SEZ RULES, 2006: Incorporating Amendments Till May, 2009

SEZ RULES, 2006
INCORPORATING AMENDMENTS TILL MAY, 2009

CONTENTS
Chapter I 4-8
PRELIMINARY
Chapter II 9-21
PROCEDURE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF
SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE
Chapter III 22-28

PROCEDURE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNIT
Chapter IV 29-69
TERMS AND CONDITIONS SUBJECT TO WHICH
ENTREPRENEUR AND DEVELOPER SHALL BE ENTITLED
TO EXEMPTIONS, DRAWBACKS AND CONCESSIONS
Chapter V 70-76
CONDITIONS SUBJECT TO WHICH GOODS MAY BE
REMOVED FROM A SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE TO
THE DOMESTIC TARIFF AREA
Chapter VI 77-80
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING – REQUIREMENTS
AND MONITORING
Chapter VII 81-84

APPEAL
Chapter VIII 85-89

MISCELLANEOUS
Form A 90-97
APPLICATION FOR SETTING UP OF SPECIAL
ECONOMIC ZONE
Form B 98-103
FORMAT FOR LETTER OF APPROVAL FOR
SEZ DEVELOPER
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Form C 104-106
FORMAT FOR LETTER OF APPROVAL FOR PROVIDING
INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES IN SEZ
Form D 107-110
BOND-CUM-LEGAL UNDERTAKING FOR DEVELOPER
Form E 111-112
FORMAT FOR QUARTERLY AND HALF-YEARLY REPORT
FOR SEZ DEVELOPER/CO-DEVELOPER TO BE
FURNISHED TO THE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER
Form F 113-121
CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION FORM for –
Form G 122-124
FORMAT FOR LETTER OF APPROVAL FOR UNIT
Form H 125-129
BOND-CUM-LEGAL UNDERTAKING FOR
SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE UNIT
Form I 130-133
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT FOR UNITS
Form J 134
FORM FOR APPEAL
Form K 135
PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD
Annexure I 136
GUIDELINES FOR ANNUAL MONITORING OF
PERFORMANCE OF UNITS IN SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES
Annexure II 137
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PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 3 SUB-
SECTION (i) OF THE GAZETTE
OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, DATED THE
10th February, 2006
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF

COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)
——
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 10th February, 2006
THE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES RULES, 2006[1]
G.S.R.No : 54(E) In exercise of the powers conferred

by section 55 of the Special Economic Zones Act,
2005 (28 of 2005), the Central Government hereby
makes the following rules, namely:—
1. G.S.R.54(E), dated 10-2-2006, published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3,
sub-section (i), dated 10-2-2006 and subsequently amended vide G.S.R.470(E) dated
10-8-2006, S.O.393(E) dated 16-3-2007 and G.S.R.1744(E) dated 12-10-2007.
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CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the
Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the
Official Gazette Published in Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dt. 10-2-
2006.
2. Definitions.- (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise

requires,—
(a) “Act” means the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of
2005);
[1](b)“Advance Licence” means Advance Licence issued under the

Duty Exemption and Remission Scheme of the Foreign Trade
Policy and includes advance authorisation;
(c) “Authorised Officer” means an Inspector or Preventive Officer

or Appraiser or Superintendent of Customs posted in the Special
Economic Zone and authorized by the Specified Officer to
discharge any of his functions under these rules;
(d) “Bio Technology Park unit” means a unit approved under the
Bio-Technology Park Scheme of the Foreign Trade Policy;
(e) “capital goods” means any plant, machinery, equipment or

accessories required for manufacture or production, either
directly or indirectly, of goods or for rendering services, or for
development of Special Economic Zone, including those required
for construction, replacement, modernization, technological
upgradation or expansion and also include material handling
equipment, packaging machinery and equipments, refractories
machine tools, equipment and instruments for testing, research
1. Substituted by the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules, 2007, w.e.f. 16-
3-2007. Prior to its substitution, clause (b) read as under:
(b) “Advance Licence” means an Advance Licence issued under Duty Exemption and
Remission Scheme of the Foreign Trade Policy;
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and development, quality and pollution control system, for use
in manufacturing, construction, mining, agriculture, aquaculture,
animal husbandry, floriculture, horticulture, pisciculture, poultry,
sericulture and viticulture, and in the services sector;
(f) “component” means one of the parts of a sub-assembly or

assembly of which a manufactured product is made up and
into which it may be resolved and includes an accessory or
attachment to the component;
(g) “consumable” means any item, (including fuels, high speed

diesel oil, light diesel oil and other such petroleum products)
which is required for a manufacturing process, which may or
may not be substantially or totally consumed during a
manufacturing process but does not necessarily form part of
the end product;
(h) “custodian” means any person referred to in section 45 of the

Customs Act, 1962;
(i) “Customs Act” means the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962);
(j) “drawback” means drawback referred to in the Customs Act,

1962;
(k) “Duty Entitlement Pass Book Scheme” means the Duty

Exemption Pass Book Scheme framed under the Foreign Trade
Policy;
(l) “Duty Free Replenishment Certificate” means Duty Free

Replenishment Certificate issued under the Foreign Trade
Policy;
(m) “Electronic Hardware Technology Park unit” means a unit

approved in accordance with the Electronic Hardware
Technology Park Scheme framed under the Foreign Trade
Policy;
(n) “Export Oriented Unit” means a unit approved in accordance

with the Export Oriented Unit Scheme framed under the Foreign
Trade Policy;
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(o) “Foreign Trade Policy” means the Foreign Trade Policy notified
from time to time by the Central Government under section 5
of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992
(22 of 1992);
(p) “Form” means the form appended to these rules;
(q) “Handbook” means the Handbook of Procedures framed under

the Foreign Trade Policy;
(r) “Import Trade Control (Harmonized System) Classifications of

Export and Import Items” means the items notified from time to
time by the Central Government under section 5 of the Foreign
Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (22 of 1992);
(s) “infrastructure” means facilities needed for development,

operation and maintenance of a Special Economic Zone and
includes industrial, business and social amenities like
development of land, roads, buildings, sewerage and effluent
treatment facilities, solid waste management facilities, port,
including jetties, single point moorings, storage tanks and inter-
connecting pipelines for liquids and gases, Inland Container
Depot or Container Freight Station, warehouses, airports,
railways, transport system, generation and distribution of power,
gas and other forms of energy, telecommunication, data
transmission network, information technology network, hospitals,
hotels, educational institutions, leisure, recreational and
entertainment facilities, residential and business complex, water
supply, including desalination plant, sanitation facility;
(t) “Nominated Agency” means—
a) the MMTC Ltd., being a company registered under the

Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956),
b) the Handicraft and Handloom Export Corporation Limited,

being the company registered under the Companies Act,
1956 (1 of 1956),
c) the State Trading Corporation of India Limited, being the

company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of
1956),
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d) the Projects and Equipment Corporation of India Limited
being the company registered under the Companies Act,
1956 (1 of 1956), and
e) any other agency authorized by the Reserve Bank of

India;
(u) “raw material” means—
(a) basic materials which are needed for the manufacture of

goods, but which are still in a raw, natural, unrefined or un-
manufactured state, and
(b) any materials or goods which are required for the

manufacturing process (including catalysts for initial
charge), packing material, whether they have actually been
previously manufactured or are processed or are still in a raw
or natural state;
(v) “Replenishment Licence” means the Replenishment Licence

issued under the Foreign Trade Policy;
(w) “section” means the section of the Act;
(x) “Sector” means one or more products or one or more services

falling under a category such as engineering, textiles and
garments, pharmaceuticals and chemicals, handicrafts, gem and
jewellery, electronics hardware and software, including
information technology enabled services and bio-technology;
(y) “Software Technology Park unit” means a unit approved under the
Software Technology Parks Scheme of the Foreign Trade Policy;
(z) “spares” means a part or a sub-assembly or assembly for

substitution, that is ready to replace an identical or similar part or
sub-assembly or assembly and includes a component or an
accessory;
(za) [1]“Special Economic Zone for multi-product” means a Special

Economic Zone for more than one sector where Units may be set
up for manufacture of goods falling in two or more sectors or any
combination thereof including trading and wareshousing.
1. Substituted by the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules, 2006, w.e.f. 3-
02-2009
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(zb) “Special Economic Zone for specific sector” means a Special
Economic Zone meant exclusively for one or more products in
a sector or one or more services in a sector;
(zc) “Special Economic Zone in a port or airport” means a Special

Economic Zone in an existing port or airport for manufacture of
goods in two or more goods in a sector or goods falling in two
or more sectors or for trading and warehousing or rendering of
services;
(zd) “Specified Officer” in relation to a Special Economic Zone means

Joint or Deputy or Assistant Commissioner of Customs for the
time being posted in the Special Economic Zone;
(ze) “status holder” means an exporter recognized under the Foreign

Trade Policy;
(zf) “Vacant land” means the land where there are no functional
ports, manufacturing units, industrial activities or structures in which
any commercial or economic activity is in progress.
(2) All other words and expressions used in these rules and not defined
but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to
them in the Act.
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CHAPTER II
PROCEDURE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF

3. Proposal for setting up of Special Economic Zone — Every proposal
under sub-sections (2) to (4) of section 3 shall be made in Form-A.
4. Forwarding of proposal to Board — (1) The State Government shall
forward the proposals received under sub-sections (2) and (4) of section
3 to the Board of Approval (Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Commerce
and Industry, Department of Commerce, Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi-
110011) alongwith its recommendations, within forty-five days of receipt
of such proposal:
Provided that where the Board approves a proposal received under
sub-section (3) of section 3, the person shall obtain concurrence of the
State Government within six months from the date of such approval.
(2) While forwarding a proposal under sub-rule (1), the State Government
shall ensure that the requirements under rule 5 have been complied with
and shall attach copies of relevant notifications issued by it in this regard.
5. Requirements for establishment of a Special Economic Zone — (1)
The Board may approve as such or modify and approve a proposal for
establishment of a Special Economic Zone, in accordance with the
provisions of sub-section (8) of section 3, subject to the requirements of
minimum area of land and other terms and conditions indicated in sub-
rule (2).
(2) The requirements of minimum area of land for a class or classes of
Special Economic Zone in terms of sub-section (8) of section 3 shall be
the following, namely:—
[1][(a)A Special Economic Zone for multi product shall have a
1 Substituted by the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules, 2006, w.e.f. 12-10-
2007.Prior to its substitution, clause (a) reads as under:
(a) A Special Economic Zone for multi product shall have a contiguous area of one
thousand hectares or more:
Provided that such Special Economic Zone established exclusively for services may
have a contiguous area of one hundred hectares or more:
Provided further that in case a Special Economic Zone is proposed to be set up in
Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura,
Himachal Pradesh, Uttranchal, Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir, Goa or in a Union
Territory, the area shall be two hundred hectares or more:
Provided that at least twenty five per cent of the area shall be earmarked for
developing processing area:
Provided also that the fulfillment of the requirement of the contiguous area shall be
considered and decided by the Board on a case to case basis on merits;
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contiguous area of one thousand hectares or more but not exceeding
5000 hectares:
Provided that in case a Special Economic Zone is proposed to be set up

in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram,
Manipur, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim, Jammu
and Kashmir, Goa or in a Union Territory, the area shall be two
hundred hectares or more :
Provided further that at least fifty per cent of the area shall be earmarked
for developing the processing area
Provided also that the Central Government may consider on merit the
clubbing of contiguous existing notified Special Economic Zones
notwithstanding that the total area of resultant Special Economic Zones
exceeds 5000 hectares.
(b) A Special Economic Zone for a specific sector or [1][for one or more
services] or in a port or airport, shall have a contiguous area of one
hundred hectares or more:
Provided that in case a Special Economic Zone is proposed to be set up

exclusively for electronics hardware and software, including information
technology enabled services, the area shall be ten hectares or more with
a minimum built up processing area of one lakh square metres:
[2] Provided further that in case a Special Economic Zone is proposed

to be set up exclusively for handicrafts, the area shall be ten hectares or
more.
Provided also that in case a Special Economic Zone is proposed to be

set up exclusively for bio-technology, non- conventional energy,
including solar energy equipments/cell, or gem and jewellary sectors,
[3] the area shall be ten hectares or more with a minimum built up
area as under:
(i) forty thousand square meters in case of a Special

Economic Zone proposed to be set up exclusively for bio-
technology and non-conventional energy sectors, including solar
energy equipments/cells but excluding a Special Economic
Zone set up for non-conventional energy production and
manufacturing;
(ii) fifty thousand square meters in case of a Special Economic
Zone proposed to be set up exclusively for the gems and
jewellery sector.]
1 Inserted by the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules, 2007,

w.e.f. 16-3-2007.
2 Inserted by the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules, 2006 w.e.f.
14-11-2008
3. Substituted by the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules, 2006, for
“the area shall be ten hectares or more” w.e.f. 10-8-2006.
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Provided also that in case a Special Economic Zone for a
specific sector is proposed to be set up in Assam,
Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram,
Manipur, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim,
Jammu and Kashmir, Goa or in a Union territory, the area shall
be fifty hectares or more for the Special Economic Zones not
covered under the first and second provisos:
Provided also that at least fifty per cent. of the area shall be
earmarked for developing processing area.
(c) Special Economic Zone for Free Trade and Warehousing shall
have an area of forty hectares or more with a built up area of
not less than one lakh square metres:
[1][Provided that in a stand alone Free Trade and Warehousing

Zone at least fifty per cent of the area shall be earmarked for
developing processing area:
Provided further that a Free Trade and Warehousing Zone may

also be set up as part of a Special Economic Zone for multi-
product:]
[2][Provided also] that in a Special Economic Zone for a specific

sector, Free Trade and Warehousing Zone may be permitted
with no minimum area requirement but subject to the condition
that the maximum area of such Free Trade and Warehousing
Zone shall not exceed twenty per cent. of the processing area.
[3][(d)If a Developer subsequent to approval or notification of a

Special Economic Zone acquires more contiguous and vacant
land which makes the total area available, including the area
already notified as Special Economic Zone, more than the
minimum area required for another class of SEZ, the Board
may consider such cases on a case to case basis for allowing
2006. Prior to its substitution, first proviso, read as under:
“Provided that a Free Trade and Warehousing Zone may also be set up as part of
a Special Economic Zone for multi-products;”
2 Substituted for “Provided further”, ibid.
3 Inserted by the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules, 2007,w.e.f. 16-3-2007.
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conversion to another class of Special Economic Zone by
subsuming such already approved or notified Special Economic
Zone.]
(3) The requirements of the minimum area of land for the Special
Economic Zones—
(a) which had been, before the commencement of these rules,—
(i) recommended by the Board of Approval constituted by

the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry
of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce)
Number 14/1/2001-EPZ dated the 7th August, 2001, and
(ii) approved by the Central Government;
(b) which had acquired or taken possession of the land required

for setting up of the Special Economic Zones before the
commencement of these rules; and
(c) which are situated in any of the States mentioned under column (2)
of the Annexure II to these rules, shall, for each sector under column
(3) of the Annexure II, be such as mentioned in the corresponding
entries under column (4) against each such sector situated in the
State mentioned under column (2) of the said Annexure II.
(4) The Developer or Co-developer shall have at least twenty-six per

cent. of the equity in the entity proposing to create business, residential
or recreational facilities in a Special Economic Zone in case such
development is proposed to be carried out through a separate entity or
a special purpose vehicle being a company formed and registered under
the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956).
(5) Before recommending any proposal for setting up of a Special

Economic Zone, the State Government shall endeavour that the following
are made available in the State to the proposed Special Economic Zone
Units and Developer, namely:—
(a) exemption from the State and local taxes, levies and duties,
including stamp duty, and taxes levied by local bodies on goods
required for authorized operations by a Unit or Developer, and
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the goods sold by a Unit in the Domestic Tariff Area except the
goods procured from domestic tariff area and sold as it is;
(b) exemption from electricity duty or taxes on sale, of self generated

or purchased electric power for use in the processing area of
a Special Economic Zone;
(c) allow generation, transmission and distribution of power within

a Special Economic Zone subject to the provisions of the
Electricity Act, 2003 (No. 36 of 2003);
(d) providing water, electricity and such other services, as may be

required by the developer be provider or caused to be provided;
(e) delegation of power to the Development Commissioner under

the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (No. 14 of 1947) and other
related Acts in relation to the Unit;
(f) delegation of power to the Development Commissioner under

the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (No. 14 of 1947) in relation to
the workmen employed by the Developer;
(g) declaration of the Special Economic Zone as a Public Utility

Service under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (No. 14 of 1947);
(h) providing single point clearance system to the Developer and

unit under the State Acts and rules.
(6) The State Government shall, while recommending a proposal for

setting up of Special Economic Zone to the Board indicate whether the
proposed area falls under reserved or ecologically fragile area as may
be specified by the concerned authority.
[1]5A. INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
In case of a Special Economic Zone relating to information technology,

the following facilities shall be ensured, namely:—
(a) twenty-four hours uninterrupted power supply at stable frequency
in the Zone;
1 Inserted by the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules, 2006, w.e.f. 10-8-2006.
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(b) reliable connectivity for uninterrupted and secure data
transmission;
(c) provision for central air-conditioning system; and
(d) a ready to use, furnished plug and pay facility for end users.]
6. Letter of Approval to the Developer
[1][(1) The Central Government shall, within a period of thirty days

of the communication received by it under clause (a) or clause
(b) of Sub-section (9) of Section 3 of the Act grant following
approvals :—
(a) formal approval in the cases where land is in possession

of the developer in Form-B to the person or the State
Government concerned or in Form-C, if the approval is
for providing infrastructural facilities in the Special
Economic Zone, incorporating additional conditions, if any,
specified by the Board while approving the proposal;
(b) in-principle approval in other cases in Form-B 1 to the

person or the State Government concerned, incorporating
additional conditions, if any specified by the Board while
approving the proposal.]
[2](2) (a) The letter of approval of a Developer granted under clause

(a) of sub-rule (1) shall be valid for a period of three years
within which time, effective steps shall be taken by the Developer
to implement the approved proposal:
2007. Prior to its substitution, sub-rule (1) read as under:
“(1) The Central Government shall, within thirty days of the communication received
by it under sub-section (10) of section 3 grant a letter of approval in Form B to the
person or the State Government concerned or in Form C, if the approval is for
providing infrastructural facilities in the Special Economic Zone, incorporating additional
conditions, if any, specified by the Board while approving the proposal.”
“(2) The letter of approval of a Developer granted under sub-rule (1) shall be valid
for a period of three years within which time, effective steps shall be taken by the
Developer to implement the approved proposal;
Provided that the Board may, if it is satisfied, extend the validity period for a further
period not exceeding two years upon a request made in writing by the Developer
or Co-developer”.
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Provided that the Board may, on an application by the developer
or co-developer, for reasons to be recorded in writing, extend
the validity period for a further period not exceeding two years.
(b) The letter of approval of a Developer granted under clause (b)

of sub-rule (1) shall be valid for a period of one year within
which time, the Developer shall submit suitable proposal for
formal approval in Form “A” as prescribed under the provisions
of rule 3 :
Provided that the Board may, on an application by the developer

or co-developer for reasons to be recorded in writing, extend
the validity period for a further period, not exceeding two years,
upon a request made in writing by the Developer or Co-
developer.]
7. Details to be furnished for issue of notification for declaration of an

area as Special Economic Zone
[1][(1) The Developer shall furnish to the Central Government,

particulars required under Sub-section (1) of Section 4 with
regard to the area referred to in Sub-section (2) or Sub-section
(4) of Section 3, (hereinafter referred to as identified area), with
a certificate from the concerned State Government or its
authorized agency stating that the developer(s) have legal
possession and irrevocable rights to develop the said area as
SEZ and that the said area is free from all encumbrances:
Provided that where the Developer has leasehold rights over

the identified area, the lease shall be for a period not less than
twenty years.]
“(1) The Developer shall furnish to the Central Government, particulars required
under sub-section (1) of Section 4 with regard to the area referred to in sub-section
(2) or sub-section (4) of section 3, (hereinafter referred to as identified area), with
proof of legal right and possession and a certificate from the State Government or
the authorized agency that the said area is free from all encumbrances:
Provided that where the Developer has leasehold right over the identified area, the
lease shall be for a period not less than twenty years”.
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(2) The identified area shall be contiguous and vacant and it shall
have no public thoroughfare [1][x x x].
[2][Provided that the Board may relax any or all of the conditions,
except the condition regarding identified area to be a vacant
land, specified in this sub-rule on a case to case basis on
merits for reasons to be recorded in writing and with such
conditions as the Board may decide.]
8. Notification of Special Economic Zone. — After the submission of

details as required under rule 7 and other details, if any, required by the
Central Government and on acceptance of the conditions specified in
the Letter of Approval, the Central Government shall notify the identified
area as a Special Economic Zone under sub-section (1) of section 4, if
the area proposed for notification is not less than the minimum area
prescribed under rule 5.
9. Grant of Approval for Authorized Operations.— The Developer shall

submit to the Board the details of operations proposed to be undertaken
in the Special Economic Zone for obtaining authorization under sub-
section (2) of section 4 at the time of seeking approval for setting up of
Special Economic Zone or thereafter:
Provided that exemptions, drawbacks and concessions shall be

available for the authorized operations as per the procedure specified in
rule 12 after the Special Economic Zone had been notified under rule 8:
Provided further that the Developer of an existing Special Economic

Zone shall submit to the Board the details of operations proposed to be
undertaken in the Special Economic Zone for the purpose of availing
exemptions, drawbacks and concessions.
10. Permission for procurement of items.— The Approval Committee

may permit goods and services to carry on the operations authorized
under rule 9:
Provided that for the Special Economic Zone set up by the Central
1 Words “subject to third proviso to clause (a) of sub-rule (2) of rule 5” omitted, w.e.f.
16-03-2007
2 Inserted by the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules, 2007, w.e.f. 16-3-
2007.
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Government, the goods and services required for the authorized operations
may be approved by the Board:
[1] Provided further that exemptions, drawbacks and concessions on the

goods and services allowed to a Developer or Co-developer, as the case may be,
shall also be available to the contractors including sub-contractors appointed
by such Developer or Co-developer, and all the documents in such cases shall
bear the name of the Developer or Co-developer along with the contractor or sub-
contractor and these shall be filed jointly in the name of the Developer or Co-
developer and the contractor or sub-contractor, as the case may be:
[2] Provided also that the Developer or Co-developer, as the case may be,
o r the S p e c i a l E c o n o m i c Z o n e U n i t shall be responsible and liable
for proper utilization of such goods in all cases.
11. Processing and non-processing area.— (1) The Development Commissioner

of the concerned Special Economic Zone shall be the authority for demarcating the areas
falling within the Special Economic Zone under the provisions of section 6.
[3][(2) The processing area and Free Trade and Warehousing Zone shall
have specified entry and exit points and be fully secured by taking such measures
as approved by the Board of Approval.]
(3) The Development Commissioner shall ensure compliance of the requirements

of sub-rule (2).
(4) [ 4 ] The persons authorized by the Development Commissioner shall only be

allowed to enter the processing area of a Special Economic Zone.
(5) The land or built up space in the processing area or Free Trade and
Warehousing Zone shall be given on lease only to the entrepreneurs holding a
valid Letter of Approval issued under rule 19 and [5][the lease
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1 & 2 Substituted by the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules, 2009, w.e.f. 3 -
2-2009
“(2) The processing area and Free Trade and Warehousing Zone shall be fully
secured by boundary wall or wire mesh fencing having a height of at least two
meters and forty centimeters above plinth level with top sixty centimeters being
barbed wire fencing with mild steel angle with specified entry and exit points”.
4 Substituted by the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules, 2009, w.e.f. 3 -

2 -2009.
5 Substituted for “the lease period shall be co-terminus with the validity of the Letter
of Approval” by the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules, 2007, w.e.f. 16-
3-2007.
period shall not be less than five years but notwithstanding any other
condition in the lease deed, the lease rights would cease to exist in case
of the expiry or cancellation of the Letter of Approval:]
Provided that the Developer may, with the prior approval of the
Approval Committee, grant on lease land or built up space, for creating
facilities such as canteen, public telephone booths, first aid centres,
creche and such other facilities as may be required for the exclusive use
of the Unit.
(6) The Developer holding land on lease basis shall assign lease-hold
right to the entrepreneur holding valid Letter of Approval.
(7) Any transfer by way of sub-lease or any other mode by the Developer
shall be valid only if the same is made to a person holding a valid Letter
of Approval issued by the Development Commissioner.
(8) The Developer may allot land in the processing area on lease basis
to a person desiring to create infrastructure facilities for use by the
prospective Units.
(9) The Developer shall not sell the land in a Special Economic Zone.
[1][(10) No vacant land in the non-processing area shall be leased for

business and social purposes such as educational institutions, hospitals,
hotels, recreation and entertainment facilities, residential and business
complexes, to any person except a co-developer approved by the Board:]
Provided that the developer or co-developer may lease the completed

infrastructure along with the vacant land appurtenant thereto for the
such purposes:
1 Substituted by the Special Economic Zone (Amendment) Rules, 2006,w.e.f. 10-8-

