§1What this business is
The voice coil is the small electromagnet inside a speaker that moves the cone. The unit winds self-bonding copper (or copper-clad aluminium) wire on formers with bonding paper, solders the leads and makes 3-inch coils. The report plans 1,000 coils a day (25,000 a month), selling at about ₹90 each in year 1, to speaker and DJ-box makers.
Capacity: 1,000 coils a day, 25,000 a month, 3,00,000 a year; 30% in year 1.
§2Is it right for you?
Who it is for
Someone already in speaker repair or assembly with buyer contacts.
Who it is not for
Someone with no link to speaker manufacturers.
Advantages
- Low machinery cost (₹3.98 L)
- Small team of 6
- Steady demand from local speaker and DJ-box makers
- Light product, cheap to ship
Drawbacks
- Raw material takes most of the sales value (₹63.00 L of ₹69.75 L in year 1)
- Copper price swings
- Depends on a few speaker makers
- Low capacity use planned (30–48%)
Skills you need
- Precision coil winding
- Bonding and soldering leads
- Resistance and fit testing
- Business-to-business sales
Why difficulty 2/5: Simple winding work; you need assured buyers.
§3Market
Who buys
- Loudspeaker and DJ-box makers
- Speaker repair shops
- Sound-equipment traders
How it sells
- Direct supply to manufacturers
- Electronics wholesale markets
Good to know
- Average selling price ₹90 a coil in year 1, rising ₹2 a year (report).
§4Raw material & machinery
| Item | Qty | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Plant & machinery for coil winding, bonding and soldering (not itemised in the report) | 1 set | ₹3.98 lakh |
From: PMEGP sample project report — Speaker Coil (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
- Self-bonding copper wire or CCAW (copper-clad aluminium) wireaverage raw material ₹70 per coil in year 1 (report)
- Self-bonding paper (former)base for the 3-inch coil
- Solderfor lead wires
From: PMEGP sample project report — Speaker Coil (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
§5Licences & registration
- Udyam registration
- GST registration
- Trade licence from the local body
§6Schemes & subsidies
- PMEGPCentralActive15–35% subsidy
- MudraCentralActiveLoan up to ₹20 lakh, no collateral
- CGTMSECentralActiveNo collateral, up to ₹10 crore
PMEGP (the report assumes a 25% subsidy), MUDRA (₹10.53 L is within ₹20 lakh) and CGTMSE.
§7Money
How the investment is worked out: Samadhan report: plant & machinery ₹3.98 L, office furniture ₹0.10 L, other assets ₹0.10 L, working capital ₹6.35 L = ₹10.53 L (own 5% ₹0.53 L, term loan ₹5.00 L, working capital loan ₹5.00 L); land owned or leased. The report assumes a 25% subsidy of ₹2,63,250.
Working capital: Working capital ₹6.35 L (bank ₹5.00 L); finished-goods stock is the main need.
Year not printed on the report — check current machinery and material prices.
§8Export potential
Confirm the HS code in the DGFT ITC(HS) lookup before you export
Export council / board: Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC)
- Get an Import Export Code (IEC) from DGFT before exporting.
§9Risks — where people fail
- Copper price rises
- Losing a key buyer
- Imports of complete speakers
- Defects causing returns
§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 speaker voice coil making 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 registration), 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 Speaker Voice Coil Making?
DPR, loan file or registration — ask us on WhatsApp.
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Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.