OVERVIEW	6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Overview [Abstract]
OVERVIEW	NOTE 1 OVERVIEW Forward Industries, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York and began operations in 1961 as a manufacturer and distributor of specialty and promotional products. The Company designs, markets, and distributes carry and protective solutions, primarily for hand held electronic devices. Its principal customer market is original equipment manufacturers, or “OEMs” (or the contract manufacturing firms of these OEM customers), that either package the Company’s products as accessories “in box” together with their product offerings, or sell them through their retail distribution channels, which the Company services in its OEM division. The Company’s OEM products include carrying cases and other accessories for medical monitoring and diagnostic kits, portable consumer electronic devices (such as smartphones, tablets, personnel computers, notebooks, and GPS devices), and a variety of other portable electronic and non-electronic products (such as firearms, sporting, and other recreational products). The Company’s OEM customers are located in the Americas, EMEA Region, and the APAC Region. The Company is currently expanding its product range to include cases and accessories for a wide array of consumer electronic devices, including smartphones, tablets, portable computers and other electronic devices; as well as developing its capability to market and distribute such products to customers in the Americas and EMEA Region through the OEM, retail and corporate channels. The Company’s product range destined for retail distribution includes both “Forward”-branded and non-“Forward” branded cases and accessories. During the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2012, net sales of Retail products accounted for approximately 13% and 12% of the Company’s total net sales. The Company does not manufacture any of the products that it designs, markets, and distributes. The Company sources substantially all its products from independent suppliers in China and the United States. In the opinion of management, the accompanying consolidated financial statements presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q reflect all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position and results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented herein, but are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, and with the disclosures and risk factors presented herein and therein, respectively. The September 30, 2011 balance sheet has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements.

OVERVIEW

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

NOTE 1 OVERVIEW

Forward Industries, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York and began operations in 1961 as a manufacturer and distributor of specialty and promotional products. The Company designs, markets, and distributes carry and protective solutions, primarily for hand held electronic devices. Its principal customer market is original equipment manufacturers, or “OEMs” (or the contract manufacturing firms of these OEM customers), that either package the Company’s products as accessories “in box” together with their product offerings, or sell them through their retail distribution channels, which the Company services in its OEM division. The Company’s OEM products include carrying cases and other accessories for medical monitoring and diagnostic kits, portable consumer electronic devices (such as smartphones, tablets, personnel computers, notebooks, and GPS devices), and a variety of other portable electronic and non-electronic products (such as firearms, sporting, and other recreational products). The Company’s OEM customers are located in the Americas, EMEA Region, and the APAC Region.

The Company is currently expanding its product range to include cases and accessories for a wide array of consumer electronic devices, including smartphones, tablets, portable computers and other electronic devices; as well as developing its capability to market and distribute such products to customers in the Americas and EMEA Region through the OEM, retail and corporate channels. The Company’s product range destined for retail distribution includes both “Forward”-branded and non-“Forward” branded cases and accessories. During the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2012, net sales of Retail products accounted for approximately 13% and 12% of the Company’s total net sales.

The Company does not manufacture any of the products that it designs, markets, and distributes. The Company sources substantially all its products from independent suppliers in China and the United States.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying consolidated financial statements presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q reflect all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position and results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented herein, but are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, and with the disclosures and risk factors presented herein and therein, respectively. The September 30, 2011 balance sheet has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements.