§1What this business is

Paper and thin plastic film are bonded with glue on a laminating machine of 500 kg a day. Laminated paper goes to printers, packaging makers and stationery units. Three people run the unit from rented space.

Capacity: 500 kg a day, 1,20,000 kg a year; year 1 is planned at 50% (60,000 kg).

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

A printer or packaging trader who wants lamination in-house.

Who it is not for

Someone expecting good profit from lamination alone.

Advantages

  • Very small machine cost
  • Simple job work
  • Printers and packers need it regularly
  • Three people can run it

Drawbacks

  • Very thin margin
  • Turnover large compared to profit
  • Film and paper prices set the margin
  • Plastic film rules may tighten

Skills you need

  • Machine tension and glue control
  • Buying film and paper
  • Job-work customer handling
  • Waste control

Why difficulty 2/5: Easy to run, but margins are very thin.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Printers
  • Packaging and carton makers
  • Stationery units

How it sells

  • Job work for local printers
  • Sale of laminated paper by the kilo

Good to know

  • The report prices laminated paper by the kilogram, not by the sheet.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Paper laminating machine (500 kg a day)1₹1,30,000

From: PMEGP sample project report — Paper Lamination (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

  • Papermain input
  • Thin plastic filmlaminating layer
  • Gluebonding

From: PMEGP sample project report — Paper Lamination (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam registration
  2. GST registration
  3. State Pollution Control Board consent, if your state requires it for this activity

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§6Schemes & subsidies

PMEGP (the report shows the 25% KVIC margin money), MUDRA Shishu or Kishor, and CM-YUVA in UP.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Sample report: machinery ₹1.30 L + furniture ₹0.30 L = ₹1.60 L project cost. The report also lists working capital of ₹2.22 L (bank limit ₹2.00 L) outside this total.

Working capital: Working capital ₹2.22 lakh — more than the machine.

Year not printed on the sample 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

4811Paper and paperboard, coated, impregnated, covered or laminated (other than heading 4803, 4809 or 4810)

Export council / board: FIEO (Federation of Indian Export Organisations)

  • 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

  • Bubbles and peeling causing rejects
  • Raw material price rise
  • Few customers
  • Plastic-waste obligations

§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 paper lamination 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 — Paper Lamination (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

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