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Types of businesses allowed under the tax-free zone
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Types of businesses allowed under the tax-free zone
Only listed activities qualify for the zone. If your business is not here, it usually still fits one of these permissions with the right wording.
Leasing & asset finance
- Aircraft Leasing
Own, lease and manage aircraft and engines from India
- Ship Leasing
Ship owning, chartering and marine asset finance
- Lending & Finance Company
Foreign-currency lending, factoring and investment activity
- Global Treasury Centre
Run group treasury for a multinational from the zone
- Trade Finance Platform (ITFS)
Operate an international trade financing services platform
Capital markets
- Broker Dealer
Trade on the zone's exchanges for global and Indian clients
- Clearing Member
Clear and settle trades for yourself and other members
- Global Access Provider
Give zone clients access to overseas markets
- Investment Adviser
Advise global clients on securities and portfolios
- Investment Banker
Issue management, listings and capital-raise advisory
- Research Entity
Publish research on securities for global clients
- Custodian
Safekeeping, settlement and asset servicing
- Distributor of Capital Market Products
Distribute funds and market products to eligible investors
- Credit Rating & ESG Ratings
Rate issuers, instruments and sustainability performance
- Exchange, Clearing Corporation or Depository
Operate the market infrastructure itself
Funds & asset management
- Fund Management (FME)
One registration for the manager, then file your schemes
- Funds & Schemes (AIF-style)
Venture, private equity, debt, hedge and retail schemes
- Portfolio Management Services
Manage discretionary and non-discretionary mandates
Banking, insurance & payments
- Banking Unit (IBU)
Foreign-currency wholesale banking from India
- Global Administrative Office
Regional headquarters and coordination office for a bank
- Insurance & Reinsurance (IIO)
Write direct insurance and reinsurance in foreign currency
- Insurance Broking & Intermediation
Broking, corporate agency, surveying and administration
- Payments & Remittance
Cross-border payments, acquiring, e-money and card networks
Services, bullion & technology
- Book-Keeping & Accounting
Serve overseas clients from a tax-free services unit
- Taxation Services
Global tax compliance and advisory delivery
- Financial Crime Compliance
KYC, AML screening and transaction monitoring delivery
- Professional & Ancillary Services
Legal, audit, consultancy, fund administration and IT support
- Global In-House Centre
Captive centre serving your own financial group
- FinTech & Sandbox
Direct authorisation or a live regulatory sandbox cohort
- Bullion Trading & Vaulting
Trade, clear and vault gold and silver on the bullion exchange
- Qualified Jeweller
Import gold and silver through the bullion exchange
- KYC Registration Agency
Central KYC record-keeping for zone intermediaries
- Foreign University Campus
International branch campus or offshore education centre
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Start with the eligibility check, not a cost sheet.
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