Welcome to Global Economic Zones Expo & Convention

Over the last decade or so, India is witnessing increasing interest to promote the export-oriented manufacturing sector through Economic Zones (EZs). EZ is a specifically delineated duty-free enclave and shall be deemed to be foreign territory for the purposes of trade operations and duties and tariffs. In order words, EZs is a geographical region that has economic laws different from a country's typical economic laws. FTZs, also known as commercial-free zones, are fenced-in, duty-free areas, offering warehousing, storage, and distribution facilities for trade, transhipment, and re-export operations. EOUs are units undertaking to export their entire production of goods. EOUs can be engaged in manufacturing, services, development of software, repair, remaking, reconditioning, re-engineering including making of gold / silver / platinum jewellery and articles. Further, units involved in agriculture, agro-processing, aquaculture, animal husbandry, bio-technology, floriculture, horticulture, pisciculture, viticulture, poultry, sericulture and granites can also obtain the status of EOU.

The Government of India provides several incentives and facilities to the units in EZs for attracting investments into the EZs, including foreign investment. Presently, units in EZs enjoy 100 per cent income tax exemptions on export income for the first five years, 50 percent for the next five years thereafter, and 50 percent of the ploughed back export profit for another five years. Other benefits include a refund of integrated goods and services tax (IGST) on goods imported by units and developers of EZs, easy refund procedure of input GST paid on procurement of goods and services if any, and minimal compliance requirement and return filing procedure. Units in EZs also receive additional benefits from respective state governments in the form of stamp duty exemption, VAT exemption or refund, and electricity duty exemption.