India grants temporary customs duty relief for Special Economic Zone goods sold domestically
Change
India granted temporary reduced customs duties of 5%–12.5% for goods produced in Special Economic Zones and sold domestically, effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, available only to businesses that commenced production on or before March 31, 2025.
Why it matters
The measure creates a time-limited relief window that requires affected buyers and sellers to align import, clearance and domestic-sale timing to capture the lower duties; shipments or sales outside that window will face normal customs rates. Firms that do not meet the production-start cutoff are excluded from the scheme and cannot access the temporary duty reduction during the relief period.
Implications
- • Procurement teams at domestic manufacturers and buyers of goods originating in Special Economic Zones must schedule and clear purchases within the relief year to secure the 5%–12.5% reduced customs duty, or their shipments will incur standard customs rates.
- • Customs brokers and import-clearance teams handling goods originating in Special Economic Zones must assemble and present evidence that the manufacturer commenced production on or before March 31, 2025 when claiming the relief, or customs authorities will deny the lower rate.
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