§1What this business is

Cotton fabric in rolls is spread in layers, cut with a motorised blade to patterns and stitched on an assembly line of single-needle, double-needle, overlock and piping machines; some pieces get embroidery or patchwork. Products go to homes, hotels, restaurants, parlours and offices through retailers, wholesalers and home-furnishing stores. Bed linen is not covered in this report.

Capacity: 1,000 pieces a day, 3,00,000 a year; year 1 at 60%.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

A tailoring unit owner or home-furnishing trader with buyers in hotels, retail or export houses.

Who it is not for

Someone without design sense or bulk buyers.

Advantages

  • Everyday household and hotel demand
  • Easy-to-learn stitching work, good for women's employment
  • Wide product range from the same machines
  • Strong DSCR in the report

Drawbacks

  • Many small competitors and cheap imports
  • Margins depend on fabric buying
  • Designs and colours must keep changing
  • Large team to manage

Skills you need

  • Pattern cutting with low wastage
  • Assembly-line stitching management
  • Design and colour trends
  • Selling to retailers and hotels

Why difficulty 2/5: Simple production; needs steady orders and good design.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Households
  • Hotels and restaurants
  • Beauty and massage parlours
  • Offices
  • Home-furnishing retailers

How it sells

  • Wholesalers and retailers
  • Direct supply to hotels
  • Export houses (job work)
  • Online marketplaces

Good to know

  • The report links demand to hygiene awareness (napkins, aprons) and decorative use (wall hangings, mats).

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Single-needle machine10₹6,00,000 (₹60,000 each)
Double-needle machine5₹3,75,000 (₹75,000 each)
Border/piping machine2₹1,00,000 (₹50,000 each)
Overlock machine4₹1,60,000 (₹40,000 each)
Cutting table and machine1₹1,00,000
Embroidery machine1₹75,000
Inspection tables2₹70,000 (₹35,000 each)

From: PMEGP sample project report — Made Ups (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

  • Cotton fabric (grey, dyed or printed), low and medium count₹45–55 a metre in the report
  • Accessories and packagingplastic bags as per customer needs

From: PMEGP sample project report — Made Ups (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam registration
  2. GST
  3. Trade licence from the local body
  4. Trademark for your brand (optional)

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§6Schemes & subsidies

PMEGP fits (beneficiary margin 10% general, 5% special as printed); CGTMSE; Stand-Up India for SC/ST or women founders.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Samadhan report: building and civil work (2,000 sq ft) ₹2.50 L, plant and machinery ₹14.80 L, furniture ₹0.50 L, pre-operative expenses ₹0.43 L, working capital ₹6.77 L = ₹25.00 L.

Working capital: Fabric costs ₹45–55 a metre; raw material ₹90.00 L in year 1; working capital ₹6.77 L (bank ₹6.07 L).

Year not printed on the report — 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

6302.51Table linen of cotton6302.91Other toilet and kitchen linen, of cotton

Export council / board: Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL)

  • 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

  • Fabric price rise
  • Unsold designs
  • Price pressure from bulk buyers
  • Labour turnover

§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 textile made-ups (napkins, mats, aprons) 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

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§12Watch

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Sources

  1. PMEGP sample project report — Made Ups (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

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