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Commerce ministry seeks views of departments on measures to revive SEZs, promote economies of scale: Official

The commerce ministry has sought views of different departments on proposed measures to revive special economic zones and facilitate business transactions between SEZ and the domestic market, a senior official said on Monday. The official said that the ministry has suggested allowing the sale of products manufactured in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the domestic market on payment of duty foregone on inputs as that would help promote value addition.

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Imported Goods stored in 3P FTWZ being sold and moved to Bonded Warehouse on ‘as is where is’ basis under MOOWR scheme are not liable to GST

The Tamil Nadu AAR, in the matter of M/s. Sunwoda Electronic India Private Limited has held that sale of goods from third-party free trade warehousing zone (“3P FTWZ”) on ‘as is where is’ basis to bonded warehouse under Manufacturing and Other Operations in Warehouse Regulations (“MOOWR”) are not liable to GST as the same is covered under Clause 8(a) of Schedule III of the CGST Act, which reads as “Supply of warehoused goods to any person before clearance for home consumption”.