Start Your Textile Manufacturing and Export Business in Surat

Once the premises are taken care of, another major expense is the equipment - power looms, ring spinning machine, Simplex frame, textile testing equipment, etc.

For processes after spinning, some of the major equipment that you will require include:

- Power looms for weaving
- Knitting machine
- Tufting machine

Textile manufacturing entails conversion of fibre to yarn, and then to fabric. These are printed or dyed and stitched into clothes. You can open a manufacturing unit for any of these processes. Alternatively, you can be the manufacturer of the textile equipment, dyes and so on. To start a manufacturing business, you need land which can be leased or bought.

As per Makaan.com, the average price per sq. ft. ranges from Rs.3,300 to Rs.32,000 across the different areas in Surat in 2018.

Once the premises are taken care of, another major expense is the equipment - power looms, ring spinning machine, Simplex frame, textile testing equipment, etc.

For processes after spinning, some of the major equipment that you will require include:

- Power looms for weaving
- Knitting machine
- Tufting machine

On an average the ring spinning machine costs Rs. 25 lakh. A fabric laser cutting machine can cost between Rs. 4.5 lakh to Rs. 10.5 lakh. On the lower end, the rapier loom costs Rs. 3 lakh - Rs. 10 lakh.