§1What this business is

The shop sells cashews, almonds, pistachios, raisins, apricots, figs and walnuts, plus saffron, local hill spices (jakhya, gandrayani, black cumin), seeds (flax, sunflower, soybean), hazelnuts, pine nuts and chestnuts, and festive gift hampers. Buyers are households, sweet makers, tourists and corporate gift buyers; Diwali and wedding seasons are the peak.

Capacity: 4,320 units a year; sales ₹32.11 L (dry fruits 73%, saffron, spices and herbs 13%, seeds 6%, nuts 4%, gift hampers 4%).

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

A trader with access to good wholesale sources who can sell gift hampers at festival time.

Who it is not for

Someone who cannot afford ₹10 L of stock sitting on the shelf.

Advantages

  • Big festival and wedding gifting demand
  • Local hill spices give the shop something different
  • Tourists buy saffron and spices as souvenirs
  • Small fixed cost

Drawbacks

  • Thin net margin in the profile (about 6%)
  • High-value stock ties up cash
  • Prices of imported nuts swing
  • Moisture and pests spoil stock

Skills you need

  • Grading and judging quality
  • Buying at the right time from wholesalers
  • Hygienic storage and packing
  • Festival and corporate gift selling

Why difficulty 2/5: Simple retail, but costly stock and a thin margin need tight buying.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Households
  • Sweet shops and bakers
  • Tourists
  • Companies buying festival gifts

How it sells

  • Walk-in retail
  • Festival gift hampers and corporate orders
  • Phone and online orders

Good to know

  • Dry fruits are 73% of the planned ₹32.11 L sales.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Display shelves and wall units5₹5,000
Tables or display carts8₹80,000
Storage cabinets8₹40,000
Weighing scales2₹14,000
Retail racks4₹40,000
Mirrors5₹75,000
Containers15₹30,000

From: Uttarakhand DUY project profile — Dry Fruits Shop

  • Cashews, almonds, pistachios, raisins, apricots, figs and walnutsbought from wholesalers and mandis
  • Saffron and hill spices (jakhya, gandrayani, black cumin)local sourcing adds a regional line
  • Gift boxes and packing materialfor festival hampers

From: Uttarakhand DUY project profile — Dry Fruits Shop

§5Licences & registration

  1. FSSAI basic registration — covers turnover up to ₹1.5 crore (FSSAI turnover bands from 1 Apr 2026), so at ₹32 L basic registration is enough
  2. Shop and establishment licence
  3. Trade licence from the municipal corporation
  4. GST registration

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§6Schemes & subsidies

MUDRA (Tarun) fits the ₹8.20 L bank loan; CGTMSE backs collateral-free credit; Stand-Up India serves SC/ST and women founders.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Preliminary ₹0.13 L + equipment and furniture ₹2.84 L + working capital ₹10.70 L = ₹13.67 L. Promoter ₹5.47 L, bank ₹8.20 L (60%).

Working capital: ₹10.70 L of the ₹13.67 L project is working capital for high-value stock.

Year not printed on the DUY profile — check current prices.

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§8Export potential

A local shop; it does not export goods.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • Price swings in almonds, cashews and pistachios
  • Rancid or infested stock
  • Competition from wholesale markets and online
  • Seasonal sales concentration

§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 dry fruits shop unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
  2. Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (FSSAI basic registration — covers turnover up to ₹1.5 crore (FSSAI turnover bands from 1 Apr 2026), so at ₹32 L basic registration is enough, Shop and establishment licence), 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. Uttarakhand DUY project profile — Dry Fruits Shop

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