Fair Trade Products from India, Nepal and Thailand

We import natural fabric clothing, hand-crafted products and essential oils directly from small, traditional family businesses and profit sharing co-ops in South and South-East Asia. Most of our products are from India and Nepal. We have been working with the same family businesses for nearly 20 years now.

Rainbow Road’s minimum order is $200.
We accept Cheques, Visa, & Master Card.
Based on Salt Spring Island, BC Canada.

Rainbow Road Trading Company

Maria Horback, owner of Rainbow Road Trading, has been importing fair-trade, exotic, affordable clothing, handicrafts, Buddhist objects and one-of-a-kind articles from India, Nepal, Thailand and other SE Asian countries since 1986. She sells wholesale goods to retail stores across Canada, by attending trade shows. Eight years ago, she opened a retail shop on Salt Spring Island offering the locals some great deals. Maria personally hand-picks every item from the source (famiy businesses, women’s co-ops, individuals) traveling two to three times per year (over 60 so far just to India), and takes advantage of inexpensive land/sea shipping.

Profit has always taken a back seat to creating positive cultural interchanges, supporting traditional craftsmanship and keeping customers satisfied.

Maria only deals with small family-run businesses, co-ops, and individual villagers who believe in fair wages and good working conditions (no child or forced labour). She has done business with some of these Asian friends for nearly two decades.

Maria studied SE Asian Art History at UBC, and has been following her heart ever since.