Jute bag making
Buy jute fabric and stitch shopping and gift bags. Corporate orders bring the bigger money.
- Last reviewed: 27 September 2026
- Version 2
Printed jute bags
1 of 3- Starting capital
- ৳2,00,000 – ৳5,00,000 Market quote
- Manpower
- 4 – 8 people
- First sale
- 20 – 40 days Practitioner verified
- Break-even
- 8 – 14 months Editorial estimate
- Kind of work
- Workshop · Medium difficulty
About the business
Demand for jute bags in place of plastic bags is growing. A small workshop with 3–5 machines makes 200–400 bags a day. If you can win orders from offices, fairs and exporters, the work stays steady.
Unit economics
| Item | Range | Evidence | Suggest a correction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly working capital | ৳60,000 – ৳1,75,000 | Editorial estimate | |
| Selling price | ৳80 – ৳250 / unit | Market quote | |
| Variable cost | ৳45 – ৳140 / unit | Market quote | |
| Time to first revenue | 20 – 40 days | Practitioner verified | |
| Break-even time | 8 – 14 months | Editorial estimate | |
| Cash cycle | 7 – 45 days | Practitioner verified |
Gross margin -75% – 82%. Our calculation: the low end uses the lowest price with the highest cost; the high end uses the reverse.
What you need to start
- 3–5 heavy-duty sewing machinesEquipment
- Jute fabric from Narayanganj or Dhaka millsSupplier
- A 400–600 sq ft workshopWorkspace
How the work is done
- 1Buy jute fabric and handles
- 2Cut and print
- 3Stitch and quality-check
- 4Deliver against orders
Seasons
- JanNormal
- FebNormal
- MarHigh
- AprNormal
- MayNormal
- JunNormal
- JulNormal
- AugNormal
- SepNormal
- OctHigh
- NovHigh
- DecNormal
Where it works well
- Strong fitDhaka · করপোরেট ক্রেতা
- Strong fitNarayanganj · পাটকল ও কারিগর কাছে
- PossibleJashore · কাঁচা পাটের এলাকা
Risks and cautions
- HighLate payment: Corporate buyers pay 45–90 days after delivery.
- MediumWorking capital: Fabric for large orders must be bought up front.
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Kalindi
Jute handicraft · Jute bag making
Jute bags named after Bangladesh's rivers
Dhaka North City Corporation, DhakaSince 2021
- Sells products
Where to buy
বাংলাদেশ পাট গবেষণা ইনস্টিটিউট (বিজেআরআই)
The jute research institute: high-yielding jute seed, retting and fibre-quality know-how, and training on making jute products.
বাংলাদেশ পাট গবেষণা ইনস্টিটিউট (বিজেআরআই), মানিক মিয়া এভিনিউ, ঢাকা-১২০৭, DhakaUsed by 4 businesses
জুট ডাইভারসিফিকেশন প্রমোশন সেন্টার (জেডিপিসি)
This government centre helps makers of diversified jute goods reach jute raw material, designs and markets.
১৪৫, মনিপুরিপাড়া, তেজগাঁও, ঢাকা-১২১৫, বাংলাদেশ, DhakaUsed by 5 businesses
M.S. Jute International
Supplies jute yarn, rope, twine, jute balls and nursery tape — jute raw materials for handicraft work.
Holding No. 36 Konapara, Ward No. 64, Jatrabari, Dhaka-1382Used by 3 businesses
Saju International Trading Company
Sells jute yarn, twine, rope, bleached and dyed jute yarn, jute cloth and coir raw materials.
Suite 7, 20th Floor, Eastern Plus Commercial Complex, 145 Shantinagar, Dhaka-1217Used by 2 businesses
Sources
বাংলাদেশ জুট ডাইভারসিফিকেশন প্রমোশন সেন্টারের তথ্য
Collected: 15 Aug 2026Supports: Starting capital, Selling price · ঢাকা
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