Paid Decision-Clarity Diagnostic · India Market Entry

India Is Not the Problem.
Entering It Wrong
Is the Problem.

A structured, conflict-free diagnostic for global companies, trade operators, and investors evaluating India before committing capital, incorporating local entities, or shipping inventory. Three business days. One unvarnished advisory report.

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Advisory Only — No Statutory Services · 100% Confidential · Scope Confirmed in 4 Hours · Report in 3 Business Days
Entity Selection & FDI Route · EXIM, Customs & DGFT Pre-Screening · FEMA & RBI Compliance Mapping · PE & Tax Exposure Mitigation · Repatriation & Transfer Pricing Strategy
$200M+ Cross-Border Capital
Screened for India Entry
5 Core Risk Pillars
Covered per Diagnostic
3 Days Advisory Report
Delivery SLA
0 Statutory Services —
Zero Conflict of Interest
Five Advisory Pillars · What the Diagnostic Covers

Every risk that kills an India entry — assessed before you commit.

The five pillars cover the full surface area of India entry risk. Each is assessed specifically for your business model, product, and operational structure — not as a generic template.

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Pillar 1 — India Market Entry & Entity Selection

A clear evaluation of every operational model available to a foreign business in India — before you submit a single statutory filing.

  • Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) — Private Limited
  • Branch Office — scope, restrictions & RBI approval
  • Liaison Office — permitted activities & limitations
  • Project Office — eligibility and conditions
  • JV with Indian partner — structure and risk
  • Free Trade Warehousing Zone (FTWZ) unit — when it applies
  • LLP for foreign ownership — constraints and use cases
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Pillar 2 — EXIM, Customs & Supply Chain Advisory

Pre-screening of your product classification, duties, and licensing rules before cargo leaves a foreign port — preventing port delays, customs fines, and regulatory holds.

  • HS code classification and customs valuation review
  • Anti-dumping and countervailing duty exposure check
  • DGFT import / export licensing requirements
  • Advance Authorisation and EPCG scheme eligibility
  • FTWZ vs bonded warehouse vs direct import — cost comparison
  • Consignment stock vs import-to-sell tax treatment
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Pillar 3 — FEMA & RBI Compliance Screening

Identification of the FEMA boundaries, RBI prior approval requirements, and capital flow restrictions that your planned structure must navigate before any funds move.

  • FDI boundaries — automatic vs government route
  • Cross-border trade credit rules and timelines
  • Advance remittance limits for imports
  • Merchanting trade restrictions and compliance
  • Downstream investment thresholds and restrictions
  • Repatriation rights and FEMA reporting obligations
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Pillar 4 — Tax Residency & PE Mitigation

Prevention of accidental Indian corporate tax liability triggered by operational decisions that most foreign businesses make without realising the consequences.

  • POEM (Place of Effective Management) risk assessment
  • PE exposure from consignment stock in India
  • PE risk from leasing local fulfilment hubs
  • PE triggered by employing local sales agents
  • Withholding tax on payments to foreign parent
  • GST on cross-border services — applicability and rate
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Pillar 5 — Repatriation & Transfer Pricing Strategy

Design of compliant, tax-efficient pathways for moving value from your Indian entity back to your foreign holding company — using active DTAA provisions and arm's length frameworks.

  • Dividend repatriation — withholding tax and DTAA rates
  • Royalty flows — permitted structures and WHT treatment
  • Service fee and management fee frameworks (ALP)
  • DTAA applicability — Mauritius, Singapore, Netherlands, UAE
  • Transfer pricing documentation obligations
  • Exit repatriation — capital gains and treaty treatment
Your Diagnostic Output
Structured advisory report — 10 to 15 pages, specific to your business
  • →Recommended entity structure for your model
  • →Flagged FEMA, RBI and customs risks
  • →PE and tax exposure mapped to your operations
  • →Recurring compliance cost framework
  • →Step-by-step execution roadmap
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Fit Assessment

Built for a specific profile. We are direct about who benefits.

Read both sides before booking. We do not take every engagement — and we tell you upfront if the diagnostic is not the right starting point for your situation.

✓ This Is For You If…

You are making a real India decision in the next 90 days

  • Foreign founder or CFO planning to set up an Indian subsidiary, branch, or FTWZ unit and unsure which model is correct for your operating structure
  • Global exporter shipping or planning to ship product to India who needs EXIM, HS code, anti-dumping, and DGFT licensing pre-screened before the first container leaves
  • Investor or PE fund evaluating a direct FDI commitment into an Indian company and needs FEMA, capital flow, and tax exposure mapped before wire transfer
  • Company with India employees, warehousing, or agents who are uncertain whether their current setup has triggered Permanent Establishment tax exposure
  • Business currently paying dividends, royalties, or service fees from an Indian entity to a foreign parent that has never had transfer pricing or repatriation flows reviewed
  • Founder planning to flip an Indian entity to a Singapore or US holding structure before a fundraise
✗ This Is Not For You If…

