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Oil Pull-Up Leather (Cow Hide Tannery)

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Detailed Project Report

Oil Pull-Up Leather (Cow Hide Tannery)

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Prepared on: 13 November 2026 · Prepared with Building Business DPR (buildingbusiness.in)

01 Project at a glance

Total project cost
₹31.50 L
Term loan from bank
₹28.35 L
Promoter’s contribution
₹3.15 L
Sales · Year 3
₹0.00 L
Profit after tax · Year 3
₹-9.26 L
Average DSCR
-0.65
Break-even (% of capacity used)
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02 Promoter and unit

Promoter name—
Business / firm name—
Legal formProprietorship
Address of the unit—
Applicant categoryGeneral · Rural

03 The project

Chrome-tan good cow hides and give them an oily pull-up finish for fancy shoes, bags and wallets.

Main product or serviceOil Pull-Up Leather (Cow Hide Tannery)
Installed capacity per year (at 100%)10,000 units

04 Market

  • Makers of fancy leather shoes
  • Leather bag and wallet makers
  • Makers of gloves and fancy utility goods
  • Leather goods exporters
  • Direct supply to leather-goods and footwear factories
  • Sale through leather merchants in tannery clusters

05 Plant and machinery

ItemQty₹Total ₹
Wooden paddle with 10 HP motor and starter (× 2)12,00,0002,00,000
Wooden drum with 10 HP motor and starter (× 2)14,00,0004,00,000
Shaving machine with 7.5 HP motor12,00,0002,00,000
Slocomb staking machine with 7.5 HP motor11,00,0001,00,000
Single-width buffing machine with 7.5 HP motor11,00,0001,00,000
Toggling machine with 20 boards, for hides13,00,0003,00,000
Hydraulic press with 25 HP motor112,00,00012,00,000
Reversible setting machine, 2,400 mm working width13,00,0003,00,000
Spray booth with exhaust fans and compressor11,00,0001,00,000
Tools and equipment11,00,0001,00,000
Total30,00,000

Pre-filled from: DC-MSME project profile — Oil Pull-Up Leather; DGFT — ITC(HS) classification of export and import items. Prices in older reports will have gone up — enter today’s quotations.

06 Raw materials

  • Raw cow hides — 2,500 hides (62,500 sq ft) a month at ₹800 a hide
  • Processing and finishing chemicals — ₹18 per sq ft — ₹11,25,000 a month
  • Tanning chemicals named in the process: sodium sulphide, ammonium chloride, salt, sulphuric acid, basic chrome sulphate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium formate, syntans — dosed as a percentage of hide weight
  • Finishing materials: fat-liquoring oils, dyes, special pull-up oil, resin and casein binders, oil lacquer and thinner — spray-applied

07 Cost of project

₹ in lakh
Plant and machinery30.00
Contingency1.50
Total fixed capital31.50
Working capital margin0.00
Total project cost31.50

08 Means of finance

₹ in lakh%
Promoter’s contribution3.1510.0
Term loan from bank28.3590.0
Total31.50100.0
Working capital loan (outside project cost)0.00

09 Key assumptions

Selling price₹0 per units
Raw material & packing cost₹0 per units
Capacity used each year60% · 70% · 80% · 80% · 80% · 80% · 80%
Term loan interest rate (% a year)11% · 84 months (Moratorium 6)
Working capital methodTurnover method (RBI) · Working capital interest (% a year) 11%
Income tax rate25%
Yearly price and cost rise0%

10 Production and sales

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Capacity used60%70%80%80%80%80%80%
Production (units)6,0007,0008,0008,0008,0008,0008,000
Sales0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00

11 Projected profitability

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Sales0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Raw material and packing0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Power and fuel0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Salaries and wages2.882.882.882.882.882.882.88
Rent0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Administration0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Selling and distribution0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Repairs and maintenance0.630.630.630.630.630.630.63
Insurance0.160.160.160.160.160.160.16
Total cost of operations3.673.673.673.673.673.673.67
Operating profit (EBITDA)-3.67-3.67-3.67-3.67-3.67-3.67-3.67
Depreciation4.734.023.412.902.472.101.78
Preliminary expenses written off0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Interest on term loan3.072.662.181.701.220.740.26
Interest on working capital0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Profit before tax-11.46-10.34-9.26-8.27-7.35-6.50-5.71
Income tax0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Profit after tax-11.46-10.34-9.26-8.27-7.35-6.50-5.71

12 Cash flow

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Profit after tax-11.46-10.34-9.26-8.27-7.35-6.50-5.71
Depreciation4.734.023.412.902.472.101.78
Cash accruals (PAT + depreciation)-6.74-6.33-5.85-5.37-4.89-4.41-3.93
Term loan repaid2.184.364.364.364.364.364.36
Owner’s drawings0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Surplus after repayment-8.92-10.69-10.21-9.73-9.25-8.77-8.29
Cash and bank-8.92-19.60-29.81-39.54-48.79-57.56-65.85

13 Projected balance sheet

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Capital (own + subsidy)3.153.153.153.153.153.153.15
Reserves and surplus-11.46-21.80-31.06-39.33-46.69-53.19-58.90
Term loan outstanding26.1721.8117.4513.088.724.360.00
Working capital loan0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Total liabilities17.863.15-10.47-23.10-34.81-45.68-55.75
Net fixed assets26.7822.7619.3416.4413.9811.8810.10
Preliminary expenses not written off0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Current assets (stock and debtors)0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Cash and bank-8.92-19.60-29.81-39.54-48.79-57.56-65.85
Total assets17.863.15-10.47-23.10-34.81-45.68-55.75

14 Ratios and break-even

Year1234567
Debt service coverage ratio (DSCR)-0.70-0.52-0.56-0.61-0.66-0.72-0.79
Break-even (% of capacity used)———————
Cash break-even———————
Average DSCR-0.65
Lowest DSCR-0.79
Payback period—

15 Depreciation

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Depreciation4.734.023.412.902.472.101.78

Written-down value method at Income-tax Rules block rates (building 10%, plant & machinery 15%, furniture 10%, computers 40%). Change them if your CA uses other rates.

16 Term loan repayment

YearOpeningInterestTerm loan repaidClosing
128.353.072.1826.17
226.172.664.3621.81
321.812.184.3617.45
417.451.704.3613.08
513.081.224.368.72
68.720.744.364.36
74.360.264.360.00

17 Licences and registrations

  • Udyam registration
  • GST registration
  • State Pollution Control Board consent (tanneries are in the Red category)
  • Membership of a common effluent treatment plant or your own ETP
  • Factory licence
  • IEC code and Council for Leather Exports membership if you export

18 Government schemes that may apply

  • Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE)

19 Sources

  1. DC-MSME project profile — Oil Pull-Up Leather — https://www.dcmsme.gov.in/old/reports/leather/oilpullupleather.pdf
  2. DGFT — ITC(HS) classification of export and import items — https://www.dgft.gov.in/CP/?opt=itchs-import-export

This report is a projection from the figures entered by the promoter. It is not a bank appraisal or a guarantee of a loan or subsidy. Check every figure with current quotations and your chartered accountant before submitting it.