§1What this business is
A two-person unit built around a fully automatic single-head filling machine with a double vibrator and chute bagger. Laminated packing roll is formed into pouches and filled. The report counts output as kilograms of pouch film — 4 kg an hour, about 250 pouches to a kg — and sells it at ₹310 a kg.
Capacity: 4 kg of pouches an hour, 12,000 kg a year; 55% in year 1.
§2Is it right for you?
Who it is for
Someone near a namkeen or chips cluster who can get packing job work.
Who it is not for
Someone expecting a full income from this unit alone.
Advantages
- Small investment and small space
- Local namkeen and chips makers need packing
- Only 2 workers
- Can grow into packing your own snack brand
Drawbacks
- Very thin profit in the report
- Depends on a few snack makers for orders
- Machine breakdown stops all output
- Report's output logic is unclear — check it with a machine supplier
Skills you need
- Machine setting and upkeep
- Pouch sealing quality
- Food hygiene
- Finding snack-maker clients
Why difficulty 2/5: Simple to run, but income is small and depends on clients.
§3Market
Who buys
- Namkeen, chips and kurkure-type snack makers
- Small food brands
How it sells
- Job-work contracts with snack makers
- Local food-processing clusters
Good to know
- The report says the food sector is the biggest user of flexible packaging in India.
§4Raw material & machinery
| Item | Qty | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Fully automatic single-head filling machine with double vibrator and chute bagger | 1 | ₹3,50,000 + GST ₹63,000 = ₹4,13,000 |
From: PMEGP sample project report — Wafer Packaging Unit (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
- Laminated packing roll for wafer and kurkure packets₹250–300 a kg; the report costs it at ₹240 a kg in year 1
From: PMEGP sample project report — Wafer Packaging Unit (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
Suppliers in Building Business Bazaar
Indian Institute of Packaging, Mumbai (head office) · Mumbai →Indian Institute of Packaging, Delhi centre · Delhi →Indian Institute of Packaging, Kolkata centre · Kolkata →Indian Institute of Packaging, Chennai centre · Chennai →Indian Institute of Packaging, Hyderabad centre · Hyderabad →Indian Institute of Packaging, Ahmedabad centre · Ahmedabad →
In our raw material database
§5Licences & registration
- Udyam registration
- GST
- FSSAI registration if you fill food products
- Fire or pollution registration as required (listed in the report)
- Trademark for your brand (optional)
§6Schemes & subsidies
- PMEGPCentralActive15–35% subsidy
- MudraCentralActiveLoan up to ₹20 lakh, no collateral
- CGTMSECentralActiveNo collateral, up to ₹10 crore
PMEGP and MUDRA both fit an ₹8.56 L project; CGTMSE for collateral-free credit.
§7Money
How the investment is worked out: Building and civil work ₹1.00 L + plant & machinery ₹4.13 L + furniture ₹0.10 L + working capital ₹3.33 L = ₹8.56 L. Finance: own ₹2.14 L, term loan ₹3.92 L, working-capital limit ₹2.50 L.
Working capital: Working capital ₹3.33 L (bank limit ₹2.50 L) — packing-roll stock and credit.
Year not printed on the report — check current machinery prices.
§8Export potential
Export council / board: Not verified yet
- No HS code or export body has been checked against an official list yet.
§9Risks — where people fail
- Loss of a main client
- Packing film price rise
- Machine downtime
- Leaky seals spoil snacks
§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 snack pouch packing unit 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
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Want to start Snack Pouch Packing Unit?
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¶Sources
Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.