• Foreign equity is allowed up to 100%
• Single-window clearance approval scheme.
• Permission to set up STP anywhere in India.
• Power allotted to the Jurisdictional Directors to approve import of capital goods    needed for the business, net of taxes, up to USD 20 million.
• Import of software and hardware goods for the business is allowed completely    duty-free.
• Provision for import of second-hand capital goods.
• Provision to re-export the capital goods.
• Domestic purchases made by STP units get the benefit of deemed exports to the    equipment suppliers.
• Commercial training can be conducted with the help of computers, provided all    such terminals are installed within the STP premises allowed.
• The sale of the products or services in the Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) is allowed    up to 50% of the export value.
• Benefits such as levy of Excise Duty and reimbursement of Central Sales Tax for    the capital goods bought from the DTA.
• Exemption from paying corporate income tax for a block of 10 years (2009).
• Various components, such as the Royalty, Know-How fees, Dividend, etc.,paid on    the capital can be repatriated as soon as the foreign entrepreneur pays the    applicable Income Tax on them.
• Permission to start call centers.
• The units are eligible for the title as International Service Export House', 'Service    Export House', International Star service House', etc.
• The Simplified Minimum Export Performance policy under the STP scheme allows    USD 0.25million or 3 times the CIF value of the imported capital goods,whichever    higher, along with 10% of the Net Foreign Exchange Earnings against Export    Earnings.
• The Simplified Minimum Export Performance policy under the EHTP schemeallows    USD 1million or 3 times the CIF value of the imported capital goods, whichever    higher, and the Net Foreign Exchange Earnings.
• Depreciation on the capital goods above 90% for more than five years and an    accelerated rate of 7% in every quarter of the first two years provided it satisfies    the 70% limit criterion in the first three years.