Specific EO
EO = Duty saved × 6. Saving ₹25 lakh in duty means ₹1.5 crore of exports over six years.
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EPCG Export Obligation Calculator
Find out how much you will need to export under the EPCG Scheme. Enter the duty, taxes and cess you save on your capital goods, and see your specific export obligation and how it splits across the two blocks of the six-year period.
6× duty saved
6-year EO period
Block I & Block II split
Quick estimate
What Will Your Export Obligation Be?
Enter the duty, taxes and cess you expect to save on your capital goods. We'll show the specific export obligation and how it splits across the two blocks of the six-year period.
Specific export obligation (6× duty saved)₹1.50 crore
Block I · years 1–4 · at least 50%₹75.00 lakh
Block II · years 5–6 · balance₹75.00 lakh
Indicative only. Your actual obligation is set in the authorisation, can differ for specific sectors, and may sit alongside an Average EO. Send us your figures for an exact read.
How it's calculated
The EPCG Export Obligation Formula
Under the EPCG Scheme you import capital goods at zero customs duty. In return, you take on an export obligation tied to the duty you saved, not to the value of the machine.
Duty savedDuties, taxes & cess on capital goods
6Times the duty saved
Export ObligationFulfilled within 6 years
Block I · Years 1–4
At least 50% of the total obligation has to be fulfilled in the first four years.
Block II · Years 5–6
The balance is fulfilled in the last two years, after which you apply for the EODC to close the authorisation.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
The specific export obligation is 6 times the duties, taxes and cess saved on the capital goods imported under the EPCG Authorisation. It has to be fulfilled within 6 years from the date of issue of the authorisation.
The six-year period is divided into two blocks. At least 50% of the obligation is to be fulfilled in Block I (years 1 to 4), and the balance in Block II (years 5 and 6).
No. It is indicative only. Your actual obligation is set in the authorisation, can differ for specific sectors, and may sit alongside an Average Export Obligation. Send us your figures for an exact read.
Depending on the case, options can include block-wise or overall EO period extensions, regularisation by paying the proportionate duty with interest, and then EODC closure. Kireeti Consultants can review your authorisation and advise on the route that applies.
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This calculator gives an indicative read. Our EPCG Consultants in India team can check your actual case and confirm the figures that apply.
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