FDI and regulatory legal for foreign logistics and warehousing investors in India.
Logistics and warehousing allow one hundred percent foreign investment under the automatic route, and the sector has been transformed by GST, which removed inter-state tax barriers and made hub-and-spoke national distribution viable, and by the national logistics policy push. A foreign logistics or warehousing investor can therefore build, but the value depends on the real-estate and warehousing structure, the GST and customs-bonded-warehouse arrangements, and the multimodal and last-mile contracts that make a network efficient.
The operating model, warehousing, freight, multimodal, cold chain, or e-commerce fulfilment, determines the applicable licences and the tax and customs structuring, and large warehousing assets engage real-estate and development arrangements. We structure the investment and the real-estate or development model, build the GST, customs-bonded-warehouse, and licensing compliance, and negotiate the warehousing, transportation, and fulfilment contracts so the network is efficient and compliant.
Structuring the FDI and the real-estate or development model for warehousing and logistics assets.
Building GST and customs-bonded-warehouse structuring to optimise the distribution network.
Addressing the licences and compliance for the specific model, freight, multimodal, cold chain, or fulfilment.
Negotiating warehousing, transportation, multimodal, and last-mile contracts.
Structuring e-commerce fulfilment arrangements consistent with the e-commerce and warehousing rules.
Structuring the FDI and FEMA reporting for the logistics entity.
Yes. Logistics, warehousing, and related infrastructure allow one hundred percent foreign investment under the automatic route. The structuring focus is the real-estate, GST and customs, and contractual architecture rather than the FDI approval.
GST removed inter-state tax barriers that previously forced companies to hold warehouses in many states for tax reasons, making consolidated hub-and-spoke national distribution viable. This reshaped the warehousing footprint and the structuring of logistics networks.
It is a facility where imported goods can be stored without immediate payment of customs duty, deferred until clearance, which is valuable for import-heavy distribution and manufacturing. Structuring bonded-warehouse arrangements is often central to an efficient logistics model.
No. No engagement is treated as accepted until conflicts, scope and terms are confirmed in writing. An initial discussion is confidential and is used only to understand the matter and assess fit.
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