§1What this business is
PVC resin with pigments and fillers (talc, calcium carbonate) is mixed and injection-moulded into trays with pockets that hold eggs apart during transport and storage. Plastic trays can be washed and reused. Buyers are poultry farms, egg wholesalers and retailers.
Capacity: 1,500 trays a day; year 1 at 60%.
§2Is it right for you?
Who it is for
Someone in or near a poultry belt with links to farms and egg traders.
Who it is not for
Someone far from poultry farms.
Advantages
- Poultry farms and egg traders need trays every day
- Plastic trays are reusable and washable
- Simple single-machine plant
- Egg eating is rising — the report says from 30 to 68 eggs per person a year
Drawbacks
- High break-even (48%)
- Cheap paper-pulp trays compete
- Depends on a poultry belt nearby
- Net margin only about 6–8% of sales
Skills you need
- Injection moulding
- Mould maintenance
- Selling to poultry farms and traders
- Cost control
Why difficulty 3/5: High break-even and dependence on the local poultry trade.
§3Market
Who buys
- Poultry farms
- Egg wholesalers and traders
- Retailers and supermarkets
How it sells
- Direct supply to poultry farms
- Poultry equipment dealers
Good to know
- The report links demand to rising egg consumption in India (per-capita consumption up to 68 eggs a year from 30).
§4Raw material & machinery
| Item | Qty | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Injection moulding machine | 1 | ₹10,00,000 |
| Cooling tower | 1 | ₹75,000 |
| Scrap tower (as printed; scrap grinder) | 1 | ₹75,000 |
From: PMEGP sample project report — Plastic Egg Tray (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
- PVC resinpreferred over PP and PS for easy moulding and low cost (report)
- Pigments (organic and inorganic)added as powder
- Fillers (talc, calcium carbonate)added as powder
From: PMEGP sample project report — Plastic Egg Tray (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
§5Licences & registration
- Udyam
- GST
- State Pollution Control Board consent
§6Schemes & subsidies
- PMEGPCentralActive15–35% subsidy
- MudraCentralActiveLoan up to ₹20 lakh, no collateral
- CGTMSECentralActiveNo collateral, up to ₹10 crore
PMEGP (report is a PMEGP sample); MUDRA up to ₹20 L covers the cost; CGTMSE for collateral-free credit.
§7Money
How the investment is worked out: Samadhan report: plant & machinery ₹11.50 L, furniture ₹0.50 L, working capital ₹5.41 L = ₹17.41 L. Land own or rented.
Working capital: ₹5.41 L, bank finance ₹4.87 L.
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 (Plastics Export Promotion Council)
- 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
- Bird-flu scares cutting egg trade
- Competition from pulp trays
- PVC price swings
- Credit to traders
§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 plastic egg tray manufacturing unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
- Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (Udyam, GST), 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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Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.