§1What this business is

VC 1 No. 3 size export-quality mats are bought from the market, sprayed with a hydrogen-peroxide-based bleach in bleaching machines and dried. Bleaching improves colour and makes the mats easier to sell abroad. This is a value-addition step, not mat weaving.

Capacity: 480 mats a machine a day with 3 machines — 4,32,000 mats a year. Mats bought at ₹290 and sold at ₹330 each.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

Someone already supplying mat exporters who wants to add a finishing step.

Who it is not for

A newcomer without export buyers or working-capital backing.

Advantages

  • Simple process — buy, bleach, dry, sell
  • Adds value that export buyers ask for
  • Small team of 14

Drawbacks

  • Only ₹40 margin on a ₹290 mat — profit is tiny against turnover
  • Huge purchase bill needs strong cash flow
  • Bleach chemicals and waste water need control
  • Depends fully on export orders

Skills you need

  • Bleaching chemistry and safety
  • Quality grading to export standards
  • Cash-flow management
  • Exporter relationships

Why difficulty 3/5: Easy process, but huge turnover on a tiny margin needs tight money control.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Coir mat exporters
  • Overseas importers through exporters

How it sells

  • Job work or outright sale to exporters

Good to know

  • The profile describes Carnatic mats (low-pile, jute base with vycome coir yarn) as the mat type in this trade.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Bleaching machine3₹7,50,000
Accessories — cable, mixing tank, compressor—₹1,50,000

From: PMEGP project profile — Coir Mat Bleaching Unit (prepared by Coir Board, Ministry of MSME) (2018)

  • VC 1 No. 3 size coir mats (export quality)₹290 a mat after all finishing
  • Hydrogen-peroxide-based bleach solutionapplied by spray bleaching

From: PMEGP project profile — Coir Mat Bleaching Unit (prepared by Coir Board, Ministry of MSME) (2018)

In our raw material database

Hydrogen peroxide →

§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam registration
  2. GST registration
  3. Registration with the Coir Board (needed to export; also opens Coir Board schemes)
  4. State Pollution Control Board consent (check the category for your process)
  5. IEC code if you export

We can do this registration for you

§6Schemes & subsidies

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 ₹6.50 lakh + machinery ₹9.00 lakh + working capital ₹6.49 lakh = ₹21.99 lakh.

Working capital: Working capital ₹6.49 lakh (bank ₹6.16 lakh).

Prices from June 2018 — machinery costs will be higher now.

How to prepare a loan file

§8Export potential

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

5702Carpets and other textile floor coverings, woven (includes coir mats and matting)

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 demand drop
  • Mat purchase price rise
  • Effluent rules
  • Rejected lots

§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 coir mat bleaching 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 project profile — Coir Mat Bleaching Unit (prepared by Coir Board, Ministry of MSME) (2018)

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