§1What this business is

Raw materials go into a batch blender, are mixed, and the liquid is filled into bottles and packed. The report lists SLES, glycol, colour, perfume and DM water as the main ingredients, a blending machine and a packing machine as the equipment, and an average raw-material cost of ₹25–30 a litre.

Capacity: 500 litres a day, 1,20,000 litres a year, in 250 ml bottles; 2,40,000 bottles in year 1 at 50%.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

Someone with a local distribution network to shops, hotels or institutions.

Who it is not for

Someone hoping to beat national brands on shelf space without a selling plan.

Advantages

  • Low machinery cost (blender ₹85,000, packing machine ₹45,000)
  • Simple cold-mixing process
  • Every home, office and hospital buys floor cleaner
  • Needs very little space

Drawbacks

  • Crowded market with big brands
  • Packaging cost is high
  • Shops and distributors expect margins and credit
  • Price war with local makers

Skills you need

  • Basic formulation and batch consistency
  • Filling and packing
  • Distribution to shops
  • Institutional sales

Why difficulty 2/5: Easy to make; the challenge is selling against established brands.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Households
  • Hotels, hospitals and offices
  • New commercial buildings

How it sells

  • Kirana and general stores
  • Wholesalers
  • Direct institutional supply

Good to know

  • The report quotes India's cleaning-chemicals market at $2,388 million in 2016, projected to grow 15% a year to $9,655 million by 2026.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Blending machine1₹85,000 (excluding GST)
Packaging machine1₹45,000 (excluding GST)

From: PMEGP sample project report — Floor Cleaner (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

  • SLESmain cleaning agent
  • Glycollisted in the report
  • Colour and perfumelisted in the report
  • DM waterbase liquid
  • 250 ml bottles₹6 a bottle in year 1

From: PMEGP sample project report — Floor Cleaner (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam registration
  2. GST registration
  3. Trade licence from the local body
  4. Fire NOC
  5. State Pollution Control Board consent (CTE/CTO)
  6. Legal Metrology registration for packed goods
  7. Trademark for your brand (optional)

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§6Schemes & subsidies

Built for PMEGP with KVIC margin money; at ₹9.53 L it also fits MUDRA and CGTMSE.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Building and civil work ₹2.00 L + plant & machinery ₹1.53 L + furniture ₹1.00 L + working capital ₹5.00 L = ₹9.53 L (the summary line shows ₹4.53 L, which leaves out working capital). Finance: own ₹0.95 L, term loan ₹4.08 L, working-capital limit ₹4.50 L.

Working capital: Working capital ₹5.00 L (bank limit ₹4.50 L). Bottles cost ₹14.40 L in year 1, close to the ₹18.00 L spent on chemicals.

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

3402.50Washing and cleaning preparations put up for retail sale

Export council / board: CHEMEXCIL

  • HS codes are from the WCO HS 2022 list; 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

  • Chemical price rise
  • Brand competition
  • Money stuck with retailers
  • Customer complaints about smell or skin irritation

§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 liquid floor cleaner 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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§12Watch

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Sources

  1. PMEGP sample project report — Floor Cleaner (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

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