Finance Company
ITFS (International Trade Finance Services)
Aircraft and ship leasing, treasury centres, ITFS and lending
About this entity type
A very brief overview
A Finance Company or Finance Unit in the IFSC can undertake specified core activities (lending, factoring, leasing including aircraft and ship leasing, investing in securities) and non-core activities (treasury, merchant banking-type services, insurance distribution). Core activities require a minimum owned fund — typically USD 3 million — while non-core-only units require less.
Who it suits: Lessors, NBFC groups, global treasury centres, trade-finance platforms and corporates setting up a global/regional treasury function.
Applicable regulation
IFSCA (Finance Company) Regulations, 2021
Registration of Finance Company / Finance Unit, core and non-core activities, owned fund, exposure ceilings and prudential norms.
Official sourceIFSCA Framework for Aircraft / Ship Leasing
Activity-specific framework covering operating and finance leases, asset-management services and permissible structures.
Official source
Registered entities
Entities registered under ITFS (International Trade Finance Services)
0 entities on the IFSCA register. Live data from the IFSCA directory.
| Entity | Sub-category | Registration | Validity |
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Timeline & approach
How we take ITFS (International Trade Finance Services) from plan to authorisation
Step 1
Eligibility & structure
Week 1
We map your activity to the right IFSCA category and sub-category, confirm net worth, KMP and shareholding eligibility, and fix the holding structure.
Step 2
SEZ unit approval
Weeks 2–4
Unit application to the Development Commissioner, Letter of Approval, office space lease and NDC/customs registrations.
Step 3
IFSCA application
Weeks 3–8
Application, business plan, policies (AML/CFT, risk, outsourcing, cyber), KMP profiles and query resolution until in-principle approval.
Step 4
Go-live & compliance calendar
Weeks 8–14
Bank account, systems, statutory registrations, commencement intimation and handover to a live obligation calendar in your Gateway portal.
Indicative cost
USD 8,000 – 20,000 registration to go-live
Aircraft/ship leasing and ITFS mandates involve additional structuring and documentation work.
Why GIFT City Gateway
Why sponsors pick us for this
Category specialists
We work only on GIFT IFSC mandates — the regulation, the reviewer questions and the SEZ process are our daily work.
One accountable owner
A named Gateway lead runs your application end to end, not a rotating coordinator queue.
Live intelligence
We track every authorised entity in this category, so your structure is benchmarked against real precedents.
Setup to steady state
Registration hands over into a live compliance calendar in your client portal — no gap after go-live.
Next step
Tell us what you need for ITFS (International Trade Finance Services)
Share your plan and we respond with the eligibility read, the document list, the indicative timeline and a fee.
- • Eligibility and net-worth check against the applicable regulation
- • Structure options (branch vs subsidiary, holding jurisdiction)
- • Week-by-week plan across SEZ and IFSCA
- • Fixed-fee proposal with the compliance calendar that follows
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