Overview
- A one-time concession will let eligible SEZ manufacturers sell a capped share of output in the domestic market at concessional duty rates, with rules to follow.
- An integrated textile programme covers a National Fibre Scheme, capital support for machinery upgrades, common testing centres, a handloom–handicraft push and a Tex‑Eco sustainability initiative.
- Duty changes ease costs for labour‑intensive exports, lifting the duty‑free input cap for seafood to 3% of FOB, extending duty‑free imports to shoe uppers, and giving exporters up to one year to ship final products.
- A Rs 10,000‑crore, five‑year plan seeks a domestic container manufacturing ecosystem to reduce reliance on Chinese supply and prevent shortages seen during recent shipping disruptions.
- Officials and coverage link the package to US tariff pressures—reported at 50% on key goods—with two straight months of export contraction and stress in SEZ clusters employing over 31 lakh workers, including 466 unit closures over five years.