You need statutory execution, not structural clarity

  • You need a CA, company secretary, or lawyer to file returns, register an entity, draft agreements, or handle MCA, RBI, or DGFT submissions — we do not provide statutory services
  • You need a customs house agent (CHA) for routine clearance, freight forwarding, or day-to-day import/export logistics — that is operational, not advisory
  • You are researching India in general with no specific capital decision, shipment, or entity registration in the next 90 days
  • Your planned India commitment is below $50,000 — the structural complexity may not justify a paid diagnostic at this stage
  • You want a generic India market report or industry overview — this is not a market research product; it is a structural risk diagnostic specific to your business
  • You want free advice or a low-cost template — the diagnostic is priced to reflect the value of avoiding structurally expensive mistakes
Process · Three Steps

From your trade parameters to a structural blueprint in 3 business days

No generic playbooks. No template reports. Every diagnostic output is specific to your business model, product type, target structure, and capital size.

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Structured Intake Submission

Submit your trade parameters, business model, product details, planned operational structure, and core regulatory concerns using the intake form. The more specific your context, the more precise the diagnostic. Takes 10–12 minutes.

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Cross-Border Risk Screening

Senior advisors evaluate your operational strategy against active FEMA, DGFT, customs, and corporate tax regulations. We may request a 30-minute clarification call if your structure has multi-jurisdictional complexity before the report is prepared.

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Strategic Advisory Report Delivered

Receive an unvarnished 10–15 page blueprint within 3 business days — detailing your recommended structure, flagged risks, recurring compliance cost framework, and step-by-step execution roadmap. A 30-minute follow-up call is included.

Scope Confirmation: within 4 business hours of intake

Advisory Report Delivery: 3 business days from payment

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Sample Advisory Scenarios

What the diagnostic catches before capital is committed

Three anonymised engagements showing the structural and regulatory risks identified before the client committed capital, shipped inventory, or filed an incorporation application.

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German Manufacturer — India Subsidiary

Industrial Equipment · €4M India Revenue Target

A German precision equipment manufacturer planned to open an Indian Private Limited subsidiary to manufacture locally and sell to Indian industrial clients. They had already engaged an Indian CA to begin incorporation.

Risks Identified Before Incorporation
  • Planned transfer pricing (machinery supply from German parent at cost +5%) violated ALP norms — exposed to Indian transfer pricing audit
  • Indian subsidiary selling to Indian clients would create a deemed PE for the German parent — triggering Indian tax on global profits attributable to India
  • FDI in manufacturing sector required specific DPIIT conditions for German-origin capital that the CA had not flagged
Structure After Diagnostic
  • Manufacturing entity restructured as a contract manufacturer (cost+ model) eliminating PE exposure
  • Transfer pricing policy designed at arm's length before parent-subsidiary contracts signed
  • DPIIT compliance calendar mapped before incorporation filing
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US E-Commerce Brand — India Fulfilment

Consumer Goods · $2M India Inventory Plan

A US direct-to-consumer brand planned to ship $2M of inventory into an India-based third-party logistics (3PL) warehouse to fulfil Indian marketplace orders. They assumed it was a straightforward import operation.

Risks Identified Before Shipment
  • Consignment stock held in an Indian 3PL warehouse on behalf of a foreign company creates a deemed PE — triggering Indian corporate tax on India-sourced profits
  • Product HS classification generated a 28% BCD + 18% IGST + anti-dumping duty not anticipated in their India pricing model
  • Advance remittance to Indian 3PL exceeded the limit requiring RBI reporting that the brand was unaware of
Structure After Diagnostic
  • FTWZ warehousing structure recommended to defer duty payment until point of sale — preserving margin
  • India entity incorporated as importer-of-record to eliminate foreign company PE exposure
  • HS code re-classified at a lower duty rate after pre-clearance advisory
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Singapore HoldCo — India Repatriation

SaaS / Technology · ₹18 Cr Annual India Revenue

A Singapore-incorporated technology business with an Indian subsidiary generating ₹18 Cr annually had been paying a 15% "management fee" to the Singapore parent for three years. Their Indian CA had not reviewed the transfer pricing compliance.

Risks Identified (Retroactively)
  • Management fee paid without an ALP study or documented transfer pricing policy — exposed to Indian TP audit with potential 2x penalty
  • Singapore holding company lacked economic substance to claim India-Singapore DTAA WHT rate — 20% domestic WHT applied instead of 15% treaty rate
  • Three years of undocumented related-party transactions created material TP audit risk
Structure After Diagnostic
  • ALP study commissioned and management fee documented retroactively with correct benchmarking
  • Singapore substance requirements mapped and board composition adjusted for DTAA eligibility
  • Future repatriation structured via compliant dividend pathway with DTAA rate protection
Engagement Fee · India Entry Diagnostic

A fee calibrated to what getting India entry wrong actually costs

A single TP audit, customs penalty, or PE tax assessment in India can run into crores. The diagnostic is designed to prevent that — at a fraction of the cost of a single Big-4 advisory session.

