New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- An industry interface organised by the Export Promotion Council for EOUs & SEZs (EPCES) on Friday saw over 150 stakeholders engage with Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal, IAS, on policy and operational challenges affecting Special Economic Zones (SEZs).

Participants from SEZ units and developers raised concerns related to SEZ-DTA transactions, duty-foregone calculations, Indian Customs EDI Gateway (ICEGATE) connectivity issues, import monitoring systems, and reverse job-work difficulties faced particularly by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

Stakeholders from the IT/ITES sector flagged issues around the classification of vacant built-up area, delays in renewal of Letters of Approval (LoA), and procureme...