§1What this business is

Jumbo paper rolls are printed on a web offset machine, folded, perforated, cut, counted and shrink-packed into packets of 1,000 sheets. This paper feeds dot-matrix and line printers used for pay slips, bills, forms and payment records. Buyers are offices, banks, businesses and stationery dealers.

Capacity: 1,00,000 printed sheets a day; 3 crore sheets (30,000 packets of 1,000) a year at full capacity. The report plans 55% use in year 1 rising to 75% in year 5.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

A printer or stationery trader who already sells to offices, banks and billing counters.

Who it is not for

Someone without office buyers lined up — this is a low-margin commodity.

Advantages

  • Repeat orders from offices that still print bills and pay slips on dot-matrix printers
  • Simple process: print, fold, perforate, cut, pack
  • One machine line of about ₹16 L
  • Paper rolls, ink and shrink film are easy to buy

Drawbacks

  • Demand is shrinking as offices move to laser printing and e-invoices
  • Paper price swings eat into a gross margin of only 16–20%
  • The web offset press is costly and needs a skilled operator

Skills you need

  • Running a web offset press
  • Paper buying and stock control
  • Selling to offices and dealers

Why difficulty 3/5: One costly press and a shrinking market — line up buyers before you buy the machine.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Offices, banks and businesses that print bills, forms, contracts and payment records
  • Stationery dealers and wholesalers

How it sells

  • Direct supply to offices
  • Stationery dealers

Good to know

  • Sold in packets of 1,000 sheets; the report prices a packet at ₹450 in year 1.
  • Demand depends on how many offices still use dot-matrix and line printers.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
4-colour computer stationery web offset printing machine1₹10,00,000
Shrink machine1₹3,50,000
Automatic paper cutting machine1₹2,50,000

From: PMEGP sample project report — Computer Stationery (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

  • Blank paper jumbo roll₹240–250 per 1,000 sheets
  • Ink colours₹400–500 per kg
  • Chemicals₹200–250 per litre
  • Shrink roll₹2,000 per roll
  • Carton boxes₹25–30 each

From: PMEGP sample project report — Computer Stationery (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam registration
  2. GST
  3. State Pollution Control Board consent (the report lists an NOC)
  4. Trade licence from the local body
  5. Trademark for your brand (optional)

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§6Schemes & subsidies

PMEGP (the report is a PMEGP sample), MUDRA for loans up to ₹20 L and CGTMSE for collateral-free cover fit.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Plant & machinery ₹16.00 L (4-colour web offset press ₹10.00 L, shrink machine ₹3.50 L, automatic paper cutter ₹2.50 L), furniture ₹2.00 L, working capital ₹5.56 L = ₹23.56 L. Premises own or rented, not costed.

Working capital: Working capital ₹5.56 L, of which bank finance ₹5.00 L; stock of 15 days' finished goods and 10 days' raw material.

Year not printed on the report — check current machinery prices.

How to prepare a loan file

§8Export potential

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

4820.40Manifold business forms and interleaved carbon sets

Export council / board: CAPEXIL

  • Confirm the 8-digit ITC(HS) line with DGFT or your customs broker.
  • You need an Import Export Code (IEC) from DGFT before the first shipment.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • Falling demand for continuous stationery
  • Paper price rise
  • A breakdown stops the only machine line

§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 computer stationery (continuous paper) 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), 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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Sources

  1. PMEGP sample project report — Computer Stationery (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

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