In order to provide impetus to the electronics industry, to enhance its export potential and to develop an efficient electronic component industry, EHTP & STP schemes offer a package of incentives and facilities. The Scheme is administered by the Department of Electronics, Government of India. The Scheme's salient features are:

Duty free imports are permitted for all types of goods including capital goods required by EHTP / STP units for their production provided they are not items in the negative list of imports of the EXIM Policy. Second-hand capital goods can also be imported by EHTP / STP units in accordance with the EXIM Policy. The entire production should be exported to hard currency areas. Sales in the domestic tariff area (DTA) are permissible as per the norms decided by Department of Electronics and are also subject to fulfillment of value addition criterion prescribed. Units should operate in custom bonded premises. Tax holiday is admissible for such units for a block of five years in the first eight years of operation. Deemed export benefits are also admissible. 100% foreign equity participation is permissible under the scheme. The minimum value addition for software components is 60%. 

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