§1What this business is
MS strip from coils is run through a roll-forming machine to make the shutter slats; spring-steel wire is wound into springs; the frame is cut and bent on shears and a press brake. Everything is assembled and painted with red-oxide primer. Demand comes from new shops, commercial buildings and offices; the reports plan 6,000–7,500 sq m of shutters a year.
Capacity: Samadhan: 20 sq m a day, 6,000 sq m a year; KVIC: 7,500 sq m a year.
§2Is it right for you?
Who it is for
A fabricator or welder who knows local builders and shop owners.
Who it is not for
Someone without metal-work skills or site-fitting experience.
Advantages
- Every new shop and godown needs a shutter
- Simple machines and a small team
- Repair and replacement work adds steady income
- Made to order, so little unsold stock
Drawbacks
- Steel is most of the cost and its price moves often
- Many local fabricators compete
- Demand follows the building market
- Site fitting needs a team on the move
Skills you need
- Sheet-metal and welding work
- Measuring and quoting at site
- Steel buying
- Installation and after-sales service
Why difficulty 2/5: Known fabrication work; profit depends on steel prices and getting orders.
§3Market
Who buys
- New commercial and office buildings
- Shops and godowns
- Truck, special carrier and ambulance body builders (named in the report)
How it sells
- Direct orders from shop owners and builders
- Contractors and architects
- Hardware dealers
Good to know
- The report says shutters should be made and checked to IS 6248 plus the customer's own specification.
- Steel is ₹24.68 L of the ₹31.61 L year-1 cost of production in the Samadhan report.
§4Raw material & machinery
| Item | Qty | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Hand shearing machine, 300 mm blade, cuts 6 mm plate | 1 | ₹70,000 |
| Hand-operated screw press No. 10, double pillar | 1 | ₹30,000 |
| Spring coiling machine | 1 | ₹8,000 |
| Second hand shearing machine (listed again at a lower price) | 1 | ₹6,000 |
| Second screw press No. 10 (listed again at a lower price) | 1 | ₹10,000 |
| Pillar drilling machine, ¾-inch, 2 HP | 1 | ₹12,000 |
| Bench grinder, 10-inch wheel, 2 HP | 1 | ₹6,000 |
| Welding transformer, 300 A | 1 | ₹12,000 |
| Electrification and installation | lump sum | ₹20,000 |
| Testing and measuring equipment | lump sum | ₹15,000 |
| Other tools and fixtures | lump sum | ₹15,000 |
| KVIC set: roll-type sheet profile forming machine for 150 mm × 18 SWG strip, press brake 2.5 m, spring coiling machine, shearing machine, screw press, drilling machine, welding transformer, grinder, jigs and fixtures | 1 set | ₹4.93 lakh (whole set) |
From: PMEGP sample project report — Rolling Shutters (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan) · KVIC Project Profile — Rolling Shutters (PMEGP)
- MS strip, 18–22 gauge66 tonnes a year at ₹45,000 a tonne
- Spring-steel wire, 3–6 mm9 tonnes a year at ₹90,000 a tonne
- MS tube, sheets and flats1.8 tonnes a year at ₹85,000 a tonne
- Bolts, nuts, rivets₹1.80 lakh a year (lump sum)
From: PMEGP sample project report — Rolling Shutters (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
In our raw material database
Hot-rolled (HR) steel coil and sheet →Galvanised and colour-coated steel sheet (GP/GC/PPGI) →
§5Licences & registration
- Udyam registration
- GST
- NOC from the State Pollution Control Board (listed in the report)
- Trade licence from the local body
§6Schemes & subsidies
- PMEGPCentralActive15–35% subsidy
- MudraCentralActiveLoan up to ₹20 lakh, no collateral
- CGTMSECentralActiveNo collateral, up to ₹10 crore
- Stand-Up IndiaCentralClosed₹10 lakh – ₹1 crore loan
PMEGP fits (manufacturing up to ₹50 L); MUDRA covers loans up to ₹20 L; CGTMSE for a collateral-free loan; Stand-Up India for SC/ST or women founders.
§7Money
How the investment is worked out: Samadhan report ₹11.65 L = building 2,000 sq ft ₹1.75 L, plant and machinery ₹2.04 L, furniture ₹0.35 L, pre-operative ₹0.20 L, working capital ₹7.31 L. KVIC profile ₹16.93 L = equipment ₹4.93 L (including a roll-forming machine) + working capital ₹12.00 L; land own, shed rented.
Working capital: Samadhan WC ₹7.31 L (bank ₹6.58 L) for 30 days of steel and 15 days of finished stock; KVIC WC ₹12.00 L.
Year not printed on either report — check current machinery and raw-material prices.
§8Export potential
Confirm the HS code in the DGFT ITC(HS) lookup before you export
Export council / board: EEPC India
- Shutters are bulky; export usually makes sense only to nearby countries or as part of a project order.
§9Risks — where people fail
- Steel price rise eats the margin
- Slow payments from builders
- Poor springs or slats bring complaints
- Construction slowdown
§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 rolling shutters unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
- Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (Udyam registration, 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
There is no episode on this business yet. Shows are coming soon on the Podcast page.
Want to start Rolling Shutters?
DPR, loan file or registration — ask us on WhatsApp.
¶Sources
- KVIC Project Profile — Rolling Shutters (PMEGP)
- PMEGP sample project report — Rolling Shutters (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.