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India’s Offshore Gateway: GIFT City’s Financial Architecture

Corporate Law : Learn how GIFT City IFSC operates, the approval process, tax benefits, compliance obligations, and why only approved SEZ units rec...

July 5, 2026 324 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Form 33: SEZ Unit Particulars for Section 144 Deduction

Income Tax : Taxpayers must file Form 33 to claim SEZ deduction on profits. Proper reporting of reserve utilisation and asset purchase is essen...

March 24, 2026 468 Views 0 comment Print

Budget proposed allowing SEZ to supply DTA – Benefits and Challenges

CA, CS, CMA : Explains the Budget 2026 proposal allowing SEZ units to sell to DTA units at reduced duty and how it simplifies approvals while lo...

February 7, 2026 1356 Views 0 comment Print

Repositioning SEZs for Domestic Manufacturing and Growth

Corporate Law : SEZ clearances to the DTA attract customs duty on full value, including domestic addition. The takeaway is SEZs are disadvantaged ...

January 18, 2026 666 Views 0 comment Print

GST Implications on Non-Refundable Tender Fees & SEZ-Related Services

Goods and Services Tax : This explains why non-refundable tender fees qualify as taxable consideration under GST. It clarifies that access to a tender proc...

January 14, 2026 2409 Views 1 comment Print


Latest News


SEZ Rules for Semiconductor & Electronics Component Manufacturing

Corporate Law : India's government amends SEZ rules, reducing land requirements and easing norms to boost semiconductor and electronics component ...

June 10, 2025 870 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on SEZ Compliances for IFSC Units

Corporate Law : Learn about SEZ provisions for IFSC units, mandatory approvals, and the role of IFSCA Administrator under SEZ Act for unified regu...

March 30, 2025 4845 Views 0 comment Print

7 Recent recent updates on the GST portal – June 2023

Goods and Services Tax : GST portal updates, geocoding of principal place of business, user ID generation, registration cancellation, AATO enablement, annu...

June 17, 2023 12285 Views 0 comment Print

New Legislation to Replace Special Economic Zones Act

Corporate Law : The Special Economic Zones Act will be replaced with a new legislation that will enable the states to become partners in Developme...

February 1, 2022 705 Views 0 comment Print

378 SEZs are presently notified, out of which 265 are operational

Income Tax : Ministry of Commerce & Industry 378 SEZs are presently notified, out of which 265 are operational Posted On: 10 MAR 2021 The S...

March 10, 2021 975 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


SEZ Service Tax Exemption Cannot Be Denied for Delayed Forms A-1/A-2: CESTAT Ahmedabad

Service Tax : CESTAT Ahmedabad held that non-submission of Forms A-1 and A-2 is only a procedural lapse. It allowed the exemption as the service...

July 4, 2026 99 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax on Authorised SEZ Operations Refundable Despite Notification Conditions: CESTAT Delhi

Service Tax : CESTAT Delhi held that the SEZ Act grants a statutory exemption overriding conditions in service tax notifications. It allowed the...

July 4, 2026 114 Views 0 comment Print

SEZ Service Tax Refund Cannot Be Denied for Technical Omission From Approved List: CESTAT Bangalore

Service Tax : CESTAT Bangalore held that omission of input services from the SEZ Approved List was only a procedural lapse. It allowed the refun...

July 4, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Sets Aside ₹5.31 Crore Service Tax Demand on SEZ Sub-Contractor Due to SEZ Exemption

Service Tax : CESTAT Bangalore held that services rendered by a sub-contractor for authorized operations within an SEZ are eligible for exemptio...

May 21, 2026 387 Views 0 comment Print

Unclear CA Certificate: CESTAT Remands SEZ Refund Claim for Dual Benefit Verification

Service Tax : The tribunal remanded the case after finding insufficient evidence to prove that refund and Cenvat credit were not claimed on the ...

May 3, 2026 261 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Customs Duty Exemption Allowed for SEZ Units Due to Production Cut-Off Compliance

Custom Duty : The notification grants customs duty relief to SEZ units clearing goods to DTA, provided production began before 31 March 2025. It...

March 31, 2026 2073 Views 0 comment Print

Revised user charges for SEZ-Online services with effect from 01.01.2026

Corporate Law : The Commerce Ministry revised SEZ-Online user charges after migration of transactions to ICEGATE reduced operational viability. Ne...

February 12, 2026 1338 Views 0 comment Print

SEZ Reorganization Rules Clarified for IFSC Units

Corporate Law : The issue concerned regulatory handling of restructuring in IFSC units. The instruction clarifies that IFSCA will intimate SEZ aut...

