§1What this business is
Plastic (ABS, PVC) cases are injection-moulded; circuit boards are built on a solder-paste printer, pick-and-place and reflow line and checked by SPI and AOI machines; then handsets and base stations are assembled and tested. A cordless phone has a base station on the landline and a battery handset that works within a short range.
Capacity: 80 phones a day in an 8-hour shift; 30% use in year 1 rising to 50%.
§2Is it right for you?
Who it is for
An electronics engineer with SMT experience and a buyer for office phones.
Who it is not for
Someone new to electronics manufacturing.
Advantages
- Offices, hotels and hospitals still use cordless landline sets
- The SMT line can later build other circuit boards
- Low break-even (22%) in the report
Drawbacks
- Mobile phones are replacing landlines — a shrinking market
- Big brands and imports dominate
- Telecom certification adds time and cost
Skills you need
- SMT assembly and soldering
- Injection moulding
- Testing and quality control
Why difficulty 4/5: An electronics line, telecom certification and a shrinking market.
§3Market
Who buys
- Offices, hotels and hospitals
- Households with landlines
How it sells
- Electronics wholesalers and dealers
- Office-equipment suppliers
- Online marketplaces
Good to know
- The report cites a global cordless-phone market of USD 395.2 million by the end of 2026.
- The report names signal interference and health worries as brakes on the market.
§4Raw material & machinery
| Item | Qty | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Injection moulding machine | 1 | ₹5,50,000 |
| Solder paste printer | 1 | ₹1,00,000 |
| Pick and place machine | 1 | ₹1,50,000 |
| Reflow machine | 1 | ₹90,000 |
| SPI machine | 1 | ₹1,65,000 |
| AOI (automated optical inspection) machine | 1 | ₹4,00,000 |
| Temperature-controlled soldering station | 1 | ₹26,000 |
| Laser printer machine | 1 | ₹1,50,000 |
| Testing equipment (power supply, oscilloscope, multimeter) | — | ₹50,000 |
From: PMEGP sample project report — Cordless Phone (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
- ABS and PVC plastic granules for cases
- Electronic parts: resistors, capacitors, transistors, diodes, controller IC, battery, display, microphone, speaker, charging jack, PCBs
- Button pads, solder wire, solder paste, flux and wires
From: PMEGP sample project report — Cordless Phone (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
§5Licences & registration
- Udyam registration
- GST
- Telecom equipment certification (TEC MTCTE) and WPC equipment type approval — check with the Department of Telecommunications
- E-waste EPR registration with CPCB as a producer
- Trademark for your brand (optional)
§6Schemes & subsidies
- PMEGPCentralActive15–35% subsidy
- MudraCentralActiveLoan up to ₹20 lakh, no collateral
- CGTMSECentralActiveNo collateral, up to ₹10 crore
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 ₹16.81 L (incl. GST, excl. transport), misc assets ₹1.00 L, working capital ₹5.88 L = ₹23.69 L. Premises rented (₹30,000 a month assumed).
Working capital: Working capital ₹5.88 L, of which bank finance ₹5.29 L; 7 days of raw material and 5 days of finished stock.
Year not printed on the report — check current machinery prices.
§8Export potential
Confirm the HS code in the DGFT ITC(HS) lookup before you export
Export council / board: ESC (Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council)
- 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 landline demand
- Imported component prices and supply
- Certification delays
§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 cordless phone assembly 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 Cordless Phone Assembly?
DPR, loan file or registration — ask us on WhatsApp.
¶Sources
Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.