In hardware since 1985

Ocean Connect Exim is the export name of a family factory in Aligarh, India's city of locks. Buyers deal directly with the people who run production.

Four decades, one family

From a trading counter in Aligarh to a factory that ships its own range around the world.

1985
Trading begins
Mintu Agarwal starts trading hardware and accessories in Aligarh.
1989
Our own factory
The family opens its own factory in Aligarh.
2017
A wider range
Aarav Agarwal joins and adds builders, gate, brass sash and ironmongery hardware.
2022
Exporting direct
Direct exports begin under the Ocean Connect Exim name.

633designs in the catalogue

15finishes plated in-house

8departments on one floor

5inspection stages per order

48 hto your quotation

Casting, pressing, machining, polishing, plating and lacquer happen in our own factory, so your order never waits on outside workshops.

We build each order to the sample you approved, check it at five stages and sample every lot to AQL before it is packed.

Quotes, samples and shipping are handled by the family that runs production. No agents between you and the factory floor.

Two people answer every enquiry. Write to either of them directly.

Export Executive

Your first contact for quotes, samples, OEM projects and shipping. Joined in 2017 and started direct exports in 2022.

Founder & CEO

Founded the business in 1985 and opened the factory in 1989. Oversees production on the factory floor.

Our standard terms for a first order. Each quote confirms them for your items and quantities.

Minimum order: 500 pcs per item and finish (1 carton for small items). First order from USD 3,000.
Lead time: 30–45 days after advance payment and approval of samples
Shipping terms: EXW Aligarh, FOB Nhava Sheva / Mundra, or CIF your port
Port of loading: ICD Tughlakabad (New Delhi), Nhava Sheva or Mundra
Payment: 30% advance, 70% against copy of Bill of Lading
Samples: Free samples; courier charges paid by buyer
Container guide: 20 ft: about 900 cartons · 40 ft HC: about 2,200 cartons (40 × 30 × 25 cm cartons), depending on the mix.