§1What this business is
Faucet bodies, handles and end caps are gravity die-cast from brass, zinc or aluminium alloys, trimmed, tumbled and machined. Towel rings and bars, shelves, hooks and curtain rods are cut, bent, welded and drilled from pipes, rods and sheets. Parts are chrome plated, anodised or powder coated, then assembled and packed. Die-cast parts can also be bought from a foundry to your own design.
Capacity: About 7,50,000 pieces or 300 tonnes of bathroom fittings a year; runs at 40% in year 1 and 80% in year 5. Faucets sell at ₹150–3,000 a piece depending on design.
§2Is it right for you?
Who it is for
An ITI, diploma or degree holder with a flair for design and some manufacturing or sales experience.
Who it is not for
Someone who cannot build a dealer network in building materials.
Advantages
- Every new house, office and hotel needs bathroom fittings
- Replacement demand as well as new demand
- Design can lift prices from ₹150 to ₹3,000 a faucet
- Rural sanitation drives demand for basic fittings
Drawbacks
- Large branded players dominate the premium end
- Plating and pickling need effluent control
- Many designs mean many dies and much stock
- Dealers expect credit
Skills you need
- Product design and finish
- Die casting and fabrication
- Chrome plating or powder coating
- Dealer and builder sales
Why difficulty 3/5: Moderate machinery, but design, finish and dealer reach decide success.
§3Market
Who buys
- Sanitary-ware and hardware shops
- Builders and plumbing contractors
- Hotels, offices and institutions
- Online home-improvement sellers
How it sells
- Distributors and dealers
- Direct project supply to builders
Good to know
- The report notes a trend towards touchless, sensor-driven faucets and smart bathrooms.
- North, west and south Indian cities are named as the main faucet markets.
§4Raw material & machinery
| Item | Qty | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Melting furnace for alloys | 1 | ₹2,00,000 |
| Gravity / low-pressure die-casting machine, 500 g a shot | 1 | ₹5,00,000 |
| Manual trimming press | 1 | ₹25,000 |
| Tumbling drums | 2 | ₹1,20,000 |
| Band saw and manual shear | 1 + 1 | ₹72,000 |
| Belt grinders | 3 | ₹45,000 |
| Fly presses | 2 | ₹50,000 |
| Sand blasting facility | 1 | ₹80,000 |
| Pickling and surface treatment | 1 | ₹3,50,000 |
| Spray / powder painting facility with baking oven | 1 + 1 | ₹1,20,000 |
| Pipe bending bench, pillar drill, lathe | 1 each | ₹95,000 |
| Welding machines | 2 | ₹60,000 |
From: SIDBI Stand-Up Mitra project profile — Bathroom Fittings and Fixtures (2018) — private guide — confirm locally
- Brass, bronze, zinc, magnesium and aluminium alloysfor die-cast faucet parts
- Pipes, rods, sections and sheets of aluminium, stainless steel, carbon steel and brassfor rods, rings, shelves and accessories
- Plating, polishing and paint chemicalsfor finish; 6% wastage allowed in the report
From: SIDBI Stand-Up Mitra project profile — Bathroom Fittings and Fixtures (2018) — private guide — confirm locally
§5Licences & registration
- Udyam registration
- GST
- State industrial registration with the DIC
- State Pollution Control Board consent (plating and pickling)
- Factory licence and fire NOC
- BIS mark where your product falls under a Quality Control Order
§6Schemes & subsidies
- CGTMSECentralActiveNo collateral, up to ₹10 crore
- Stand-Up IndiaCentralClosed₹10 lakh – ₹1 crore loan
Too large for PMEGP; CGTMSE can guarantee the bank loan without collateral and Stand-Up India can fund SC/ST and women founders.
§7Money
How the investment is worked out: Land ₹15 L + building ₹30 L + plant & machinery ₹20.67 L + fixtures and electrical ₹3 L + preliminary ₹2 L + working-capital margin ₹29.01 L = ₹99.68 L. Finance: promoter ₹46.67 L, bank loan ₹53 L.
Working capital: Gross ₹66.32 L (inventories ₹20.61 L, receivables ₹16.63 L, overheads ₹4.13 L, less creditors ₹24.95 L); own margin ₹29.01 L, bank ₹37.31 L.
Stand-Up Mitra profile uploaded in 2018; the year is not printed on the profile. Machinery and material prices will be higher now.
§8Export potential
Export council / board: Not verified yet
- No HS code or export body has been checked against an official list yet.
§9Risks — where people fail
- Brass and zinc price rises
- Leaking or poorly plated products hurting the brand
- Price competition from imports
- Unsold stock of slow designs
§1030 / 60 / 90-day plan
A general plan that applies to any business. A plan for this business will be added after research.
- Days 1–30: Visit a working bathroom fittings and accessories (taps, showers, rods, rings) unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
- Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (Udyam registration, GST), a project report (DPR), and the scheme or loan file.
- Days 61–90: Space and machines, trial production, and first deliveries to 10 customers.
§11Who to connect with
Associations, clusters and training institutes — the directory is being built. Connect
§12Watch
There is no episode on this business yet. Shows are coming soon on the Podcast page.
Want to start Bathroom Fittings and Accessories (Taps, Showers, Rods, Rings)?
DPR, loan file or registration — ask us on WhatsApp.
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Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.