§1What this business is

PVC plastic bodies, silicone-rubber keypads and electrical parts (controller IC, infrared LED, battery contacts, diodes, transistors, resistors, capacitors) are bought in. After design and buying, the boards are soldered, the remote is assembled with a toggle press and tested with an oscilloscope, power supply and multimeter. Remotes sell as replacements and to TV makers.

Capacity: 480 remotes a day on a 10-hour shift; 40% in year 1.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

Someone in the TV repair or electronics trade with links to wholesalers and service centres.

Who it is not for

Someone hoping for high margins from a commodity product.

Advantages

  • Remotes break and get lost — steady replacement demand
  • India has more than 200 million potential TV households (the report says so)
  • Low machinery cost
  • Universal remotes sell in every electronics market

Drawbacks

  • Thin margin — 2.3% in year 1
  • Cheap imported remotes
  • Smart TVs need Bluetooth and voice remotes, which are harder to make
  • Each TV brand uses its own codes

Skills you need

  • Soldering and electronics testing
  • Remote code programming
  • Parts sourcing
  • Wholesale and service-centre sales

Why difficulty 3/5: Simple assembly, but margins are thin and imports are cheap.

§3Market

Who buys

  • TV repair and service centres
  • Electronics retailers
  • Wholesalers
  • TV makers and brands

How it sells

  • Electronics wholesale markets
  • Online marketplaces
  • Direct supply to TV brands

Good to know

  • The report says growing smartphone use is pushing smart-TV sales, and rising TV sales will lift demand for remotes.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Toggle press machine1₹2,20,000
Temperature-controlled soldering station1₹1,04,000
Oscilloscope and function generator1₹3,38,000
Power supply1₹1,76,800
Multimeter1₹2,60,000
Magnifying glass fitted with tube light1₹38,000
Other hand tools1₹60,000

From: UP MSME 1-Connect project profile — TV Remote Manufacturing Unit (2024)

  • PlasticPVC outer body
  • Rubbersilicone-rubber keypad
  • Electrical componentscontroller IC, infrared LED, batteries, battery contacts, diodes, transistors, resistors, capacitors

From: UP MSME 1-Connect project profile — TV Remote Manufacturing Unit (2024)

§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam registration
  2. GST
  3. EPR registration as a producer under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022
  4. BIS registration if a quality control order covers your product — check the current list

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§6Schemes & subsidies

PMEGP fits a ₹19.38 L manufacturing unit; MUDRA covers loans up to ₹20 L; CGTMSE for collateral-free credit; Stand-Up India for SC/ST and women founders.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Plant & machinery ₹11.96 L + furniture ₹1.00 L + working capital ₹6.42 L = ₹19.38 L (land own or rented). Finance: term loan ₹11.66 L, working-capital loan ₹5.78 L, own ₹1.94 L.

Working capital: Working capital ₹6.42 L (bank ₹5.78 L) — 10 days of raw material and finished stock, 10 days' credit each way.

UP MSME 1-Connect report, 2024.

How to prepare a loan file

§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

  • Price war with imports
  • Shift to smart and voice remotes
  • Defective batches
  • Slow-moving stock of old models

§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 tv remote manufacturing 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

Not verified yet

Associations, clusters and training institutes — the directory is being built. Connect

§12Watch

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Want to start TV Remote Manufacturing?

DPR, loan file or registration — ask us on WhatsApp.

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Sources

  1. UP MSME 1-Connect project profile — TV Remote Manufacturing Unit (2024)

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