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  NEW DELHI: More than 200 companies will showcase a variety of jewelry and accessories to the Indian fashion jewelry and accessories, of 12 July.

The papers presented include fashion and costume jewelry, fashion jewelry, fashion accessories, semi-precious stones jewelry and accessories such as handbags and shoes.

The three-day fair, which by the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) organized, to be inaugurated by the Minister of Textiles K Sambasiva Rao, the council said in a statement.

The aim of the fair is to increase the share of the country to the USD 16.3 billion global market for fashion jewelry. Currently, the share of India in this segment is negligible.

In the Indian fashion jewelry and accessories, buyers have the option of the best Indian handicrafts and artistic execution experience in perfect harmony with modern design, modern colors and new product development under one roof, the statement said.

"The Council has organized IFJAS on an annual basis and the fortunes of the export segment had a significant boost. The increase from year to year on a like for the past three years, jewelry has been a significant factor.

"The United States is the largest importer, while the United Kingdom remains the second largest buyer. Further expand this sector has a huge potential," said Chairman EPCH Lekhraj Maheshwari said. Top importers of jewelry include countries like USA, UK, Germany, France, Japan, Switzerland, Australia and Italy.

EPCH Rakesh Kumar, Executive Director, said: "The exhibition provides global customers with a window in a position to help their needs and source them a sustainable profitable business relationship with the Indian exporters IFJAS organization is part of the training to promote board and expand the. horizon of the key vertical craft. "

Fashion jewelry and accessories in the exports of Rs 2,007 crore in 2012-13 increased from Rs 1,237 crore in th last year.

EPCH is the hub agency for the promotion and export of handicrafts, responsible for projecting the image of India abroad as a reliable supplier of high quality handicrafts.