§1What this business is

Plastic cabinets are injection-moulded, the circuit board is assembled with solder paste, a pick-and-place machine and a reflow oven, metal grilles are cut and punched from CRCA sheet, and everything is put together with the speaker unit and battery and tested. The speakers play sound sent by Bluetooth or Wi-Fi from a phone.

Capacity: 100 speakers a day on a 10-hour shift; year 1 planned at 60%.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

Someone with electronics assembly experience and links to retailers or online sellers.

Who it is not for

Someone with no electronics or testing skills.

Advantages

  • Fast-growing product used with every smartphone
  • Moulding and circuit-board lines can make other gadgets too
  • Can supply own brand or private-label buyers

Drawbacks

  • Strong competition from big brands and cheap imports
  • Most chips and parts are imported — supply and price risk
  • Models go out of fashion quickly

Skills you need

  • Circuit-board (SMT) assembly and soldering
  • Injection moulding
  • Sound and battery testing
  • Online and retail selling

Why difficulty 4/5: Fast-changing electronics against big brands and imports.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Young buyers and households using phones for music
  • Brands that buy private-label speakers
  • Corporate gifting buyers

How it sells

  • Mobile and electronics shops
  • Online marketplaces
  • Electronics distributors

Good to know

  • The report points to smart speakers and smart homes as the growth area.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Injection moulding machine1₹7,00,000
Solder paste printer1₹1,00,000
Pick-and-place machine1₹1,50,000
Single reflow oven1₹90,000
Metal sheet shearing machine1₹1,80,000
Punch press machine1₹80,000
Pickling plant1₹30,000
Laser printing machine1₹1,00,000
Heating chamber1₹1,50,000
Testing and other equipment1 lot₹1,00,000

From: PMEGP sample project report — Wireless Speaker (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

  • PP or PVC plastic granulesfor the cabinet
  • Speaker units, resistors, capacitors, transistors, diodes, charging jack, connectors and batteryelectrical components
  • CRCA steel sheetfor grilles and metal parts
  • Foam filters, screws, solder wire, flux, glue and tapeconsumables

From: PMEGP sample project report — Wireless Speaker (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam registration
  2. GST registration
  3. Factory licence if your worker count crosses the Factories Act limit
  4. Trademark for your brand name (optional)
  5. BIS registration (Compulsory Registration Scheme) if your speaker model is on the BIS electronics list — check before launch
  6. Equipment Type Approval (ETA) from the Department of Telecommunications' WPC wing for Bluetooth or Wi-Fi radios
  7. E-waste EPR registration with CPCB if your product is covered by the E-Waste Rules

We can do this registration for you

§6Schemes & subsidies

PMEGP fits (₹21.20 L manufacturing project); MUDRA up to ₹20 L; CGTMSE for a loan without collateral; Stand-Up India for SC/ST and women founders.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Plant & machinery ₹16.80 L + furniture & fixtures ₹0.70 L + working capital ₹3.70 L = ₹21.20 L. Land own or rented.

Working capital: Working capital ₹3.70 L, of which bank finance ₹3.33 L; 10 days of stock, 7 days' credit to buyers.

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

8518.21Single loudspeakers, mounted in their enclosures8518.22Multiple loudspeakers, mounted in the same enclosure

Export council / board: ESC (Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council)

  • 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

  • Returns from battery or Bluetooth faults
  • Import price swings of components
  • Price war with imports

§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 wireless speaker 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

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.

Want to start Wireless Speaker Manufacturing?

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

Get a DPR / loan file made

Sources

  1. PMEGP sample project report — Wireless Speaker (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

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