§1What this business is

Bamboo grains (powder) are mixed with lubricants, softened and filled into spoon moulds on an injection-moulding machine; the spoons are trimmed and packed. Bamboo spoons are reusable, resist stains and do not scratch non-stick pans. Buyers are households, hotels, caterers and supermarkets.

Capacity: Not printed in pieces; year 1 at 65% of capacity with sales of ₹50.94 L, rising to 85% in year 5.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

Someone near bamboo areas or with access to eco-product buyers, hotels and modern retail.

Who it is not for

Someone who wants to make single-use plastic cutlery — that is banned; this is a reusable product.

Advantages

  • Eco-friendly, reusable product
  • India is the world's second-largest bamboo producer (report)
  • Short process: mould, trim, pack
  • Low power need (10 KW)

Drawbacks

  • The report names only bamboo grains and lubricants — confirm the binder with the machine supplier
  • Food-contact safety must be proved to big buyers
  • Wooden and steel spoons compete on price
  • Needs strong branding to sell in retail

Skills you need

  • Injection moulding
  • Mould care
  • Food-safety testing
  • Branding and retail selling

Why difficulty 2/5: Small, simple set-up; the hard part is a safe material mix and selling.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Households
  • Restaurants, hotels and caterers
  • Supermarkets and eco-product shops

How it sells

  • Provision stores and supermarkets in consumer packs (report)
  • Bulk packs to bulk buyers (report)
  • Online marketplaces

Good to know

  • Year-1 sales in the report: ₹50.94 L at 65% capacity.
  • Machinery costs are not itemised in the report — get supplier quotes.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Spoon mould——
Injection moulding machine——
Spoon packaging machine——

From: UP MSME 1-Connect project profile — Bamboo Spoon Manufacturing Unit (2024)

  • Bamboo grains (powder)main raw material (report)
  • Lubricantsmixed with the bamboo grains (report)

From: UP MSME 1-Connect project profile — Bamboo Spoon Manufacturing Unit (2024)

§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam
  2. GST
  3. Pollution Control Board consent (check category with the state board)
  4. Trade licence
  5. Food-contact test report for the material (buyers ask for it)

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§6Schemes & subsidies

₹19.64 L fits PMEGP, MUDRA (up to ₹20 L) and CGTMSE; Stand-Up India for SC/ST and women founders.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Report cost of project ₹19.64 L: plant & machinery ₹14.00 L, furniture ₹0.75 L, other miscellaneous assets ₹1.00 L, working capital ₹3.89 L; land and building owned or leased. Finance: own ₹1.96 L, term loan ₹14.18 L, working-capital loan ₹3.50 L.

Working capital: Working capital ₹3.89 L, of which loan ₹3.50 L.

Report 2024.

How to prepare a loan file

§8Export potential

Confirm the HS code in the DGFT ITC(HS) lookup before you export

4419Tableware and kitchenware, of wood (bamboo items have their own sub-headings)

Export council / board: EPCH (Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts)

  • Moulded bamboo-composite items may be classified differently — confirm the code in the DGFT ITC-HS list.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • Unclear binder and food-safety questions
  • Bamboo powder supply
  • Price competition from wooden spoons
  • Slow retail acceptance

§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 bamboo spoon making (moulded) 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, GST), 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

Not verified yet

Associations, clusters and training institutes — the directory is being built. Connect

§12Watch

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Sources

  1. UP MSME 1-Connect project profile — Bamboo Spoon Manufacturing Unit (2024)

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