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Diagnostic Fee

India Market Entry Diagnostic $399 USD · Payment via Stripe or international wire
Scope confirmed in 4 hours · Report in 3 business days
  • Entity selection & FDI route assessment
  • EXIM, customs & DGFT pre-screening
  • FEMA & RBI compliance exposure map
  • PE tax and POEM risk assessment
  • Repatriation & transfer pricing framework
  • 10–15 page structured advisory report
  • 30-minute follow-up advisory call included

Advisory only. Not legal, tax, statutory, or CA advice. No RBI/MCA/DGFT filings included or implied. Consult qualified statutory advisors for execution.

FAQ

Questions before booking your diagnostic

The diagnostic is a 10–15 page structured advisory document covering five pillars specific to your business: (1) Entity selection and FDI route — which legal vehicle and entry route applies to your sector and operating model; (2) EXIM and customs pre-screening — your HS code, duty burden, and DGFT licensing obligations; (3) FEMA and RBI compliance — capital flow restrictions, advance remittance limits, and reporting obligations; (4) PE and tax exposure — where your current or planned operations create Indian corporate tax liability; (5) Repatriation and transfer pricing — compliant pathways for dividends, royalties, and service fees to your foreign holding company. Included is a 30-minute follow-up call within 5 business days of delivery.
No. Provencia Ventures provides strategic business advisory services only. We do not provide legal opinions, CA certificates, tax returns, statutory filings, MCA registrations, RBI submissions, DGFT applications, or any regulated professional services. The diagnostic output is a decision-clarity framework — not a legal opinion or regulatory certification. You should engage a qualified Indian CA and lawyer for statutory execution. The diagnostic tells you what structure to instruct them to execute — and why.
Indian CAs and lawyers are excellent at executing the structure you ask them to set up. Most are not structured or incentivised to challenge whether the structure you are asking for is the right one for your cross-border model. The majority of India entry structuring errors — PE exposure, wrong entity type, FEMA breach, transfer pricing gaps — happen before the CA or lawyer is engaged. Provencia Ventures works upstream of statutory advisors: we assess the right structure first, so you know exactly what to instruct your statutory team to execute.
Yes — Pillar 2 specifically covers EXIM and supply chain risk. This includes pre-screening of your product HS code classification, customs valuation methodology, applicable basic customs duty rates, anti-dumping or countervailing duty exposure, DGFT import/export licensing requirements, and an assessment of whether a FTWZ, bonded warehouse, or direct import structure is most appropriate for your product and sales model. Note: we do not provide customs house agent (CHA) services or operational clearance support.
The full advisory report is delivered within 3 business days of payment confirmation. Before that, our team confirms scope within 4 business hours of intake submission. For complex multi-jurisdictional structures, we may request a 30-minute clarification call before preparing the report. The 30-minute follow-up call is scheduled within 5 business days of report delivery.
Yes — this is one of the most common use cases. Many clients use the diagnostic to independently validate the structural approach their Indian CA or lawyer has recommended, or to raise specific FEMA, PE tax, or transfer pricing questions that fall outside the typical CA's scope. We work independently and do not review or critique specific statutory advice, but we can assess the structural framework against regulatory reality and cross-border best practice.
International clients (outside India) pay in USD via Stripe (card) or international wire to our Wise Business USD account. India-based clients pay in INR via NEFT/RTGS bank transfer or UPI. Full payment details are sent with your scope confirmation email within 4 business hours of intake submission. The diagnostic begins immediately on payment confirmation.
Included in the fee is one 30-minute follow-up advisory call to walk through findings and clarify specific points. After that, if your situation requires ongoing advisory support — for example, during a capital raise, RBI approval process, or multi-country holding structure design — we offer a separate ongoing advisory retainer. Details are available on request after the diagnostic is delivered.
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Submit Your India Entry Diagnostic Intake

Complete the form below. We confirm scope and send a payment link within 4 business hours. The more specific your context, the more precise the diagnostic.

Scope confirmation & payment link within 4 business hours · Advisory report in 3 business days
Advisory only — not legal, statutory, or CA advice · All submissions strictly confidential

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Advisory Services Disclaimer: Provencia Ventures provides strategic business advisory and decision-clarity diagnostic services only. We do not provide legal advice, legal opinions, CA certificates, tax returns, statutory filings, MCA registrations, RBI submissions, DGFT applications, customs house agent (CHA) services, or any other statutory or professionally regulated services. All outputs are advisory in nature and do not constitute legal opinions, tax certificates, or regulatory approvals. Clients must engage qualified Indian legal counsel and/or Chartered Accountants for statutory execution, legal opinions, and regulatory filings. Provencia Ventures is not a law firm, CA firm, or regulated financial or investment advisor in any jurisdiction.

Make the Right Structural Decision First

The right India structure costs the same to set up as the wrong one.

The difference shows up in a FEMA query, a TP audit, a PE tax demand, or a repatriation block — years after the structure was locked in. The diagnostic prevents that.

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