The demand for clean, packaged drinking water in India keeps growing across cities, towns and highways. Starting a packaged drinking water plant is a proven, scalable business — provided you set it up correctly. This guide walks you through the essentials.
1. Understand the business & market
Packaged drinking water is sold as pouches, cups, 250 ml–2 L bottles and 20 L jars. Decide your target formats and daily output first, because that determines the machinery capacity you need.
2. Licenses & registrations you need
- BIS / ISI mark (IS 14543 for packaged drinking water) — mandatory.
- FSSAI license for food safety.
- Company/firm registration, GST, and a factory/trade license.
- Local pollution board consent and a lab water test report.
3. Space & water source
A small plant typically needs 1,000–2,000 sq. ft. with a hygienic, well-ventilated production area, a bore well or reliable raw-water source, and adequate power.
4. Machinery required
A complete line usually includes:
- Industrial RO water treatment plant — purifies raw water.
- PET blowing machine — makes bottles from preforms (semi-automatic for smaller output).
- Automatic filling & capping machine — rinses, fills and caps.
- Sticker labelling machine and batch coding printer.
- Shrink wrapping machine for transport-ready packs.
5. Approximate investment
Investment varies with capacity and level of automation — from a modest semi-automatic setup to a high-speed automatic line. Share your target output and we'll prepare a detailed, itemised quotation.
6. Step-by-step setup
- Finalise capacity & formats.
- Arrange space, water source and power.
- Apply for BIS & FSSAI licenses.
- Install RO plant + bottling line and test water quality.
- Start production, packaging and distribution.
Setting up correctly the first time saves cost and downtime later. As a manufacturer of the complete machinery range, we help you choose the right configuration and support you through installation and training.