2006. Before substitution, sub-rule (10), read as under:
“(10) The Developer may allot the land in non-processing area for business and
social purposes such as educational institutions, hospitals, hotels, recreation and
entertainment facilities, residential and business complexes:
Provided that infrastructure for business or social purposes in the Special Economic
Zone, as may be approved by the Board, shall be eligible for exemptions, concessions
and drawback”.
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[1] Provided also that the Developer or Co-Developer shall strive to provide
adequate housing facilities not only for the management and office staff but also for
the workers of the Special Economic Zones Units.
[2][Provided further that infrastructure for business or social purposes in the
Special Economic Zone, as may be approved by the Board, shall be eligible for
exemptions, concessions, drawback and any such infrastructure created in
addition or in excess thereof shall not be eligible for any exemptions, concessions
and drawback.]
(11) The Special Economic Zone shall be deemed to be a port, airport, inland
container deport, land customs station under section 7 of the Customs Act in
accordance with the provisions of section 53 from the date notified in this behalf:
Provided that Specified Officer may designate any area or area(s) in the
Special Economic Zone as an area for loading and unloading of import or export
cargo:
Provided further that in case the said port, airport, inland container depot,
land customs station area is to be used for loading and unloading of import or
export cargo meant for Domestic Tariff Area importers and exporters also, storage
for such cargo shall be in a separate enclosure and deliveries for such cargo shall
be allowed by the Authorized Officer of the Special Economic Zone based on Bill
of Entry, assessed by the Assistant or Deputy Commissioner of Customs having
jurisdiction over the said customs station.
12. Import and procurement of goods by the Developer.— (1) The

Developer may import or procure goods from the Domestic Tariff Area, without
payment of duty, taxes and cess for the authorized operations, subject to the
provisions contained in the sub-rules (2) to (8).
(2) The Developer shall make an application, after obtaining approval for the
authorized operation under rule 9, to the Development Commissioner, along
with the list of goods and services, including machinery, equipments and
construction materials required for the authorized operations, duly certified by a
Chartered Engineer for approval by the Approval Committee.
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1 Inserted by Substituted by the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules, 2009,
w.e.f. 3 -2-2009
2 Substituted by the Special Economic Zones (Amendment), Rules, 2007, w.e.f. 16-3-
2007. Prior to its substitution, second proviso, read as under:
“Provided further that infrastructure for business or social purposes in the Special
Economic Zone, as may be approved by the Board, shall be eligible for exemptions,
concessions and drawback”.
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(3) The Developer shall declare the place of storage of goods within
the Special Economic Zone to the Specified Officer:
Provided that in case the storage is outside the processing area but
within the Special Economic Zone, such storage shall comply with such
safeguards as may be necessary for the purpose and approved by the
Specified Officer.
(4) The goods imported or procured from the Domestic Tariff Area by
the Developer for authorized operations shall be kept in a clearly
demarcated area for inspection by the authorized officer before such
goods are brought into use.
(5) The Developer shall execute a Bond-cum-Legal Undertaking in Form

D, jointly with the Development Commissioner and Specified Officer,
with regard to proper accountal and utilization of goods for the authorized
operations within a period of one year or such period, as may be extended
by the Specified Officer.
(6) The Developer shall maintain a proper account of the import or

procurement, consumption and utilization of goods and submit quarterly
and half-yearly returns to the Development Commissioner in Form E for
placing the same before the Approval Committee for consideration.
(7) The Developer shall submit a half-yearly certificate for the period
ending 31st March and 30th September of every financial year regarding
utilization of goods from an independent Chartered Engineer, other than
the one who has given a certificate for the purpose of sub-rule (2), to
Development Commissioner and Specified Officer and every certificate
under this sub-rule shall be filed within thirty days of the period specified,
as the case may be.
(8) The Developer shall not remove goods from the Special Economic
Zone to the Domestic Tariff Area except with the permission of the
Specified Officer and on payment of duty applicable on such goods.
13. A Developer may export or transfer capital goods and spares

including construction equipment that have become obsolete or surplus
to another Developer, or Unit after obtaining the approval of the Specified
Officer.
14. Procedure applicable on import or procurement of goods and
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services, their admission, and clearance of goods.—The procedures
applicable to Units on import or procurement of goods and services,
their admission, clearance of goods, shall apply, mutatis-mutandis, to
the Developer, except that in case of a Developer, goods imported or
procured from Domestic Tariff Area shall be allowed to be moved or
utilized for the purposes of authorized operations in the non-processing
area of Special Economic Zone as well.
15. Monitoring.— The utilization of the goods imported or procured from

the Domestic Tariff Area by the Developer shall be monitored by the
Approval Committee.
16. Transfer of Letter of Approval of Developer.— The relevant provisions

of section 3, and these rules, as far as may be, apply for transfer of
Letter of Approval of a Developer under clause (a) of sub-section (9) of
section 10.
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CHAPTER III
PROCEDURE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNIT
17. Proposal for approval of Unit.— (1) A consolidated application seeking

permission for setting up of a Unit and other clearances, including those
indicated below, shall be made to the Development Commissioner, in
Form F, in five copies, with a copy to the Developer:—
(a) Setting up of unit in a Special Economic Zone;
(b) Annual permission for sub-contracting;
(c) Allotment of Importer-Exporter Code number;
(d) Allotment of land/industrial sheds in the Special Economic Zone;
(e) Water connection;
(f) Registration-cum-Membership Certificate;
(g) Small Scale Industries Registration;
(h) Registration with Central Pollution Control Board;
(i) Power connection;
(j) Building approval plan;
(k) Sales tax registration;
(l) Approval from Inspectorate of Factories;
(m) Pollution control clearance, wherever required;
(n) Any other approval as may be required from the State

Government.
(2) The Development Commissioner shall get the proposal scrutinised

and get it placed before the Approval Committee for its consideration.
(3) The proposals received under clauses (c) and (e) of sub-section (2)
of section 9 shall be placed before the Board by the Development
Commissioner for its consideration.
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18. Consideration of proposals for setting up of Unit in a Special
Economic Zone
(1) The Approval Committee may approve or approve with modification or reject
a proposal placed before it under sub-rule (2) of rule 17, within fifteen days of its
receipt:
Provided that where the approval is to be granted by the Board in terms of

sub-rule (3) of rule 17, the Board shall approve or approve with modification or
reject such proposal within forty-five days of its receipt:
Provided further that the Approval Committee or the Board, as the case may
be, shall record the reasons, in writing, where it approves a proposal with
modifications or where it rejects a proposal and Development Commissioner
by order shall communicate such reasons to the person making the proposal.
(2) The Approval Committee shall approve the proposal if it fulfills the following
requirements, namely:—
(i) the proposal meets with the positive net foreign exchange earning
requirement as provided in rule 53;
(ii) availability of space and other infrastructure support applied for, is

confirmed by the Developer in writing, by way of a provisional offer of
space:
PROVIDED that the Developer shall enter into a lease agreement and give
possession of the space in the Special Economic Zone to the entrepreneur only
after the issuance of Letter of Approval by the Development Commissioner:
[1] Provided further that a copy of the registered lease deed shall be furnished
to the Development Commissioner concerned within six months from the
issuance of the Letter of Approval and failure to do so, the Approval Committee
may take action to withdraw the Letter of Approval after giving an opportunity of
being heard;
(iii) the applicant undertakes to fulfill the environmental and pollution control
norms, as may be applicable;
(iv) the applicant submits proof of residence, namely, passport or ration card or
driving licence or voter identify card or any other proof of the proprietor or the
partners of partnership firms or Directors of the Company, as the
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1 Substituted by the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules, 2009, w.e.f. 3 -2-
2009
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case may be, to the satisfaction of Development
Commissioner;
(v) the applicant submits the Income-tax returns, along with

annexures, of the Proprietor or Partners, or in the case of
a company, audited balance sheet for the last three years.
(3) The proposal shall also fulfill the following sector specific
requirements, namely:—
(a) export of high-grade iron ore, that is sixty-four per cent. Fe and
above, except iron ore of Goa origin and Redi origin, which
would be subject to approval of Board;
(b) no sub-contracting or job work of polyester yarn shall be

permitted in Domestic Tariff Area or in Export Oriented Unit or
Units in other Special Economic Zone:
Provided that this restriction shall not apply to the Units which
intend to send the fabric, made by them out of polyester or
texturised yarn, for sub-contracting but the third party exports
shall not be permitted.
(4) No proposal shall be considered for—
(a) recycling of plastic scrap or waste:
Provided that extension of Letter of Approval for an existing Unit

shall be decided by the Board;
(b) enhancement of the approved import quantum of plastic waste

and scrap beyond the average annual import quantum of the
unit since its commencement of operation to the existing Units;
(c) reprocessing of garments or used clothing or secondary textiles

materials and other recyclable textile materials into clipping or
rags or industrial wipers or shoddy wool or yarn or blankets or
shawls:
Provided that extension of Letter of Approval for an existing

Unit shall be decided by the Board;
(d) import of other used goods for recycling:

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Provided that extension of Letter of Approval for an existing Unit
shall be decided by the Board:
Provided further that reconditioning, repair, and re-engineering may

be permitted subject to the condition that exports shall have one to one
correlation with imports and all the reconditioned or repaired or re-
engineered products and scrap or remnants or waste shall be exported
and none of these goods shall be allowed to be sold in the Domestic
Tariff Area or destroyed;
(e) export of Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment

and Technologies unless it fulfills the conditions indicated in the
Import Trade Control (Harmonized System) Classifications of
export and import items;
(f) if there is any instance of violation of law or public policy by the

promoters, having a bearing on the merits of the proposal.
(g) [1][xxx]
(5) The Units in Free Trade and Warehousing Zones or Units in Free
Trade and Warehousing Zone set up in other Special Economic Zone,
shall be allowed to hold the goods on account of the foreign supplier for
dispatches as per the owner’s instructions and shall be allowed for
trading with or without labelling, packing or re-packing without any
processing:
Provided that refrigeration for the purpose of storage and assembly

of Completely Knocked Down or Semi Knocked Down kits shall also be
allowed by the Free Trade and Warehousing units undertaking the said
activities:
Provided further that these Units may also re-sell or re-invoice or

re-export the goods imported by them:
Provided also that all transactions by a Unit in Free Trade and

Warehousing Zone shall only be in convertible foreign currency.
1 Omitted by the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules 2007, w.e.f. 12-10-
2007. Prior to its omission, (g) read as under:
“(g) the use of any plant or machinery previously used for any purpose in Domestic
Tariff Area” as inserted by the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules, 2006
w.e.f. 10-8-2006.
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(6) Units may also be set up for providing services or manufacturing services to
Overseas Entities subject to following conditions, namely:—
(a) capital goods, raw materials including consumables sub- assemblies,

components, semi-finished goods shall be supplied by the Overseas
Entity free of cost;
(b) capital goods for setting up such facilities may also be supplied on loan
or lease basis, provided the notional value of such capital goods shall be
taken into account for calculation of Net Foreign Exchange Earnings
under rule 53;
(c) finished goods shall be exported out of the country or transferred to the
Customs Bonded Warehouse to be maintained by the Overseas Entity:
Provided that any supplies of finished goods shall be as per the

instructions of the Overseas Entity.
(d) the Unit shall receive the consideration for its manufacturing services in
convertible foreign exchange directly from the said Overseas Entity;
(e) in case the said manufacturing facility is used by the Unit for carrying out
production on its own account, separate accounts shall be maintained
for the manufacturing and service activity.
Explanation : “Overseas Entity” means a non-resident or a person of

foreign origin and includes a company not incorporated in India.
19. Letter of Approval to a Unit.— (1) On approval of a proposal under rules 18

and 19, Development Commissioner shall issue a Letter of Approval in Form G,
for setting up of the Unit.
(2) The Letter of Approval shall specify the items of manufacture or particulars of
service activity, including trading or warehousing, projected annual export and Net
Foreign Exchange Earning for the first five years of operations, limitations, if any
on Domestic Tariff Area sale of finished goods, by-products and rejects and other
terms and conditions, if any, stipulated by the Board or Approval Committee:
[1] Provided that the Approval Committee may also approve proposals for
broad-banding, diversification, enhancement of capacity production, change in the
items of manufacture or service activity, if it meets the requirement of rule 18
Provided f u r t h e r that no such approval shall be granted by the Approval
Committee in those cases which fall within the competence of the Board of
Approval.
1 Modified by the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules 2009, w.e.f. 2 0 - 5 -
2009
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Provided also that the Approval Committee may also approve
change of the entrepreneur of an approved unit, if the incoming
entrepreneur undertakes to take over the assets and liabilities of the
existing Unit.
(3) An entrepreneur holding Letter of Approval issued under sub-rule

(1) shall only be entitled to set up a Unit in processing area of the
Special Economic Zone or Free Trade and Warehousing Zone, as the
case may be:
Provided that a proposal for setting up of a Unit in a Special Economic

Zone or Free Trade Warehousing Zone shall be entertained only after
the processing area of the Special Economic Zone or Free Trade
Warehousing Zone has been demarcated under rule 11.
(4) The Letter of Approval shall be valid for one year within which
period the Unit shall commence production or service or trading or Free
Trade and Warehousing activity and the Unit shall intimate date of
commencement of production or activity to Development Commissioner:
Provided that upon a request by the entrepreneur, further extension

may be granted by the Development Commissioner for valid reasons to
be recorded in writing for a further period not exceeding two years:
Provided further that the Development Commissioner may grant

further extension of one year subject to the condition that two-thirds of
activities including construction, relating to the setting up of the Unit is
complete and a chartered engineer’s certificate to this effect is submitted
by the entrepreneur.
(5) If the Unit has not commenced production or service activity within
the validity period or the extended validity period under sub-rule (4), the
Letter of Approval shall be deemed to have been lapsed with effect from
the date on which its validity expired.
(6) The Letter of Approval shall be valid for five years from the date of
commencement of production or service activity and it shall be construed
as a licence for all purposes related to authorized operations, and, after
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the completion of five years from the date of commencement of
production, the Development Commissioner may, at the request of the
Unit, extend validity of the Letter of Approval for a further period of five
years, at a time.
(7) If an enterprise is operating both as a Domestic Tariff Area unit as

well as a Special Economic Zone Unit, it shall have two distinct identities
with separate books of accounts, but it shall not be necessary for the
Special Economic Zone unit to be a separate legal entity:
[1] Provided that foreign companies can also set up

manufacturing units as their branch operations in the Special Economic
Zones in accordance with the provisions of Foreign Exchange
Management (Establishment in India of branch or office or other place of
business) Regulations, 2000 as amended from time to time.
20. Administrative Control of Special Economic Zones.— Every Special

Economic Zone shall be under the administrative control of a
Development Commissioner appointed under sub-section (1) of section
11.
21. Offshore Banking Unit.— (1) The application for setting up and
operation of Offshore Banking Unit in Special Economic Zone shall be
made to the Reserve Bank of India in the Form VI prescribed under
Banking Regulation (Companies) Rules, 1949 under section 23 of the
Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
(2) The terms and conditions subject to which an Offshore Banking

Unit may be set up and operated in a Special Economic Zone shall be
as specified in the Notification number FEMA 71/2002-RB dated 7th
September, 2002 by the Reserve Bank of India, as amended from time
to time.
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CHAPTER IV
TERMS AND CONDITIONS SUBJECT TO WHICH

ENTREPRENEUR AND DEVELOPER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO
EXEMPTIONS, DRAWBACKS AND CONCESSIONS
22. Terms and conditions for availing exemptions, drawbacks and

concessions to every Developer and entrepreneur for authorized
operations
(1) Grant of exemption, drawbacks and concession to the entrepreneur

or Developer shall be subject to the following conditions, namely:—
(i) the Unit shall execute a Bond-cum-Legal Undertaking in Form

H, with regard to its obligations regarding proper utilization and
accountal of goods, including capital goods, spares, raw
materials, components and consumables including fuels,
imported or procured duty free and regarding achievement of
positive net foreign exchange earning;
(ii) the Developer and Co-developer shall execute the Bond-cum-

Legal Undertaking in Form D with regard to their obligations
regarding proper utilization and accountal of goods, including
goods procured or imported by a contractor duly authorized by
the Developer or Co-developer, as the case may be;
(iii) the Bond-cum-Legal Undertaking shall be jointly accepted by

Development Commissioner and by the Specified Officer:
Provided that the Bond-cum-Legal Undertaking executed by

the Unit or the Developer including Co-developer shall cover
one or more of the following activities, namely:—
(a) the movement of goods between port of import or export

and the Special Economic Zone;
(b) the authorized operations, as applicable to Unit or

Developer;
(c) temporary removal of goods or goods manufactured in

Unit for the purposes of repairs or testing or calibration or
display or processing or sub-contracting of production
process or production or other temporary removals into
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Domestic Tariff Area without payment of duty;
(d) re-import of exported goods.
(iv) The procedure for execution of Bond-cum-Legal Undertaking

shall be as under:—
(a) the Bond-cum-Legal Undertaking, where the entrepreneur

or Developer is a company shall be executed by the
Managing Director of the company or the Director(s) or
any person who has or have been duly authorized for this
purpose by a resolution of the Board of Directors of the
company and shall be affixed with the common seal of
the company; where the entrepreneur is a partnership
firm, Bond-cum-Legal Undertaking shall be executed by
all the partners or authorized partner(s); where the
entrepreneur is a Hindu Undivided Family, the Bond-cum-
Legal Undertaking shall be executed by the Kartha; and
where the entrepreneur is a proprietorship concern, the
Bond-cum-Legal Undertaking shall be executed by the
proprietor;
(b) the value of the Bond-cum-Legal Undertaking shall be

equal to the amount of effective duties leviable on import
or procurement from the Domestic Tariff Area of the
projected requirement of capital goods, raw materials,
spares, consumables, intermediates, components, parts,
packing materials for three months as applicable but which
will not be levied on account of admission of such goods
into the Unit or the amount of effective duties leviable on
import or procurement from Domestic Tariff Area of the
projected requirements of goods for the authorized
operation by the Developer but will not be levied on
account of admission of such goods into the Special
Economic Zone;
(c) where the value of Bond-cum-Legal Undertaking executed

falls short on account of requirement of additional goods,
the Unit or the Developer shall submit additional Bond-
cum-Legal Undertaking;
(d) there shall be no debit and credit, the Bond-cum-Legal
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Undertaking amount shall be monitored quarterly or yearly
on the basis of Quarterly Progress Report or Annual
Progress Report submitted by the Developer or Unit, as
the case may be, and in case of any shortfall in the Bond-
cum-Legal Undertaking amount, a fresh or additional Bond-
cum-Legal Undertaking shall be furnished;
(e) the original of Bond-cum-Legal Undertaking shall be

maintained by the office of Development Commissioner
and certified copies shall be given to the Specified Officer
and Unit or Developer;
(f) the value of the Bond-cum-Legal Undertaking in respect

of gems and jewellery units shall be calculated on rates
as notified by the Central Government, from time to time;
(g) duly completed Bond-cum-Legal Undertaking executed by

the Unit or Developer, in accordance with the rules above,
as the case may be, shall be deemed to have been
accepted, if no communication is received within seven
working days from the date of its submission.
(2) Every Unit and Developer shall maintain proper accounts, financial
yearwise, and such accounts which should clearly indicate in value terms
the goods imported or procured from Domestic Tariff Area, consumption
or utilization of goods, production of goods, including by-products, waste
or scrap or remnants, disposal of goods manufactured or produced, by
way of exports, sales or supplies in the domestic tariff area or transfer
to Special Economic Zone or Export Oriented Unit or Electronic Hardware
Technology Park or Software Technology Park Units or Bio-technology
Park Unit, as the case may be, and balance in stock:
Provided that unit and developers shall maintain such records for a
period of seven years from the end of relevant financial year:
Provided further that the unit engaged in both trading and

manufacturing activities shall maintain separate records for trading and
manufacturing activities.
(3) The Unit shall submit Annual Performance Reports in the Form I, to
the Development Commissioner and the Development Commissioner
shall place the same before the Approval Committee for consideration.
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(4) The Developer shall submit Quarterly Report on import and
procurement of goods from the Domestic Tariff Area, utilization of the
same and the stock in hand, in Form E to the Development Commissioner
and the Specified Officer and the Development Commissioner shall place
the same before the Approval Committee.
23. Supplies from the Domestic Tariff Area to a Unit or Developer for
their authorized operations shall be eligible for export benefits as
admissible under the Foreign Trade Policy.
24. (1) The procedure for grant of drawback claims and Duty Entitlement
Pass Book credit to a Developer or Unit shall be as under:—
(a) Drawback Claims : The triplicate copy of the assessed Bill of

Export shall be treated as the drawback claim and processed
in the Customs section of the Special Economic Zone and the
Specified Officer shall be the disbursing authority for the said
claims:
Provided that the Specified Officer shall follow the Customs

and Central Excise Duties Drawback Rules, 1995, circulars
and instructions made in this regard to sanction of duty drawback
claims and the interest on delayed payments.
(b) Duty Entitlement Pass Book Credit : An application for grant of

Duty Entitlement Pass Book credit for supplies from Domestic
Tariff Area to a Unit or Developer may be made by the Domestic
Tariff Area supplier or the Unit or Developer in the format
prescribed under the Foreign Trade Policy.
(2) A Unit or Developer shall file application for Duty Entitlement Pass
Book claim with the Development Commissioner concerned or the
Domestic Tariff Area supplier may claim the same from the concerned
Licensing Authority of the Office of the Directorate General of Foreign
Trade or the Development Commissioner concerned.
25. Where an entrepreneur or Developer does not utilize the goods or

services on which exemptions, drawbacks, cess and concessions have
been availed for the authorized operations or unable to duly account for
the same, the entrepreneur or the Developer, as the case may be, shall
refund an amount equal to the benefits of exemptions, drawback, cess
and concessions availed without prejudice to any other action under the
relevant provisions of the Customs Act, 1962, the Customs Tariff Act,
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1975, the Central Excise Act, 1944, the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985,
the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956, the Foreign Trade (Development and
Regulation) Act, 1992 and the Finance Act, 1994 (in respect of service
tax) and the enactments specified in the First Schedule to the Act, as
the case may be:
Provided that if there is a failure to achieve positive net foreign

exchange earning, by a Unit, such entrepreneur shall be liable for penal
action under the provisions of Foreign Trade (Development and
Regulation) Act, 1992 and the rules made there under.
26. General Conditions of Import and Export.— A Unit may export goods
and services, including agro-products, partly processed goods, sub-
assemblies, components, by-products, rejects, waste or scrap except
prohibited items of exports indicated in the Import Trade Control
(Harmonized System) Classifications of Export and Import Items:
Provided that export of Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials,

