§1What this business is

A jumbo foil roll is loaded on an automatic rewinding machine with paper cores; the machine rewinds and counts small rolls, which are cut, taped and packed in boxes. The small rolls sell to households, restaurants and food packers for wrapping and storing food. It is one of the smallest set-ups in packaging: one machine and three or four people.

Capacity: 3,000 rolls a day (9 m each, 14 rolls per kg); 7,20,000 rolls a year at full capacity (report plans 50% in year 1 to 60% in year 5).

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

A small trader or home-based entrepreneur with grocery, HoReCa or packaging distribution contacts.

Who it is not for

Someone expecting high margins from a commodity product.

Advantages

  • Very small machine cost — about ₹3–4 lakh
  • Needs only 500 sq ft and 3 KW power
  • Kitchen foil sells every day in homes and eateries
  • Can supply private-label rolls to shops and brands

Drawbacks

  • Net margin is thin (about 4%)
  • Foil cost is about two-thirds of sales
  • Easy to copy — many small rewinders
  • Needs large working capital compared with the machine cost

Skills you need

  • Machine operation
  • Buying foil at the right price
  • Packaging and branding
  • Distribution to shops and restaurants

Why difficulty 1/5: One small machine and a simple process; selling is the only real work.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Households
  • Restaurants, caterers and sweet shops
  • Food packers

How it sells

  • Grocery and general stores
  • Packaging wholesalers
  • Private-label supply

Good to know

  • The report quotes the global aluminium foil market at USD 23.1 billion in 2018, growing 5.3% a year to 2025, led by food and pharma packaging.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Automatic aluminium foil rewinding machine (with roll counter)1₹3,15,000 (before GST)

From: PMEGP sample project report — Aluminium Foil Rewinding (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

  • Jumbo aluminium foil rolls₹230–260 per kg depending on quality; 51,429 kg a year at full capacity
  • Paper cores, tape and boxespacking

From: PMEGP sample project report — Aluminium Foil Rewinding (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

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§5Licences & registration

  1. GST
  2. Udyam
  3. Fire / pollution registration as required
  4. Legal Metrology registration for packaged goods (length and weight declaration)
  5. Trademark for the brand (optional)

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§6Schemes & subsidies

PMEGP (report shows KVIC margin money of 25% on the ₹4.72 L fixed cost, i.e. ₹1.18 L); at ₹12.49 L it fits a MUDRA Tarun loan; CGTMSE for collateral-free cover.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Plant & machinery ₹3.72 L (rewinding machine ₹3,15,000 before GST) + furniture & other assets ₹1.00 L + working capital ₹7.78 L = ₹12.49 L. Finance: own ₹1.25 L, term loan ₹4.25 L, working capital limit ₹7.00 L. The summary page shows ₹4.72 L as 'cost of project', which is the fixed-asset part only.

Working capital: Working capital ₹7.78 L — most of the project — with a ₹7.00 L bank limit, because foil stock and finished rolls tie up cash.

Year not printed on the report — check current machinery prices.

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§8Export potential

Export council / board: EEPC India

  • The report prints no HS code; confirm the ITC(HS) line with DGFT before exporting.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • Foil price rises
  • Price competition
  • Short-length or underweight complaints
  • Credit to retailers

§1030 / 60 / 90-day plan

A general plan that applies to any business. A plan for this business will be added after research.

  1. Days 1–30: Visit a working aluminium foil rewinding unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
  2. Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (GST, Udyam), a project report (DPR), and the scheme or loan file.
  3. Days 61–90: Space and machines, trial production, and first deliveries to 10 customers.

§11Who to connect with

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Sources

  1. PMEGP sample project report — Aluminium Foil Rewinding (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.