Wire Nail Manufacturing

§1What this business is

Cold-drawn bright wire is fed from a reel through straightening rollers into the nail machine, which forms the head, points and cuts each nail automatically. The nails are cleaned in a polishing drum and packed in jute bags. The report says nails sell without a brand, so a unit can work at district or tehsil level and sell through hardware shops.

Capacity: 1,150 kg of ¾–3 inch nails a day (8 hours, 300 days) = 3,45,000 kg a year; year 1 at 60%.

§2Is it right for you?

Skills you need

• Machine setting for each nail size
• Wire buying
• Local dealer selling

Why difficulty 2/5: Simple machine, but a raw-material-heavy, thin-margin trade.

§3Market

§4Raw material & machinery

From: PMEGP sample project report — Wire Nails (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

• MS cold-drawn bright wire, 20 to 9 gauge₹50 per kg; 3,45,000 kg a year at full capacity
• Jute bags for packing₹0.05 L a year

From: PMEGP sample project report — Wire Nails (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

§5Licences & registration

1. Udyam registration
2. GST registration
3. State Pollution Control Board consent to establish and operate, where the state requires it
4. Trade licence from the local body

We can do this registration for you

§6Schemes & subsidies

• PMEGPCentralActive15–35% subsidy
• MudraCentralActiveLoan up to ₹20 lakh, no collateral
• CGTMSECentralActiveNo collateral, up to ₹10 crore
• Stand-Up IndiaCentralClosed₹10 lakh – ₹1 crore loan

PMEGP fits (₹18.64 L; the report uses 10% own margin, 5% for special category); MUDRA covers the full cost; CGTMSE for a loan without collateral; Stand-Up India for SC/ST and women founders.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Building & civil work (1,200 sq ft) ₹3.00 L + plant & machinery ₹3.48 L + furniture ₹0.25 L + pre-operative ₹0.25 L + working capital ₹11.66 L = ₹18.64 L.

Working capital: Working capital ₹11.66 L (bank ₹10.50 L) — 15 days of wire and nail stock. Wire costs ₹50 per kg: ₹172.50 L a year at full capacity.

Year not printed on the report — check current machinery prices.

How to prepare a loan file

§8Export potential

§9Risks — where people fail

• Wire price swings
• Price cutting by rivals
• Rust in stored nails

§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 wire nail 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 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

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¶Sources

1. PMEGP sample project report — Wire Nails (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

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