§1What this business is

This unit does not weave fabric. It buys PP woven rolls, prints the buyer's name, logo and dates on a flexo printer, cuts the roll to size and stitches the bags. Woven PP sacks pack food grains, sugar, cement, fertiliser, chemicals and plastic granules.

Capacity: 40,000 bags (1,000 kg) a day — 3,00,000 kg a year of input, 2,85,000 kg of output after 5% waste; year 1 at 50%.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

A trader already supplying sacks to mills, cement dealers or fertiliser agents.

Who it is not for

Someone who cannot fund ₹20 L or more of rolling stock.

Advantages

  • Steady bulk demand from grain, sugar, cement and fertiliser users
  • No weaving line needed, so machinery costs less
  • Printing adds value for branded buyers
  • Strong, reusable product

Drawbacks

  • Very thin margin on a large turnover
  • Large working capital locked in rolls
  • The report notes jute packaging rules hold down demand in some sectors
  • Price competition from large sack makers that weave their own fabric

Skills you need

  • Flexo printing set-up
  • Cutting and stitching quality
  • Buying rolls at the right price
  • Bulk selling and collections

Why difficulty 3/5: Simple machines, but very large working capital and thin margins.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Flour, rice and sugar mills
  • Cement and fertiliser companies and dealers
  • Chemical and plastic-granule makers

How it sells

  • Direct supply to mills and factories
  • Sack traders

Good to know

  • About 40 bags weigh 1 kg in the report's sample product.
  • The report sells bags at ₹135 per kg in year 1.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
3-colour woven bag flexo printer1₹11,00,000
PP woven bag cutting machine1₹10,50,000
Sewing machine5₹90,000 (₹18,000 each)
6-colour flexo printer (option for larger scale)1₹19,50,000 average

From: PMEGP sample project report — PP Woven Bag (Plastic) (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

  • PP woven roll₹85–110 per kg; the projections use ₹100 per kg in year 1
  • Printing ink₹185 per kg
  • Yarn (stitching thread)₹110 per kg

From: PMEGP sample project report — PP Woven Bag (Plastic) (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

In our raw material database

High-density polyethylene (HDPE) →Polypropylene (PP) →Colour and additive masterbatch →PP / HDPE woven sacks and fabric →

§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam registration
  2. GST
  3. Fire and pollution NOC as required
  4. Check whether a BIS Quality Control Order applies to the type of sack you supply (for example cement or fertiliser sacks)

We can do this registration for you

§6Schemes & subsidies

₹50 L sits exactly at PMEGP's manufacturing ceiling; CGTMSE for collateral-free credit; Stand-Up India for SC/ST and women. MUDRA covers only up to ₹20 L.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Plant & machinery ₹26.43 L (3-colour flexo printer ₹11 L + cutting machine ₹10.50 L + 5 sewing machines ₹0.90 L + 18% GST) + furniture ₹1.35 L + working capital ₹22.22 L = ₹50 L (term loan ₹25 L, working-capital limit ₹20 L, own ₹5 L). Premises rented.

Working capital: ₹22.22 L — the largest part of the project (bank limit ₹20 L), because PP rolls are costly stock.

Year not printed on the report; it quotes a 2018–2028 market forecast — 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

6305.33Sacks and bags for packing goods, of polyethylene or polypropylene strip or the like

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

  • Polymer price swings
  • Slow payment from mills
  • Jute reservation orders
  • Wastage wiping out a thin margin

§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 pp woven bag making (printing, cutting, stitching) 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), 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. PMEGP sample project report — PP Woven Bag (Plastic) (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

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