§1What this business is

Wool is washed, dried, carded, spun on takli spindles and dyed; the durrie is woven on a carpet loom from the bottom up, trimmed, washed, stretched and packed. The report describes the Bhadohi–Mirzapur carpet belt, which carries a GI tag since 2010.

Capacity: 250 sq ft of durrie a day on a 10-hour shift; year 1 planned at 60%.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

A weaver family or trader in the Bhadohi–Mirzapur belt with links to exporters.

Who it is not for

Someone outside a weaving cluster with no trained weavers.

Advantages

  • India is the world's largest maker and exporter of carpets, the report says
  • Very low tool cost (₹1.50 L)
  • Strong cluster with skilled weavers and exporters in UP

Drawbacks

  • High break-even (49%)
  • Slow, labour-heavy weaving
  • Most output goes to export, so demand follows foreign orders

Skills you need

  • Loom weaving
  • Wool dyeing and colour matching
  • Dealing with exporters

Why difficulty 3/5: Cheap tools, but weaving skill and export links decide success.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Carpet exporters and buying houses
  • Home-furnishing retailers
  • Households

How it sells

  • Job orders from Bhadohi–Mirzapur exporters
  • Furnishing shops and fairs
  • Online marketplaces

Good to know

  • The report says about 80% of carpets made in India are exported.
  • The Mirzapur–Bhadohi belt engages about 3.2 million people; the 2010 GI tag 'Handmade carpet of Bhadohi' covers nine districts.
  • The report puts the domestic market at about ₹200 crore.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Carpet loom1₹1,38,500
Carpet scraping tool1₹1,500
Takli (wool spindles)1 set₹8,000
Hammer (mallet)1₹1,000
Hand tools1 set₹1,000

From: PMEGP sample project report — Woolen Dari (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

  • Woolmain raw material
  • Dyesfor colouring the wool
  • Chemicalsfor washing and dyeing

From: PMEGP sample project report — Woolen Dari (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

In our raw material database

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§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam registration
  2. GST registration
  3. Artisan identity card (Pehchan) from the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) — useful for craft schemes and fairs
  4. Trade licence from the local body
  5. Registration with the Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC) if you export

We can do this registration for you

§6Schemes & subsidies

PMEGP fits (₹11.12 L); 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: Civil work ₹6.00 L + plant & machinery ₹1.50 L + furniture & fixtures ₹0.50 L + working capital ₹3.12 L = ₹11.12 L. Land own or rented.

Working capital: Working capital ₹3.12 L, of which bank finance ₹2.80 L; 10 days of stock, 15 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

5702.10Kelem, Schumacks, Karamanie and similar hand-woven rugs5702.91Other woven carpets, not of pile construction, made up, of wool or fine animal hair

Export council / board: CEPC (Carpet 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

  • Export order swings
  • Wool price rises
  • Buyers ask for proof of no child labour

§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 woollen durrie (dari) weaving 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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§12Watch

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Sources

  1. PMEGP sample project report — Woolen Dari (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

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