SEZ - Clarifications on Free Trade Warehousing Zones (FTWZ)
BY Instruction No. 49 dated 12.03.2010, the Department of Commerce had in Point No. (iv) clarified that
there are no limitation on Units set up in FTWZs located in Sector Specific SEZs to carry out Trading and Warehousing Activities in respect of any product.
By Instruction No. 71 dated 12.11.2010, they amended this and clarified that
instead of there being no limitation on units set up in FTWZ located in Sector Specific SEZs to carry out Trading and Warehousing Activities in respect of any product, it has been decided that units in Free Trade Warehousing Zones (FTWZ) in a Sector Specific SEZ can store goods required for development of zone or setting up of units or for manufacturing and export/DTA sale of goods and services or finished products of the units in that particular sector specific zone.
This is now further amended to stipulate that
a unit in Free Trade Warehousing Zone (FTWZ) in Sector Specific SEZ shall be allowed to provide services for products which are covered within the sector approved for Sector Specific SEZ to other SEZ/SEZ units.