Equipment and Technologies shall be subject to fulfillment of the
conditions indicated in the Import Trade Control (Harmonized System)
Classifications of Export and Import Items:
Provided further that if any permission is required for import under

any other law, the same shall be allowed with the approval of the Board
of Approval.
27. Import and Procurement — (1) A Unit or Developer may import or

procure from the Domestic Tariff Area without payment of duty, taxes or
cess or procure from Domestic Tariff Area after availing export entitlements
or procure from other Units in the same or other Special Economic Zone
or from Export Oriented Unit or Software Technology Park unit or
Electronic Hardware Technology Park unit or Bio-technology Park unit,
all types of goods, including capital goods (new or second hand), raw
materials, semi-finished goods, (including semi-finished Jewellery)
component, consumables, spares goods and materials for making capital
goods required for authorized operations except prohibited items under
the Import Trade Control (Harmonized System) Classifications of Export
and Import Items:
[1][Provided that exemptions from payment of duty, taxes or cess,

drawbacks and concessions on all types of goods and services, required
1 Inserted by the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules, 2007, w.e.f 16-3-2007.
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for setting up and maintenance of the factory building, allowed to a unit
shall also be available to the contractors appointed by such unit and all
the documents in such cases shall bear the name of the unit along with
the contractor and these shall be filed jointly in the name of the unit and
the contractor:
Provided further that the unit shall be responsible and liable for
proper utilization of such goods and services in all cases.]
(2) In case of any doubt as to whether any goods or services are

required by a Unit or Developer for authorized operations or not, it shall
be decided by the Development Commissioner.
(3) The import of duty-free material for setting up educational institutions,

hospitals, hotels, residential and/or business complex, leisure and
entertainment facilities or any other facilities in the non-processing area
of the Special Economic Zone shall be as approved by the Board and
import of no duty-free material shall be permitted for operation and
maintenance of such facilities.
Provided further that any goods for the personal use of, or
consumption by officials, workmen, staff, owners or any other person in
relation to a Unit or Developer, shall not be eligible for exemptions,
drawback and concessions or any other benefit in accordance with the
provisions of section 7 or 26.
(4) A Unit or Developer may also source capital goods, without payment
of duty, taxes or cess from a domestic or foreign leasing company,
under a valid lease agreement and in such cases the Unit or Developer
and the domestic or foreign leasing company shall jointly file documents
for import or domestic procurement, as the case may be.
(5) A Unit may import or procure from Domestic Tariff Area, all types of
goods and services, without payment of duty, taxes or cess for creating
a central facility for use by Units in Special Economic Zone and where
such facility is created for software development, the same may also be
accessed by software exporters of Domestic Tariff Area.
(6) A gem and jewellery Unit may also source on outright purchase
basis or loan basis, gold or silver or platinum through the Nominated
Agencies and where such sourcing is on loan basis, the same shall be
subjected to the conditions applicable to such transactions under the
provisions of the Foreign Trade Policy in force:
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Provided that the conditions applicable to loan transaction shall not
apply where the Unit converts such loan into outright purchase by paying
the outstanding loan amount and interest within the period for export
prescribed under the Foreign Trade Policy applicable to the loan transaction.
(7) The goods already imported or shipped or arrived before the issue
of Letter of Approval shall be eligible for duty-free clearance provided
customs duty has not been paid and goods have not been cleared from
Customs or cleared and placed in the Bonded Warehouses.
(8) No import or export of rough diamonds shall be permitted unless

the shipment parcel is accompanied by Kimberley Process Certificate
issued by the Development Commissioner.
(9) Where goods or parts thereof, imported or procured from Domestic

Tariff Area are found to be defective or otherwise unfit for use or which
have been damaged or become defective after such import or
procurement, may be sent outside the Special Economic Zone without
payment of duty for repairs or replacement, to the supplier or his
authorized dealer or be destroyed:
Provided that where overseas supplier or the Domestic Tariff Area

supplier of goods does not insist for re-export or for supply back to the
Domestic Tariff Area of goods, the same shall not be insisted upon and
such goods shall be destroyed with the permission of the Specified
Officer:
Provided further that destruction shall not be permitted in case of

precious and semi-precious stones and precious metals:
Provided also that in case of return of goods procured from the

Domestic Tariff Area, the same shall be allowed on refund of the export
entitlements which have been received or availed or claimed by the
Domestic Tariff Area supplier or the Unit or the Developer, as the case
may be.
(10) The assessment of imports and domestic procurement by a

Developer or a Unit, shall be on the basis of self-declaration and shall
not be subjected to routine examination except in case of procurement
from the Domestic Tariff Area under the claim of export entitlements:
Provided that where based on a prior intelligence the examination

becomes necessary the same shall be carried out by the Authorised
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Officer(s) after obtaining written permission from the Development
Commissioner or the Specified Officer.
(11) If examination of any import or export of goods or goods procured

from the Domestic Tariff Area is required, the same shall be carried out
at the Special Economic Zone gate or if the same is not possible, in an
area so notified by the Specified Officer for this purpose, and no
examination shall be carried out in the premises of the Unit unless
requested by the Unit and specifically permitted in writing by the Specified
Officer.
28. (1) A Unit or Developer may import goods directly into the Special
Economic Zone or through any other—
(a) ports or airports;
(b) land customs stations;
(c) inland container depots;
(d) foreign post offices;
(e) authorized couriers; or
(f) through personal baggage of passengers authorized by the

Special Economic Zone Unit; or
(g) via Satellite data communication such as internet or any other

telecommunication link.
(2) Goods imported through ports or airports, land customs stations, or

inland container depots shall be allowed to be transferred in full cargo
load or less than container load cargo by direct transfer from such port
or airport or inland container depot or land customs station to the Special
Economic Zone.
(3) The import of Information Technology enabled services, including

software, shall also be allowed through data communication link, internet,
e-mail or any other electronic mode.
(4) The Unit or Developer may also procure goods required for the
authorized operations, without payment of duty, from International
Exhibitions held in India or from bonded warehouses set up under the
Foreign Trade Policy and under the Customs Act in the Domestic Tariff
Area.
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(5) The goods imported by the Unit or Developer shall be allowed to be
transferred from the port or airport to the Special Economic Zone without
examination by the Customs Authorities at the port or airport, as the
case may be:
PROVIDED that the goods may be examined with the prior

permission of the Assistant or Deputy Commissioner of Customs in
writing in case there is specific adverse information or intelligence.
(6) The goods imported by a Developer or Unit shall be transhipped by

the carrier or its agent directly to the Special Economic Zone.
(7) [ 1 ] Where import cargo destination is the Special Economic Zone,

delivery shall be allowed at the destination port or airport on the strength
of Bill of Entry assessed by Special Economic Zone Customs without any
Transhipment Bond:
Provided that in case of high value goods imported through the

airport, the goods may be transferred to the Custodian who shall transfer
the same to a designated Customs Area located inside the Processing
Area designated by the Specified Officer for further delivery to the Unit
or Developer:
Provided further that the high value cargo imported through the
airport may also be transferred under the Customs escort at the option
of the Unit or the Developer.
29.(1) Direct delivery shall be permitted at the place of import for clearance
of goods imported by Units and Developer from ports or airports or land
customs stations or inland container depots as is being done in the case
of import of perishable or life saving drugs.
(2) The Unit or Developer, hereinafter referred to as the Special

Economic Zone Importer, shall follow the following procedure for imports,
namely:—
(a) the Special Economic Zone Importer shall file Bill of Entry for
home consumption in quintuplicate giving therein, description
with specially stamped endorsement as “Special Economic Zone
Cargo” along with Bill of Lading or Airway Bill and invoice and
packing list with the Authorized Officer who shall register and
assign a running annual serial number and assess the Bill of
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Entry, on the basis of transaction value, which shall not require
any counter signature of the Specified Officer:
Provided that where the Bill of Entry is not assessed on the date of
filing itself, the goods shall be allowed to be transferred to Special
Economic Zone Importer on the basis of the registered Bill of Entry, if
an endorsement to this effect has been made by the Authorized Officer:
Provided further that where the goods including Capital Goods are
supplied free of cost or on loan or lease basis, the Bill of Entry shall be
filed jointly in the name of the Special Economic Zone importer, and the
supplier:
Provided also that where the goods including Capital Goods are
supplied on loan or lease basis by a domestic supplier, the Bill of Entry
shall be filed jointly in the name of the Special Economic Zone importer
and domestic supplier;
(b) the registered or assessed Bill of Entry shall be submitted to

the Customs Officer at the place of import and the same shall
be treated as permission for transfer of goods to the Special
Economic Zone Importer;
(c) in case of sealed full container load, the goods shall be

transferred to Special Economic Zone on the basis of registered
or assessed Bill of Entry after verification of the seal, without
customs escort;
(d) in case of other cargo, goods shall be allowed to be transferred

to Special Economic Zone on the basis of registered or assessed
Bill of Entry either under customs escort or under transhipment
procedure, at the option of Special Economic Zone Importer:
Provided that no separate documents or transhipment bond

shall be required to be filed and the transhipment permission
shall be stamped on the fifth copy of the Bill of Entry.
(e) on arrival of goods as full container load cargo or sealed truck,

seal on the container or the truck, as the case may be, shall
be verified by the authorized officer, at the Special Economic
Zone gate of entry;
(f) on arrival of goods in less than container load cargo, verification

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of marks and numbers shall be carried out at random by the
authorized officer at the Special Economic Zone gate of entry:
Provided that where verification of marks and numbers of less than

container load cargo cannot be undertaken at Special Economic Zone
gate of entry, the goods shall be allowed to be taken directly to the
premises of the Special Economic Zone Importer or to the premises of
the custodian, as the case may be, and verification undertaken there;
(g) the Special Economic Zone Importer shall submit fifth copy of
Bill of Entry bearing endorsement of the authorized officer that
the goods have been received in Special Economic Zone, to
the Customs Officer in charge of the airport or port or inland
container depot or land customs station or post office or public
or private bonded warehouses, as the case may be, within
forty-five days from the date of clearance of goods from such
airport or port or inland container deport or land customs station
or port office or public or private bonded warehouse, as the
case may be, failing which the officer in charge of such airport
or port or inland container deport or land customs station or
post office or public or private bonded warehouse, as the case
may be, shall write to the Specified Officer for raising demand
of applicable duty from the Special Economic Zone importer.
(h) endorsement regarding verification of marks and numbers in

case of less than container load cargo or inspection of seal in
the case of full container load cargo or sealed truck by the
authorised officer and the receipt of the goods by the Special
Economic Zone importer shall be deemed to be the completion
of the customs procedure for out of charge of the goods.
(i) where goods are imported through courier—
(a) the authorized officer shall assess the goods;
(b) the courier shall deliver the goods under customs escort
or to the custodian for delivery of goods to Special
Economic Zone Importer;
(c) in case the Special Economic Zone is located away from

the station where the goods have been imported by the
courier, the goods shall be transhipped to Special
Economic Zone Importer under transhipment procedure:
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Provided that no separate documents or transhipment
bond shall be required to be filed and the transhipment
permission shall be stamped on the fifth copy of the Bill
of Entry:
Provided further that if the Special Economic Zone Importer

is not able to get the courier parcels duty free, the duty
paid by the said Importer on such eligible goods shall be
refunded by the Specified Officer as if the imported goods
have been exported to the Special Economic Zone and
such refund shall be in accordance with the provisions of
section 74 of the Customs Act, 1962.
(3) The procedure for delivery through the Port, Inland Container Depot,
Custodian’s designated customs area, in case of high value parcels
imported by gem and jewellery Units, located in Special Economic Zone
shall be as under:—
(i) where goods are consigned to an Inland Container Depot located

in a Special Economic Zone, transfer of goods shall be by the
carrier appointed for the purpose and the goods shall be
delivered to the Inland Container Depot in the Special Economic
Zone by the container line or custodian;
(ii) after receipt of goods in the Special Economic Zone Inland

Container Depot, delivery of goods shall be made by the
custodian of the Inland Container Depot after verification of
marks and number of packages of less than container load
cargo and verification of seal of full container load cargo, in the
premises of the custodian on the basis of assessed Bill of
Entry;
(iii) filing of advance Bill of Entry may not be required before arrival
of the goods in the Special Economic Zone and the Special
Economic Zone Importer may, at his option, file the Bill of Entry
before or after arrival of goods:
Provided that where verification cannot be undertaken in the

premises of the custodian or if the Special Economic Zone
Importer so requests, goods shall be allowed to be taken to the
premises of the Special Economic Zone Importer, by the
Specified Officer and thereafter the goods may be verified there;
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(iv) there shall be no examination of the goods and the goods shall
be deemed to be out of charge on the day of handling over of
the goods to the Special Economic Zone Importer.
(4) Procedure for Import by Post : Where goods are imported by post,
the Special Economic Zone Importer shall follow the procedure specified
in sub-rule (2) and shall file the Bill of Entry with the authorized officer
with clear marking as “Postal Imports” and subject to following conditions,
namely:—
(i) the post-office registration number as indicated in the intimation

letter issued by the post office shall be taken as the import
general manifest and item number of the Bill of Entry;
(ii) the copy of intimation letter received from the post office shall
be pasted on the reverse side of the original Bill of Entry;
(iii) where Special Economic Zone is situated away from the foreign
post office, goods shall be moved to Special Economic Zone
under customs escort or shall be handed over to the custodian
of Special Economic Zone or delivered to the Unit or its
authorized representative after sealing of the parcel.
(5) The units may import goods including precious goods namely gold
or silver or platinum or gem and jewellery as personal baggage through
an authorized passenger subject to the following procedure, namely:—
(i) the authorized passenger bringing the precious goods shall

declare the goods with the customs authorities at the airport in
the arrival hall in the declaration form as specified by
Commissioner of Customs in charge of the airport along with
a duly acknowledged copy of intimation submitted to the
authorized officer;
(ii) the authorized passenger shall hand over the goods duly packed
indicating name and address of the consignee Unit and
accompanied by invoice and packing list to the customs
authorities at the airport for detention in the warehouse under
a detention receipt;
(iii) the customs officer of the airport shall detain the goods and
issue detention receipt;
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(iv) the Unit shall file Bill of Entry in quintuplicate along with a copy of invoice,
packing list and declaration with the authorized officer and the detention
receipt number issued by the Customs Officer at the airport shall be treated
as Import General Manifest and item number;
(v) after assessment of Bill of Entry, original Bill of Entry shall be retained by
the authorized officer and the remaining copies shall be handed over to
the authorized representative of the Unit for presenting at the airport
detention counter where goods shall be allowed clearance after receiving the
original detention receipt along with the authorization from the Unit, by making
entries in the warehouse register and detention receipt register;
(vi) after release, the goods shall either be moved to the Unit under the customs
escort or shall be delivered to the Custodian or authorized representative of
the Unit after sealing;
(vii) the goods shall be allowed to be taken to the Unit after verification of
marks and number of packages by the Authorized Officer at the gate of
entry of the Special Economic Zone.
(6) For the import of computer software or services through data communication
or telecommunication links, the Unit shall file consolidated Bill of Entry for a month
within three working days of the closure of the month along with the invoice and
other relevant documents and shall obtain notional ‘out of charge’ from the
Authorized Officer, subject to the following conditions, namely:—
(i) import documents shall be routed through banks or advance

payments for imports could be routed through Foreign Currency
Account;
(ii) instructions, if any, issued by the Reserve Bank of India, from time to
time, in this behalf shall be complied with.
(7) [ 1 ] A Unit may import the goods exported by it which are either found to
be defective or damaged by the overseas buyer or have not been taken delivery
of by the overseas buyer or when the payment is not forthcoming from the buyer as per
agreed schedule after having taken delivery of goods or when buyers return goods due to
change of fashion and other market factors by following the procedure under sub-rule
(2) and subject to the following conditions, namely:—
(i)
the identity of the goods is established at the time of re-import;
and
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(ii) the goods are re-imported within the warranty period or the validity
of the maintenance contract or a period of one year from the date
of export, whichever is later.
(8) Replacement of goods imported but found defective shall be allowed

admission in Special Economic Zone by way of import or replacement through
authorized dealer of the overseas supplier in India.
30. Procedure for procurements from the Domestic Tariff Area.— (1) The
Domestic Tariff Area supplier supplying goods to a Unit or Developer shall clear
the goods, as in the case of exports, either under bond or as duty paid goods
under claim of rebate on the cover of ARE-1 referred to in Notification number
42/2001-Central Excise (NT) dated the 26th June, 2001 in quintuplicate bearing
running serial number beginning from the first day of the financial year.
(2) Goods procured by a Unit or Developer, on which Central Excise Duty

exemption has been availed but without any availment of export entitlements, shall
be allowed admission into the Special Economic Zone on the basis of ARE-1.
(3) The goods procured by a Unit or Developer under claim of export entitlements
shall be allowed admission into the Special Economic Zone on the basis of ARE-1
and a Bill of Export filed by the supplier or on his behalf by the Unit or Developer
and which is assessed by the Authorised Officer before arrival of the goods:
Provided that if the goods arrive before a Bill of Export has been filed
and assessed, the same shall be kept in an area designated for this purpose by
the Specified Officer and shall be released to the Unit or Developer only after
completion of the assessment of the Bill of Export.
(4) A copy of the ARE-1 and/or copy of Bill of Export, as the case may be, with
an endorsement by the authorized officer that goods have been admitted in full
into the Special Economic Zone shall be forwarded to the Central Excise Officer
having jurisdiction over the Domestic Tariff Area supplier within forty-five days
failing which the Central Excise Officer shall raise demand of duty against the
Domestic Tariff Area supplier.
(5) Where a Bill of Export has been filed under a claim of drawback or Duty
Entitlement Pass Book, the Unit or Developer shall claim the same from the
Specified Officer and jurisdictional Development Commissioner respectively and in
case the Unit or Developer does not intend to claim
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entitlement of drawback or Duty Entitlement Passbook Scheme, a disclaimer to
this effect shall be given to the Domestic Tariff Area supplier for claiming such
benefits:
Provided that the Duty Entitlement Passbook Scheme may be claimed by

Domestic Tariff Area supplier from the Development Commissioner or their
jurisdictional Regional Licensing Authority of the Directorate General of Foreign
Trade.
(6) The Bill of Export shall be assessed in accordance with the instructions and
procedures, including examination norms, laid down by the Department of
Revenue as applicable to export goods:
Provided that at the time of assessment, it shall be specifically examined

whether the goods are required for the authorized operations by the Unit or
Developer, with reference to the Letter of Approval or the list of goods approved
by the Approval Committee for the Developer.
(7) On arrival of the goods procured from the Domestic Tariff Area at the
Special Economic Zone gate, the Authorized Officer shall examine the goods in
respect of description, quantity, marks and other relevant particulars given in the
ARE-1, invoice, Bill of Export of packing list and also as per the examination
norms laid down in respect of export goods in cases where the goods are being
procured under claim of an export entitlement.
(8) Drawback or Duty Entitlement Pass Book credit against supply of goods by
Domestic Tariff Area supplier shall be admissible provided payments for the
supply are made from the Foreign Currency Account of the Unit.
[1] Provided that the reimbursement of duty in lieu of drawback or Duty

Entitlement Pass Book credit against supply of goods by Domestic Tariff Area
supplier to Special Economic Zone developers shall be admissible even if payment
is made in Indian Rupees. Reimbursement of duty in lieu of drawback against
supply of goods to Special Economic Zone developer shall be made as per the
procedure prescribed by the Central Government.
(9) A copy of the Bill of Export and ARE-1 with an endorsement of the
Authorised Officer that the goods have been admitted in full in the Special
Economic Zone, shall be treated as proof of export.
(10) Where the goods are to be procured by a Unit or Developer from a

Domestic Tariff Area supplier who is not registered with the Central Excise
authorities, or is a trader or merchant exporter, the procedure under sub-rules (1)
and (2) above shall apply, mutatis mutandis, except that the goods shall be
brought to the Special Economic Zone under the cover of an invoice and the
ARE-1 shall not be required.
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(11) The Unit or Developer may also procure goods from Domestic Tariff
Area without availing exemptions, drawbacks and concessions on the
basis of invoice or transport documents, issued by the supplier:
Provided that such invoices or transport documents shall be endorsed

to the effect that no exemptions, drawbacks and concessions have been
availed on the said supplies.
(12) Procedure for procurement from warehouse shall be as under:—
(a) where goods are to be procured from warehouse, a Unit or

Developer shall file a Bill of Entry with the Specified Officer;
(b) the Unit or Developer shall submit Bill of Entry assessed by the
Authorized Officer to the Customs Officer in charge of the
warehouse from where the Special Economic Zone Unit or
Developer intends to procure the goods;
(c) the Customs Officer in charge of the warehouse shall allow

clearance of the goods from the warehouse for supply to the
Unit or Developer without payment of duty on the cover of ex-
bond Shipping Bill and on the basis of Bill of Entry duly assessed
by the Authorized Officer;
(d) where the re-warehousing certificate by way of endorsement

by the Authorized Officer on the copy of ex-bond Shipping Bill
is not received by the Customs Officer in charge of warehouse
within forty-five days from the date of clearance of the goods
from the warehouse, the Customs Officer in charge of the
warehouse shall proceed to demand applicable duty from the
supplier:
Provided that for procurement of goods from Nominated Agency

located in Special Economic Zone, the procedure as specified
by Specified Officer shall be followed and there shall be no
requirement of assessment of Bill of Entry or transfer of the
goods under the cover of ex-bond Shipping Bill.
(13) A Special Economic Zone Unit or Developer may also procure goods
from international exhibitions held in India following the procedures under
sub-rule (12).
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(14) A Unit or Developer may also procure goods or services, without
payment of duty from an Export Oriented Unit or Software Technology
Park Unit or Bio-Technology Park Unit, by following procedures under
sub-rule (12).
(15) A Unit or Developer may procure goods and services from another
Unit located in the same or any other Special Economic Zone, subject
to following conditions, namely:—
(i) the receiving Unit or Developer shall file Bill of Entry for home
consumption with the Authorized Officer, in quintuplicate, giving
description of the goods along with an invoice and packing list
for assessment;
(ii) on the basis of such assessed Bill of Entry, the goods shall be
allowed to be transferred to the receiving Unit or Developer
under transhipment permit;
(iii) there shall be no requirement to file any additional document

or bond(s) for the purpose of transhipment of goods and the
transhipment permission shall be stamped on the Bill of Entry
itself;
(iv) the supplying Unit shall submit the re-warehousing certificate to

the Specified Officer having jurisdiction over the supplying unit
within forty-five days, failing which the Specified Officer of the
supplying Unit shall write to the Specified Officer having
jurisdiction over the receiving Unit or Developer for demand of
duty from the receiving Unit or Developer;
(v) where the supplying and receiving Units or Developer are located
in the same Special Economic Zone, the provisions of sub-
rules (i) and (iv) shall not apply and the movement of goods
shall be allowed and such transactions shall be recorded in the
regular books of accounts of the receiving Unit or Developer
and the supplying Unit and no Bill of Entry shall be required to
be filed.
(16) Procurement of cut and polished diamonds and precious and semi-
precious stones from Domestic Tariff Area—A gem and jewellery Unit
may procure cut and polished diamonds and precious and semi precious
stones from the Domestic Tariff Area, as per the following procedure,
namely:—
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(i) the parcel shall be brought into the Zone in a sealed condition
by the authorized representative of the Domestic Tariff Area
supplier or Customs House Agent, who shall present the invoice
clearly marked original, duplicate and triplicate to the Authorized
Officer at the gate;
(ii) the Authorized Officer shall register the invoice at the gate of
Special Economic Zone and endorsing the registration number
on the original and duplicate copies of the invoice and the
parcel shall be allowed to be taken into the premises of the
Unit and such goods shall be separately accounted for by the
Unit.
(iii) the duplicate copy of the invoice with the endorsement of the
Authorized Officer shall be forwarded to the supplier in the
Domestic Tariff Area for claiming Replenishment Licence from
the Development Commissioner of the Special Economic Zone.
31. The exemption from payment of service tax on taxable services

under section 65 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994) rendered to a
Developer or a Unit (including a Unit under construction) by any service
provider shall be available for the authorized operations in a Special
Economic Zone.
32. The exemption from levy of taxes on sale or purchase of goods,

other than newspapers, under the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (74 of
1956) shall be available on goods meant for undertaking authorized
operations by the Developer or the Unit:
Provided that the dealer selling goods in the course of inter-State

trade or commerce to a registered dealer under the Central Sales Tax
Act, 1956 shall furnish a declaration in Form-I prescribed under the
Central Sales Tax (Registration and Turnover) Rules, 1957.
33. Admission of goods — Any goods imported or procured from

Domestic Tariff Area, required for authorized operations, shall be admitted
into the Special Economic Zone subject to the following conditions,
namely:—
(i) the goods imported or procured from Domestic Tariff Area shall
be brought into the premises of Unit;
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(ii) the goods, which require frequent entry into and exit from the
Zone and which are not required for carrying out authorized
operations shall be allowed into or out of the Special Economic
Zone on the basis of general permission of the Specified Officer,
who shall record the reasons for such permission;
(iii) hazardous goods may be admitted into specially designated

area or installation of Special Economic Zone subject to such
safeguards as may be specified by Specified Officer.
34. Utilization of goods — The goods admitted into a Special Economic

