§1What this business is

Copper, brass, bronze and iron sheets or ingots are cut, heated in furnaces, hammered, shaped or cast, then turned on lathes, engraved, polished and coated. Products are checked for weight, thickness and finish, branded and packed. Buyers are households that prefer metal over non-stick, temples, restaurants, heritage hotels and resorts, and buyers of wedding, corporate and tourist gifts.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

A metal-craft entrepreneur or trader who can work with traditional artisans and sell gift and heritage sets.

Who it is not for

Someone who cannot manage metal-price risk and stock.

Advantages

  • Health-conscious buyers are moving back to copper, kansa and iron
  • Wedding, temple and gift demand all year
  • Heritage collections sell well to tourists and online
  • Metal scrap is re-melted, so little is wasted

Drawbacks

  • Copper and brass prices swing with world metal markets
  • Moradabad and other clusters already supply cheaply
  • Furnace and polishing work is hot, noisy and dusty
  • ₹60 L project — above the PMEGP limit

Skills you need

  • Metal forging, turning and polishing
  • Engraving and design
  • Metal buying and stock control
  • Retail, online and gift-set selling

Why difficulty 3/5: Traditional skills are available, but metal-price risk and cluster competition need care.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Households preferring metal cookware
  • Temples
  • Restaurants, resorts and heritage hotels
  • Wedding, corporate and tourist gift buyers

How it sells

  • Retail and own outlet
  • Online sales
  • Heritage kitchen gift sets
  • Bulk orders from hotels and temples

Good to know

  • The profile plans engraved ceremonial utensils and Uttarakhand heritage kitchen collections.
  • Scrap metal is to be melted and reused.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Metal cutting shears and press machine2—
Furnaces and forging hammers——
Lathe and turning machines2—
Engraving and etching machines2—
Polishing and buffing machines2—
Quality testing instruments1 set—
Packaging and labelling machine1—
Machinery & tools in total—₹20,00,000

From: Uttarakhand DUY project profile — Uttarakhand Special Utensils Manufacturing Unit

  • Copper, brass, bronze and iron sheets and ingotsfrom metal suppliers in Haridwar, Delhi and Moradabad
  • Flux and polishing compounds
  • Wooden handlesbought locally
  • Cardboard and jute packaging

From: Uttarakhand DUY project profile — Uttarakhand Special Utensils Manufacturing Unit

§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam registration
  2. GST registration
  3. State Pollution Control Board consent to establish and operate (furnace, polishing)
  4. Factory licence if worker numbers cross the Factories Act limit
  5. Legal Metrology registration for pre-packed goods
  6. Artisan identity card (Pehchan) for craftsmen — useful for fairs and schemes

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§6Schemes & subsidies

At ₹60 L the project is above the ₹50 L PMEGP manufacturing limit. CGTMSE for a collateral-free loan; Stand-Up India for SC/ST and women founders; MUDRA for a smaller start. PM Vishwakarma can help eligible artisans with tools and training.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Land & shed ₹15 L + machinery & tools ₹20 L + initial raw material ₹6 L + training ₹2 L + branding & marketing ₹3 L + first-year salaries ₹9 L + utilities ₹3 L + contingency ₹2 L = ₹60 L.

Working capital: Initial raw material ₹6 L and one year of salaries ₹9 L are inside the project cost. Finance: 25% promoter, 60% term loan from a bank or SIDBI, 15% subsidy.

Year not printed on the profile — check current machinery and metal prices.

How to prepare a loan file

§8Export potential

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

7418.10Table, kitchen or other household articles of copper (including brass and bronze)7323.91Table, kitchen or other household articles of cast iron, not enamelled

Export council / board: EPCH (Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts)

  • Confirm the 8-digit ITC(HS) line with DGFT or your customs broker before shipping.
  • Buyers abroad may ask for food-contact (lead and nickel) test reports.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • Metal price rises eating the margin
  • Impure alloy complaints (especially kansa)
  • Workplace injuries and dust
  • Competition from established utensil clusters

§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 pahadi traditional metal utensils (copper, kansa, brass, iron) 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

Not verified yet

Associations, clusters and training institutes — the directory is being built. Connect

§12Watch

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Sources

  1. Uttarakhand DUY project profile — Uttarakhand Special Utensils Manufacturing Unit

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