FREE TRADE & WAREHOUSING ZONES

[Ashok Chopra]

Respected Forum,

I am exporter availing Duty Draw Bank and M.E.I.S. benefit.

One of my foreign buyer is registered in FTWZ. Supplies made by me in FTWZ will be considered Deemed Export.

My queries:-

Will i be entitled for Duty Drawback and M.E.I.S. benefit on the supplies made in FTWZ. Please let me know the procedure also.

Thanks and regard

AI Summary

MEIS ineligibility for exports involving FTWZ restricts incentive claims while duty drawback remains available under SEZ rules.
Supplies to a Free Trade Warehousing Zone are treated as physical exports under the SEZ framework, so exporters must follow regular export procedures. Duty Drawback is legally permissible for such clearances, whereas the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme is explicitly ineligible for exports from DTA to SEZ/FTWZ and for exports made by units in FTWZ; practical difficulties in claiming benefits may nevertheless arise.