Zone shall be used by the Unit or the Developer only for carrying out
the authorized operations but if the goods admitted are utilized for
purposes other than for the authorized operations or if the Unit or
Developer fails to account for the goods as provided under these rules,
duty shall be chargeable on such goods as if these goods have been
cleared for home consumption:
Provided that in case a Unit is unable to utilize the goods imported

or procured from Domestic Tariff Area, it may export the goods or sell
the same to other Unit or to an Export Oriented Unit or Electronic
Hardware Technology Park Unit or Software Technology Park Unit or
Bio-technology Park Unit, without payment of duty, or dispose off the
same in the Domestic Tariff Area on payment of applicable duties on the
basis of an import licence submitted by the Domestic Tariff Area buyer,
wherever applicable.
35. Co-relation of import consignment with corresponding export

consignment — The Unit shall account for the entire quantity of goods
imported or procured duty free, by way of export, sales or supplies in
Domestic Tariff Area or transfer to other Special Economic Zone Unit or
Export Oriented Unit or Electronic Hardware Technology Park Unit or
Software Technology Park Unit or Bio-technology Park Unit or bonded
warehouses and the balance held in stock:
Provided that at no point of time the Unit shall be required to co-

relate every import consignment with its export or transfer to other Special
Economic Zone Unit or Export Oriented Unit or Electronic Hardware
Technology Park Unit or Software Technology Park Unit or Bio-technology
Park Unit or sales in Domestic Tariff Area or supply to bonded warehouses
except in case of goods covered under proviso to clause (d) of sub-rule
(4) of rule 18 and goods held as stock and the Unit may adopt ‘First-
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in-First-Out’ method and a consignment which has been received first,
shall be deemed to have been utilized first.
36. Filing of documents for admission and removal — All documents for
admission of goods into and out of Special Economic Zone shall be filed
before the Authorized Officer of Customs.
37. Duration of goods or services in a Special Economic Zone — (1)

The goods admitted to a Special Economic Zone shall be utilized,
exported or disposed off in accordance with the Act and rules within the
validity period of the Letter of Approval issued to the Unit or in the case
of a Developer within a period of one year or such extended period as
may be allowed by the Specified Officer under sub-rule (5) of rule 12.
(2) On failure to utilize or dispose off goods as provided such goods

shall be liable for payment of duty as if the goods have been removed
to Domestic Tariff Area on the date of expiry of the said validity period
under sub-rule (1).
38. Transfer of ownership and removal of goods — The goods or services

admitted into Special Economic Zone without payment of duty or
manufactured or produced or partly processed or semi-finished goods
may be transferred or given on loan to a Unit or Developer within the
same Special Economic Zone or in another Special Economic Zone or
to an Export Oriented Unit or to a unit in Electronic Hardware Technology
Park or to a Unit in Software Technology Park, Bio-technology Park Unit
without payment of duty, subject to the following conditions, namely:—
(i) the transferee or loanee Unit or Developer is entitled for duty

free procurement of the goods for its authorized operations;
(ii) the supplying and receiving Unit or Developer, as the case may
be, shall maintain proper account of goods transferred or of
goods given or taken on loan;
(iii) the goods transferred or given on loan basis shall not be counted
for the purpose of Net Foreign Exchange Earning by the Unit;
(iv) the transferred goods (other than the raw material procured
from Domestic Tariff Area) shall be accounted, as import by the
receiving unit while the value of the same shall be deducted
from the import of the transferring unit;
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(v) transfer or loan of goods to Units or Developers in other Special
Economic Zones or to Export Oriented Unit or Electronic Hardware
Technology Park Unit or Software Technology Park unit or Bio-
technology Park Unit shall be allowed with the prior written permission of
the Specified Officer and subject to such conditions as may be
imposed.
39. Destruction of goods — (1) [1] After advance intimation of not less than
seven days to the Specified Officer, a Unit may destroy, without payment of duty,
goods including capital goods, procured from Domestic Tariff Area or goods
imported or goods manufactured or produced by the Unit including rejects or
waste or scrap or remnants within the Special Economic Zone:
Provided that obtaining environmental clearance if any required for such

destruction shall be the responsibility of the Unit.
(2) Where it is not possible to destroy goods within the Special Economic Zone,
destruction of goods under sub-rule (1) shall be carried out, outside the Special
Economic Zone with the permission of Specified Officer and in the presence of
the Authorized Officer:
Provided that destruction of precious and semi-precious stones and precious

metals shall not be allowed.
(3) The Unit shall be required to pay back the drawback and Duty Exemption
Pass Book credit availed in of case destruction of goods procured from Domestic
Tariff Area.
(4) [ 2 ] Where any goods procured from Domestic Tariff Area under claim of
drawback or Duty Entitlement Passbook Scheme credit or any other export
incentive or under any export promotion scheme are destroyed due to natural
calamities, the zone unit shall be required to pay drawback or Duty Entitlement
Passbook Scheme credit claimed on such goods:
Provided that in case where the Unit has procured the goods from Domestic
Tariff Area against payment of foreign exchange, the Unit shall not be liable to pay
back drawback or Duty Entitlement Passbook Scheme credit or any export
incentive claimed on such goods.
40. Movement of goods to and from non-processing area — The movement of

goods to and from non-processing area to a processing area and from one
processing area of Special Economic Zone to a
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different processing area of the same Special Economic Zone shall be
under serially numbered challans pre-authenticated by the owner or
Managing Director or working partner or the company secretary or by
any person duly authorized in this behalf by the company or firm, as the
case may be, and the challans shall contain complete description of
goods.
41. Sub-contracting — (1) A Unit may sub-contract a part of its production

or any production process, to a unit(s) in the Domestic Tariff Area or in
a Special Economic Zone or Export Oriented Unit or a unit in Electronic
Hardware Technology Park unit or Software Technology Park unit or
Bio-technology Park unit with prior permission of the Specified Officer to
be given on an annual basis and subject to following conditions, namely:—
(a) the finished goods requiring further processing or semi-finished

goods including studded jewellery, taken outside the Special
Economic Zone for sub-contracting shall be brought back into
Unit within one hundred and twenty days or within such period
as may be extended by the Specified Officer for reasons to be
recorded in writing for grant of such extension;
(b) cut and polished diamonds and precious and semi-precious

stones (except rough diamonds, precious or semi-precious
stones having zero duty) shall not be allowed to be taken outside
the Special Economic Zone for sub-contracting;
(c) a gem and jewellery Unit may receive plain gold or silver or
platinum jewellery from the Domestic Tariff Area or from an
Export Oriented Unit or from a Unit in the same or another
Special Economic Zone in exchange of equivalent content of
gold or silver or platinum contained in the said jewellery after
adjusting permissible wastage or manufacturing loss allowed
under the provisions of the Foreign Trade Policy read with the
Handbook of Procedures;
(d) in sub-contracting or exchange, wastage shall be permitted as

per the wastage norms admissible under the Foreign Trade
Policy read with the Handbook of Procedures:
Provided that the total wastage of the Unit, including the wastage
of the sub-contractor or the supplier of jewellery on exchange
basis, shall not in any case exceed the wastage permissible
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under the Foreign Trade Policy read with the Handbook of
Procedures;
(e) the Domestic Tariff Area Unit undertaking sub-contracting or

supplying jewellery against exchange of gold or silver or platinum
shall not be entitled to export entitlements;
(f) the value of the sub-contracted production of a Unit in any

financial year shall not exceed the value of goods produced by
the Unit within its own premises in the immediately preceding
financial year:
Provided that a Unit, sub-contracting part of the production or

production process to other Unit in the same Special Economic
Zone shall not require the permission of the Specified Officer
provided that both the supplying and receiving Units shall
maintain proper account of the goods involved in the sub-
contracting.
Explanation : For removal of doubts it is clarified that the expression

“sub-contracting” of a part of its production under this rule shall mean
sub-contracting all the production processes for conversion of raw material
into finished products but only for a part of the quantity of the finished
products exported during the year or in the first year of production, the
value of the goods sub-contracted shall not exceed the value of goods
produced by the unit in its own premises during the first year of production;
(g) a Unit engaged in trading or warehousing shall not be allowed

the facility of sub-contracting of production or production process
in the domestic tariff area;
(h) a Unit may remove, with the permission of Specified Officer,

moulds or jigs or tools or fixtures or tackles or instruments or
hangers and patterns and drawings to the premises of sub-
contractor(s), subject to the condition that these shall be brought
back to the premises of the Unit immediately on expiry of such
sub-contracting arrangement and submission of a quarterly
verification report from the Central Excise Officer having
jurisdiction over the sub-contractor that such goods are lying in
the sub-contractor’s premises and are being used for production
of goods on account of the Unit;
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(i) raw materials, components and consumables excluding fuel
may be sent along with these goods, or separately.
(2) The Development Commissioner may also permit sub-contracting

of part of the production process abroad and in such cases, the goods
may be exported from the sub-contractor’s premises abroad subject to
following conditions, namely:—
(a) sub-contracting charges shall be declared in the export

declaration forms and invoices and other related documents;
(b) the export proceeds shall be fully repatriated in favour of the

Unit.
[1][(3) A Developer or a co-developer or on their behalf their contractor,

as the case may be, may also temporarily remove the goods, procured
or imported duty free by them for their authorized operations, to a place
in the Domestic Tariff Area or a unit in the same or another Special
Economic Zone or Export Oriented Unit or a unit in Electronic Hardware
Technology Park Unit or Software Technology Park Unit or Bio-technology
Park Unit, for sub-contracting a process, with prior permission of and
subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the Approval
Committee.]
42. Procedure for sub-contracting in Domestic Tariff Area or in a Unit in

other Special Economic Zones or in Export Oriented Unit or in Electronic
Hardware Technology Park Unit or in Software Technology Park Unit or
Bio-technology Park Unit or sub-contracting abroad
(1) A Unit may take goods, including finished goods requiring further
processing or semi-finished or semi-processed goods, including studded
jewellery or inputs to the sub-contractor’s premises—
(i) for sub-contracting any production process; or
(ii) part of the production, without payment of duty, subject to

(a) the Unit shall wherever possible apply for the permission
at the time of project approval itself and based on such
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initial approval, the Specified Officer shall permit sub-
contracting of part of production process(es) or part of the
production;
(b) where the permission has not been taken at the time of project
approval or a new permission is sought, the unit shall file an
application containing the name and address of the sub-
contractor(s), Central Excise registration number in the case of
the Domestic Tariff Area sub-contractor, if registered, and details
of the processes to be carried out or quantum of production
sought to be carried out at the sub-contractor’s premises and
self certified input-output ratio for the said processes;
(c) after examination of details under sub-clause (b), the Specified

Officer may grant annual permission for sub-contracting any
production process or sub-contracting part of the production,
as the case may be;
(d) the Unit, removing raw materials, consumables excluding fuel

and components, imported or domestically procured without
any processing, for sub-contracting into the Domestic Tariff Area,
shall furnish bank guarantee to Specified Officer to cover the
duty foregone on such materials being taken out for sub-
contracting:
Provided that bank guarantee shall not be required by a unit

whose turnover is rupees one crore or above or where the unit
is in the Special Economic Zone for more than a period of two
years with an unblemished track record;
(e) the Specified Officer or the Authorized Officer may make random
checks either at the job worker’s premises or after receipt of
goods from the job worker at the Special Economic Zone gate
for the purpose of verification of goods which were sent and
received:
Provided that where the precious metal in bullion form, having

marking of fineness or purity or make or serial number is taken
out of the Special Economic Zone for sub-contracting,
appraisement of precious metals shall not be mandatory;
(f) a Unit shall remove the goods under serial numbered challans
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pre-authenticated by the owner or Managing Director or working
partner or the company secretary or by any person duly
authorized in this behalf by the company or firm, as the case
may be, and complete description of goods shall be provided
on the challan;
(g) the authorized officer at the Special Economic Zone gate shall
note down the identification marks of the goods for verification
of the goods when received back after sub-contracting:
Provided that where sensitive items are sent out for sub-
contracting, based on the risk profile or past performance of
the unit, sample may be drawn and retained by the Specified
Officer, if required:
Provided further that for gem and jewellery Units, there shall be
no requirement for drawal of samples;
(h) the goods sent out for sub-contracting shall be returned to the
Unit within one hundred and twenty days from the date of
removal or within such period as may be extended by the
Specified Officer for reasons to be recorded in writing for granting
such extension;
(i) in case of failure by the Unit to bring back the goods after
sub-contracting within the period under sub-clause (h),
action shall be taken by the Specified Officer to recover
the duty on the goods taken out for sub-contracting.
(2) The Specified Officer may permit the Unit to export the finished
goods directly from the sub-contractor’s premises subject to following
conditions, namely:—
(i) the sub-contractor is an Export Oriented Unit or an Electronic

Hardware Technology Park Unit or Bio-technology Park Unit or
a Special Economic Zone Unit or a Domestic Tariff Area Unit
which is registered with the Central Excise Department;
(ii) export of finished goods from the sub-contractor’s premises

shall be allowed only by way of direct export and not through
third party;
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(iii) sample of goods exported from the sub-contractor’s premises
shall be sent by the sub-contractor in sealed condition, to the
Specified Officer for establishing identity of the goods exported
with the sample drawn at the time of taking out of the goods
to the sub-contractor;
(iv) Shipping Bill for duty free goods shall be processed at the port
of export as in the case of normal export and shipping bill shall
be filed in the name of the Unit and sub-contractor;
(v) goods for such export shall be removed from the sub-contractor’s
premises under bond:
Provided that in case of sub-contracting abroad, the goods

shall either be returned to the Unit or may be sold to buyers in
that country or any third country.
(3) Waste, scrap or remnants generated during process at the sub-

contractor’s premises may either be returned to the Unit or may be
cleared on payment of duty as if the said waste or scrap or remnants
have been cleared by the Unit or may be destroyed at the sub-contactor’s
premises in the presence of jurisdictional Central Excise Officer if the
sub-contractor is a Central Excise registrant:
Provided that in case of clearance of waste or scrap at sub-

contractor’s premises on payment of duty or destruction thereof the
same shall be in accordance with the Standard Input Output Norms
notified for the Duty Exemption Entitlement Scheme under the Foreign
Trade Policy or as fixed by Approval Committee:
Provided further that where the sub-contractor’s premises are located

abroad, the scrap, waste or remnants generated at the sub-contractor’s
premises may either be returned to the Unit or may be disposed off
abroad.
(4) A Unit may sub-contract a part of production or production process

in another Unit within the same Special Economic Zone subject to the
(i) the movement of goods shall be under serially numbered

challans and record of such movement of goods shall be
maintained by the Unit;
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(ii) raw material imported or procured by the Unit for manufacture
of capital goods may be transferred to another unit for the
purpose of manufacture or fabrication of capital goods for use
by the Unit which had imported or procured the raw materials.
[1][(5) The Developer or a co-developer or on their behalf their

contractor, as the case may be, shall follow the same procedure for sub-
contracting in Domestic Tariff area or in a Unit in other Special Economic
Zones or in an Export Oriented Unit or in an Electronic Hardware
Technology Park Unit or a Software Technology Park Unit as prescribed
for sub-contracting by SEZ Units in sub-rule (1) above :
Provided that the Bank Guarantee to cover the duty foregone on

the materials being sent for sub-contracting shall apply only in case of
temporary removal of goods by the contractor.]
43. Sub-contracting for Domestic Tariff Area unit for export— A Unit may,
on the basis of annual permission from the Specified Officer, undertake
sub-contracting for export on behalf of a Domestic Tariff Area exporter,
subject to following conditions, namely:—
(a) all the raw materials including semi-finished goods and

consumables including fuel shall be supplied by Domestic Tariff
Area exporter;
(b) finished goods shall be exported directly by the Unit on behalf

of the Domestic Tariff Area exporter:
Provided that in case of sub-contracting on behalf of an Export

Oriented Unit or an Electronic Hardware Technology Park unit
or a Software Technology Park unit or Bio-technology Park
unit, the finished goods may be exported either from the Unit
or from the Export Oriented Unit or Electronic Hardware
Technology Pak unit or Software Technology Park unit or Bio-
technology Park unit;
(c) export document shall be jointly in the name of Domestic Tariff

Area exporter and the Unit;
(d) the Domestic Tariff Area exporter shall be eligible for refund of
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duty paid on the inputs by way of brand rate of duty drawback.
44. Contract Farming — A Unit engaged in production or processing of

agriculture or horticulture products, may, on the basis of annual permission
from the Specified Officer, remove to a farm in the Domestic Tariff Area,
inputs, namely, seeds, fertilizers and chemicals for pre and post harvest
treatment, micro nutrients, plant and growth regulators and other organic
and inorganic substances used for plant nutrition, insecticides, fungicides,
weedicides, herbicides and the following equipments, namely:—
(a) Filters;
(b) Dripliers, Driplines and Drip-fittings;
(c) Micro sprinklers and misters;
(d) Agriculture sprinklers;
(e) Fertilizer tanks;
(f) Valves;
(g) Fertilizer pumps and chemical injections;
(h) Crates, drums and preservation media (such as acetic acid and
vinegar);
(i) Grading tables;
(j) Green House equipment, accessories, heated rooting tables,

propagation trays, seeding machines;
(k) Plants or parts thereof, seeds, saplings, tubers, bulbs, rhizomes,

root cuttings, all types of grafts, tissue culture material and
other vegetatively propagated material utilized for sowing or
planting;
(l) Growing media such as Peat Moss (including peat litres whether
or not agglomerated), Pearlite/ verniculate, rockwool, coca peat,
hydrocorn, foam based medium and other cultivation medium:
Provided that the removal of such items shall be subject to

(i) supply of inputs by Unit to the contract farm(s) shall be

subject to the input-output norms as may be approved by
the Board;
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(ii) there shall contract farming agreement between the Unit
and the Domestic Tariff Area farmer(s);
(iii) the Unit has been in existence for at least two years and
is engaged in export of agriculture or horticulture products:
Provided that bank guarantee equivalent to the duty

foregone on the capital goods or inputs proposed to be
taken out shall be furnished to the Specified Officer if the
Unit has not been in existence for two years.
45. Exports — (1) A Unit may export goods or services as per the terms
and conditions of Letter of Approval including agro-products, partly
processed goods, sub-assemblies and components except prohibited
items under the Import Trade Control (Harmonized System) Classification
of Export and Import Items and the Unit may also export by-products,
rejects, waste scrap arising out of the manufacturing process.
(2) A Unit, other than a trading or Free Trade and Warehousing or

service Unit, may export to Russian Federation in Indian Rupees against
repayment of State Credit or Escrow Rupee Account of the buyers,
subject to clearance from the Reserve Bank of India, required, if any.
(3) A Unit engaged in development of computer software may undertake

export, including export of professional services, using data
communication links or do physical exports, including through courier
service.
(4) The Foreign Trade Policy restrictions on State Trading Enterprises

shall not apply to Special Economic Zone manufacturing Units:
Provided that export of iron ore shall be subject to conditions as

may be laid down by the Central Government from time to time.
(5) Minimum export price and requirements of export in consumer pack

as provided for in the Foreign Trade Policy shall apply in case the raw
materials are procured indigenously and exported without further
processing or manufacturing activities.
(6) The export of textile items shall be governed by bilateral agreements,

if any.
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(7) A Unit may export free samples without any limit, including samples
made in wax moulds or silver mould or non-precious metal alloy or
rubber moulds through all permissible modes of export.
46. Procedure for Export — (1) The procedure for export from Special
Economic Zone through seaports or airports or Inland Container Depot
or Container Freight Station or Land Customs Station or by Post or by
Courier or by Personal Carriage, as the case may be, shall be as
under:—
(a) the Unit shall file Shipping Bill, in quadruplicate, with the
Authorized Officer of Customs in the Special Economic Zone
together with relevant documents, namely, invoice, packing list
and Currency Declaration Form (GR) (in duplicate):
Provided that there shall be exemption from declaration in the

forms, GR or SDF or PP or SOFTEX as referred in the Foreign
Exchange Management (Export of Goods and Services)
Regulations, 2000 notified vide Reserve Bank of India
Notification No. FEMA 23/2000-RB dated 3rd May, 2000 as
amended from time to time in respect of export value up to US
$ twenty-five thousand or for export value as may be notified
by the Reserve Bank of India, from time to time;
(b) the Shipping Bill shall be registered, assigned a running serial

number and assessed by the Authorized Officer in the manner
and procedure as is followed in case of exports under free
shipping bill without any requirement of the counter signature;
(c) the goods shall not be subjected to routine examination and

‘Let Export Order’ shall be given on the basis of self certification
by the Unit:
PROVIDED that goods may be sealed after examination, as

per the norms prescribed for free shipping bills, at the option of
the Unit, by the Authorized Officer:
Provided further that if services are exported in non-physical

form, the export value is to be furnished by the Unit on self
certification basis as per the instructions of the Reserve Bank
of India.
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Explanation : “Self certification” means the certification regarding
sealing of container or package of goods under export given by the Unit
and includes the certificate regarding contents and sealing of the container
or package given by the owner or the working partner or the Managing
Director or the Company Secretary of the said Unit or any person
authorized in this behalf by the owner or company or working partner,
as the case may be, on the copies of Shipping Bill stating that the
package or container in respect of goods under export have been sealed
in his presence;
(d) the goods may be examined at the port, airport, Inland Container
Depot or Container Freight Station or Land Customs Station
only in case of specific intelligence or information after obtaining
the written permission of Deputy or Assistant Commissioner of
Customs having jurisdiction over the said port, airport, Inland
Container Depot or Container Freight Station or Land Customs
Station, as the case may be, in writing;
(b) the Unit may export through Inland Container Depot located in
the Special Economic Zone, or through any port or airport or
Inland Container Depot:
Provided that in case of export of large quantities of cargo

where it may not be possible to ship the cargo from the Special
Economic Zone in one consignment, the Specified Officer may
allow the export of such cargo on execution of a Bond for the
duty involved subject to the condition that the Unit shall submit
the proof of export within ninety days of removal of such cargo
under Bond, failing which applicable duty on the goods not
exported shall be payable in terms of the Bond;
(2) The procedure for export of gems and jewellery shall be as under:—
(i) the shipping bill and the invoice alongwith packing list presented
to the authorized officer shall contain the following:—
(a) description of the items;
(b) weight and purity of gold or silver or platinum and the

type of gems stone, such as, diamond, ruby, sapphire,
cubic zircon and the like which has been used for studding
and its weight in carats; and
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(c) free on board price rate of the jewellery item and quantity
in pieces and the total value;
(ii) the Unit may export jewellery on the basis of a notional rate
certificate issued by the Nominated Agency and this rate will be
based on the prevailing Gold or US Dollar rate and the US
Dollar or Indian Rupees rate given in the notional rate certificate:
Provided that the certificate issued by the Nominated Agency

shall not precede the date of shipment by more than three
working days or as may be notified by Central Government;
(iii) the Unit obtaining gold or silver or platinum from the Nominated
Agency on loan basis shall export gold or silver or platinum
jewellery within the period prescribed for the same under the
Foreign Trade Policy:
Provided that the Unit can convert such loan into outright
purchase by paying the outstanding loan amount plus interest,
provided they exercise this option within the period prescribed
under the Foreign Trade Policy;
(iv) in the case of export of jewellery on the basis of notional rate

certificate issued by the Nominated Agency, the Unit may fix
the price and repay the gold loan within the prescribed period
for export as may be notified by the Central Government from
time to time:
Provided that the price shall be communicated to the Nominated

Agency for issue of a certificate showing the final confirmation
of the rate to the bank negotiating the document.
(3) Procedure for export of software shall be as under:—
(i) a Unit may export software or processed data, including call

center services via data link or internet or e-mail or through
other electronic mode and the Software Export Declaration Form
for such exports duly certified by Development Commissioner
under the Foreign Exchange Management (Export of Goods
and Services) Regulations, 2000, shall be submitted to the
authorized dealer within the period specified under the Foreign
Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999);
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(ii) a Unit may provide consultancy services “on site” abroad subject
to submission of details of the contract or purchase order and
foreign exchange remitted and the persons deputed abroad to
the Authorised Officer;
(iii) the consideration received by the Unit for providing on site

consultancy services in convertible foreign exchange shall be
counted for the purpose of calculating positive Net Foreign
Exchange Earning under rule 53.
(4) The Unit may export goods by post subject to the procedure
applicable to export through Foreign Post Office.
(5) Export through couriers shall be allowed only if the courier is an

authorised courier, being registered with the Commissioner of Customs
having jurisdiction over the gateway airport and the procedure specified
in the Courier Export and Import (Clearance) Regulations, 1998 shall be
followed:
Provided that goods shall be allowed to be handed over to the

courier by the custodian as per the procedure specified by the Specified
Officer.
(6) A Unit may export goods to be carried by foreign bound passengers

authorized by the Unit in this behalf as personal baggage, subject to the
(i) the Unit shall submit the shipping bill, invoice and Currency
Declaration Form (GR) with the authorised officer;
(ii) the shipping bill shall be assessed by the Authorised Officer in

the same manner as is done in the case of exports under free
shipping bill;
(iii) the goods shall be transferred from the Special Economic Zone
to the airport under the cover of assessed shipping bill by the
authorized agency approved by the Specified Officer or under
escort of Authorized Officer;
(iv) the goods shall be deposited with the warehouse at the airport
against a “detention receipt” issued by the Customs authorities
at the airport;
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(v) the consignment shall be handed over to the authorized
passenger at the time of departure on submission of original
detention receipt;
(vi) the Unit shall submit to the Specified Officer, the proof of export
issued by the Customs authority at the airport within a period
of fifteen days from the date of removal of the goods from the
Special Economic Zone;
(vii) where the facility of custodian is available in the Special

