Awadh Karigiri is a Lucknow-based Chikankari manufacturer offering a dropshipping supply program for resellers, boutiques, Shopify and WooCommerce stores, Meesho sellers and Instagram pages. You list our authentic hand-embroidered Chikankari, your customer orders at your price, and we pack and ship the piece directly to them under your brand — no minimum order quantity, no inventory, no warehouse, no upfront stock risk.
Most ethnic wear dropshipping catalogues are filled with machine-made imitations sourced through layers of aggregators and middlemen — the reseller never knows who actually made the product or what will arrive at the customer’s door. Awadh Karigiri is different — we are the manufacturer. Every Chikankari kurti, kurta set, saree and dupatta is hand-embroidered in and around Lucknow by artisans who have refined this craft for generations. When you dropship with us, you are sourcing directly from where the craft actually lives.
For resellers, that means a genuinely differentiated product. Chikankari of Lucknow is a GI-tagged heritage craft, and authentic hand-embroidered pieces carry a far higher perceived value than commodity printed kurtis — which lets you hold healthier margins instead of competing only on price in saturated categories. Every listing comes with a real story: the city, the karigars, the stitches. You focus on marketing, content and customer experience; we handle production, quality control, packing and dispatch.
Our dropshipping model is designed for single-piece orders. Unlike our bulk wholesale supply, there is no minimum order quantity for dropshipping — you order one piece at a time, and only after your customer has already paid you. Your startup risk stays close to zero while you test designs, run ads, build your audience and figure out what your market actually buys. This is why Chikankari dropshipping is one of the most practical ways to start an online ethnic wear business in India with minimal capital.
The dropship range covers Chikankari kurtis, kurta and suit sets, sarees, dupattas, sharara sets, lehengas and seasonal festive pieces in fabrics such as cotton, mulmul, georgette, viscose, modal and rayon — each carrying genuine hand embroidery in traditional stitches like bakhiya (shadow work), phanda, murri, jaali and tepchi. Because this is handwork, small natural variations exist between pieces; presented honestly, those variations become proof of authenticity your customers will value.
Dropshipping is also just the first stage. As your order data shows you which designs sell, you can move fast-movers into low MOQ wholesale for better unit pricing, and later add private label tags and packaging to build your own Chikankari brand — all with the same Lucknow supplier behind you at every stage.
Pick the Chikankari pieces you want to sell and add them to your Shopify, WooCommerce, Meesho or Instagram store using our ready-to-list images, size charts and descriptions. Set your own retail price and margin — starting with a focused selection of designs makes testing easier.
Your customer places and pays for the order on your store at your price. You keep the difference between your retail price and our dropship price as your margin — and you never pay for stock that hasn’t already sold.
Send us the order details — product, size, colour and the customer’s shipping address — over WhatsApp or your connected catalogue. We confirm stock and the expected dispatch timeline before processing, so you can keep your customer informed.
We pack the piece with your branding (blind dispatch — no Awadh Karigiri invoice inside) and ship it directly to your customer with tracking shared. You own the customer relationship; we own the fulfilment quality behind it.
Dropshipping in 2026 is no longer easy money — the resellers who win treat it like a real business and partner with a supplier who protects their reputation. As the manufacturer, we give you control over the three things that actually decide whether a fashion dropshipping store survives: product quality, shipping reliability and return rate.
In apparel dropshipping specifically, returns and RTO quietly eat the profit that ads bring in — and most returns come from poor fit, colour mismatch and quality disappointment. Working directly with the Lucknow manufacturer attacks all three at the root: consistent sizing, honest product images and controlled embroidery quality. That protection matters more to your long-term margins than a slightly cheaper rate from an unknown aggregator ever will.
Whether you sell on your own website or directly through social media, our dropshipping program plugs into how you already work. Most partners start with nothing more than a selling channel, a phone and consistent effort — the catalogue, fulfilment and product quality come from our side:
Yes. Our dropshipping program is designed for single-piece orders with no MOQ. You order one piece at a time, only after your customer has paid you — so you never invest in unsold stock. Minimum order quantities apply to our bulk wholesale supply, not to dropshipping.
Yours. We support white-label, blind dispatch — we do not include any Awadh Karigiri invoice or promotional material inside the parcel, and we can pack with your label and inserts so your customer only sees your brand from the moment the parcel arrives.
Yes. We support both cash-on-delivery and prepaid dropship orders within India. We generally recommend encouraging prepaid orders with small incentives to reduce return-to-origin losses, while keeping COD available to build trust with new customers who hesitate to pay online.
You can dropship Chikankari kurtis, kurta and suit sets, sarees, dupattas, sharara sets, lehengas and seasonal festive pieces, subject to live availability. You can start with one category, see what your audience responds to, and widen your range without any extra commitment.
Yes. Every piece is hand embroidered in and around Lucknow using traditional Chikankari stitches such as shadow work (bakhiya), phanda, murri, jaali and tepchi. Because it is handwork, small natural variations occur between pieces — we recommend mentioning this on your product pages, as it is proof of authenticity that customers actively value.
Yes. We provide ready-to-list, high-resolution images sized for Shopify, Instagram and WhatsApp, along with size charts and base product descriptions that you can edit to match your brand voice. Good listings reduce returns, so we keep the content honest and detailed.
Dispatch depends on live stock and each piece’s finishing status, and delivery time depends on your customer’s location and the courier network. We confirm the expected dispatch timeline when you forward each order and share tracking once shipped — clear communication with your customer is what keeps dropshipping reviews positive.
Margins depend on your retail pricing, branding and marketing, but because Chikankari is a premium, low-competition handmade niche, resellers typically have more room than with commodity kurtis. We share dropship pricing on request so you can plan your retail margin before you start.
Our dropshipping program currently ships direct-to-customer within India. If you sell to international customers, our low MOQ boutique supply and bulk export wholesale options are better suited — you can stock small quantities and ship to your own customers abroad.
Yes, and we encourage it. Many partners start with no-MOQ dropshipping, use real order data to identify their best-selling designs, then move those designs into low MOQ wholesale for better unit pricing — and eventually add private label tags and packaging to build their own brand, all with the same supplier.
Message us on WhatsApp with your store or platform (Shopify, WooCommerce, Meesho, Instagram), the product categories you want to sell and your target market. Our team will share the catalogue, dropship pricing and onboarding steps so you can start listing quickly.
Tell us your selling platform, the product categories you want to offer and your target market. We’ll share the catalogue, dropship pricing and onboarding steps so you can launch your Chikankari store without holding any stock — and scale to wholesale or private label whenever you’re ready.