§1What this business is

A small carpentry unit with a surface-cum-thickness planer, drilling machine, bench grinder and hand tools makes rough-use outdoor chairs from soft wood or country wood, with coconut or palm fibre, MS wire and nails. The KVIC profile says wooden chairs weather well, need little upkeep, and sell to hotels, drive-in restaurants and households, especially where tourism is growing.

Capacity: Production worth ₹9.49 L a year at full capacity.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

A carpenter near a tourist area with hotels and restaurants.

Who it is not for

Someone with no woodworking skill.

Advantages

  • Tiny investment (₹1.85 L)
  • Hotels, restaurants and homes all buy outdoor chairs
  • Wood weathers well and needs little upkeep
  • Tourism growth adds orders

Drawbacks

  • The profile says to check local demand before starting
  • Plastic and metal chairs are cheap competitors
  • Small scale — limited income
  • Wood must come from legal sources

Skills you need

  • Carpentry and joinery
  • Planing and finishing
  • Simple design
  • Selling to hotels and restaurants

Why difficulty 1/5: Tiny investment and simple carpentry; demand is the only real question.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Hotels and drive-in restaurants
  • Households with gardens or lawns
  • Resorts and leisure businesses

How it sells

  • Direct orders from hotels and restaurants
  • Furniture shops

Good to know

  • The profile advises assessing local demand and finding a clientele before starting.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Surface-cum-thickness planer1—
Motor starter with accessories1—
12 mm drilling machine1—
Bench grinder1—
Carpentry tools1 set—

From: KVIC Project Profile — Garden Chair (Wooden) (PMEGP)

  • Soft wood and country woodraw material ₹4.45 L a year in the profile
  • Coconut fibre and palm fibrelisted in the profile
  • MS wire and wire nailslisted in the profile
  • Labels and packing material₹10,000 a year

From: KVIC Project Profile — Garden Chair (Wooden) (PMEGP)

§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam registration
  2. GST registration once turnover crosses the limit
  3. Trade licence from the local body
  4. Buy wood from legal sources with a transit permit where the state requires it

We can do this registration for you

§6Schemes & subsidies

A KVIC model profile; at ₹1.85 L it fits PMEGP, MUDRA (Shishu/Kishore), CM-YUVA in UP (up to ₹5 L) and CGTMSE.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Equipment ₹35,000 (surface-cum-thickness planer, motor starter, 12 mm drilling machine, bench grinder, carpentry tools) + working capital ₹1.50 L = ₹1.85 L. Own land, no rent.

Working capital: Working capital ₹1.50 L; wood and other raw material ₹4.45 L a year.

Year not printed on the KVIC profile — 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

9401.69Seats with wooden frames, not upholstered

Export council / board: DGFT

  • HS codes are from the WCO HS 2022 list; 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

  • Wood price and supply
  • Low demand outside tourist areas
  • Cheap plastic chairs
  • Termites and weather damage in stock

§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 wooden garden chairs 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 once turnover crosses the limit), 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

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§12Watch

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Sources

  1. KVIC Project Profile — Garden Chair (Wooden) (PMEGP)

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