Economic Zone and the airport, goods shall be transferred and
delivered to the authorized passenger at the airport by the
custodian;
(viii) personal carriage of spare parts by foreign bound passenger

shall be allowed in case the spare parts are required for repairs
of exported goods at customer site and following documents
shall be submitted as proof of export, namely:—
(a) permission letter from the authorised officer for exports; and
(b) invoice with value;
(ix) personal carriage of any goods for exports by authorized

passenger on Document Against Acceptance or Cash On
Delivery basis may be allowed provided the Unit submits
following documents, namely:—
(a) copy of shipping bill; and
(b) the bank Certificate for realization of proceeds shall be

submitted within thirty days of delivery of the goods;
(x) personal carriage of gems and jewellery items of the value not
exceeding US $ two millions or other goods not exceeding
rupees five lakhs in value, for holding or participating in overseas
exhibitions shall be permitted with the approval of the
Development Commissioner and subject to the following
conditions, namely:—
(i) the Unit shall declare personal carriage of such goods to

the Customs authorities at the airport while leaving the
country and obtain necessary endorsement;
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(ii) Unit shall bring back goods or repatriate the sale proceeds
within forty-five days from the date of closure of exhibition
through normal banking channels or within such days as
may be notified by the Central Government; and
(iii) for personal carriage of goods by foreign bound passenger,

the following documents shall be submitted by a Unit as
proof of exports, namely:—
(a) copy of shipping bill filed by the Unit;
(b) copy of the Currency Declaration Form filed by

the Foreign buyer with the Customs at the time
of his arrival;
(c) foreign exchange realisation or encashment

certificate from the Bank.
(7) A Unit may display the goods in the show rooms set up at departure
lounge in international Airports in India for sale to passengers leaving
India subject to the conditions and procedures laid down by the
Commissioner of Customs having jurisdiction of the Airport:
Provided that the items remaining unsold within a period of forty-

five days shall be exported or returned to the Unit.
(8) A Unit may export goods, including gems and jewellery, for display
or sale in the permitted shops set up abroad or in the show rooms of
their distributors or agents:
[1] Provided that the items not sold abroad may be re-imported
within a period of three hundred and sixty five days from the date of their
export inclusive of the period of forty-five days.
(9) A Unit may export goods, including gems and jewellery for display
or participation in exhibitions abroad subject to following conditions,
namely:—
(i) the Unit shall give advance intimation to the Development

Commissioner to participate in the exhibition abroad or for taking
goods abroad for display and sale;
(ii) shipping bill along with relevant documents shall be filed with
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the authorized officer in the same manner and following the
same procedure as applicable to free shipping bill;
(iii) photographs of the items being taken out for exhibition, attested
by the Unit, shall be furnished in case of gems and jewellery;
(iv) goods unsold in the exhibition or display tour shall be imported

within forty-five days from the completion of the exhibition or
within such days as may be notified by the Central Government;
(v) the Unit shall file Bill of Entry for import of unsold goods as
required in case of imports and it shall be assessed in the
same manner and subject to same procedure as applicable to
imported goods;
(vi) the goods so imported shall be allowed admission into the Unit
free of duty, subject to establishment of identity of the goods
with reference to export documents:
Provided that the examination of goods in such cases shall be

restricted to ten per cent. of the consignments at random;
(vii) the Unit shall submit proof of inward remittance in respect of

goods sold in the exhibition.
(10) A Unit may export goods and services, through another Unit or
merchant exporter or status holder or Export Oriented Unit or Electronic
Hardware Technology Park Unit or Software Technology Park Unit or
Bio-technology Park Unit subject to following conditions, namely:—
(i) goods or services shall be manufactured or developed in the

Unit concerned;
(ii) requirements of positive Net Foreign Exchange Earning or any

other conditions relating to authorized operations shall continue
to be discharged by the Unit;
(iii) export orders so procured shall be executed within the provisions

of these rules and the goods shall be directly transferred from
the Unit to the airport or port of shipment;
(iv) fulfillment of positive Net Foreign Exchange Earning by the Unit
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shall be reckoned on the basis of the price at which the goods
or services were supplied by the Unit to the status holder or
merchant exporter or other Unit or Export Oriented Unit or
Electronic Hardware Technology Park Unit or Software
Technology Park Unit or Bio-technology Park Unit:
Provided that such export shall be counted towards fulfillment

of obligations of the Unit only.
(11) The procedure for export through a merchant exporter or status

holder shall be the following,—
(i) goods shall be exported directly from the Special Economic

Zone or through any other port where the merchant exporter
files his shipping bill, in which case the goods shall move directly
from the Special Economic Zone to the said port of export on
the basis of pink shipping bill as if these were movement of
goods from one warehouse to another;
(ii) export document shall contain the name of the merchant exporter
or the status holder and the Unit;
(iii) merchant exporter or status holder, as the case may be, shall
export goods under a free Shipping Bill and submit a disclaimer
that no Drawback, Duty Exemption Pass Book credit or fulfillment
of export obligation under any export promotion scheme under
the Foreign Trade Policy shall be availed by him on the goods
so exported.
(12) A Unit may transfer goods, including goods imported or procured

from Domestic Tariff Area, to another Unit or Export Oriented Unit or
Electronic Hardware Technology Park Unit or Software Technology Park
Unit or Bio-technology Park Unit, subject to the following procedures,
namely:—
(i) the receiving Export Oriented Unit or Electronic Hardware

Technology Park Unit or Software Technology Park Unit or Bio-
technology Park Unit shall file Bill of Entry for warehousing, in
quintuplicate along with invoice, procurement certificate issued
by the Customs Officer in charge of the receiving Export Oriented
Unit or Electronic Hardware Technology Park unit or Software
Technology Park unit or Bio-technology Park unit and packing
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list with the Authorised Officer along with copy of the Letter of
Approval and bonding licence:
Provided that in case the receiving Unit is a Special Economic

Zone unit, Bill of Entry for home consumption shall be filed in
place of Bill of Entry for warehousing;
(ii) on the basis of such Bill of Entry assessed by the Authorised

Officer, goods shall be allowed to be cleared to receiving Export
Oriented Unit or Electronic Hardware Technology Park Unit or
Software Technology Park Unit or Bio-technology Park Unit or
to a Unit in another Special Economic Zone;
(iii) the receiving Export Oriented Unit or Electronic Hardware

technology Park Unit or Special Economic Zone Unit shall submit
the re-warehousing certificate to the Authorised Officer having
jurisdiction over the supplying Unit within forty-five days, failing
which the Authorised Officer shall communicate this fact to the
Officer of Customs or Excise having jurisdiction over the Export
Oriented Unit or Electronic Hardware Technology Park Unit or
Software Technology Park Unit or Bio-technology Park Unit or
to the Specified Officer for demand of applicable duty from the
receiving Export Oriented Unit or Electronic Hardware
technology Park Unit or Unit in another Special Economic Zone,
as the case may be;
(iv) where supplying and receiving Units are located in the same
Special Economic Zone, movement of goods including raw
materials shall be allowed subject to maintenance of accounts
by both receiving and supplying Units and no Bill of Entry shall
be required to be filed.
(13) The Authorised Officer may permit a Unit to transfer goods to an

Export Oriented Unit or Electronic Hardware Technology Park Unit or
Software Technology Park Unit or Bio-technology Park Unit or to a bonded
warehouse, without payment of duty subject to following conditions,
namely:—
(i) the Unit shall transfer the goods against Procurement Certificate
issued by the Central Excise or Customs Officer in charge of
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technology Park Unit;
(ii) a warehousing Bill of Entry shall be filed by the Export Oriented

Unit or Electronic Hardware Technology Park Unit or Software
Technology Park Unir or Bio-technology Park Unit or by the
supplying Special Economic Zone Unit on behalf of the receiving
Export Oriented Unit or Software Technology Park Unit or Bio-
technology Park Unit, as the case may be, with the Authorised
Officer;
(iii) Export Oriented Unit or Electronic Hardware Technology Park

Unit or Software Technology Park Unit or Bio-technology Park
Unit shall submit re-warehousing certificate duly signed by the
Central Excise or Customs Officer having jurisdiction over the
technology Park Unit within a period forty-five days from the
date of clearance of the goods to the Authorised Officer;
(iv) where the Export Oriented Unit or Electronic Hardware

technology Park Unit fails to submit the re-warehousing
certificate within the period of forty-five days of clearance of
goods, the Authorised Officer shall take up the matter with the
Central Excise or Customs Officer of the receiving Unit to initiate
recovery proceeding against such Export Oriented Unit or
Software Technology Park Unit or Bio-technology Park Unit, as
the case may be;
(v) where goods admitted into a Unit from Domestic Tariff Area on
which entitlement under Duty Exemption Pass Book Scheme
had been availed are removed as such or after subjecting it to
a process not amounting to manufacture to an Export Oriented
Unit or Electronic Hardware Technology park Unit or Software
Technology Park Unit or Bio-technology Park Unit directly or
through a Unit in the same Special Economic Zone or another
Special Economic Zone, the customs duty equal to entitlement
availed under the Duty Exemption Pass Book Scheme shall be
paid.
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CHAPTER V
CONDITIONS SUBJECT TO WHICH GOODS MAY BE REMOVED

FROM A SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE TO THE DOMESTIC
TARIFF AREA
47. Sales in Domestic Tariff Area — (1) A Unit may sell goods and
services including rejects or wastes or scraps or remnants or broken
diamonds or by-products arising during the manufacturing process or in
connection therewith, in the Domestic Tariff Area on payment of customs
duties under section 30, subject to the following conditions, namely:—
(a) Domestic Tariff Area sale under sub-rule (1), of goods

manufactured by a Unit shall be on submission of import licence, as
applicable to the import of similar goods into India, under the provisions
of the Foreign Trade Policy:
Provided that goods imported or procured from the Domestic Tariff

Area and sold as such without being subjected to any manufacturing
process shall be subject to the provisions of the Foreign Trade Policy
as applicable to import of similar goods into India;
(b) Domestic Tariff Area sale under sub-rule (1) of rejects or scrap
or waste or remnants arising during the manufacturing process or in
connection therewith by the Unit shall not be subject to the provisions
of the Import Trade Control (Harmonized System) of Classification of
Export and Import Items:
Provided that the Central Government may notify restrictions, as it

deems fit on all or any class of such goods mentioned under this clause.
(2) Scrap or dust or sweeping of gold or silver or platinum may be sent

to Government of India Mint or Private Mint from a Unit and returned in
standard bars in accordance with the procedure specified by Customs
authorities or may be sold in the Domestic Tariff Area on payment of
duty on the gold or silver or platinum content in the said scrap:
Provided that the value of samples of gold or silver or platinum

sweepings or scrap or dust taken at the time of clearance and sent to
the Government Mint or Private Mint for assaying and assessment shall
be finalized on the basis of reports received from the Government Mint
or Private Mint, as the case may be.
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(3) Surplus power generated in a Special Economic Zone’s Developer’s
Power Plant in the SEZ or Unit’s captive power plant or diesel generating
set may be transferred to Domestic Tariff Area on payment of duty on
consumables and raw materials used for generation of power subject to
the following conditions, namely:—
(a) proposal for sale of surplus power received by the Development

Commissioner shall be examined in consultation with the State
Electricity Board, wherever considered necessary:
Provided that consultation with State Electricity Board shall not be

required for sale of power within the same Special Economic Zone;
(b) norms for production of a unit of power shall be approved by

the Approval Committee;
(c) sale of surplus power to other Unit or Developer in the same

or other Special Economic Zone or to Export Oriented Unit or
to Electronic Hardware Technology Park Unit or to Software
Technology Park Unit or Bio-technology Park Unit, shall be
without payment of duty;
(d) for sale of surplus power in Domestic Tariff Area, the Unit shall
obtain permission from the Specified Officer and the State
Government authority concerned;
(e) duty on sale of surplus power to the Domestic Tariff Area shall
be as provided for in this rule.
(4) Valuation and assessment of the goods cleared into Domestic Tariff
Area shall be made in accordance with Customs Act and rules made
thereunder.
48. Procedure for Sale in Domestic Tariff Area — (1) Domestic Tariff
Area buyer shall file Bill of Entry for home consumption giving therein
complete description of the goods and/or service namely, make and
model number and serial number and specification along with invoice
and packing list with the Authorised Officers:
Provided that the Bill of Entry for home consumption may also be
filed by a Unit on the basis of authorization from a Domestic Tariff Area
buyer.
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(2) Valuation of the goods and/or services cleared into Domestic Tariff
Area shall be determined in accordance with provisions of Customs Act and
rules made thereunder as applicable to goods when imported into India:
[1] [XXX]
(3) Where goods procured from Domestic Tariff Area by a Unit are
supplied back to the Domestic Tariff Area, as it is or without substantial
processing, such goods shall be treated as re-imported goods and shall
be subject to such procedure and conditions as applicable in the case
of normal re-import of goods from outside India:
Provided that in the case where such goods are supplied back to
the Domestic Tariff Area, as it is, and where the import duty on such
goods is “Nil” and while procurement of such goods no export benefits
were allowed against such goods, the Unit may be allowed to supply
back such goods to Domestic Tariff Area on the basis of invoice only
and filing of Bill of Entry in such cases shall not be required.
49. Domestic Tariff Area removals - abatement of duties in certain cases—

(1) A Unit may remove capital goods to Domestic Tariff Area after use
in Special Economic Zone on payment of duty as under:—
(a) duty shall be levied on such goods on the depreciated value

thereof and at the rate in force on the date of removal of the
goods;
(b) depreciation in value shall be allowed for the period from the
date of commencement of production or where such capital
goods have been received in the Unit after such commencement
of production from the date such goods have been put to use
for production till the date of presentation of Bill of Entry for
home consumption;
(c) depreciation shall be allowed in straight line method as specified

below, namely:—
(i) for computer and computer peripherals for every quarter in the
first year at the rate of ten per cent. for every quarter in the
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1 Omitted by the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules 2009, w.e.f. 3 - 2 -
2009. Prior to its omission, r ead as under:
“Provided that where the goods are supplied in Domestic Tariff Area by a
contract manufacturing Unit on the instructions of an Overseas entity, the Bill of
Entry shall be filed by the Domestic Tariff Area buyer on the basis of transaction
value recorded on the commercial invoice issued by the Overseas entity.
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second year at the rate of eight per cent. for every quarter in
the third year at the rate of five per cent. for every quarter in
the fourth and fifth year at the rate of one per cent.;
(ii) for capital goods other than computer and compute peripherals
for every quarter in the first year at the rate of four per cent.
for every quarter in the second year at the rate of three per
cent. for every quarter in the third year at the rate of three per
cent. for every quarter in the fourth and fifth year at the rate of
two and half per cent. and thereafter for every quarter at the
rate of two per cent.
Explanation : For the purpose of computing depreciation for any

part of a quarter, the rate applicable to such quarter in full shall be
considered.
(2) Goods supplied by a Unit to Domestic Tariff Area on payment of

duty may be brought back to the Unit for the purpose of repair within
a period of six months from the date of clearance, or within such period
as may be extended by the Specified Officer or within the warranty
period whichever is later, on payment of duty on the value of repairs
subject to the condition that the identity of goods is established to the
satisfaction of the Specified Officer.
(3) Goods on which any export entitlements were availed at the time
of procurement of goods may be supplied back to the Domestic Tariff
Area on payment of duty equivalent to the export entitlements availed
subject to the condition that the identity of goods being supplied back
to the Domestic Tariff Area is established to the satisfaction of the
Specified Officer:
Provided that where no export entitlements are availed, such goods

may be supplied back to the Domestic Tariff Area without payment of duty.
(4) A Unit may remove following goods from the Special Economic
Zone to Domestic Tariff Area without payment of duty:—
(a) goods imported and admitted into the Special Economic Zone
after payment of applicable duty and such goods are cleared
into Domestic Tariff Area, without any processing, subject to
the condition that the identity of goods is established to the
satisfaction of the Specified Officer;
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(b) used packing materials except metal containers;
(c) computer and computer peripherals, including printer, plotter,

scanner, monitor, key board and storage units (whether imported
or procured from Domestic Tariff Area) donated with the approval
of the Specified Officer to the recognized non-commercial
educational institutions or registered charitable hospitals or public
libraries or public funded research and development
establishments or organizations of Government of India or
Government of a State or Union Territory, after two years of
admission of goods and use by a Unit.
50. Temporary removals to Domestic Tariff Area — (1) The Unit may
temporarily remove following goods to Domestic Tariff Area without
payment of duty, namely:—
(a) capital goods and parts thereof for repairs and return thereof;
(b) goods for display, export promotion, exhibition and return thereof;
(c) goods for job work, test, repair, refining and calibration and
return thereof;
(d) laptop or notebook computers or video projection systems for

use by authorized employees of a Unit or Developer;
(e) any other goods with the prior approval of the Authorized Officer.
(2) A Unit may transfer goods to Domestic Tariff Area or abroad for
repair or replacement or testing or calibration, quality testing and research
and development purposes under intimation to the Specified Officer and
on maintenance of records for movement of such goods.
(3) A Unit may transfer goods for quality testing or research and
development purposes, to any recognized laboratory or institution, without
payment of duty, on giving an undertaking to the authorized officer for
the return of such goods:
Provided that if such goods have been consumed or destroyed in the

process of testing or at the time of research and development, a certificate
from the laboratory or institution to that effect shall be furnished to the
Specified Officer by the Unit.
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51. Procedure for temporary removals in Domestic Tariff Area — (1)
Removal of goods for the activities covered under sub-rules (1) to (3) of
rule 50 shall be undertaken by the Unit on the cover of serially numbered
pre-authenticated challans, authenticated by the Managing Director or
owner or working partner or the Company Secretary or by any person
duly authorized in this behalf by the company or owner or working
partner.
(2) Before making use of pre-authenticated serial numbered challans,

the serial numbers of the same shall be intimated to Authorized Officer.
(3) Identification marks, namely, make and model and serial number
and specification of the goods received back after such test or repair or
calibration or re-engineering or re-conditioning should match with those
mentioned in the pre-authenticated challan issued by the authorized
representative of the Unit and signed by the Authorized Officer at the
time of taking out such goods into Domestic Tariff Area.
(4) The goods shall be brought back to the Special Economic Zone
within one hundred and twenty days from the date of taking the goods
out of the Special Economic Zone or within such extended period as
may be permitted by the Specified Officer.
(5) If a Unit fails to bring back the goods into Special Economic Zone
within the period specified in sub-rule (4), the duty applicable on such
goods shall be paid by the Unit.
(6) Subject to the provisions in sub-rule (1), the Unit may remove goods,
including capital goods, to another Unit in the same or in another Special
Economic Zone, or to Export Oriented Unit or to Electronic Hardware
Technology Park Unit or to Software Technology Park Unit or Bio-
technology Park Unit or to a Domestic Tariff Area Unit for test or repairs
or calibration or re-engineering or re-conditioning and return:
Provided that transfer of goods within the same Special Economic

Zone shall be undertaken on maintenance of records by the supplying
and receiving units.
(7) A Unit may take out laptop computers and video projection system(s)
out of the Special Economic Zone temporarily for use by the authorized
employees of such unit subject to following procedure, namely:—
(a) Unit shall account for the laptop computers or video projection
system(s);
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(b) Unit shall issue a certificate authorizing the employee by name
and giving the full specification, namely, serial number and
model number and make of the laptop computer and video
projection system intended to be taken outside the processing
area temporarily and a copy of the certificate shall be endorsed
to Specified Officer and acknowledgement received by the Unit;
(c) Unit shall maintain a record of such certificate of authorization

issued under clause (b) for temporary removal of laptop
computer or video projection system.
52. Other Entitlements — (1) Supplier of precious and semi-precious

stones and synthetic stones and processed pearls from Domestic Tariff
Area to Units shall be eligible for grant of Replenishment Licence as
provided under the Foreign Trade Policy and Handbook:
Provided that the application for the Replenishment Licence shall

be made to the Development Commissioner.
(2) Free on Board value of export of the Unit can be clubbed with Free
on Board value of export of entrepreneur in the Domestic Tariff Area or
vice versa for the purpose of according status holder certificate.
(3) A Unit may retain hundred per cent. of their export proceeds in their
Foreign Currency account.
(4) Software units may be allowed to use the computer system for
training purpose (including commercial training) subject to the condition
that no computer terminal shall be installed outside the Special Economic
Zone, premises for this purpose.
(5) A Unit may install one fax machine imported or procured duty free
at a place of its choice, outside the Special Economic Zone, subject to
intimation of its location to the Specified Officer.
(6) The Unit may install personal computers not exceeding two in number
imported or procured duty free in the registered or administrative office
and the Unit may also install equipments like modem etc. required for
the purpose of electronic connectivity.
(7) For information technology and information technology enabled

services, persons authorized by the software units may access the facility
installed in the Unit through communication links.
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CHAPTER VI
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING—REQUIREMENTS AND

MONITORING
53. Net Foreign Exchange Earnings — The Unit shall achieve Positive
Net Foreign Exchange to be calculated cumulatively for a period of five
years from the commencement of production according to the following
formula, namely:—
Positive Net Foreign Exchange = A - B >> 0
Where :—
A : is Free on Board value of exports, including exports to Nepal

and Bhutan against freely convertible currency, by the Unit and the
value of following supplies of their products, namely:—
(a) supply of goods against Advance Licence or Duty Free

Replenishment Certificate under the Duty Exemption or
Remission Scheme or Diamond Imprest Licence under the
Foreign Trade Policy;
(b) supply of capital goods to holders of licence under the Export

Promotion Capital Goods Scheme under the Foreign Trade
Policy;
(c) supply of goods to projects financed by multilateral or bilateral

agencies or funds as notified by the Department of Economic
Affairs, Ministry of Finance under International Competitive
Bidding in accordance with the procedures of those agencies
or funds, where the legal agreements provide for tender
evaluation without including the customs duty;
(d) supply of capital goods, including those in unassembled or

disassembled condition as well as plants, machinery,
accessories, tools, dies and such goods which are used for
installation purposes till the stage of production and spares to
the extent of ten per cent. of the free on rail value to fertilizer
plants;
(e) supply of goods to any project or purpose in respect of which

the Ministry of Finance, by a notification, permits the import of
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such goods at zero customs duty;
(f) supply of goods to the power projects and refineries not covered
in (e) above;
(g) supply to projects funded by United Nations Agencies;
(h) supply of goods to nuclear power projects through competitive

bidding as opposed to International Competitive Bidding;
(i) supply made to bonded warehouses set up under the Foreign

Trade Policy or under section 65 of the Customs Act and free
trade and warehousing zones, where payment is received in
foreign exchange;
(j) supply against special entitlements of duty free import of goods

under the Foreign Trade Policy;
(k) export of services by services units including services rendered

within Special Economic Zone or services rendered in the
Domestic Tariff Area and paid for in free foreign exchange or
such services rendered in Indian Rupees which are otherwise
considered as having been paid for in free foreign exchange by
the Reserve Bank of India;
(l) supply of Information Technology Agreement items and notified

zero duty telecom or electronic items, namely, Color Display
Tubes for monitors and Deflection components for colour
monitors or any other items as may be notified by the Central
Government;
(m) supply to other units and Developers in the same or other

