Everything for doing business in India, in the order you need it
Government portals, company checks, industrial land, sourcing, customs, labour and legal. 240 links with notes, ordered from research to operations.
New to India? Start with the Entry roadmap
Click a state for its page
Hover a state for its name; click to open its page.
Boundaries follow the Government of India (Survey of India) depiction. Data: INDIAN-SHAPEFILES (MIT), map: Leaflet
Browse in the order of the work
Research
Decide
Build
Sell & Buy
Official systems, in Japanese
List every approval first, with NSWS
Answer a set of questions and every central and state licence appears in one list. See the whole picture before applying.
List every approval with NSWS
- Register on NSWS; foreign companies choose Foreign Investor
- Open Know Your Approvals from the dashboard
- Answer the sector, activity, state and investment questions
- Review the Central and State lists and download the PDF
- Re-run for each candidate state and compare
Check a counterparty's registration free, with MCA
Existence, status, directors, charges and filing history. No account needed.
Verify the GSTIN and protect your input tax credit
Whether the 15 characters on the invoice are live, match the legal name and keep filing. Free on the GST portal.
The 15 characters of a GSTIN
27AAACM1234A1Z5
- 27
- State code (27 = Maharashtra)
- AAACM1234A
- The company's PAN, the same in every state
- 1
- Entity number within the state
- Z
- Fixed
- 5
- Check digit
Ghiloth industrial area near Neemrana, Rajasthan, 2014
Twelve industrial townships built for Japan
More than 114 Japanese companies, mostly at Neemrana and Sri City. Land decisions are made state by state.
The rules change
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India's four Labour Codes are in force since 21 November 2025
The four Codes replace 29 central labour laws. State rules are still being notified, so check each state's status. Affects EPFO/ESIC registration, standing orders and contract labour.
21 Nov 2025
Once a week, in Japanese
Indian regulatory and policy changes in one email. No login; confirm by email.
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