§1What this business is

Date, sago, palmyra and coconut palms are tapped from October to June. Neera collected morning and evening is filtered and boiled in open pans until it reaches 118–120 on the brix scale, then poured into wooden moulds. Palm gur sells to buyers who value it over cane jaggery.

Capacity: 52,500 kg of palm gur a year at ₹18 a kg (₹9.39 lakh at cost of production).

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

Families or groups in palm-growing coastal and southern districts.

Who it is not for

Someone without access to palm trees and tappers.

Advantages

  • Small investment
  • Traditional product with loyal buyers
  • Good surplus for the size
  • Gives work to palm tappers

Drawbacks

  • Seasonal — tapping only from October to June
  • Neera spoils within hours
  • Needs skilled tappers
  • Only in palm-growing regions

Skills you need

  • Tapping and neera handling
  • Boiling to the right brix
  • Moulding and storage
  • Selling to health-conscious buyers

Why difficulty 2/5: Simple process, but tied to palm trees, season and skilled tappers.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Buyers who value palm gur's medicinal use
  • Sweet makers
  • Grocery and Khadi stores

How it sells

  • Local markets and fairs
  • KVIC and Khadi outlets
  • Online health-food sellers

Good to know

  • The profile says palm gur is bought mainly by a specific group who know its medicinal value.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Aluminium pans, trays, ladles and wooden scrapers1 set—
Stands, filters, buckets and cans1 set—
Heating chambers with furnace1 set—
All equipment together (KVIC total)1 lot₹2,00,000

From: KVIC Project Profile — Palm Jaggery (Gur) Making Unit (PMEGP)

  • Neera (fresh palm sap) from date, sago, palmyra or coconut palmstapped October to June; raw material ₹5.00 lakh a year
  • Labels and packing material₹50,000 a year

From: KVIC Project Profile — Palm Jaggery (Gur) Making Unit (PMEGP)

§5Licences & registration

  1. FSSAI registration or licence
  2. Udyam registration
  3. GST registration
  4. Tapping permit or licence where your state requires it for palm sap
  5. Legal Metrology packaged-commodity registration (for packed goods)

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§6Schemes & subsidies

PMEGP (the profile was made for it), PMFME for micro food processors, MUDRA Shishu or Kishor, and CM-YUVA in UP as the project is under ₹5 lakh.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: KVIC profile: shed 500 sq ft ₹1.10 L + equipment ₹2.00 L (aluminium pans, trays, ladles, scrapers, stands, filters, buckets, cans, heating chambers with furnace, tools) + working capital ₹1.56 L = ₹4.66 L. Land own.

Working capital: Working capital ₹1.56 lakh; neera and other raw material ₹5.00 lakh a year.

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

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§8Export potential

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

1702Other sugars in solid form, sugar syrups, artificial honey and caramel

Export council / board: APEDA

  • HS heading from the ITC(HS) 2022 schedule; confirm the 8-digit line with DGFT or your customs broker.
  • You need an Import Export Code (IEC) from DGFT before the first shipment.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • Neera fermenting before boiling
  • Weather hitting tapping
  • State rules on palm tapping
  • Adulteration with cane sugar damaging trust

§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 palm jaggery (gur) making 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 registration or licence, Udyam 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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Sources

  1. KVIC Project Profile — Palm Jaggery (Gur) Making Unit (PMEGP)

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