Special Economic Zone or Export Oriented Unit or Electronic
Hardware Technology Park or Software Technology Park Unit
or Bio-technology Park Unit provided that such goods and
services are permissible for import or procurement by such
Units and Developers;
(n) supply of goods to Domestic Tariff Area against payment in

foreign exchange from the Exchange Earners Foreign Currency
account of the Domestic Tariff Area buyer or Free Foreign
Exchange received from overseas;
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(o) supply of goods against free foreign exchange by a Free Trade
and Warehousing Zone Unit.
Explanation : For the purposes of this sub-rule, the supplies under

clause (m) shall be against procurement certificate, as applicable and
the supplies under clauses (d) to (h) and (j) shall be as per the terms
and conditions of the respective duty exemption notified by the Central
Government, in the Ministry of Finance; and
B : consist of sum of the following:—
(a) sum total of the Cost Insurance and Freight value of all imported
inputs used for authorized operations during the relevant period
and the Cost Insurance and Freight value of all imported capital
goods including goods purchased on high seas basis even
though paid for in Indian Rupees and the value of all payments
made in foreign exchange by way of export commission, royalty,
fees, dividends, interest on external commercial borrowings
during the first five year period or any other charges;
(b) value of goods obtained from other Unit or Export Oriented Unit
or Electronic Hardware Technology Park or Software Technology
Park Unit or Bio-technology Park Unit or from bonded
warehouses or procured from international exhibitions held in
India or precious metals procured from nominated agencies;
(c) the Cost Insurance Freight value of the goods and services,
including pro-rata Cost Insurance Freight of capital goods,
imported duty free or leased from a leasing company or received
free of cost and/or on loan basis or on transfer for the period
they remain with Unit.
Explanation : For the purposes of this sub-rule “Inputs” mean raw

materials, intermediates, components, consumables, parts and packing
materials;
(d) for annual calculation of Net Foreign Exchange, value of

imported capital goods and lump sum payment of foreign
technical know-how fee shall be amortized at the rate of ten
per cent. every year from the first year to tenth year.
54. Monitoring of performance — (1) Performance of the Unit shall be
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monitored by the Approval Committee as per the guidelines given in
Annexure appended to these rules.
(2) In case the Approval Committee comes to the conclusion that a Unit
has not achieved positive Net Foreign Exchange Earning or failed to
abide by any of the terms and conditions of the Letter of Approval or
Bond-cum-Legal Undertaking, without prejudice to the action that may
be taken under any other law for the time being in force, the said Unit
shall be liable for penal action under the provisions of the Foreign Trade
(Development and Regulation) Act, 1992.
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CHAPTER VII
APPEAL
55. Form of Appeal — [1] Any person aggrieved by an order passed by

the Approval Committee under section 15 or against cancellation of
Letter of Approval under section 16, may prefer an appeal to the
Board in the Form J.
56. Time within which appeal is to be preferred — (1) [2] An appeal

shall be preferred by the aggrieved person within a period of thirty days
from the date of receipt of the order of the Approval Committee under
rule 18.
(2) When the appeal is preferred after the expiry of the period of thirty
days specified in sub-rule (1), it shall be accompanied by an application
supported by an affidavit setting forth the facts on which the appellant
relies to satisfy the Board that he has sufficient cause for not preferring
the appeal within the said period of thirty days:
Provided that if the Board is satisfied that the appellant had sufficient
cause for not preferring the appeal within the aforesaid period, it may for
reasons to be recorded in writing, admit the appeal after the expiry of
the aforesaid period but before the expiry of forty-five days from the date
of communication to him of the order of the Approval Committee.
57. Payment of fees — (1) Every appeal shall be accompanied by a fee

of rupees two thousand and five hundred.
(2) The amount of fees shall be deposited by way of a Demand Draft,

drawn in favour of Pay and Accounts Officer, Department of Commerce,
New Delhi.
58. Contents of appeal — Every appeal filed under rule 55 shall be

written in English or Hindi and shall set forth concisely under distinct
heads the grounds of appeal and such grounds shall be numbered
consecutively.
59. What to accompany form — Every appeal shall be filed in the Form
J in duplicate and shall be accompanied by two copies (at least one of
which shall be certified copy) of the order of the Approval Committee
appealed against and other documents to support the grounds of objection
mentioned in the appeal.
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1 &2 Modified by the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules 2009, w.e.f. 3 -
2 - 2009
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Explanation: For the purpose of this rule “certified copy” includes
the copy which was originally supplied to the appellant as well as a
photostat copy thereof duly authenticated by the appellant or his
authorised representative as a true copy.
60. Filing of affidavits — Where a fact which cannot be borne out by, or
is contrary to, the record is alleged, it shall be stated clearly and concisely
and supported by a duly sworn affidavit.
61. Rights of appellant to appear before the Board — Every appellant

may appear before the Board in person or authorize one or more
chartered accountants or company secretaries or cost accountants or
legal practitioners or any of his or its officers to present his or its case
before the Board.
Explanation: for the purpose of this rule,—
(a) “chartered accountant” means a chartered accountant as defined

in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Chartered
Accountants Act, 1949 and who has obtained a certificate of
practice under sub-section (1) of section 6 of that Act;
(b) “company secretary” means a company secretary as defined in

clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Company
Secretaries Act, 1980 and who has obtained a certificate of
(c) “cost accountant” means a cost accountant as defined in clause

(b) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Cost and Works
Accountants Act, 1959 and who has obtained a certificate of
(d) “legal practitioner” means an advocate, vakil or an attorney of

any High Court, and includes a pleader in practice.
62. Authorisation to be filed — An authorised representative appearing

for the appellant at the hearing of an appeal shall file an authorization
from the appellant to the Board before the commencement of the hearing.
63. Procedure for filing appeal — (1) An appeal shall be preferred by the
appellant or his authorised representative and be sent to the Board of
Approval (Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry,
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Department of Commerce, Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi-110011);
(2) An appeal sent by post under sub-rule (1) shall be deemed to have
been preferred to the Board on the day on which it is received in the
office of the Member Secretary to the Board at Delhi.
64. Furnishing of information and documents — (1) The Board may,

before considering the appeal, require the appellant or the Approval
Committee or both to furnish such further information and documents,
as it considers necessary.
(2) Parties concerned shall furnish such information and documents

within thirty days of such order.
65. Date and place of hearing of appeal to be communicated — The

Board shall communicate, before considering the appeal, to the appellant
the date and place of the hearing of the appeal.
66. Hearing of appeal — (1) On the day fixed or on any other day to
which the hearing may be adjourned, the appellant shall be heard in
support of the appeal. The Board shall, then, if necessary, hear the
Approval Committee or its authorised representative against the appeal
and in such case the appellant shall be entitled to reply.
(2) In case the appellant does not appear in person or through an

authorised representative when the appeal is called for hearing, the
Board may dispose of the appeal on merits:
Provided that where an appeal has been disposed of as provided

above and the appellant appears afterwards and satisfies the Board that
there was sufficient cause for his non-appearance, when the appeal was
called for hearing, the Board shall make an order setting aside the ex
parte order and restore the appeal.
67. Orders by the Board
The Board shall,—
(a) after considering the appeal preferred to it under rule 55;
(b) after considering further documentary evidence referred to in

rule 64, and
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(c) after giving hearing under rule 66,
pass such orders or give such directions as may be necessary or

expedient to give effect to, or in relation to, its orders.
68. Order to be signed and dated — The Order of the Board shall be
in writing and shall be signed and dated.
69. Order to be communicated to the party — The Board shall, after the
order is signed, cause it to be communicated to the appellant and to the
Approval Committee.
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CHAPTER VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
70. Identity Cards — (1) The entry of persons to the processing area of
the Special Economic Zone shall be regulated by the Development
Commissioner through issue of identity cards.
(2) The identity card shall be valid upto a period of five years and shall
be issued, in the format given in Form K, to the entrepreneurs and
regular employees of the Units:
[1] Provided that when the Unit ceases to hold a valid Letter of
Approval, all identity cards issued to the Entrepreneurs and employees
of such Unit shall be deemed to be invalid and shall be surrendered
forthwith.
(3) Temporary identity card may be issued by the Development

Commissioner to the casual visitors and contractors and a proper record
of such entries shall be maintained at the Special Economic Zone Gate.
71. Foreign Exchange Remittances — Export value of goods, software

and services may be realized and repatriated as per instructions of the
Reserve Bank of India issued from time to time.
72. Revival of sick units — (1) A unit which has been declared sick by
the appropriate authority shall submit a revival package through
Development Commissioner to Board for consideration and the Board
shall consider the extension in the period for fulfillment of Positive Net
Foreign Exchange for a further period up to a maximum of five years at
the prevalent norms.
(2) On extension of the period, unutilized raw material are imported or

domestically procured capital goods shall be allowed to be carried forward
at their original value and the Bond-cum-Legal Undertaking executed by
the unit shall be revised accordingly.
(3) In case a new entity is willing to takeover all the assets and liabilities
of a sick Unit, transfer of such assets and liabilities as provided under
sub-rule (1) shall be considered by the Board.
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1 Modified by the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules 2009, w.e.f. 3 - 2 -
2009
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(4) Where a Unit is granted extension of period for fulfillment of Positive
Net Foreign Exchange Earning under sub-rule (1), the space would
continue to be in its possession.
(5) Where a Unit is taken over by another unit, the liability shall pass
on to the new unit which is taking over the sick unit.
73. For the period when the Specified Officer is not posted in a Special
Economic Zone, an officer of customs, not below the rank of a Gazetted
Officer of Customs, authorized by Development Commissioner shall
discharge duties and functions of the Specified Officer.
74. Exit of Units — (1) The Unit may opt out of Special Economic Zone
with the approval of the Development Commissioner and such exit shall
be subject to payment of applicable duties on the imported or indigenous
capital goods, raw materials, components, consumables, spares and
finished goods in stock:
Provided that if the unit has not achieved positive Net Foreign
Exchange, the exit shall be subject to penalty that may be imposed
under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992.
(2) The following conditions shall apply on the exit of the Unit, namely:—
(i) Penalty imposed by the competent authority would be paid and

in case an appeal against an order imposing penalty is pending,
exit shall be considered if the unit has obtained a stay order
from competent authority and has furnished a Bank Guarantee
for the penalty adjudicated by the appropriate authority unless
the appellate authority makes a specific order exempting the
Unit from this requirement;
(ii) In case the Unit has failed to fulfill the terms and conditions of
the Letter of Approval and penal proceedings are to be taken
up or are in process, a legal undertaking for payment of
penalties, that may be imposed, shall be executed with the
Development Commissioner;
(iii) The Unit shall continue to be treated a unit till the date of final
exit.
(3) In the event of a gems and jewellery unit ceasing its operation, gold
and other precious metals, alloys, gem and other materials available for
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manufacture of jewellery shall be handed over to an agency nominated
by the Central Government at a price to be determined by that agency.
(4) Development Commissioner may permit a Unit, as one time option,

to exit from Special Economic Zone on payment of duty on capital goods
under the prevailing Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme under the
Foreign Trade Policy subject to the Unit satisfying the eligibility criteria
under that Scheme.
(5) Depreciation norms for capital goods shall be as given in sub-rule

(1) of rule 49.
75. Self Declaration — Unless otherwise specified in these rules all

inward or outward movement of goods into or from the Zone by the Unit
or Developer shall be based on self declaration made and no routine
examination of these goods shall be made unless specific orders of the
Development Commissioner or the Specified Officer are obtained.
76. The “services” for the purposes of [1][clause] (z) of section 2 shall
be the following, namely:— Trading, warehousing, research and
development services, computer software services, including information
enabled services such as back-office operations, call centres, content
development or animation, data processing, engineering and design,
graphic information system services, human resources services,
insurance claim processing, legal data bases, medical transcription,
payroll, remote maintenance, revenue accounting, support centres and
web-site services, off-shore banking services, professional services
(excluding legal services and accounting) rental/leasing services without
operators, other business services, courier services, audio-visual services,
construction and related services, distribution services (excluding retail
services), educational services, environmental services, financial services,
hospital services, other human health services, tourism and travel related
services, recreational, cultural and sporting services, entertainment
services, transport services, services auxiliary to all modes of transport,
pipelines transport.
[2][Explanation: The expression “trading”, for the purposes of the

Second Schedule of the Act, shall mean import for the purposes of re-
export.]
1 Substituted for “sub-clause” by the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules,
2006, w.e.f. 10-8-2006.
2 Inserted ibid
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77. Procedures for withdrawal or cancellation of exemptions, concessions,
drawbacks or any other benefits to a Unit
(1) Where the Letter of Approval has been cancelled under section 16,
the Unit shall furnish to the Development Commissioner, within thirty
days of the cancellation of the Letter of Approval, the details of the
exemptions, drawbacks, concessions, and any other benefit in respect
of the Central Goods, finished goods, raw materials and consumables
lying in stock, relatable to the Unit and the Development Commissioner
shall direct the Specified Officer to determine the amount to be remitted
to the Government by the Unit in the form of Customs Duty.
(2) The Specified Officer shall, based on the details provided by the
Unit shall assess and communicate the quantum of amount to be remitted
by the unit for clearing the said goods in the Domestic Tariff Area, which
shall be remitted within a period of three months from the date of
communication:
Provided, however, that this period of three months may be extended

for a further period not exceeding three months, by the Development
Commissioner for valid reasons to be recorded in writing:
Provided further that the amount to be remitted shall not exceed the
exemptions drawbacks and concessions availed of by the Unit on such
goods and/or the Customs Duty payable on such finished goods when
imported into India.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-rules (1) and (2), the Unit
shall export or transfer the said goods, against duty-free licence, without
remitting the exemptions, drawbacks, concessions or any other benefits
availed in respect of such goods:
Provided that in respect of Capital Goods, transferred against Export

Promotion Capital Goods Scheme licence, the Unit shall remit the duties
as may be applicable under the provisions of the Export Promotion
Capital Goods Scheme.
(4) Where in the case of an entrepreneur whose Letter of Approval has

been cancelled and who fails to comply with the conditions of removal
of all goods within the prescribed period as provided in sub-rule (2), the
Development Commissioner shall take over possession of such goods
excluding hypothecated goods and dispose off the same through public
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auction subject to the condition that the sale proceeds of such auction
shall be deposited in a designated account and apportionment of such
proceeds shall take place in the manner as approved by the Central
Government.
(5) An entrepreneur whose Letter of Approval has been cancelled and

has failed to meet positive net foreign exchange earning as required
under rule 52, it shall be liable for payment of penalty as may be imposed
by the adjudicating authority in accordance with the provisions of the
Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (22 of 1992):
Provided that raw materials, components, consumables and spares

procured from Domestic Tariff Area held in stock at the time of cancellation
of Letter of Approval, on which any export entitlements were availed,
shall be removed to the Domestic Tariff Area on payment of additional
duty equivalent to the export entitlements availed:
Provided further that goods on which no export entitlements or duty

exemption were availed on their procurement from Domestic Tariff Area,
shall be removed to Domestic Tariff Area, without payment of duty.
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FORM-A
APPLICATION FOR SETTING UP OF SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE

[Refer rule 3]
I. Name and address of the Undertaking in full (Block Letters)
Name of the Applicant
Full Address
(Regd. Office in case of
limited companies and
Head Office for others)
Pin Code
Tel. No.
Fax No.
Permanent E-Mail Address
Name and address of each
of the Directors/Partners/
Promoters, as the case may be
II. Nature of the applicant Firm or Company:
(a) Public Limited Company
(b) Private Limited Company
(c) Proprietorship
(d) Partnership
(e) Others (please specify)
Note : Copy of certificate of incorporation alongwith Article of

Association and Memorandum in case of companies and partnership
deed in case of partnership firms may please be attached.
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III. (i) Location of the proposed Special Economic Zone:
Whether the proposal is for—
(a) Special Economic Zone for Multi Product. (b)
Special Economic Zone for Specific Sector. (c) Free
Trade and Warehousing Zone.
(Tick R as applicable)
IV. (a) Distance from the nearest Sea Port or Airport or Rail or Road head to
the proposed Special Economic Zone.
(b) Indicate the area of the proposed Special Economic Zone (in
hectares)
(c) Whether the applicant is owner of the land and the land is in his/its
possession.
(d) In the case of lease hold land, name of the lessor and the lease
conditions.
(e) If the land is not in ownership or possession, steps being taken for
acquisition of land.
(f) Whether the area is contiguous or not or whether there is any

thoroughfare?
V. Proposed Financial/Investment Details:
(i) Cost of Land.
[1] (a) Type and quality of land i.e. waste and barren land, single crop or
double crop etc.
(ii) Cost of proposed infrastructure, namely: (a)
Development of land.
(b) Boundary walls, roads, drainage, water supply, electricity, etc.
(c) Ready Built up factory premises. (d)
Port.
(e) Airport.
(f) Others, if any, give details
(iii) Total Investments

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VI. Means of Financing
(a) Equity Capital
(b) Term Loan
(c) External Commercial Borrowings, if any, furnish details.
(d) Any other source
Total
[1][VI.A. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
(a) Extent of FDI (if any) in million U.S. Dollars.
(b) Source of FDI (Country and Company details may be provided.]
VII. Equity including Foreign Investment
(i) Thousand) (Rs. Lakhs)
(a) Authorized
(b) Subscribed
(c) Paid up Capital
Note : If it is existing company, please give the break up of the

existing and proposed capital structure
(ii) Pattern of share holding in the paid-up capital (Amount in

Rupees)
(Rs. in lakhs) (US $ Thousand)
(a) Foreign holding
(b) Non Resident Indian company/individual holding
(i) Repatriable
(ii) Non-repatriable
(c) Resident holding
(d) Total
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VIII. Development of identified area as Special Economic Zone : Give
the following details:—
Area in hectares
(i) Total area proposed for development as Special Economic Zone.
(ii) Area proposed to be developed as processing area.
(iii) Development activities proposed in the processing area,

namely:—
(a) site development,
(b) construction of boundary walls,
(c) construction of roads,
(d) installation of water supply and sanitation and sewage

systems,
(e) power distribution system,
(f) telecom facilities,
(g) construction of factory buildings and warehouses,
(h) Any other activity which may be required in the processing

area.
(iv) Area proposed to be developed as non-processing area.
(v) Activities proposed in the non-processing area, namely:—
(a) Residential.
(b) Commercial complex.
(c) Recreation facilities.
(d) Social amenities-give details.
(e) Others-specify.
(vi) Standards of operation and maintenance of the facilities

proposed
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IX. Indicate exports and direct and indirect employment likely to be
generated during the first five year period.
(Attach a Project Report outlining the economic and commercial

viability of the proposal)
X. Has the applicant obtained any, Permission or Approval from

Government of India for setting up any other SEZs, if so, details
may be given and/or whether any such application is pending
consideration before the State Government or Government of India?
XI. Has the applicant or any of his partners/Directors who are also
partners/Directors of any other company or its associate concerns
are being proceeded against and have been debarred from getting
any Licence or Letter of Intent or Letter of Permission under the
Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992/Customs
Act, 1962/Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999/Central Excise
Act, 1944.
Place: Signature of the Applicant
Date: Name in Block Letters
Designation
Official Seal/Stamp
Tel. No
E-mail
Web-Site, if any
Full Residential Address
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UNDERTAKING
I/We hereby undertake to abide by the provisions of the Special

Economic Zones Act, 2005 and rules and orders made thereunder.
I/We hereby declare that the above statements are true and correct
to the best of my/our knowledge and belief. I/We will abide by any other
condition, which may be stipulated by the Government of India or the
State Government. I/We fully understand that any Letter of Approval
granted to me/us on the basis of the statement furnished is liable to
cancellation or any other action that may be taken having regard to the
circumstances of the case if it is found that any of the statements or
facts therein are incorrect or false. An affidavit duly sworn in support of
the above information is enclosed.
Place: Signature of the Applicant
Date: Name in Block Letters
Designation
Official Seal/Stamp
Tel. No
E-mail
Web-Site, if any
Full Residential Address
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[1]CHECK LIST
(1) Name of the Developer.
(2) Proposed area of the location of the SEZ.
(3) Status of recommendation of the proposal by the State Government

(if available).
(4) Whether proposal is for formal or in-principle approval? (In case

land is in possession of the promoter, it is considered for formal
approval).
(5) Is it a multi-product SEZ?
(6) If it is a sector specific SEZ, the sector is.
(7) Whether it meets the area requirements?
(8) Area of the SEZ (in hectares).
(9) Whether Form-A has been filed?
(10) Whether undertaking and affidavit has been submitted?
(11) Whether project report has been submitted?
(12) Whether land is owned/ leased and is in possession of the

Developer?
(13) Does the proposal meet the area requirements of the Rules?
(14) Whether the land has existing structures or is vacant?
(15) Whether the land is contiguous?
(16) Projected investment in the project.
(17) Projected exports from the project.
(18) Projected employment from the project.
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(19) Share Capital and Reserves of the Developer Company.
(20) Source of funds for the project.
(21) Net worth of the Applicant (including Group companies) duly

supported by Audited Accounts of the Developer for last 3 years (for
all the constituents in case the Developer is a SPV). If the company
is a new company, audited accounts of Flagship Company/promoters
may be provided.
(22) Extent of FDI (if any) in million U.S. Dollars.
(23) Source of FDI (Country and Company details may be provided.
(24) Whether provisions contained in the Press Note No. 5 (2005 Series),
issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry have been followed
in respect of Telecom/IT SEZ development?]
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FORM-B
(FORMAT FOR LETTER OF APPROVAL FOR SEZ DEVELOPER)

[Refer rule 6]
[1]No. SEZ]
Government of India Ministry of
Commerce & Industry Department
of Commerce
(SEZ Section)
Dated the…………
To,
Subject : Setting up of Special Economic Zone at....................
Reference : Your proposal/s No............dated...............
Sir(s),
With reference to your above mentioned application, Government of

India is pleased to approve your proposal for development, operation
and maintenance of the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at
village............................, District.................in the State of .......................,
as per details given below:—
I. PROPOSAL and PROJECT DETAILS : To set up a Special

Economic Zone for multi-product or a Special Economic Zone
for specific sector over an area of ..........at.............(Place, District
and Name of the State).
II. DEVELOPER : ..................(Name of the developer)
III. General Conditions:
(i) The Developer shall develop, operate and maintain the

Special Economic Zone in terms of the Special Economic
Zones Act, 2005 and the rules made thereunder.
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(ii) The Developer shall execute Bond-cum-Legal Undertaking
as required under rules 12 and 22 of the Special Economic
Zone Rules, 2006 for the authorised operations.
(iii) The Developer shall obtain the required approval from

various statutory authorities under relevant statutes and
regulations of the Government of India and the State
Government and local bodies.
(iv) The Developer shall make adequate provision for

rehabilitation of the displaced persons.
(v) The project shall be implemented and operated in terms

of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and the rules
and orders made thereunder.
(vi) The Developer shall conform to the environmental

requirements.
(vii) The Developer shall abide by the local laws, rules,

regulations or bye-laws in regard to area planning,
sewerage disposal, pollution control, labour laws and the
like as may be locally applicable.
(viii) The Developer shall raise the required funds for the project.
External commercial borrowing, if any, will be as per the
guidelines of the Ministry of Finance, Department of
Economic Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi.
(ix) This approval is valid for a period of three years within

which time the Developer shall implement the project.
The project implementation progress report will be
submitted to Government of India every six months.
(x) This approval is liable to be suspended in case of violation

of any of the terms and conditions stipulated herein.
(xi) The operation and maintenance of the facilities will be

made as per the standards specified in the proposal and
to the satisfaction of the users.
(xii) The Developer shall maintain adequate manpower to

provide the facilities.
(xiii) The user charges will be finalised in consultation with the

Development Commissioner and the users. This shall be
subject to revision as per the agreed terms.
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(xiv) The Developer shall obtain the approval of Board for specific
activities proposed to be undertaken for development,
operation and maintenance of Special Economic Zone. Based
on the activities approved by the Board, the Developer shall be
entitled for duty-free import or domestic procurement of goods
for the approved activities under rule 10 after the Special
Economic Zone has been notified.
(xv) The authorized operations shall be carried out in terms of the

parameters laid down in the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005
and the Rules and orders made thereunder and in
accordance with the proposal approved herein.
(xvi) No duty-free goods shall be available for personal use of, or

consumption by officials, workers, staff or owners of the Unit
or Developer.
(xvii) Normally, no extension of validity period of three years for

implementation of the project will be considered. Any request,
however, may be considered by the Board, on merits. Such
request shall be submitted to the Government six months before
expiry of the approval period.
(xviii) [1] The developer shall bear the cost of staff provided by the
Government to man the posts in the Special Eocnomic Zone and
will deposit the requisite amount as and when demanded by the
Development Commissioner.
2. This approval shall be also subject to other conditions as approved by the

Board as given in the Annexure to this letter.
3. The Developer may convey acceptance of all the terms and conditions indicated
above within thirty days from the date of issue of this letter. All future
correspondence may be addressed to the Deputy Secretary (SEZ), Department of
Commerce, Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi-11.
4. The Developer may send exact details of the area along with a map
indicating the Special Economic Zone area certified by the District Revenue
Authorities for notification in the Gazette of India.
5. The Developer shall furnish to the Development Commissioner,.......... Special

Economic Zone returns on import, procurement and utilization of goods, as
provided for under the Special Economic Zone Rules,
2006.
Yours faithfully,
Deputy Secretary/Director Department of Commerce

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[1][FORM-B 1
No. F. ........................ -SEZ

Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(Department of Commerce)
(SEZ Section)
Dated, the .................
To,
Subject : Setting up of a ............. Special Economic Zone at ...............

by M/s. ............... Reg.
Reference : Your application dated ...........
Sir(s),

India is pleased to grant “in-principle” approval to your proposal for
development, operation and maintenance of a Special Economic Zone
(SEZ), as per details given below :—
I. PROPOSAL AND PROJECT DETAILS :— To set up a

