Corporate Law : Learn how GIFT City IFSC operates, the approval process, tax benefits, compliance obligations, and why only approved SEZ units rec...
Income Tax : Taxpayers must file Form 33 to claim SEZ deduction on profits. Proper reporting of reserve utilisation and asset purchase is essen...
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...
Corporate Law : SEZ clearances to the DTA attract customs duty on full value, including domestic addition. The takeaway is SEZs are disadvantaged ...
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...
Corporate Law : India's government amends SEZ rules, reducing land requirements and easing norms to boost semiconductor and electronics component ...
Corporate Law : Learn about SEZ provisions for IFSC units, mandatory approvals, and the role of IFSCA Administrator under SEZ Act for unified regu...
Goods and Services Tax : GST portal updates, geocoding of principal place of business, user ID generation, registration cancellation, AATO enablement, annu...
Corporate Law : The Special Economic Zones Act will be replaced with a new legislation that will enable the states to become partners in Developme...
Income Tax : Ministry of Commerce & Industry 378 SEZs are presently notified, out of which 265 are operational Posted On: 10 MAR 2021 The S...
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...
Service Tax : CESTAT Delhi held that the SEZ Act grants a statutory exemption overriding conditions in service tax notifications. It allowed the...
Service Tax : CESTAT Bangalore held that omission of input services from the SEZ Approved List was only a procedural lapse. It allowed the refun...
Service Tax : CESTAT Bangalore held that services rendered by a sub-contractor for authorized operations within an SEZ are eligible for exemptio...
Service Tax : The tribunal remanded the case after finding insufficient evidence to prove that refund and Cenvat credit were not claimed on the ...
Custom Duty : The notification grants customs duty relief to SEZ units clearing goods to DTA, provided production began before 31 March 2025. It...
Corporate Law : The Commerce Ministry revised SEZ-Online user charges after migration of transactions to ICEGATE reduced operational viability. Ne...
Corporate Law : The issue concerned regulatory handling of restructuring in IFSC units. The instruction clarifies that IFSCA will intimate SEZ aut...
Corporate Law : Instruction 121 from the SEZ Division details the process for IT/ITES SEZ developers to convert demarcated Non-Processing Area (NP...
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...
The Madras High Court, in Gayatri Exim Vs Principal Commissioner of Customs, permitted the importer to re-export detained textile fabric to China, which was seized for alleged misclassification and undervaluation.
Instruction 121 from the SEZ Division details the process for IT/ITES SEZ developers to convert demarcated Non-Processing Area (NPA) back to Processing Area (PA). The Development Commissioner is authorized to approve this reverse demarcation under Rule 11 of the SEZ Rules, 2006, provided the applicant has no claim for any duty refund.
India’s Commerce Ministry clarifies that SOFTEX form filing isn’t mandatory for service exports between SEZ units or from a DTA unit to an SEZ unit. These transactions are not governed by FEMA regulations, streamlining compliance.
ITAT Chennai allowed Lotus Footwear’s 100% SEZ deduction u/s 10AA for Unit-2, ruling it was a new undertaking established with fresh capital and not a splitting of the existing unit
Telangana High Court held that supply of Calcined Pet Coke by domestic calciners to Special Economic Zone [SEZ] is permissible under Foreign Trade Policy, 2023 [FTP] and order dated 15.02.2024 of Commission for Air Quality Management [CAQM]. Accordingly, writ stands disposed of.
Supreme Court held that High Court has rightly arrived to the conclusion that the levy of export duty on goods supplied from the Domestic Tariff Area [DTA] to the Special Economic Zone [SEZ] is not justified.
Andhra Pradesh High Court held that 5th Proviso to Rule 27(1) of the Special Economic Zone Rules, 2006 imposing export duty on supplies from Domestic Tariff Area [DTA] to Special Economic Zone [SEZ] is ultra vires. Accordingly, the proviso is struck down and petition is allowed.
The SEZ Act, 2005, prevails over the Customs Act, 1962, ensuring no export duty is levied on goods transferred from Domestic Tariff Area to Special Economic Zone units.
Madras High Court allows SEZ units to file for IGST refund on services, setting aside rejection orders and directing swift repayment with interest.
Madras High Court directs tax authorities to process Regal Engineers’ GST refund for SEZ supplies, overlooking delay due to unreceived deficiency memo and timely initial application
