is also used as a raw material for Zardozi unique.
embroidery, which is one of the oldest and most beautiful embroidery Minimum order size should be 4 kg
styles of India. It is used extensively in clothing and home decoration.
and thread manufacturers mix silver
with copper according to order.
For example, real zari thread is
manufactured with minimum silver
content of 35% to 60% nowadays.
Earlier even 80% and above was
manufactured.

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