Policies

Exclusion List

  • Sl no Business Type Sector Sub Sector (exclusions)
    1 All  All Involving harmful or exploitative forms of forced labor/harmful child labor
    2 All  All Politicians / any applicant with political links
    3 Manufacturing Agriculture Tobacco
    4 Manufacturing Beverages Alcoholic beverages (excluding wine & beer)
    5 Manufacturing Chemicals Any product deemed illegal under host country laws or regulations or international conventions and agreements, or subject to international bans, such as pharmaceuticals, pesticides/herbicides, ozone depleting substances, PCB’s, wildlife or products regulated under CITES.
    6 Manufacturing Chemicals Coal related – Mining, Prospection, Exploration or Processing
    7 Manufacturing Chemicals Firework Manufacturers
    8 Manufacturing Chemicals Oil or Fossil Fuel / Gas exploration and / or production
    9 Manufacturing Chemicals Petroleum Products (gasoline, kerosene, etc.)
    10 Manufacturing Chemicals Weapons and ammunitions
    11 Manufacturing Construction Material Oil Pipelines / Oil Refineries; construction of new or refurbishment of any existing coal-fired power plant
    12 Manufacturing Construction Material Unbonded asbestos fibers. This does not apply to purchase and use of bonded asbestos cement sheeting where the asbestos content is less than 20%.
    13 Manufacturing Electricals Coal-fired power plants, including dual-power plants, connected to the grid. Any business planned expansion of captive coal for power or heat generation
    14 Manufacturing Electronics Radioactive materials
    15 Manufacturing Machine Components Weapons and ammunitions
    16 Manufacturing Pharmaceuticals Any product deemed illegal under host country laws or regulations or international conventions and agreements, or subject to international bans, such as pharmaceuticals, pesticides/herbicides, ozone depleting substances, PCB’s, wildlife or products regulated under CITES.
    17 Manufacturing Plastics Drift net fishing in the marine environment using nets in excess of 2.5 km. in length.
    18 Services Education Educational Institution
    19 Services Home Care Construction
    20 Services Leasing Leasing / Rental of Equipments
    21 Services Personal Care Salons
    22 Services Professional Advertising
    23 Services Professional Astrologers
    24 Services Professional Builders / Real Estate Developers/Agents
    25 Services Professional DSA’s / Verification Agencies / Collections Agencies / Repossession Agencies
    26 Services Professional Event Planning
    27 Services Professional Finance companies / Chit Funds / Money exchangers
    28 Services Professional Financial
    29 Services Professional Journalists
    30 Services Professional Lawyers, Solicitors, Advocates
    31 Services Professional Manpower Consultants / Placement Agencies / Labour contractors
    32 Services Professional Multi- level / Network Marketing business
    33 Services Professional Pornography
    34 Services Professional Prostitution
    35 Services Professional Racist and/or anti-democratic media
    36 Services Professional Real Estate
    37 Services Professional Recreation & Amusement Parks– Theatres / Video gaming / casinos
    38 Services Professional Security / Police personnel/ Security firms
    39 Services Professional Tax consultants
    40 Services Professional TV and Film Artists / Producers / Directors / Distributors
    41 Services Software & Technology Cybercafés/ Internet Companies
    42 Services Software & Technology Graphic Design
    43 Services Software & Technology Mobile distributor/ dealers
    44 Services Software & Technology Software
    45 Services Software & Technology Software companies
    46 Services Software & Technology STD / PCO outlets
    47 Services Software & Technology Telecommunication
    48 Services Transport Courier Companies
    49 Services Transport Transport and related infrastructure primarily used for coal for power generation
    50 Services Travel Bars / Gambling Business /Massage Parlors
    51 Services Travel Tour Operators
    52 Trading Agriculture Tobacco
    53 Trading Beverages Alcoholic beverages (excluding wine & beer)
    54 Trading Chemicals Any product deemed illegal under host country laws or regulations or international conventions and agreements, or subject to international bans, such as pharmaceuticals, pesticides/herbicides, ozone depleting substances, PCB’s, wildlife or products regulated under CITES.
    55 Trading Chemicals Gas Agencies
    56 Trading Chemicals Petrol Pump
    57 Trading Construction Material Unbonded asbestos fibers. This does not apply to purchase and use of bonded asbestos cement sheeting where the asbestos content is less than 20%.
    58 Trading Food Products Butcher Shops
    59 Trading Food Products Poultry, Fish & Meat Products
    60 Trading Hobbies Pets (cats, dogs, fish, etc)
    61 Trading Machine Components Weapons and ammunitions
    62 Trading Pharmaceuticals Any product deemed illegal under host country laws or regulations or international conventions and agreements, or subject to international bans, such as pharmaceuticals, pesticides/herbicides, ozone depleting substances, PCB’s, wildlife or products regulated under CITES.
    63 Trading Wood Logging /Wood-cutting