Aarong (BRAC Handicrafts)
Ethical handmade crafts and home textiles.
Aarong, the retail and export arm of BRAC, works with 65,000 rural artisans to produce handloom fabrics, embroidered home textiles, pottery, and leather goods. Exports to UK, Germany, USA, and Australia, promoting fair trade and sustainable livelihoods.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Founded
- 1978
- Website
- aarong.com
- Categories
- Furniture, Jewelry
- Markets
- United Kingdom, Germany, United States, Australia
Verified facts
- corporate-mail-on-domain (green), checked 2026-08-03 Mail server of the company domain
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-03 Domain registry record
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-03 OpenSanctions
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-03 OpenSanctions
Import rules for these goods
- Wood furniture imported into the EU falls under the Deforestation Regulation (EUDR): due-diligence statements with geolocation of origin. European Commission (EUDR)
- Consumer goods sold in the EU fall under the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR, applies since 13 Dec 2024): a responsible person in the EU is mandatory. EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (GPSR)
- EU REACH restricts lead, cadmium and nickel in jewellery and in items with prolonged skin contact; non-compliant articles are stopped at the border. ECHA (REACH)