§1What this business is
Iron rods are set in a wooden frame as a temporary warp and coir yarn is wound between them; coloured threads make the design. The rods with yarn go into a hand press, are squeezed to width, and the rods are replaced with roping yarn. The profile's product is the Hollander mat, No. 1 size, WC1 quality. The unit also dyes and bleaches yarn.
Capacity: 1,80,000 mats a year at full capacity (sales value ₹167.58 lakh). Sale ₹98,000 and raw material ₹48,000 per ton; 5% yield loss.
§2Is it right for you?
Who it is for
Someone in a coir-weaving area with access to trained mat workers.
Who it is not for
Someone who cannot recruit and keep 30 skilled workers.
Advantages
- No loom — simple hand frames and press
- Wide range of designs, stripes and colours
- Doormats sell in homes, offices and exports
- Creates many jobs (31)
Drawbacks
- Labour-heavy — wages are a big cost
- Needs skilled weavers
- Dyeing creates coloured waste water
Skills you need
- Frame weaving and pressing
- Yarn dyeing
- Design and colour matching
- Selling to exporters
Why difficulty 3/5: Simple tools, but a large skilled workforce and export-led demand.
§3Market
Who buys
- Coir mat exporters
- Home-furnishing shops
- Offices and institutions
How it sells
- Job work and supply to exporters
- Wholesale furnishing dealers
Good to know
- Corridor mats are also made with rubber backing, which widens the market.
§4Raw material & machinery
| Item | Qty | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Corridor mat frames with pressing machine (2 frames + 1 press = 1 set) | 3 sets | ₹7,87,000 |
| Supporting items — iron rods, scissors, brushes | — | ₹1,00,000 |
| Dye pots, 50 kg capacity (including bleach) | 6 | ₹3,00,000 |
| Other dyeing equipment | — | ₹1,74,000 |
From: PMEGP project profile — Coir Frame Mats Unit (prepared by Coir Board, Ministry of MSME) (2018)
- Coir yarnweft and roping yarn; raw material ₹48,000 a ton
- Dyes and bleachfor coloured designs
From: PMEGP project profile — Coir Frame Mats Unit (prepared by Coir Board, Ministry of MSME) (2018)
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Central Coir Research Institute (Coir Board), Alappuzha · Kalavoor →
In our raw material database
§5Licences & registration
- Udyam registration
- GST registration
- Registration with the Coir Board (needed to export; also opens Coir Board schemes)
- State Pollution Control Board consent (check the category for your process)
- Factory licence if 10 or more workers use power
- IEC code if you export
§6Schemes & subsidies
- PMEGPCentralActive15–35% subsidy
- MudraCentralActiveLoan up to ₹20 lakh, no collateral
- CGTMSECentralActiveNo collateral, up to ₹10 crore
- Stand-Up IndiaCentralClosed₹10 lakh – ₹1 crore loan
PMEGP (this profile was made for it), MUDRA loans up to ₹20 lakh and CGTMSE cover fit; Stand-Up India suits women and SC/ST founders.
§7Money
How the investment is worked out: Coir Board profile: work shed ₹5.00 lakh + machinery ₹13.61 lakh + working capital ₹6.39 lakh = ₹25.00 lakh.
Working capital: Working capital ₹6.39 lakh (bank ₹6.07 lakh).
Prices from June 2018 — machinery costs will be higher now.
§8Export potential
Confirm the HS code in the DGFT ITC(HS) lookup before you export
Export council / board: Coir Board
- Coir exporters register with the Coir Board and take its registration-cum-membership certificate.
- Confirm the exact 8-digit code in the DGFT ITC-HS schedule before you ship.
§9Risks — where people fail
- Export order swings
- Yarn price rise
- Worker turnover
- Dye effluent rules
§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 coir frame mats (corridor mats) 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 registration), 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
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Want to start Coir Frame Mats (Corridor Mats)?
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Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.