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Special Economic Zones in India

SEZ Exports and Performance

SEZs account for a large share of India's exports, especially IT services, engineering goods, gems and petroleum products.

What zones deliver.

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SEZs contribute roughly a quarter or more of India’s exports.

Sectors

IT and IT-enabled services, gems and jewellery, refined petroleum and engineering goods.

Big zones

Mundra in Gujarat and Reliance’s Jamnagar refinery zone are major.

Concentration

A few large zones account for most exports.

A refinery zone

Petroleum products refined in Jamnagar are exported worldwide from an SEZ.

Assuming every SEZ is a success

Many are small or underused.

Key takeaways
  • SEZs add a large share of exports.
  • IT and petroleum lead.
  • A few big zones dominate.
  • Many are underused.
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