Department of Commerce vide gazette notification G.S.R. 5(E) dated 2nd January, 2015 has allowed dual use of non-processing area of SEZs by SEZ entities as well as DTA entities by amending Rule 11(10) of the SEZ Rules, 2006.

Dual use of non-processing area permits SEZ and DTA entities to share space under amended SEZ regulatory framework. The Department of Commerce amended the SEZ regulatory framework to permit dual use of non-processing area within Special Economic Zones, allowing both SEZ entities and Domestic Tariff Area entities to occupy and use designated non-processing spaces. The amendment clarifies that non-processing areas are not exclusively reserved for SEZ units and establishes a regulated mechanism for their shared use by DTA participants under the SEZ regime.