Types of SEZs

A developer can set up SEZs of the following types:

1. SECTOR SPECIFIC SEZs (2)

• Defined as a zone meant exclusively for one or more products or services in one sector.
• Minimum area requirement is 100 hectares (reduced to 50 hectares for specified States and Territories).
• For Electronic hardware and software including IT/ITES, minimum area required is 10 Hectares with a minimum built up processing area of one lakh square rneters.
• For biotechnology, non-conventional energy including solar energy equipments/cells, or gem and jewellery sectors, the minimum area requirement is 10 Hectares.

2. MULTI-PRODUCT SEZs 11 '

• Signifies an SEZ where units may be set up for manufacture/rendering of services of two or more goods/services in a sector or goods/services falling in two or more sectors.
• Minimum area requirement is 1000 hectares (reduced to 200 hectares for specified States and Territories like in Assam , Meghalaya, Nagaiand, Mizoram, Manipur, J&K, Tripura , Sikkim , Himachal Pradesh and Uttranchai ).
• Minimum area requirement for SEZ exclusively for services is 100 hectares.

3. PORT/AIRPORT BASED SEZs (3)

• Minimum area requirement is 100 hectares.

4. FREE TRADE AN D WAREHOUSING ZONES (FTWZ} (4)

• Minimum area requirement is 40 hectares with a built-up area of 100,000 sq. meters.