| Policy Parameters |
Manufacturing Sector |
Non -Manufacturing Sectors |
| Agriculture |
Infrastructure & Social |
Services including IT & Telecom Services |
| Govt. Permission |
Not required except 4 specified industries * |
Not required except specific licenses from concerned agencies. |
| Remittance of capital, profits, dividends, etc. |
Allowed |
Allowed |
| Upper Limit of foreign equity allowed |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Minimum Investment Amount (M $) |
No |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.15 |
| Customs duty on import of PME |
5% |
0% |
5% |
0-5% |
| Tax relief (IDA, % of PME cost) |
50% |
50% |
| Royalty & Technical Fee |
No restriction for payment of royalty & technical fee. |
Allowed as per guidelines - Initial lump-sum upto $100,000 - Max Rate 5% of net sales - Initial period 5 years |