Pakistan products attract buyers in UK Trade Fair
Business Thursday, February 11th, 2010Pakistani products currently on display here at the Spring Fair 2010 at the national exhibition centre are receiving high level of interest and appreciation from the foreign buyers and getting fresh orders from the wholesale and retail suppliers.
Pakistan products are on display on four stalls which include jewellery, fashion apparels, shawls and bags and hand knitted carpets.
Spring Fair is said to be one of the biggest annual trade exhibition of Europe with the participation of about 70 countries from around the world and more than 50,000 whole sale, retail and individual buyers visit the event every year.
Pakistan stall of jewellery of precious and semi precious stones set in silver is located in the an exclusive hall for Jewellery.
Country’s gem stones particularly aquamarine, topaz and amethyst are very popular in the UK and with adaptation of designs to the taste of Western market, the popularity of Pakistani hand crafted Jewellery has increased manifolds and this is precisely the reason that many orders have been received in first two days, said a jeweller from Pakistan.
Silk and woollen carpets and rugs designed with natural dyes extracted from plants and fruits are yet another big attraction for the Western market. Some antique carpets are also on display which are of special interest to collectors of arts and antiques.
Durre Shehwar Nisar who has brought a wide range of fashion apparels and accessories for the second time, said that like previous year lot of interest is being expressed this year as well from the buyers and many new orders were expected for garments, shawls, bags and jewellery.
Every year Trade and Commerce Wing of Pakistan High Commission in collaboration with Trade Development Authority of Pakistan organizes participation of Pakistani business in the fair and organizes display of Pakistani products.
However, this year many of the expected participants were unable to obtain visas and hence the Pakistani representation was limited to four stalls.
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