INCOME TAXES (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016
Deferred tax assets:
Inventories		$ 866	$ 1,122	$ 1,267
US tax loss carryforwards, including work opportunity credit	[1]	4,411	8,613	9,336
Accounts receivable and accrued rebates		242	266	238
Accrued compensation and other		190	109	266
India reserves - US deduction		19	75	75
Equity based compensation		126	286	202
Foreign tax credit carry-forward		2,199	3,698	3,388
State and local carry-forwards		1,017	791	900
Argentina timing difference		37	51	116
Depreciation and other		90	80	103
Amortization		(174)	(240)	(218)
Brazil write-down		181	0	0
Allowance for Note Receivable - Brazil		552	834	835
Deferred tax asset		9,756	15,685	16,508
Less valuation allowance		2,199	2,170	2,170
Net deferred tax asset - USA		$ 7,557	$ 13,515	$ 14,338

[1] The federal net operating loss (“NOL”) that is left after FY18 will expire after 1/31/2034 (20 years from the generated date of 1/31/2014). The credits will begin to expire after 1/31/2020 (10 years from the 1st carryover year generated date of 1/31/2010) and will fully expire after 1/31/2028.