§1What this business is

PCRC steel sheet of the right gauge is cut on a shearing machine and shaped on power and fly presses. The pieces are chrome plated, assembled with springs and riveted, and the top and bottom get a plastic block made on a hand-operated injection moulding machine so the stapler or punch is easy to hold. Buyers are stationery wholesalers, offices, schools and government departments.

Capacity: 90,000 pieces a year.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

A stationery maker or trader who can sell through wholesalers and government supply.

Who it is not for

Someone without a stationery sales network.

Advantages

  • Every office, school and shop uses staplers and punches
  • Fits well with staple pin or file-fastener units
  • Office stationery is bought again every year

Drawbacks

  • Imported and branded staplers compete hard on price and finish
  • Chrome plating brings strict pollution rules
  • Springs and alignment must be exact or the stapler jams

Skills you need

  • Press tool setting
  • Chrome plating
  • Assembly and jam testing
  • Selling to wholesalers and on GeM

Why difficulty 3/5: Precise press and assembly work against strong import competition.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Offices, banks and schools
  • Stationery wholesalers and shops
  • Government departments

How it sells

  • Stationery wholesalers
  • Government purchase through GeM
  • Online marketplaces

Good to know

  • Staplers sell best alongside matching staple pins.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Shearing machine——
Power press——
Riveting machine——
Fly press No. 4——
Drilling machine——
Chrome plating unit——
Hand-operated injection moulding machine——

From: NSIC project profile — Stapling & Punching Machine — private guide — confirm locally

  • PCRC steel sheet
  • Springs
  • HDPE granules (for grips)

From: NSIC project profile — Stapling & Punching Machine — private guide — confirm locally

§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam registration
  2. GST registration
  3. Consent to establish and operate from the State Pollution Control Board — electroplating is usually a red-category activity, so check your state's list early
  4. Trade licence from the local body
  5. Registration on GeM (Government e-Marketplace) to sell to government offices (optional)

We can do this registration for you

§6Schemes & subsidies

PMEGP fits (₹25.55 lakh, under the ₹50 lakh manufacturing limit); CGTMSE for a loan without collateral; Stand-Up India for SC/ST and women founders. The total is above the ₹20 lakh MUDRA limit.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: The NSIC profile prints one figure for machinery and equipment plus 3 months' working capital (raw material, utilities and salary): ₹25.55 lakh. It gives no split between the two, and land and building are not included.

Working capital: Working capital for 3 months (raw material, utilities and salary) is inside the ₹25.55 lakh total; the profile prints no separate figure.

Year not printed on the NSIC profile (an older NSIC Training-cum-Incubation Centre sheet) — check current machinery and material prices.

How to prepare a loan file

§8Export potential

Confirm the HS code in the DGFT ITC(HS) lookup before you export

8472.90Other office machines (including stapling machines)

Export council / board: EEPC India

  • Confirm the 8-digit ITC(HS) line with DGFT or your customs broker before shipping.
  • You need an Import Export Code (IEC) from DGFT before the first shipment.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • Jamming or loose staplers lead to returns
  • Cheap imports
  • Plating effluent rules
  • Steel and plastic price rises

§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 stapling and paper punching machines 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 registration), 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

There is no episode on this business yet. Shows are coming soon on the Podcast page.

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Sources

  1. NSIC project profile — Stapling & Punching Machine

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