Incentive Data

Income Tax and Custom Duty exemption for SEZ Co-developers

i. “Co-developer as defined in Special Economic Zone Rules, 2013, shall also be entitled to avail the same incentives and exemptions for the same period as available to the Developer under the SEZ Act 2020, subject to condition that the Developer of the SEZ relinquishes its rights to the incentives and exemptions in favour of the Co-developer; provided further that the respective Special Economic Zone Authority duly endorses such reassignment, and ensures that such reassignment shall not be misused.”
ii. “Income derived by a zone enterprise as defined in the Special Economic Zones Act, 2012 (XX of 2012) for a period of ten years starting from the date the developer certifies that the zone enterprise has commenced commercial operation and for a period of ten years to a developer of zone starting from the date of signing of the development agreement in the special economic zone as announced by the Federal Government.

Provided that this clause shall also apply to a co-developer as defined in Special Economic Zone Rules, 2013 subject to the condition that a certificate has been furnished—

(a)       by the developer that he has not claimed exemption under this clause and has relinquished his claim in favour of the co-developer; and

(b)       by the Special Economic Zone Authority validating that the developer has not claimed exemption under this clause and has relinquished claim in favour of the co-developer.”

 

*(As per serial no. 2 of the PCT Code 9917 in Sub-Chapter-V in Chapter 99 of the Pakistan Customs Tariff)

(Section 126(E) of Part I of the Second Schedule to the Income Tax Ordinance 2001)