SEZ Compliance.
A unit in a Special Economic Zone receives duty-free procurement and other benefits in return for close reporting to the Development Commissioner under the SEZ Act, 2005 and SEZ Rules, 2006. Almost all of it runs on the SEZ Online portal. We handle the recurring reports, transaction entries and net foreign exchange monitoring that keep your Letter of Approval in good standing.
Recurring reports follow a monthly, quarterly and annual cycle once your data is in. The Annual Performance Report typically takes two to three weeks after the books are closed, driven by the volume of transactions to reconcile.
A partner — a chartered accountant or company secretary — from the first call to sign-off.
Based on your situation, and fixed in writing before any work starts.
Is this for you?
- Manufacturing and service units in an SEZ, including IT and IT-enabled services units
- Units preparing for performance review by the Unit Approval Committee
- Businesses setting up a new SEZ unit or adding activities to their Letter of Approval
- Units planning to exit the zone or convert to another scheme
What you receive at the end.
- 01Monthly and quarterly performance reports filed on SEZ Online
- 02Annual Performance Report with CA certificate
- 03Net foreign exchange tracker for the approval period
- 04Reconciliation of SEZ Online entries with books and GST returns
- 05Draft applications for approvals or changes, where needed
SEZ Compliance, step by step.
Recurring reports follow a monthly, quarterly and annual cycle once your data is in. The Annual Performance Report typically takes two to three weeks after the books are closed, driven by the volume of transactions to reconcile.
- 1
Approval and bond review
We review your Letter of Approval, authorised activities and Bond-cum-Legal Undertaking so that day-to-day reporting matches what was approved.
- 2
SEZ Online transactions
We prepare or check imports, domestic procurement, DTA sales and export entries on SEZ Online, including SOFTEX forms for software exports.
- 3
Periodic performance reports
We compile monthly and quarterly performance reports from your books, along with the services export reporting form where it applies.
- 4
Annual Performance Report
We prepare the Annual Performance Report in Form I under rule 22 with the chartered accountant's certificate, and track net foreign exchange across your approval period.
- 5
GST and tax alignment
We keep zero-rated supplies to and from the unit, letters of undertaking and income-tax positions consistent with SEZ records.
- 6
Approvals and changes
We draft applications for renewal or extension of the Letter of Approval, additional activities and exit, when you need them.
What we need from you.
Don't have everything yet? We send a short checklist after the first call and work with what you have.
- Letter of Approval and Bond-cum-Legal Undertaking
- SEZ Online access and digital signature of the authorised signatory
- Import, procurement, export and DTA sale records
- Foreign exchange realisation details and eBRCs
- Financial statements and fixed asset register
- Previous performance reports and correspondence with the Development Commissioner
The fee depends on your situation. After a short call, the partner who will do the work tells you what's involved and gives you a fixed fee in writing — before any work begins.
- Government fees and statutory charges are billed at actuals.
- When you pay — upfront, in stages or on completion — is agreed in writing with the fee.
Questions about SEZ Compliance.
Ready to discuss SEZ Compliance?
30-minute confidential call — no proposal, no commitment. A partner will write back within one business day.