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Knitwear small unit (private label)

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Small private-label knitwear unit feeding Tirupur exporters with 50–80 unit/day capacity for boutique brands.

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Capex
₹30–50 lakh
Payback
2.2 years payback
Land
3,500 sqft
Risk
Low–Mid

Boutique private-label work pays better per piece than commodity export work. The unit positions itself as a 'small batch, fast turnaround' partner to Tirupur-based design-led brands and direct-to-consumer labels.

Why this opportunity, here

The atoms and gaps it stands on

Anchored on resources

Industrial clusters

Erode knitwear sub-cluster

Unverified

See all atoms and gaps on the Erode district page.

Eligible schemes

Subsidy and credit pathways

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MUDRA Tarun

Collateral-free term loan ₹5–10 lakh (and the new Tarun Plus up to ₹20 lakh for repeat borrowers).

TN New Entrepreneur cum Enterprise Development Scheme

Tamil Nadu state scheme — back-end capital subsidy 25% (max ₹25 lakh) plus 3% interest subvention for educated youth-led MSMEs.

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Knitwear small unit (private label)

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