A small factory that stitches children's clothes under its own label, instead of stitching for traders at a low rate per piece. Buyers are Kolkata wholesalers and shop owners from across eastern and north-eastern India who already come to the city for kids' wear.
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This is a stitching unit of 20 to 30 machines that makes children's frocks, shirts, shorts and nightwear under its own label. It cuts fabric in-house, stitches, checks, packs and sells the finished range.
Kids' wear and readymade garments are on Kolkata's one-district-one-product list, and the city is known as the fashion centre of eastern India. The Metiabruz tailoring cluster is well known for kids' wear, and Burrabazar is a big wholesale market for clothes. NABARD's 2023-24 credit plan counts 1,980 MSME clusters in Kolkata, with readymade garments among the main trades. Most units here stitch for traders at a fixed rate per piece. Selling your own labelled range lets you keep more of the final price.
You need Udyam registration, GST, a trade licence, a fire licence for the shed, a cutting master, trained tailors and a quality checker. The hard part is design and sizing: kids' clothes sell on fit, colour and season, and unsold stock ties up cash. Wholesale buyers also expect to pay weeks later, so keep enough working money in hand.
Start by selling to Burrabazar and Metiabruz wholesalers and to shop owners from Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Assam and the north-east who come to Kolkata to buy. Add online marketplace listings once your sizes and returns are under control.
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