Moving from an Indian distributor to your own subsidiary
Creating the subsidiary is only one part of transferring the commercial relationship into a new operating model.
Read the guide India Market Entry
Make the first operating decision a considered one.
Legal questions arising between an India expansion decision and the first operational commitment.
The contextIndia Market Entry.
India Market Entry.
The questions behind the work.
India market entry is a sequence of decisions about activities, entity, ownership, people, money and regulatory permissions. Incorporation is one step in that sequence. Foreign-investment treatment depends on the actual activity and ownership structure, not merely the company's chosen description.
Read the practice notesFive decisions.
Five decisions.
Examined in detail.
Running an India pilot before the local entity exists
A pilot can create real commitments through people, payments, data and representations before the incorporation process finishes.
Read the guideTechnology licences and royalties in an India entry plan
The licence, payment flow and regulatory treatment should describe the same commercial arrangement.
Read the guideThe legal readiness check before the first Indian invoice
An incorporated company may still need activity-specific approvals, compliant contracts and an operational tax position.
Read the guideBeneficial ownership in an India foreign-investment review
The immediate shareholder is only the beginning of an ownership analysis.
Read the guideThe applicable framework
FEMA, the Non-Debt Instruments Rules, the applicable foreign-investment policy, RBI directions, company law, tax rules and sector conditions may apply. Check current restrictions, beneficial ownership, pricing, reporting and banking documentation before accepting funds or making commitments.