§1What this business is

Waterproof fabric (PVC, nylon or polyester) is cut to the design, and the seams are sealed on high-frequency (radio-frequency) PVC welding machines, which give strong, leak-proof joints. Buttons or zips are fixed, and the raincoats are checked and packed. Bikers, students, workers and hikers are the main buyers.

Capacity: 200 raincoats a day, 60,000 a year; year 1 at 45%, sold at ₹300 each. Fabric 2,40,000 m a year at ₹45 a metre.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

Someone with links to rainwear wholesalers or institutional buyers, ready to build stock before the monsoon.

Who it is not for

Someone who cannot carry stock for months before it sells.

Advantages

  • Every monsoon brings fresh demand
  • Bikers, students, workers and hikers buy
  • HF welding gives strong, leak-proof seams
  • Low machinery cost

Drawbacks

  • Very seasonal — most sales in a few months
  • Raw material is about 70% of sales
  • Nylon and branded rainwear compete
  • Stock must be built and financed before the rains

Skills you need

  • Pattern cutting
  • HF welding
  • Seasonal stock planning
  • Wholesale selling

Why difficulty 2/5: Simple process; the challenge is seasonal stock and cash flow.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Two-wheeler riders
  • Students and workers
  • Hikers and campers

How it sells

  • Umbrella and rainwear shops
  • Wholesale markets
  • Online marketplaces

Good to know

  • The report expects nylon to lead the rainwear market because buyers prefer it for comfort and price.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
PVC (high-frequency) welding machine5₹3,25,000
Button snap machine1₹15,000
Cutting machine1₹5,000
Other equipment, dies and hand tools1 lot₹2,00,000

From: PMEGP sample project report — Plastic Raincoats (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

  • Waterproof fabric sheet (PVC, nylon or polyester)2,40,000 m a year at ₹45 a metre (full capacity)
  • Buttons and chains60,000 sets a year at ₹25 a set
  • Packing material₹2.00 lakh a year

From: PMEGP sample project report — Plastic Raincoats (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

In our raw material database

Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) →DOP plasticiser (dioctyl phthalate) →

§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam
  2. GST
  3. NOC from the State Pollution Control Board (report)
  4. Trademark for the brand name (report)

We can do this registration for you

§6Schemes & subsidies

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: building/shed 1,000 sq ft ₹4.00 L, plant & machinery ₹5.45 L, furniture ₹1.50 L, working capital ₹5.00 L = ₹15.95 L. Land own or rented.

Working capital: ₹5.00 L, bank finance ₹4.50 L.

Year not printed on the 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

3926.20Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of plastics

Export council / board: PLEXCONCIL (Plastics Export Promotion Council)

  • Raincoats of plastic-coated textile fabric may fall under Chapter 62 (heading 6210) instead.
  • 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

  • Weak or late monsoon
  • Unsold stock
  • Fabric price rise
  • Competition from cheap imports

§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 plastic (pvc) raincoat 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 (Udyam, GST), 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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Associations, clusters and training institutes — the directory is being built. Connect

§12Watch

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Sources

  1. PMEGP sample project report — Plastic Raincoats (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

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