If you are an expat Indian living outside India and want to purchase something from your country, twenty years back you had two options: Buy what you like when you visit India or asking someone who is travelling from India to shop for you. Thanks to online shopping, you’ve got plenty of top choices for international shopping. Today, there are many quality online stores that deliver products from India right at your doorstep worldwide. Popular items for ex-pat Indians to buy from overseas include wedding clothing, salwar, saree, lehenga, kurta and jewellry including neck and head jewelry such as mangtikka.
Here is a roundup list of tenof the best Indian shopping sites that ship their products to international destinations:
Jewellery and clothing including traditional Indian clothing stores
- Biba.in
- Cbazaar.com
- FabIndia.com
- Kalanjali.com
- Mairraw.com
Electronics, appliances and phone stores
- Amazon.in (Amazon Global)
- AliExpress.com
- eBay.in
Health & Beauty Shops
- PlumGoodness.com
- Arata.in
Flights & holidays
- BudgetAir.in
1.Amazon.in( with International Shipping)
You got to know the name of the product from India and using the brilliant search option. It is not hard to find it anything. Amazon Global Store, offering international shipping, items can be shipped using either of these 2 methods - Global store standard delivery which takes 9 to 12 business days or Global store expedited delivery which takes 5 to 10 business days. You don’t have the option of guaranteed same day / one day / two day delivery for global shipments. Besides, you don’t have the choice of scheduled delivery as well . The shipping rates vary from $4.99 to $29.99 depending on the product. The detailed category wise rate can be found in the shipping section of the website. You will have option to choose per shipment or per item basis too.
2.Cbazaar.com
This is fashion store from India where you can purchase clothing, accessories and jewellery for women. There is Bollywood style fashion clothing available too. There are products for men, kids and home decor you can choose from. There are dresses from renowned Indian designers as well. What makes this shopping site unique is you can get the dresses customer stitched and delivered to any part of the world. To calculate the shipping charges, use their easy calculator. You are required to punch in your shipping destination, transaction currency and order value to see the exact shipping cost. More you buy, more discount you can expect. For example, if you are shipping to USA for an order less than $100, you will be required to pay $10. But if you buy the same item in multiples, lets say 20, you would pay $8 per item.
3.Fabindia.com
This is an online ethnic clothing store in India and Indian shoppers can find products for men, women and kids. This site ships its products to other countries too. If your total order value is more than $100 then the shipping is free. For the order with value lesser than $100, you need to pay a flat rate of $20. This is regardless of how many products you order from the site. There are both traditional and casual wear clothing in this site. Most of the products are made using pure cotton, linen, silk, jute and other Indian fabrics. There are plenty of accessories and gifting products that you can find here too. So for those who miss traditional dresses or want to try trending fashion from India, this is the site you can rely on.
4.Kalanjali.com
This is another exclusive Indian shopping website that delivers its products to locations worldwide. This is an all women website with traditional clothing; such assaree, lehenga, kurta; indian jewelry and accessories. There are rich silk and plethora of other fabrics you can choose from. The products here are made in India by weavers mostly from south India. You can even find a complete range of furniture and upholstery too. There are silver jewellery and plenty of handloom products. There is a collection of rich bridal wear clothing and dresses to suit your preferences. Orders with value worth 15000 in Indian Rupees is eligible for free shipping anywhere in the world. Shipping charges vary depending on the location you want the product to be shipped to. You can only know this information at the time of placing an order.
5.Mirraw.com
This is one more exclusive Indian online clothing store with products for men, women and kids. You can find party wear dresses, traditional Indian clothing; salwar kameez, kurtis, islamic wear, western wear, bridal wear, fashion jewellery, gifts and home decor products. This store ships products to any location in the world and the shipping rates differ for each location. You can pay for your products using various payment methods too. Once you buy a product, the website allows you to track the package. You can pay using international credit.debit cards, PayPal and bank transfer. The time required for delivery of your order varies from 12 to 20 days. All orders go through a quality verification process at the Mumbai office. So you can rely on the quality of products here.
6. Biba.in
More traditional ethnic wear from India with worldwide delivery. Their beautiful ranges of clothing often come with large discounts. International deliveries are taken care by FedEx and cost a flat rate Of $25 (USD) For Orders Below $149 (USD), for all orders above $149(USD) free international shipping is automatically eligible.
6. PlumGoodness.com
This is a shop for your cosmetics and makeup treatments and products. Plum are from India and will ship their products all over the world, but you have to get in touch with them about it first, just a simple email. Theys ell products for your hair and skin and are worth checking out for their 10% cashback on all orders. From India with international shipping, nice!
7. Arata.in
Another health and beauty store from India selling natural and plant based products for the face, skin, hair and more. They will ship overseas if you get in touch with them. Coupon codes for discounts are available on their site.
8. BudgetAir.in
Book flights to worldwide destination from this international agent with an Indian website. They will also help you hire a car or book a hotel.
9.Aliexpress.com
This is a very popular Chinese website that became popular after alibaba.com, and known globally, but has lots of Indian made products in the listing too, from manufacturers from India. You can find a wide range of products from clothing, accessories and beauty products, all from India. This is again a site with international shipping and similar to eBay. You can choose from different currencies and the country you want to ship to. The pricing again varies from one seller to the other and you can find an option to place your bids too. You can check the ratings and reviews of the sellers before buying. Shipping cost varies from $1.99 to $19.99 depending on the product.
10.eBay.in
There are plenty of Indian sellers here too. It is mandatory for sellers to mention the shipping charges for different locations. They can choose to offer free shipping, give a flat rate across locations or let e-bay calculate variable fee. eBay prescribes a maximum shipping fee certain categories like CDs and DVDs. Sellers cannot charge more than that. Overseas buyers must be wise enough to check eBay FAQ and make an informed decision. Not all sellers sell to all locations, this is important to check first. Sellers have to change their account settings to show the included and excluded shipping locations. As a buyer, save time by first checking this location check list. eBay international shipping.
Many shops will ship to India too. Follow the link to find our list of shops and shopping websites that deliver internationally to India.
