Setting up manufacturing in India from abroad

MOOWR is one of the few Indian customs schemes that does not ask a new manufacturer to commit to exporting. For a foreign company building a plant in India, that makes it worth understanding early, before the machinery is ordered.

What it offers a foreign manufacturer

  • Capital goods and inputs imported with the duty deferred rather than paid at the port
  • No export obligation, no minimum investment and no location restriction
  • The Indian market and export customers served from the same unit
  • Duty on inputs used in exported goods remitted rather than paid

Who holds the licence

The licence is held by the Indian entity that operates the unit, usually a subsidiary, with its own IEC and GST registration.

Guides by country

China

United States

European Union

Japan

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