January 5, 2026 951 Views 0 comment Print

SEZ Guidelines: Conversion of Non-Processing Area to Processing Area for IT/ITES SEZs

Corporate Law : Instruction 121 from the SEZ Division details the process for IT/ITES SEZ developers to convert demarcated Non-Processing Area (NP...

October 17, 2025 771 Views 0 comment Print

SEZ-DTA Service Exports Exempt from SOFTEX Filing

Corporate Law : India's Commerce Ministry clarifies that SOFTEX form filing isn't mandatory for service exports between SEZ units or from a DTA un...

October 7, 2025 1641 Views 0 comment Print


One Time Custom Duty & Inspection Requirement waiver In Case of De-Bonding Of IT/ Ites Units In Sezs

February 5, 2021 1617 Views 0 comment Print

One time waiver of Custom Duty as well as inspection requirement in case of de-bonding of IT/ ITeS units in SEZs and exemption on filing of BOE for goods sold by IT/ITeS SEZ unit which were initially procured on payment of duty and not used for authorised operations.

SEZ developer eligible for Section 80IAB deduction on Leasing Income

February 3, 2021 9216 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs DLF Assets Pvt Ltd. (ITAT Delhi) The assessee is without doubt a Developer of a SEZ, having been in fact allowed deduction u/s.80-IAB on it’s other income/s, as from service agreements, chargeable u/s. 28. That the said income is assessable as business income, and only rightly so, inasmuch as the source thereof is […]

VAT Refunds – SEZ Units – Advantageous Judgement by Hon’ble HC Karnataka

January 21, 2021 3630 Views 0 comment Print

The Hon’ble High Court concluded that order passed by JCCT Appeals cannot be said erroneous. Also concluded that the position adopted by ADC is not in line with KVAT Laws  where the order passed by ADC was based on assumption that the benefit of refund of tax paid on purchase of Inputs can be granted only in respect of manufacture and processing of goods which is not at all prescribed under the law. Accordingly, there is no justification on the part of ADC in invoking revisional power u/s 64 (1) of the KVAT Act.

Auto-Population of IGST paid amount for SEZ DTA Sale BoE in GSTR-2A

January 4, 2021 3465 Views 0 comment Print

SEZ Online System has been sharing the details of supplies made by SEZ Units to DTA Units under Bill of Entry with GSTN through ICEGATE since July 2017. ICEGATE has completed its arrangements with GSTN to auto-populate the same in GSTR of DTA Buyer (Importer) for BoE information shared by SEZ Online System.

ITC Refund Claim by SEZ (Special Economic Zone) Unit

December 13, 2020 19791 Views 3 comments Print

1. Hon’ble Gujarat High Court in case of Britannia Industries Ltd allowed SEZ (Special Economic Zone) to claim a refund of ITC (Input Tax Credit) received from ISD ( Input Service Distributor) Unit 1.1. It is held that assessee, situated in Special Economic Zone (SEZ), could claim a refund concerning credit of IGST distributed by […]

AAR cannot explain Document required for supply to SEZ units

November 13, 2020 771 Views 0 comment Print

In re Garuda Power Pvt Ltd (GST AAR West bengal) What document is required for the supply of goods or services to SEZ units? An Advance ruling can be sought on the issues specified in section 97(2) of the GST Act. The issue raised above does not fall within the ambit of any of the […]

GST refund on supplies made to SEZ unit/developer (with tax payment)

October 26, 2020 81144 Views 5 comments Print

How can I file for refund on account of supplies made to SEZ unit / SEZ developer (with payment of tax)? Filing for refunds is a post-login functionality, which means that the Taxpayer must login to the GST Portal with their valid login credentials before filing a refund application.

GST Refund for Supplies made to SEZ Unit/Developer (Without Tax Payment)

October 26, 2020 10587 Views 1 comment Print

A. FAQs on Refund on Account of Supplies made to SEZ Unit/ SEZ Developer (Without Payment of Tax) Q.1 How can I get my refund of ITC on account of supplies made to SEZ Unit/ SEZ Developer (Without Payment of Tax)? Ans: You may comply with the activities as specified below: 1. You have to […]

Entry Tax: After Granting Exemption same can’t be rejected for Technicalities

October 16, 2020 2301 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the petitioner is eligible for exemption from payment of entry tax based on certificates granted under Madhya Pradesh Udyog Nivesh Samvardhan Sahayta Yojna?

Last date of filing QPRs/APRs by SEZ units/EOUs/Developers extended

September 22, 2020 16353 Views 0 comment Print

I am directed to refer to this Department’s letter of even number dated 30.03.2020 (Copy enclosed) on the subject cited above and to state that keeping in view of hardship due to COVID-19, this Department has further decided to extend the time period for filing APRs/QPRs by SEZ Units/Developers/EOUs upto 31st December, 2020.

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