Carpets Kashmir, trading as Khazir & Sons established in 1880, buys handwoven wool and silk carpets direct from village weavers in the mountains of Srinagar, with rugs taking 9 to 18 months to complete at 200 to 500 knots per square inch. The company states 90% of the purchase price goes to the carpet makers in Kashmir.
CCIC Cottage Emporium, an initiative of the Government of India, sells Kashmiri pashmina shawls and stoles made from Chanthangi goat cashmere fiber, alongside paper mache handicrafts, brass crafts, woolen garments and walnut wood carving, made through cottage industries known as Kutir Udyog.
Best for Government-sourced Kashmiri pashmina and papier-mache
Heritage Woodcrafts manufactures and exports Kashmir walnut wood furniture -- sideboards, writing desks, chests, and carved boxes -- from its factory and showroom in Srinagar, with a second showroom in Delhi. The company has produced handmade walnut furniture for export for decades.
Kashmir House of Pashminas sources its inventory directly from Jammu & Kashmir, India, selling cotton, viscose and wool pashmina shawls including Cashmilon Aari Work and Cashmilon Needle Work embroidered pieces, along with cashmere yarn and Kashmiri jewelry.
Best for Aari and needle-work embroidered pashmina
Kashmir Loom, founded by Jenny Housego and Asaf Ali, has spent over 25 years reviving Kani weave and Sozni embroidery traditions from the Kashmir valley into contemporary pashmina shawls, stoles, and clothing. The brand sells from its Srinagar and Delhi stores as well as its international online shop.
Best for Kani weave and Sozni-embroidered pashmina shawls, stoles
KashmKari traces its craft to its founder's great-grandfather Peerzada Saif-Ud-Din, whose master craftsmen made their first piece around 150 years ago, and sells hand-embroidered Sozni, Aari and Tilla shawls in pashmina, cotton, wool and raw silk, plus walnut wood carvings, papier-mâché and hand-woven pure silk carpets from Kashmir.
Kepra is an 81-year-old registered manufacturer of GI-certified Kashmiri Pashmina shawls based in Srinagar, selected as the official gifting partner for the G20 Summit in Srinagar and the 2025 Maritime Leaders Conclave. The brand sells hand-embroidered Kani, Sozni, and jaldaar pashmina shawls through its online shop.
Kwesports manufactures and sells premium Kashmir willow cricket bats from its workshop in Srinagar, offering hard and soft tennis bats, custom bat-making, and knocking/engraving services. The shop sells online with a replacement warranty and also serves walk-in customers at its Srinagar location.
Pure Kashmir, established in 2013, sources handwoven pashmina and cashmere shawls direct from artisans in Srinagar, made from Changthangi goat fibers combed at 14,000 feet on the Changthang plateau. Its techniques include kani weaving with coded-manuscript patterns taking 12 to 18 months, sozni embroidery with a single fine needle, and jali and jamawar embroidery.