........................... Special Economic Zone over an area of
........................... hectares ........................... by M/s.
...........................
II. General Conditions :
(i) This “in-principle” approval is valid for a period of one

year within which time the applicant shall submit suitable
proposal for formal approval in Form “A” as prescribed
under the provisions of Rule 3 of the SEZ Rules, 2006,
along with proof of land possession/lease hold rights,
updated Project Report and Check List. Fifteen copies of
the application and other enclosures prescribed shall be
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submitted to the Director (SEZ), Department of
Commerce, Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi - 110011 directly
or through the State Government concerned. The
applicant should be in possession of the identified area
either by way of ownership or by way of lease hold rights
valid for twenty years or more on the date of application.
(ii) The Developer shall obtain the required approval from

various statutory authorities under relevant statutes and
regulations of the Government of India and the State
Government and local bodies.
(iii) The Developer shall make adequate provision for

rehabilitation of the displaced persons as per the RR
policy of the State Government.
(iv) The project shall be implemented and operated in terms

of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and the rules
(v) The Developer shall confirm to the environmental

requirements.
(vi) The Developer shall abide by the local laws, rules,

regulations or bye-laws in regard to area planning,
sewerage disposal, pollution control, labour laws and the
like as may be locally applicable.
(vii) The Developer shall raise the required funds for the
project, External commercial borrowing, if any, will be as
per the guidelines of the Ministry of Finance, Department
of Economic Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi.
(viii) The Developer shall obtain the approval of Board for

specific activities proposed to be undertaken for
development, operation and maintenance of Special
Economic Zone.
(ix) Any request for extension, for a period not exceeding

two years, may be submitted with valid reasons and
details of steps taken for implementation, which may be
considered by the Board, on merits. Such request shall
be submitted to the Government two months before expiry
of the approval period.
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2. This approval shall be also subject to other conditions as prescribed
by the Board.
3. The Developer may convey acceptance of all the terms and

conditions indicated above within thirty days from the date of issue of
this letter. All future correspondence may be addressed to the Director
(SEZ), Department of Commerce, Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi-110011.
Yours faithfully
Sd/-
Director/Deputy Secretary
Department of Commerce]
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FORM-C
(FORMAT FOR LETTER OF APPROVAL FOR PROVIDING

INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES IN SEZ)
[Refer rule 6]
No…………………..SEZ
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
(SEZ Section)
Dated the……………
To,
Subject : Proposal for providing infrastructure facilities in Special

Economic Zone at....................
Reference : Your proposal/s No............dated...............
Sir(s),

India is pleased to approve your proposal as Co-Development for
providing infrastructure facilities in the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at
Village ............................, District.................in the State of.......................as
per details given below:
(1) Name of the Co-Developer ...........................
(2) Details of infrastructural facilities proposed to be provided:........
2. Your Agreement dated...........entered into with the Developer/s of

the aforestated Special Economic Zone for providing of infrastructure
facilities or to undertake any authorised operations shall form part of this
approval.
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3. General Conditions:
(i) The Co-developer shall provide infrastructure facilities in the

.............Special Economic Zone in terms of the Special Economic
Zones Act, 2005 and the rules and the orders made thereunder.
(ii) The Co-developer shall execute Bond-cum-Legal Undertaking

as required under the Special Economic Zone Rules, 2006 for
the authorised operations.
(iii) The Co-developer shall obtain the required approval from various
statutory authorities under relevant statutes and regulations of
the Government of India and the State Government and local
bodies.
(iv) The project shall be implemented and operated in terms of the

Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and the rules and orders
made thereunder.
(v) The Co-developer shall conform to the environmental

requirements.
(vi) The Co-developer shall abide by the local laws, rules, regulations
or bye-laws in regard to area planning, sewerage disposal,
pollution control, labour laws and the like as may be locally
applicable.
(vii) The Co-developer shall raise the required funds for the facilities
being created. External commercial borrowing, if any, will be as
per the guidelines of the Ministry of Finance, Department of
Economic Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi.
(viii) This approval is valid for a period of three years within which
time the Co-developer shall create the approved facilities. The
progress of implementation will be submitted to Government of
India every six months.
(ix) This approval is liable to be suspended in case of violation of

any of the terms and conditions stipulated herein.
(x) The operation and maintenance of the facilities will be made as

per the standards specified in the proposal and to the satisfaction
of the users.
(xi) The Co-developer shall maintain adequate manpower to provide

the facilities.
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(xii) The user charges will be finalised in consultation with the
Development Commissioner and the users. This shall be subject
to revision as per the agreed terms.
(xiii) The Co-developer shall obtain the approval of Board for specific
activities proposed to be undertaken for development, operation
and maintenance of Special Economic Zone. Based on the
activities approved by the Board, the Co-developer shall be
entitled for duty-free import or domestic procurement of goods
for the approved activities after the Special Economic Zone has
been notified.
(xiv) The authorized operations shall be carried out in terms of the

parameters laid down in the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005
and the rules and orders made thereunder and in accordance
with the proposal approved herein.
(xv) No duty-free goods shall be available for personal use of, or

consumption by officials, workers, staff or owners of the Unit or
Developer.
(xvi) Normally, no extension of validity period of three years for

implementation will be considered. Any request, however, may
be considered by the Board, on merits. Such request shall be
submitted to the Government six months before expiry of the
approval period.
4. This approval shall be also subject to other conditions as approved

by the Board as given in the Annexure to this letter.
5. The Co-developer may convey acceptance of all the terms and

conditions indicated above within thirty days from the date of issue of this
letter. All future correspondence may be addressed to the Deputy Secretary
(SEZ), Department of Commerce, Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi-11.
6. The Co-developer shall furnish to the Developer Commissioner,

.......... Special Economic Zone returns on import, procurement and
utilization of goods, as provided for under the Special Economic Zone
Rules, 2006.
Yours faithfully,
Deputy Secretary/Director Department of Commerce
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FORM-D
BOND-CUM-LEGAL UNDERTAKING FOR DEVELOPER
[Refer sub-rule (5) of rule 12 and sub-clause (ii) of sub-rule (1) of rule 22]
We .................. having our registered office at ................... hereinafter

referred to as the Obligors (which expression shall, unless repugnant to
the context or meaning thereof, include our heirs, successors, executors,
administrators, liquidators, legal representatives and assignees) hereby
hold and firmly bind ourselves jointly and severally unto the President of
India, acting through the Development Commissioner and the Specified
Officer hereinafter referred to as ‘the Government’ in the sum of Rs.
................... Rupees ..................... only) for which payment to be well
and truly made, we the obligors bind ourselves by these presents.
Whereas we, the obligors have been granted by the Government a

Letter of Approval to develop, operate and maintain ................... Special
Economic Zone or develop, operate and maintain infrastructure facilities
in ................... Special Economic Zone on the terms and conditions
stipulated in the Letter of Approval number ..................... dated
....................... and we, the obligors have duly accepted the said terms
and conditions.
And whereas the Specified Officer has approved the place of storage of
goods in ............................. Special Economic Zone in terms of Special
Economic Zone Rules, 2006 wherein the dutiable goods, imported or
sourced indigenously or sourced from other export oriented units, or
software technology park units or electronic hardware technology park
units or Special Economic Zone units in the same Special Economic
Zone or other Special Economic Zone by us from time to time for the
purposes of carrying out authorized operations availing exemptions from
payment of duties, taxes or cess or drawback and concessions under
sections 7 and 26 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, could be
deposited for a period of one year or such extended period as may be
extended by the Specified Officer.
And whereas the Specified Officer has permitted the obligors to clear
duty free imported goods from ports or airports or inland container depots
or specified land customs stations or customs warehouses or international
exhibitions held in India, as the case may be, for admission into the
special economic zone.
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And whereas the Specified Officer has permitted the obligors admission
of duty-free imported goods and duty free goods procured from the
domestic tariff area, hereinafter referred to as goods, into the special
economic zone as provided under the Special Economic Zones Act,
2005 and the rules and orders made thereunder.
And whereas the Specified Officer has permitted provisional assessment

of goods brought into the special economic zone by the above obligors
from time to time which could not be finalized for want of full information
as regard to value or description or quality or the proof thereof or for the
non-completion of the chemical or other tests in respect thereof or
otherwise as per request of the obligors.
NOW THE CONDITIONS OF THE ABOVE WRITTEN BOND-CUM-

LEGAL UNDERTAKING ARE THAT:
1. We, the obligors shall observe all the provisions of the Special
Economic Zones Act, 2005 and the rules and orders made thereunder
in respect of the said goods.
2. We, the obligors shall refund an amount equal to the benefits of

exemptions, drawback, cess and concessions availed on account of the
goods and services in terms of provisions of rule 25 of Special Economic
Zones Rules 2006.
3. We, the obligors, shall furnish to the Assistant Commissioner of

Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, at
port or air-port or inland container depot or land customs station or a
warehouse evidence to his satisfaction within a period of forty-five days
from the date of dispatch from any warehouse or unit that the said
goods have duly arrived in the Special Economic Zone.
4. We, the obligors shall be wholly and solely responsible for ensuring
that there shall be no pilferage during transit of the said goods when
dispatched from the place of import or the factory of manufacture or
from the warehouse to the Special Economic Zone and vice versa and
we, the obligors, shall pay the duty on pilfered goods, if any.
5. We, the obligors shall maintain detailed accounts of all goods

imported or procured from Domestic Tariff Area or consumed and utilized,
in proper form, including of those remaining in stock and those sent
temporarily outside the Special Economic Zone in the Domestic Tariff
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Area under our obligation, and shall produce such accounts for inspection
of the Specific Officer or such other authorized officer.
6. We, the obligors shall, submit to the Development Commissioner

and the Specified Officer, quarterly and half yearly returns within a period
of thirty days following the close of quarter/half year, as prescribed
under the Special Economic Zone Rules, 2006. In case of wrong
submission of such information or failure to submit such information
within the stipulated time, the permission granted to us for carrying out
the authorized operations may be withdrawn and/or the permission for
further imports/domestic procurement and sales in the Domestic Tariff
Area may be stopped.
7. We, the obligors shall fulfill other conditions stipulated in the Special
Economic Zone Act, 2005, Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006 and
orders made thereunder, as amended from time-to-time.
8. We, the obligors shall not change the name and style under which
we, the obligors, are doing business or change the location except with
the written permission of the Development Commissioner of ..................
Special Economic Zone.
If each and every one of the above conditions is duly complied with by
us, the obligors, the above written bond-cum-legal undertaking shall be
void and of no effect, otherwise the same shall remain in full force and
effect and virtue.
It is hereby declared by us, the obligors, and the Government as follows—
1. The above written bond-cum-legal undertaking is given for the

performance of an act in which the public are interested.
2. The Government through the Specified Officer or any other authorized

officer may recover the sums due from the obligors as provided for in
condition 2 above.
And the President of India shall, at his option, be competent to make

good all the loss and damages by endorsing his rights under the above
written bon-cum-legal undertaking or both.
I/We further declare that this bond-cum-legal undertaking is given under

the orders of the Central Government in the performance of an act in
which the public are interested.
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In these presents the words imposing singular only shall also include the
plural and vice versa where the context so requires.
In witness whereof these presents have been signed this

day.................of.............20............. here-in-before written by the obligor(s).
Place
Date
Signature of the Obligors
Name and Residential address
Witness (1) Address (1) Occupation (1)
(2) Address (2) Occupation (2)
Accepted for and on behalf of the President of India on..........day

of.......20.....
Development Commissioner/Specified Officer
Signature and date
Name
Designation
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FORM -E
FORMAT FOR QUARTERLY AND HALF-YEARLY REPORT FOR

SEZ DEVELOPER/CO—DEVELOPER TO BE FURNISHED TO THE
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER
[Refer rules 12 and 22]
Period......
PERIOD OF REPORTING: QUARTERLY (APRIL-JUNE)(JULY-

SEPTEMBER) (OCTOBER—DECEMBER) (JANUARY-MARCH) AND
HALF-YEARLY (APRIL—SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER-MARCH)
1. Name and address of the Developer/Co-developer
2. Letter of Approval No. and date
3. Name and address of Developer/Co-developer
4. Details of authorized operations approved by the Board
5. Land
(i) Total area proposed for development
(ii) Area now in possession and future development plans
(iii) Area earmarked for processing area
(iv) Details of processing area developed.
6. (a) Details of imports or procurement of goods made for authorized

operations from inception till last quarter/half-year (opening
balance).
(b) Details of imports or procurement of goods made for authorized

operations during the current quarter/half-year.
(c) Details of consumption of goods imported or procured [(a)+(b)]
7. Details of goods (imported or procured) held in stock at the end

of the quarter/half-year.
(a)+(b)-(c)
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8. Details of infrastructure developed:-
In the processing area
In the non-processing area
9. Other details of progress of implementation of the project:—
(SIGNATURE)
Developer/Co-developer(s)
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FORM - F
CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION FORM for SETTING UP UNIT IN

[Refer rule 17]
1. Setting up of units in Special Economic Zone;
2. Annual permission for sub-contracting;
3. Allotment of Importer Exporter Code Number;
4. Allotment of land/industrial sheds in the Special Economic Zone;
5. Water Connection;
6. Registration-cum-Membership Certificate;
7. Small Scale Industries Registration;
8. Registration with Central Pollution Control Board;
9. Power connection;
10. Building approval plan;
11. Sales Tax registration;
12. Approval from Inspectorate of factories;
13. Pollution control clearance, wherever required;
14. Any other approval as may be required from the State Government.
1. The application should be submitted to the Development

Commissioner of the concerned Special Economic Zone in 5 copies
alongwith a crossed Demand Draft of rupees five thousand drawn in
favour of The Pay & Accounts Officer of the concerned Special Economic
Zone together with a project report giving details of activities proposed.
For Official Use only
Application No ..........................……….
Date : ..........................……….
Details of Bank Draft

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Amount Rs.
Draft No.
Draft date
Drawn on
(Name of the Bank)
Payable at
PART - I
I. Name and full address of

applicant firm/ company
(in block letters)
Registered Office in case

of limited company and
Head Office for others)
Pin Code
Tel. No.
Fax No.
Permanent E-Mail Address
Web-Site, if any
Passport No., if any
Name of Bank with Address

& Account No
Digital Signature
Income Tax PAN

(attach copy)
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II. Constitution of the applicant firm: Public Ltd. Company
[Tick (.....) the appropriate entry] : Private Limited Company
Partnership
Proprietor ship
Others (please specify)
(Attach copy of Certificate of Incorporation alongwith Articles of

Association and Memorandum of Association in case of companies and
partnership dead in case of partnership firms).
III. Nature of the industrial undertaking
(i) Large scale
(ii) Medium scale
(iii) Small scale
IV. Name and complete address of each of the Directors/Partners/

Proprietor, as the case may be, with Telephone numbers
......................
V. ITEM (S) OF MANUFACTURE/SERVICE ACTIVITY:
(Including By-product/Co-products)
(If necessary, additional sheets may be attached)
Item(s) Description Capacity (Unit = )
(Not required for service unit)
VI. INVESTMENT: (RS. IN LAKHS)
(a) Plant and Machinery
(i) Indigenous
(ii) Import CIF value
(iii) Total (i) + (ii)
(b) Details of source (s) of finance

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VII. Import and indigenous requirement
of materials and other inputs:
(Value in Rupees)
Import Indigenous
(a) Capital Goods
(b) Raw material, components,

consumables, packing material,
fuel etc. for 5 years
(Give details in project report,

namely list of Capital Goods,
description of raw materials,
and other inputs, etc).
TOTAL:
VIII. INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS
1. Requirement of land:— Area in sq. mtrs.)
(i) Factory & offices
(ii) Warehousing/storage
(iii) Others, specify
2. Requirement of built-up area
3. Requirement of Water (in Kilo Liters)
(i) For industrial (process) purposes
(ii) For drinking purposes
(iii) Others, specify
(iv) Total requirement
4. Effluent Treatment
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(i) Quantum and nature of effluents and mode of disposal
(ii) Specify whether own Effluent Treatment Plant will be

created
5. Requirement of Power (in KVA)
IX. EMPLOYMENT
Men Women
X. W HETHER FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT IS

ENVISAGED
(Tick (.....) the appropriate entry)
Yes No
(i) Name and Full Address of foreign collaborator
(ii) Nature of Collaboration
1. Equity Participation including Foreign Investment
(i) ($ in thousand) (Rs. in lakhs)
(a) Authorised
(b) Subscribed
(c) Paid up Capital
Note : If it is an existing company, give the break up of existing and

proposed capital structure
(ii) Pattern of share holding in the paid-up capital (Amount in

Rupees)
(Rs. in lakhs) (US $ Thousand)
(a) Foreign holding
(b) Non Resident Indian company/Individual holding
(i) Repatriable
(ii) Non-repatriable
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(c) Resident holding
(d) Total Equity
(e) External Commercial
Borrowing
(give details)
2. Technical collaboration
(furnish details in project report)
(Gross of Taxes)
(a) Lumpsum payment
(b) Design & Drawing fee
(c) Payment to foreign technician
(d) Royalty (on exports) %
(e) Royalty
(on domestic tariff area sales if envisaged)
(f) Duration of agreement ..........(Number of years)
3. Marketing collaboration (furnish details in project report)
XI. Foreign Exchange Balance sheet
Total Total
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th (5 yrs)
Rs. In lakhs/$ in thousand
1. FOB value of exports

in first five years
2. *Foreign Exchange outgo

on for the first five years
3. Net Foreign Exchange

earnings For the first
five years (1)-(2)
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* Foreign exchange outgo shall include the CIF value of import of
machinery, raw material, components, consumables, spares, packing
materials and amount of repatriation of dividends and profits, royalty,
lumpsum knowhow fee, design and drawing fee, payment of foreign
technicians, payment on training of Indian technicians abroad, commission
on export, interest on external commercial borrowings, interest on deferred
payment credit and any other payments.
XII. OTHER INFORMATION
(i) Whether the applicant has been

issued any Industrial licence or
LOI/LOA under EOU/SEZ/STP/
EHTP scheme. If so, give full
particulars, namely reference number,
date of issue, items of manufacture
and progress of implementation of
each project
(ii) Whether the applicant or any of

the partner/Director who are also
partners/Directors of another
company or firms its associate
concerns are being proceeded
against or have been debarred
from getting any Licence/Letter
of Intent/Letter of Permission under
Foreign Trade (Development and
Regulation) Act, 1992 or Foreign
Exchange Management Act, 1999
or Customs Act, 1962 or Central
Excise Act, 1944.
Place:............ Signature of the Applicant.............
Date: ............ Name in Block Letters...................
Designation .................................
Official
Seal/Stamp........... Tel. No. .......................................
E-mail ........................................
Web-Site, if any ..........................
Full Residential Address..............
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UNDERTAKING
I/We hereby declare that the above statements are true and correct to
the best of my/our knowledge and belief. I/We shall abide by any other
condition, which may be stipulated by the Development Commissioner.
I/We fully understand that any Permission Letter/Approval granted to
me/us on the basis of the statement furnished is liable to cancellation
or any other action that may be taken having regard to the circumstances
of the case if it is found that any of the statements or facts therein are
incorrect or false.
An affidavit duly sworn in support of the above information is

enclosed.
Place: Signature of
the Applicant
Date: Name in
Block Letters
Designation
Official
Seal/Stamp Tel. No.
E-mail
Web-Site, if any
Full Residential
Address
Tel. No.
Note : Formats of application not given herein may be

obtained from the Development Commissioner.
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PART-II
If sub-contracting is envisaged in the

manufacturing operations, furnish
following details:
(i) Sub-contracting permission is required for—
(a) part of the production process (quantity)
(b) any particular production process (give details)
(ii) Name and address and other particulars of sub-contractor and

whether the sub-contractor is
(a) Domestic Tariff Area unit/Central Excise Registered or otherwise
(b) Other Special Economic Zone unit
(c) Export Oriented unit or Electronic

Hardware Technology Park unit or
Software Technology Park unit.
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FORM G
(FORMAT FOR LETTER OF APPROVAL FOR UNIT)

[Refer rule 19]
OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER,

........................SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Dated the............................
Subject : Your proposal for setting up a unit in the Special Economic

Zone.
Reference : Your application No............dated..........
Dear Sirs,
With reference to the above mentioned application, Development

Commissioner, ..................... Special Economic Zone is pleased to extend
to you all the facilities and entitlements admissible to a unit in a Special
Economic Zone subject to the provisions of the Special Economic Zones
Act, 2005 and the rules and orders made thereunder and for the
establishment of a unit at ................. in the State of ...................... for
undertaking authorized operations, namely, manufacture and rendering
services including trading as under:—
Authorized Operations
1. Items (s) of manufacture
2. Service activities:
This approval is subject to following terms and conditions:
(i) You shall export the goods manufactured/goods imported/

procured for trading and services, including items of trading, as
per provisions of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and
Rules made thereunder for a period of five years from the date
of commencement of production/service activities. For this
purpose, you shall execute the Bond-cum-Legal Undertaking
as prescribed under the Special Economic Zone Rules, 2006.
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(ii) You shall fulfil the pollution control requirements, as may be
prescribed by the Pollution Control authorities.
(iii) You shall achieve positive Net Foreign Exchange (NFE) as

prescribed in the Special Economic Zone Rules, 2006 for the
period you operate as a Unit in the Special Economic Zone
from the commencement of production, failing which you shall
be liable for penal action under the Foreign Trade (Development
and Regulation) Act, 1992.
(iv) You may import or procure from the Domestic Tariff Area all the
items required for your authorized operations under this
approval, except those prohibited under the ITC (HS)
Classifications of Export and Import items.
(v) You may supply/sell goods or services in the Domestic Tariff

Area in terms of the provisions of the Special Economic Zones
Act, 2005 and rules and orders made thereunder.
(vi) This Letter of Approval is valid for a period of one year from its
date of issue. You shall implement the project and commence
production within one year period or within such period as may
be extended.
(vii) Date of commencement of production shall be intimated to the

(viii) This Letter of Approval shall be valid for a period of five years
from the date of commencement of production.
(ix) The approval is based on the details furnished by you in your

project proposal/application.
(x) You shall abide by the provisions of Special Economic Zones

Act, 2005 and the rules and orders made thereunder.
(xi) You have the option to renew the approval or exit in terms of
the provisions of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and
the rules and orders made thereunder.
(xii) You shall confirm acceptance of the above terms and conditions
to the Development Commissioner within forty-five days of issue
of this Letter of Approval.
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(xiii) If you fail to comply with the conditions stipulated above, this
Letter of Approval shall be cancelled as per the provisions of
the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and the rules and orders
made thereunder.
(xiv) All future correspondence including for amendments/changes

in terms and conditions of the Letter of Approval or for extension
of its validity shall be addressed to the Development
Commissioner.
Yours faithfully,
Development Commissioner
...........................................SEZ
Copy forwarded to:—
Asstt Commissioner/Deputy Commissioner/Joint Commissio-ner

(Custom)..................Special Economic Zone
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FORM-H
BOND-CUM-LEGAL UNDERTAKING FOR

SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE UNIT [Refer
rule 22]
A bond-cum-legal undertaking made this ....................... day of

..................... 20 ...... between M/s. .......................... (legal status i.e. a
company or firm), a unit in a Special Economic Zone (SEZS) having its
registered office at ...................... and factory/service unit at .................
(hereinafter referred to as “the Obligors” which expression shall, unless
repugnant to the context or meaning thereof, include our heirs,
successors, executors, administrators, liquidators, legal representatives
and assignees) hereby hold and firmly bind ourselves jointly and severally
unto the President of India acting through the Development Commissioner
of .................... Special Economic Zone and the Specified Officer
(hereinafter jointly referred to as “Government”) in the sum of Rs. .............
(Rupees .................. only) for which payment to be well and truly made,
we, the obligors, bind ourselves by these presents.
Whereas the Development Commissioner has issued Letter of

