§1What this business is
Phone stands prop up a mobile on a desk or table for videos, calls and work. The unit mixes polypropylene (PP) resin with additives in a tumbler, moulds the stands on an injection moulding machine, grinds scrap for reuse and packs the stands. Buyers are mobile accessory shops, gift shops, corporate gifting firms and online sellers.
Capacity: 700 units a day on a 10-hour shift; year 1 at 50%.
§2Is it right for you?
Who it is for
Someone already in plastic moulding or with mobile accessory and gifting contacts.
Who it is not for
Someone relying on one product only — add more moulded items to fill the machine.
Advantages
- Simple product with one main machine
- Same machine can make other small plastic items
- Scrap is reground and reused
- Growing mobile accessory market
Drawbacks
- Low price per piece; needs volume
- Cheap imports and many small makers
- Mould cost for each new design
- High power load (34 HP)
Skills you need
- Injection moulding and mould changes
- Product design
- Packaging
- Wholesale and online sales
Why difficulty 2/5: Easy to make; selling enough volume at a fair price is the challenge.
§3Market
Who buys
- Mobile accessory shops
- Corporate gifting firms
- Households and offices
How it sells
- Accessory wholesalers
- Online marketplaces
Good to know
- The report says the India mobile phone accessories market was valued at US$1.42 billion in 2016 and projected at US$3.54 billion by 2024.
§4Raw material & machinery
| Item | Qty | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Injection moulding machine | 1 | ₹12,00,000 |
| Air compressor | 1 | ₹2,15,000 |
| Scrap grinder | 1 | ₹1,50,000 |
| Tumbler mixer | 1 | ₹1,00,000 |
| Cooling tower | 1 | ₹50,000 |
From: PMEGP sample project report — Mobile Phone Stand (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
- Polypropylene (PP) resinmain raw material
- Additives and coloursmixed in the tumbler
- Packing materialfor dispatch
From: PMEGP sample project report — Mobile Phone Stand (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
§5Licences & registration
- Udyam registration
- GST registration
- State pollution control board consent
- Plastic waste EPR registration where applicable
- Trademark for your brand (if needed)
§6Schemes & subsidies
- PMEGPCentralActive15–35% subsidy
- CGTMSECentralActiveNo collateral, up to ₹10 crore
- Stand-Up IndiaCentralClosed₹10 lakh – ₹1 crore loan
PMEGP (the report is a PMEGP sample), CGTMSE for loans without collateral, and Stand-Up India for SC/ST and women founders.
§7Money
How the investment is worked out: Report: plant & machinery ₹17.15 lakh, furniture ₹0.60 lakh, working capital ₹7.13 lakh = ₹24.88 lakh. Land own or rented (not costed).
Working capital: Working capital ₹7.13 lakh, of which bank finance ₹6.41 lakh; 15 days of raw material and 15 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: PLEXCONCIL
- 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
- Price competition
- PP resin price swings
- Design copying
- Unsold stock
§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 mobile phone stand making unit 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 registration), 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
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Want to start Mobile Phone Stand Making Unit?
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¶Sources
Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.