A Geographical Indication (GI) is a legal mark that ties a product's origin to a specific place, and its production method to specific rules. Under India's GI Act 1999 and equivalent laws elsewhere, only producers within the defined region who follow the defined method may use the name. For toys this matters — Channapatna, Kondapalli, Nirmal, Thanjavur dolls all carry GI. So do many international traditional-toy crafts protected under similar frameworks. A GI-tagged piece is traceable: the seller can name the specific artisan or cooperative and their registration number. The live searches below fetch current India, EU and global GI registers as they update.