§1What this business is
Brass scrap is melted in a small coke-fired pit furnace and cast in sand moulds with cores. The castings are ground, turned and drilled on lathes and drilling machines, polished and pressure-tested by hand pump before sale. Taps and cocks are everyday items in every new building, as the KVIC profile notes.
Capacity: 70,000 taps and cocks a year.
§2Is it right for you?
Who it is for
Someone from a brass or sanitary-fittings cluster who knows casting and machining.
Who it is not for
Someone without access to brass scrap at fair prices or to hardware dealers.
Advantages
- Taps are needed in every building and repair job
- Uses brass scrap, which is easy to buy
- Machinery only ₹8 lakh
- Fits clusters with foundry and machining skills
Drawbacks
- Brass price changes hit margins directly
- Cheap plastic and imported taps compete
- Foundry smoke and fumes need pollution control
- Large working capital tied up in metal
Skills you need
- Sand casting and core making
- Lathe and drilling work
- Polishing and pressure testing
- Selling to hardware and sanitary dealers
Why difficulty 3/5: Needs foundry and machining skill plus heavy working capital in brass.
§3Market
Who buys
- Builders and plumbing contractors
- Households doing repairs
- Government and institutional buildings
How it sells
- Hardware and sanitary-ware dealers
- Plumbing wholesalers
- Direct supply to builders
Good to know
- The profile values full-capacity sales at ₹90.00 lakh a year for 70,000 pieces.
§4Raw material & machinery
| Item | Qty | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Coke-fired pit melting furnace, 50 kg, with blower and 1 HP motor | — | — |
| Core sand mixer, 1,000 kg, with 3 HP motor | — | — |
| Coal drier, 5' × 6' × 6' | — | — |
| Pedestal grinder with 2 HP motor | — | — |
| Lathes (1 HP and 1.5 HP) | — | — |
| Pillar and bench drilling machines | — | — |
| Polishing machine with 2 HP motor | — | — |
| Hand-operated hydraulic testing device (0–500 psi) | — | — |
| Dies, core boxes, fitting tools and accessories | — | — |
| All equipment together | — | ₹8,00,000 |
From: KVIC Project Profile — Brass Water Taps & Cock (PMEGP)
- Brass scrap₹60,00,000 a year at full capacity
- Labels and packing material₹5,00,000 a year
From: KVIC Project Profile — Brass Water Taps & Cock (PMEGP)
In our raw material database
§5Licences & registration
- Udyam registration
- GST
- State Pollution Control Board consent (foundry)
- Factory licence if the worker count requires it
- BIS certification when buyers or tenders ask for it
§6Schemes & subsidies
- PMEGPCentralActive15–35% subsidy
- MudraCentralActiveLoan up to ₹20 lakh, no collateral
- CGTMSECentralActiveNo collateral, up to ₹10 crore
This is a KVIC profile made for PMEGP. MUDRA and CGTMSE can back the loan.
§7Money
How the investment is worked out: Equipment ₹8,00,000 + working capital ₹13,35,000 = ₹21,35,000. Land own; 205 sq m work shed on rent.
Working capital: Working capital ₹13,35,000 — more than the machinery; brass raw material is ₹60 lakh a year at full capacity.
Year not printed on the KVIC profile — check current machinery prices.
§8Export potential
Confirm the HS code in the DGFT ITC(HS) lookup before you export
Export council / board: EEPC India
- Importing countries often need lead-content and pressure test reports for water fittings.
§9Risks — where people fail
- Brass price swings
- Leaking or porous castings
- Pollution rules for foundries
- Price war with cheaper taps
§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 brass water taps & cocks 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 Brass Water Taps & Cocks?
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Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.