§1What this business is

Food-grade PP granules are moulded into the base and tray on an injection moulding machine, steel pipes are bent and punched, and the frame, wheels and cloth seat are riveted and screwed together, tested and packed. Walkers sell through toy and baby stores, supermarkets and online.

Capacity: 200 walkers a day (10-hour shift); the plan runs at 30% in year 1.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

Someone with plastics moulding experience and links to toy and baby-product distributors.

Who it is not for

Someone who cannot meet product-safety testing and certification.

Advantages

  • One moulding machine and simple assembly
  • Low break-even (24%)
  • Organised retail and online selling widen reach
  • Moulding machine can also make other plastic toys and household items

Drawbacks

  • Safety concerns — the report itself notes accidents linked to walkers
  • Toys and baby products must meet strict safety standards
  • Design must keep changing to attract buyers
  • High power load (50 HP)

Skills you need

  • Injection moulding and mould changeovers
  • Pipe bending and assembly
  • Product safety testing
  • Retail and online sales

Why difficulty 3/5: Moulding and assembly are manageable; safety certification and branding take effort.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Parents of infants
  • Toy and baby-product stores
  • Supermarkets and organised retail chains

How it sells

  • Distributors to toy and baby stores
  • Organised retail
  • Online marketplaces

Good to know

  • The report says growth in organised retail is the main driver of the walker market.
  • It quotes the world baby walker market growing at a CAGR of 3.1% from 2016 to 2020.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Injection moulding machine1₹7,50,000
Pipe bending machine1₹2,00,000
Riveting machine1₹1,75,000
Hole press machine1₹2,70,000
Welding machine1₹1,00,000
Polishing machine1₹10,000
Testing machine1₹80,000
Other equipment—₹50,000

From: PMEGP sample project report — Baby Walker (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

  • Food-grade PP pelletsfor the moulded base and tray
  • Steel pipesbent and punched for the frame
  • Cloth fabricfor the suspended seat
  • Rivets, screws and nuts, stickers and packing materialassembly and packing

From: PMEGP sample project report — Baby Walker (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam registration
  2. GST registration
  3. BIS certification under the Toys Quality Control Order if your walker is treated as a toy — confirm with BIS
  4. State pollution board consent (plastic moulding)
  5. Trademark for your brand

We can do this registration for you

§6Schemes & subsidies

PMEGP (the report was prepared for it), CGTMSE for a collateral-free loan, MUDRA up to ₹20 L.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Plant and machinery ₹16.35 L + furniture ₹0.60 L + working capital ₹6.82 L = ₹23.77 L; land own or rented.

Working capital: Working capital ₹6.82 L in the project cost (bank working capital ₹6.14 L): 10 days of raw material and finished stock; 14 days' credit to buyers.

Year not printed on the report — check current machinery and raw-material prices.

How to prepare a loan file

§8Export potential

Export council / board: PLEXCONCIL (plastics export council)

  • The project report prints no HS code; look up the 8-digit ITC(HS) line on the DGFT website or with a customs broker before exporting.
  • You need an Import Export Code (IEC) from DGFT before the first shipment.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • Safety complaints or product recalls
  • Plastic resin price rise
  • Certification costs and delays
  • Competition from imports

§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 baby walker manufacturing unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
  2. Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (Udyam registration, GST registration), 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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Associations, clusters and training institutes — the directory is being built. Connect

§12Watch

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Sources

  1. PMEGP sample project report — Baby Walker (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

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