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Industrial licence (defence)
Manufacturing items on the defence products list needs an industrial licence under the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act; arms and ammunition are licensed under the Arms Act by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Issued by
- DPIIT · MHA
- Law
- Industries (Development and Regulation) Act 1951; Arms Act 1959 and Arms Rules 2016
- Where to apply
- The National Single Window System (nsws.gov.in)
TaxClue does not handle this service. It is on the checklist because many of our clients need it. Raise a request and we will try to connect you with someone who can do it, where possible.
How Industrial licence (defence) works
The usual picture. Procedures, fees and forms differ by state and authority — always check the current rules before you apply.
Who needs it
- Manufacturers of items on the notified defence products list
- Makers of small arms, ammunition and their components
- Foreign-invested defence companies (FDI conditions apply)
Documents usually asked for
- Company documents and shareholding, including foreign investment
- Project report, products and capacity
- Security manual and plant layout
- Details of directors and key personnel for security clearance
The process
- Confirm your product is on the licensable list
- Apply online to DPIIT (or MHA for Arms Act items)
- Security clearance and inter-ministerial comments
- Licence issued; start production within the validity
What we can do today
The other registrations the same businesses need — these we handle end to end.
Registrations we handle
Often needed alongside Industrial licence (defence).
Full checklists that include it
Every registration for these industries, in order.
Read more
Our own write-ups on the subject.
- Manual of Patent Office Practice and Procedure (2019), Chapter 3: initial processing and numbering of applications, scrutiny, secrecy directions for defence-related inventions and screening for atomic energy →
- Sections 60–62 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000: forfeiture of goods on conviction, the employee's defence, and the three-month adjournment when the accused pleads that the registration is invalid →
- Sections 63–67 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000: offences by companies, cognizance only on a written complaint, costs of prosecution or defence, protection of informers and abetment of acts outside India →
- Schedule I to the FEM (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019: serial number 6 of the Table - defence →