Approval No ............... dated ............... to the obligors, containing the
terms and conditions for setting up and operating the unit in the Special
Economic Zone, including the requirement of achieving positive Net
Foreign Exchange Earning as provided under the Special Economic
Zones Rules, 2006 and orders made there-under, hereinafter referred to
as the rules, and the obligors have duly accepted the terms and conditions
of the said Letter of Approval, vide their letter No. .............. dated .............
And whereas we, the obligors have been authorized the use of the
premises, namely, ................. in the .................... Special Economic Zone
wherein dutiable goods, imported or procured from Domestic Tariff Area
or procured from Export Oriented units or Software Technology Park
units or Electronic Hardware Technology Park units or Special Economic
Zone units in the same Special Economic Zone or other Special Economic
Zone for the purpose of carrying out the authorized operations, hereinafter
referred to as the goods availing exemption from payment of duties,
taxes or cess or drawback and concessions under sections 7 and 26 of
the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 could be admitted and deposited
for a period which is co-terminus with the validity period of Letter of
Approval.
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And whereas the obligors can clear duty free imported goods from ports
or airports or inland container depots or specified land custom stations
or customs warehouse or international exhibitions held in India, as the
case may be, for admission into the Special Economic Zone.
And whereas the obligors may remove the goods or goods

manufactured or services, without payment of duty and dispatch the
same by air or sea or rail or road or courier or post for export to foreign
countries or supply to other export oriented units or to electronic hardware
technology park units or to software technology park units or to units in
the same or other Special Economic Zone, without payment of duty.
And whereas the obligors have been permitted to remove the said
goods or goods partially manufactured or processed therefrom to any
other place in the Domestic Tariff Area without payment of duty for the
purpose of sub-contracting or test or repair or calibration or re-engineering
or re-conditioning or display and to be returned to the unit thereafter as
per the provisions of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and rules
And whereas the Specified Officer has permitted provisional

assessment of goods brought into the Special Economic Zone or
manufactured by the obligors from time to time which could not be
finalized for want of full information as regard to value or description or
quality or the proof thereof or for the non-completion of the chemical or
other tests in respect thereof or otherwise at the request of the obligors.
NOW THE CONDITIONS OF THE ABOVE WRITTEN BOND-CUM-

LEGAL UNDERTAKING ARE THAT:
1. We, the obligors shall abide by all the provisions of the Special
Economic Zones Act, 2005 and the rules and orders made thereunder
in respect of the goods for authorized operations in the Special Economic
Zone.
2. We, the obligors shall pay on or before a date specified in a notice

of demand, all duties chargeable on the goods not removed on termination
of validity here-in-stated-above of the Letter of Approval.
3. We, the obligors shall furnish to the Asstt. Commissioner of Customs

or Dy. Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, at port or air-port
or inland container depot or land customs station or a warehouse evidence
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to his satisfaction within a period of forty-five days from the date of
dispatch from any warehouse or unit that the said goods have duly
arrived in our unit in the Special Economic Zone.
4. We, the obligors shall be wholly and solely responsible for ensuring
that there shall be no pilferage during transit of the said goods when
dispatched from the place of import or the factory of manufacture or
from the warehouse to the unit in the Special Economic Zone and vice
versa and we, the obligors, shall pay the duty on pilfered goods, if any.
5. We, the obligors shall maintain account of all goods imported or

procured from the Domestic Tariff Area or consumed and utilized, in
proper form, including those remaining in stock and those sent temporarily
outside the Special Economic Zone in the Domestic Tariff Area under
our obligation and shall produce such accounts for inspection of the
Specific Officer or Authorized Officer.
6. We, the obligors shall intimate the date of commencement of the

production/service activities for export within one month of such date to
the Development Commissioner.
7. We, the obligors shall, after the commencement of production or

service activities, submit to the Development Commissioner and the
Specified Officer, Annual Performance Return within a period of ninety
days following the close of financial year, in the form prescribed under
the Special Economic Zone Rules, 2006, certified by a Chartered
Accountant. In case of wrong submission of such information or failure
to submit such information within the stipulated time, the permission
granted to us for carrying out the authorized operations may be withdrawn
and/or the permission for further imports and sales in the Domestic Tariff
Area may be stopped.
8. We, the obligors shall achieve positive Net Foreign Exchange Earning
and shall fulfill other conditions stipulated in the Letter of Approval and in
case of failure to achieve the said positive Net Foreign Exchange Earnings,
except when the fulfillment of such conditions is prevented or delayed
because of any law and order, proclamation or regulation or ordinance of
the Government, we shall be liable for penal action under the provisions
of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992.
9. We, the obligors shall pay the duties on the goods and services
sold in Domestic Tariff Area in terms of Special Economic Zones Act,
2005 and the rules and orders made thereunder.
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10. We, the obligors shall refund an amount equal to the benefits of
exemptions, drawbacks, cess and concessions on account of the goods
and services in terms of provisions of rule 25 of Special Economic
Zones Rules, 2006.
11. We, the obligors shall not dispose of goods and services admitted
into the Special Economic Zone or goods manufactured or service to the
Domestic Tariff Area except as provided under Special Economic Zones
Act, 2005 and the rules and orders made thereunder.
12. We, the obligors shall comply with the conditions and limitations
stipulated in the rules on temporary removal of goods to the Domestic
Tariff Area, without payment of duty, for the purposes of sub-contracting
or test or repairs or reconditioning or processing or display.
13. We, the obligors shall not change the name and style under which
we, the obligors, are doing business or change the location of the
manufacturing premises except with the written permission of the
14. We, the obligors shall intimate any changes in the Board of Directors/
Partners, telephone No., E-mail address, Web-Site, Pass port No., Bank
Address and Factory address, forthwith, to the Development
Commissioner and the Specified Officer.
15. The Government through the Specified Officer or any other authorized
officer may recover the sums due from the obligors as provided for in
condition 2 above:
PROVIDED that the President of India shall, at his option, be

competent to make good all the loss and damages from the amount of
the bond or by endorsing his rights under the above written bond or
both.
16. Any other order issued by the Central Government in this regard
shall be final and binding and we, the obligors hereby undertake to
comply unconditionally with such an order.
17. We, the obligors shall be bound by the changes, if any, made in the
provisions of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and the rules.
18. Any stamp duties payable on this document or any document

executed thereunder shall be borne by us.
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If each and every one of the above conditions is duly complied with by
us, the obligors, the above written bond-cum-legal undertaking shall be
void and of no effect, otherwise the same shall remain in full force and
effect and virtue.
It is hereby declared by us, the obligors, and the Government as

follows—
1. The above written bond-cum-legal undertaking is given for the

performance of an act in which the public are interested.
In these presents the words imposing singular only shall also include
the plural and vice versa where the context so requires;
IN WITNESS WHEREOF these presents have been signed this

day..........of................20.....hereinafter written by the obligor(s).
Place:
Date: Signature of the Obligor
Name and Residential address
Witness (1) Address (1) Occupation (1)
(2) Address (2) Occupation (2)
Accepted for and on behalf of the President of India on.....day

of.......20........
Signature and date Signature and date
Name..................... Name.....................
DevelopmentCommissioner/ Jt./Dy./Asstt. Commissioner of

Joint/Deputy Development Customs of Customs
Commissioner
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FORM-I
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT FOR UNITS

[Refer rule 22]
Period.........
PERIOD OF REPORTING: ANNUAL (APRIL-MARCH)
1. Name of the Unit
2. Item of manufacture/service activity.
3. EXPORT(INFLOW) (Rs. in Lakhs)
(a) FOB value of exports for the Year (indicate items of exports)
(b) Cumulative value of exports for the five year period.
(c) Countries of exports
4. IMPORT (OUTFLOW) (Rs. in lakhs)
A. Raw materials and other inputs utilized
(a) Opening balance of imported raw materials, consumables,

components, packing materials etc.
(b) CIF value of raw materials, consumables, components,

packing materials etc. imported during the year.
(c) Cumulative value of raw materials, consumables,

components, packing materials etc.
(d) Value of imported raw materials, consumables,

components, packing materials etc. or finished goods/
services received from other units in SEZs/EOUs/EHTPs/
STPs during the year
(e) Total (c+d)
(f) Value of imported raw materials, consumables,

components, packing materials etc. or finished goods/
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services transferred to other units in SEZs/EOUs/STP
during the year
(g) Closing balance of imported raw materials,

consumables, components, packing materials etc.
(h) Value of imported raw materials, consumables,

components, packing materials etc. actually consumed
during the year {(e)-[f+g]}
B. Capital goods
(i) Year-wise CIF value of capital goods imports and spares till
end of the year under report.
(ii) Value of imported Capital goods and spares received from other
units in SEZ/EOU/EHTP/STP during the year
(iii) Total (i) + (ii)
(iv) Value of imported Capital goods, and spares transferred to

other units in SEZ/EOU/EHTP/STP during the year
(v) Total value of imported capital goods and spares during the
year (iii)-(iv)
(vi) Proportionate amortized value of imported capital goods taken

for NFE calculations as per rule——of Special Economic Zones
Rules, 2006
5. Other outflow of Foreign Exchange (Royalty, technical know-how

fee, repatriation of Dividend/Profits, Payment of Sales Commission,
Interest on overseas borrowings, etc.) during the year
6. Total outflow [4.A.(h)+4.B.(vi)+5]
7. Net Foreign Exchange Earning for the year [3(a)-6]
8. Net Foreign Exchange Earning position at the end of previous year.
9. Cumulative Net Foreign Exchange Earning for the five year period
[7+8]
Note : For details of calculation of NFE, please refer to rule………
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Part - II
1. DTA SALES Value

(Rs. in lakhs)
(a) Sale of finished goods/services
(b) Sales of rejects
(c) Sale of by-product
(d) Sale of Waste/Scrap/Remnant
(e) Total
2. Capital structure of the enterprise
A. (i) Authorised capital
(ii) Paid up capital
B. Overseas investments:—FDINRI
(a) Approved
(b) Actual Inflow during the year
(c) Cumulative actual investment for 5 years
3. Employment Male/ Female
4. Investment in the Zone: (Rs. in lakhs)
(a) Building ...........................................
(b) Plant and Machinery ...........................................
(i) Indigenous ...........................................
(ii) Import CIF value ...........................................
(iii) Total (i) + (ii) ...........................................
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5. OTHER INFORMATION
(1) External commercial borrowing,
External commercial borrowing

pending at the end of last year,
(a) Less than three years Amount in $
(b) More than three years -do-
(2) Cases pending for foreign exchange

realization, if any.
Date of export
Name of importer
Address
Amount
(SIGNATURE)
with Seal of Co.
Note : The information given in the formats for APRs should be

authenticated by the authorized signatory of the unit and certified
by a Chartered Accountant.
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FORM-J
FORM FOR APPEAL

[Refer rule 55]
FOR OFFICIAL USE
Date....................
1. Name of the Appellant
2. Address:
3. Name and address of the authority, whose decision or order is

brought up in appeal
4. Brief of the decision against which Appeal is made
5. Reason as to why the 1.

decision needs review
2.
3.
6. Any other remarks
Signature of the appellant : …..........................
Name in Block Letters : …..........................
Designation : …..........................
Place: ................... Tel. No. : ….........................
Date:..................... E-mail Address : ….........................
Fax : ....................
Documents to be enclosed with the appeal:
1. Copy of the decision/rejection letter Demand Draft of Rs. 2,500/

- in favour of Pay and Accounts Officer, Department of Commerce, New
Delhi.
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FORM-K
PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD

[Refer rule 70]
Photo Serial No. Date of Issue

Valid upto
1. (a) Name of the Unit (in case of Permanent Photo pass)
(b) Name of the Contractor (in case of temporary Photo pass and
address with Licence number.
2. Name of the Pass Holder
3. Designation
Signature of Development Commissioner,.....................
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This pass should be worn and displayed on the person of the pass
holder while inside the Zone.
2. This pass is not transferable.
3. This pass shall be produced on demand by...........Security and

Customs staff.
4. The pass holder and his vehicle are liable for Security Check at the
.................gate.
5. The loss of this pass shall immediately be reported to the Security

Officer,.............................
6. This pass shall be surrendered to the Security Officer, ..........through

the unit/Contractor on expiry or on the person becoming ineligible
for a pass.
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ANNEXURE-I
[Refer rule 54]
GUIDELINES FOR ANNUAL MONITORING OF PERFORMANCE OF

UNITS IN SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES
(1) The annual review of performance of unit and compliance with

the conditions of approval shall be undertaken by Approval
Committee on the basis of Annual Performance Report (in Form
I) duly certified by an independent Chartered Accountant before
the end of the first quarter of the following financial year.
(2) Units, which have not completed one year of operation from
the date of commencement of production, will not be monitored.
In case a unit has completed less than five years from the date
of commencement of production, it will be monitored for the
number of completed years. Annual monitoring in the cases of
old units which have completed more than five years will be
undertaken for only such number of years which fall in the
subsequent block/s of five years.
CRITERIA FOR ANNUAL MONITORING:
(i) Units with negative Net Foreign Exchange in the 1st and 2nd
year shall be placed under the Watch List to watch their
performance.
(ii) Show Cause Notice: If a Unit continues to be Net Foreign

Exchange negative by the end of 3rd year, a Show Cause
Notice shall be issued. If the negative performance continues
till the 5th year, Development Commissioner shall initiate penal
action as provided under rule 25.
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ANNEXURE-II
[Refer sub rule (3) of rule 5]
Serial Name of Sector Minimum

Number the State Area
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1. Andhra Pradesh Information Technology 6 hectares
2. Delhi Information Technology 6 hectares
3. Gujarat Apparel 38 hectares

Pharmaceuticals 48 hectares
4. Haryana Information Technology 3 hectares
5. Jharkhand Automobiles and 36 hectares

components
6. Karnataka Information Technology 4 hectares
7. Kerala Information Technology 9 hectares

Food processing 12 hectares
8. Maharashtra Pharmaceuticals and 21 hectares

biotechnology
9. Madhya Pradesh Information Technology 8 hectares
10. Punjab Pharmaceuticals 32 hectares
11. Tamil Nadu Footwear 60 hectares
12. West Bengal Leather Products 44 hectares
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TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 3 SUB-SECTION (ii) OF
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, DATED THE 10th
FEBRUARY, 2006
Government of India
New Delhi, 10th February, 2006
NOTIFICATION
S.O. 195 (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3)

of section 1 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005), the
Central Government hereby appoints the 10th day of February, 2006 as
the date on which the following sections of the said Act shall come into
force, namely:-
(1) sections 1 to 19 (both inclusive);
(2) sections 25 to 30 (both inclusive);
(3) sections 42 to 58 (both inclusive).
(File No. F.1/7/2005-EPZ)
(Rahul Khullar )
Joint Secretary to the Government of India
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TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 3 SUB-SECTION (ii) OF
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, DATED THE 10th
FEBRUARY, 2006
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF

COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)
New Delhi, dated the 10th February, 2006
NOTIFICATION
S.O. 196 (E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1)

of section 8 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005), the
Central Government hereby constitutes a Board called the Board of
Approval for the purposes of the said Act consisting of the following
Chairperson and Members, namely:-
1. Additional Secretary to the - Chairperson, ex-officio

Government of India,
Ministry of Commerce and Industry,
Department of Commerce;
2. Member (Customs), - Member, ex-officio

Central Board of Excise,
and Customs, Ministry of Finance,
Department of Revenue;
3. Joint Secretary to the - Member, ex-officio

Government of India
(TPL-II), Central Board of Direct Taxes,
Ministry of Finance,
Department of Revenue;

(Banking Division) Ministry of Finance,
Department of Economic Affairs;

Ministry of Comerce and Industry,
Department of Commerce;
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Ministry of Commerce and Industry,
Department of Industrial Policy
and Promotion;

Ministry of Science and Technology;

Ministry of Small Scale Industries and,
Agro and Rural Industries;

(Internal Security)
Ministry of Home Affairs;

Ministry of Defence;

Ministry of Environment and Forests;
12. Joint Secretary and - Member, ex-officio

Legislative Counsel,
Government of India, Legislative Department,
Ministry of Law and Justice;

Government of India (FS),
Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs;

Ministry of Urban Development;
15. A nominee of the State - Member, ex-officio

Government concerned;
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16. Director General of Foreign - Member, ex-officio
Trade or his nominee;
17. Development Commissioner - Member, ex-officio

concerned;
18. A professor in the Indian - Member, ex-officio

Institute of Management;
19. Director or Deputy Secretary to - Member-Secretary

the Government, of India ex-officio Department
Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Commerce.
F. No. F.1/7/2005-EPZ
(Rahul Khullar)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India
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[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA,
EXTRAORDINARY, PART-II SECTION-3, SUB-SECTION (ii), DATED
27th OCTOBER, 2006]
Government of India
New Delhi, the 27th October, 2006
Notification
S.O. 1846 (E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2)

of section 4 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005(28 of 2005), the
Central Government hereby notifies the following authorized operations
to be used by the Board of Approval while approving authorized operations
in the Special Economic Zones. This list would be used by the Board
of Approval for authorizing operations to be undertaken in a Special
Economic Zone which alone would qualify for exemptions, concessions
and drawback.
(A) Information Technology/Information Technology Enabled Services,

Bio-technology and Gems and Jewellery Special Economic Zone:
(i) Roads with Street lighting, Signals and Signage
(ii) Water treatment plant, water supply lines (dedicated lines

upto source), sewage lines, storm water drains and water
channels of appropriate capacity
(iii) Sewage and garbage disposal plant, pipelines and other

necessary infrastructure for sewage and garbage disposal,
Sewage treatment plants
(iv) Electrical, Gas and Petroleum Natural Gas Distribution

Network including necessary sub-stations of appropriate
capacity, pipeline network etc
(v) Security offices, police posts, etc, at entry, exit and other
points within and along the periphery of the site.
(vi) Effluent treatment plant and pipelines and other

infrastructure for Effluent treatment
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(vii) Office space
(viii) Parking including Multi-level car parking (automated or

manual)
(ix) Telecom and other communication facilities including

internet connectivity
(x) Rain water harvesting plant
(xi) Power ( including power back up facilities)
(xii) Air conditioning
(xiii) Swimming pool
(xiv) Fire protection system with sprinklers, fire and smoke

detectors
(xv) Recreational facilities including club house, Indoor or

Outdoor games, gymnasium
(xvi) Employee welfare facilities like Automated Teller Machines,

Crèche, Medical center and other such facilities
(xvii) Shopping arcade and/or Retail space
(xviii) Business and/or Convention Centre
(xix) Common Data centre with inter-connectivity
(xx) Housing or Service apartments
(xxi) Play ground
(xxii) Bus bay
(xxiii) Food Services including Cafeteria, food court(s),

Restaurants, coffee shops, canteens and catering facilities
(xxiv) Landscaping and water bodies
(xxv) Clinic and Medical Centers
(xxvi) Wi Fi and/or Wi Max Services
(xxvii) Drip and Micro irrigation systems, and
(xxviii) Such other operation(s) specified above from (i) to (xxvii)

which the Board of Approval may authorise from time to
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time.
(B) Sector Specific Special Economic Zones
(i) Roads with Street lighting, Signals and Signage.
(ii) Water treatment plant, water supply lines, sewage lines,

storm water drains and water channels of appropriate
capacity

necessary infrastructure for sewage and garbage disposal
and Sewage treatment plants
(iv) Electrical, Gas and Petroleum Natural Gas Distribution

(v) Security offices and police posts at entry, exit and other

(vii) Office space and/or Shopping arcade and/or Retail space

and/or Multiplex
(viii) Housing
(ix) Hotel and/or Service apartments
(x) Clinic and/or Medical Centers and/or Hospital
(xi) School and/or Technical Institution and/or Educational

Institution
(xii) Parking including Multi-level car parking (automated or

manual)
(xiii) Telecom and other communication facilities including

(xiv) Business and/or Convention Centre
(xv) Common Data centre with inter-connectivity
(xvi) Rain water harvesting plant
(xvii) Power (including power back up facilities
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(xviii) Rail head
(xix) Access control and Monitoring system
(xx) Swimming pool
(xxi) Fire Station, Fire protection system with sprinklers, fire and
smoke detectors
(xxii) Recreational facilities including club house, Indoor or

Outdoor games and gymnasium
(xxiii) Employee welfare facilities like Automated Teller Machines,

(xxiv) Play grounds
(xxv) Bus bays
(xxvi) Food Services including Cafeteria, food court(s),

(xxvii) Landscaping and water bodies
(xxviii) Wi Fi and/or Wi Max Services
(xxix) Drip and Micro irrigation systems
(xxx) Such other operation(s) specified above from (i) to (xxix)

time.
(C) Multi Product Special Economic Zones
(i) Roads with Street lighting, Signals and Signage
(ii) Water treatment plant, water supply lines, sewage lines,

storm water drains and water channels of appropriate
capacity

necessary infrastructure for sewage and garbage disposal
and Sewage treatment plants
(iv) Electrical, Gas & Petroleum Natural Gas Distribution

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(v) Security offices and police posts at entry, exit and other

(vii) Office space and/or Shopping arcade and/or Retail space

and/or multiplexes
(viii) Housing
(ix) Hotel
(x) Clinic and/or Medical Centers and/or Hospital
(xi) School and/or Technical Institution and/or Educational

Institution
(xii) Parking including Multi-level car parking (automated or

manual)
(xiii) Access control and Monitoring system
(xiv) Telecom and other communication facilities including

(xv) Rain water harvesting plant
(xvi) Power ( including power back up facilities)
(xvii) Swimming pool
(xviii) Fire Station, Fire protection system with sprinklers, fire and
smoke detectors
(xix) Rail head within the Special Economic Zone
(xx) Port
(xxi) Airport and/or Air Cargo Complex
(xxii) Inland Container Depot
(xxiii) Banks
(xxiv) Recreational facilities including club house, Indoor and/or

outdoor games and gymnasium.
(xxv) Employee welfare facilities like Automated Teller Machines,

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(xxvi) Play grounds
(xxvii) Bus bays
(xxviii) Food Services including Cafeteria, food court(s),

(xxix) Landscaping and water bodies
(xxx) Wi Fi and/or Wi Max Services
(xxxi) Drip and Micro irrigation systems
(xxxii) Such other operation(s) specified above from (i) to (xxxi)

time.
(F.No. F.1/7/2006-EPZ)
(Yogendra Garg)
Director
Footnote: The principle rules were published in the Gazette of India

vide notification S.O. No. 54(E) and amended vide notification dated 10th
August, 2006.
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INCORPORATING AMENDMENTS TILL MAY, 2009

Chapter III 22-28

Chapter VII 81-84

Chapter VIII 85-89

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF

New Delhi, the 10th February, 2006

THE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES RULES, 2006[1]

G.S.R.No : 54(E) In exercise of the powers conferred

2. Definitions.- (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise

[1](b)“Advance Licence” means Advance Licence issued under the

(c) “Authorised Officer” means an Inspector or Preventive Officer

(e) “capital goods” means any plant, machinery, equipment or

(f) “component” means one of the parts of a sub-assembly or

(g) “consumable” means any item, (including fuels, high speed

(h) “custodian” means any person referred to in section 45 of the

(j) “drawback” means drawback referred to in the Customs Act,

(k) “Duty Entitlement Pass Book Scheme” means the Duty

(l) “Duty Free Replenishment Certificate” means Duty Free

(m) “Electronic Hardware Technology Park unit” means a unit

(n) “Export Oriented Unit” means a unit approved in accordance

(p) “Form” means the form appended to these rules;

(q) “Handbook” means the Handbook of Procedures framed under

(r) “Import Trade Control (Harmonized System) Classifications of

(s) “infrastructure” means facilities needed for development,

(t) “Nominated Agency” means—

a) the MMTC Ltd., being a company registered under the

b) the Handicraft and Handloom Export Corporation Limited,

c) the State Trading Corporation of India Limited, being the

e) any other agency authorized by the Reserve Bank of

(u) “raw material” means—

(a) basic materials which are needed for the manufacture of

(b) any materials or goods which are required for the

(v) “Replenishment Licence” means the Replenishment Licence

(w) “section” means the section of the Act;

(x) “Sector” means one or more products or one or more services

(z) “spares” means a part or a sub-assembly or assembly for

(za) [1]“Special Economic Zone for multi-product” means a Special

(zc) “Special Economic Zone in a port or airport” means a Special

(zd) “Specified Officer” in relation to a Special Economic Zone means

(ze) “status holder” means an exporter recognized under the Foreign

PROCEDURE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF

Provided that in case a Special Economic Zone is proposed to be set up

Provided that in case a Special Economic Zone is proposed to be set up

[2] Provided further that in case a Special Economic Zone is proposed

Provided also that in case a Special Economic Zone is proposed to be

(i) forty thousand square meters in case of a Special

1 Inserted by the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules, 2007,

[1][Provided that in a stand alone Free Trade and Warehousing

Provided further that a Free Trade and Warehousing Zone may

[2][Provided also] that in a Special Economic Zone for a specific

[3][(d)If a Developer subsequent to approval or notification of a

(a) which had been, before the commencement of these rules,—

(i) recommended by the Board of Approval constituted by

(ii) approved by the Central Government;

(b) which had acquired or taken possession of the land required

(4) The Developer or Co-developer shall have at least twenty-six per

(5) Before recommending any proposal for setting up of a Special

(b) exemption from electricity duty or taxes on sale, of self generated