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List of free economic zones

In special economic zones[1][2] business and trades laws differ from the rest of the country. The term, and a number of other terms, can have different specific meanings in different countries and publications. Often they have relaxed jurisdiction of customs or related national regulations. They can be ports or other large areas or smaller allocated areas.

Terms include free port (porto Franco), free zone (zona franca), bonded area (US: foreign-trade zone), free economic zone, free-trade zone, export processing zone and maquiladora.

Most commonly a free port is a special customs area or small customs territory with generally less strict customs regulations (or no customs duties or controls for transshipment). Earlier in history, some free ports enjoyed political autonomy. Many international airports have free ports, though they tend to be called customs areas, customs zones, or international zones.

Africa

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Tanzania

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Libya

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Liberia

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Egypt

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Eritrea

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Morocco

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Mauritius

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Nigeria

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Although the enabling act came into effect in 1992, the pioneer Free Zone (the Calabar Free Trade Zone) was not fully completed until 1999, and commenced operation after official commissioning in November 2001. Since then, the Free Zones Scheme has been used as a vehicle for industrial and commercial development of the country. Private Sector participation and partnership with the Federal Government and other tiers of government has helped spread the scheme. This has culminated in the establishment of specialised Free Zones and other types of Zones, namely:

Serial numberNameLocationStatusOwnership
1Snake Island Integrated Free ZoneLagosOperationalPrivate
2Kano Free Trade Zone (KFTZ)Kano StateOperationalFed. Govt.
3Onne oil & Gas Free ZoneRiver StateOperationalUnder Parallel Authority
4Tinapa Free Zone & Tourism ResortCRSOperationalPrivate/Public
5Calabar Free Trade Zone (CFTZ)CRSOperationalFed. Govt.
6Maigatari Border Free ZoneJigawa StateOperationalState
7LADOL Free ZoneLagosOperationalPrivate
8Enpower, Enugu Industrial Park Free ZoneEnuguOperationalPrivate
9Airline Services Export Proc. ZoneLagos StateOperationalPrivate
10ALSCON Export Processing ZoneAkwa IbonOperationalPrivate
11Ogun Guangdong Free Trade ZoneOgun StateOperationalPublic/ Private
12Sebore Farms Export Processing ZonesAdamawa StateOperationalPrivate
13Ibom Science & Tech. Park Free ZoneAkwa IbomUnder Cons.Public/Private
14Living Spring Free ZoneOsun StateUnder Cons.State
15Lekki Free ZoneLagos StateOperationalState/ Private
16Brass LNG Free ZoneBayelsaUnder Cons.Public/Private
17Abuja Technological Village Free ZoneAbujaUnder Cons.Public/Private
18Specialized Railway Industrial FTZ - KajolaOgun StateUnder Cons.Public/Private
19Imo Guangdong FTZImo StateUnder Cons.Public/Private
20OK Free Trade ZoneOndo & OgunUnder Cons.States/ Private
21Lagos Free ZoneLagos StateUnder Cons.Private
22Kwara Free ZoneKwara StateDeclarationState Govt.
23Oluyole Free Trade ZoneOyo StateDeclarationState Govt.
24Koko Free Trade ZoneDelta StateDeclarationState Govt.
25OILSS Logistics Free ZoneLagosDeclarationPrivate
26Banki Border Free ZoneBorno StateDeclarationState
27NAHCO Free Trade ZoneLagos StateOperationalPrivate

The introduction of free zones has played a large role in increasing the amount of investment into Nigeria. When all the free zones are fully operational, Nigeria is projected to play a large role in expanding export-driven manufacturing activities in Africa.[3]

Asia

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Azerbaijan

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Bahrain

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China

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Hong Kong

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India

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Indonesia

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Iran

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Japan

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Lebanon

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Macau

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Malaysia

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Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone, also known as the Silicon Valley of the East
Port of Tanjung Pelepas, the 15th busiest container port in the world

Mongolia

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Pakistan

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Philippines

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Singapore

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South Korea

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Taiwan

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Thailand

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  • Port of Bangkok
  • Port of Chiang Kong
  • Port of Chieng Saen
  • Port of Laem Chabang
  • Port of Ranong

Turkey

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United Arab Emirates

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Uzbekistan

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Europe

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European Union

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European Union free zones:[8]

Albania

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Armenia

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Belarus

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Georgia

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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  • Free Zone Trebinje[13]
  • Free zone Hercegovina
  • Free zone Vogosca
  • Free zone Visoko

Moldova

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  • Giurgiulești Freeport[14]
  • Expo-Business Chișinău, Chișinău)
  • Ungheni-Business
  • Tvardita
  • Otaci-Business
  • Valkanes
  • Taraclia
  • Free International Airport of Mărculești

Monaco

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  • Monaco Freeport

Montenegro

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  • Port of Bar Free Zone[15]

North Macedonia

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Тechnological–Industrial Development Zones (TIDZs)[16]

  • 12 Free Zones

Russia

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Serbia

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Serbia has 14 free economic zones as of September 2017;[19] these are:[19]

Switzerland

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Ukraine

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United Kingdom

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The Americas

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Argentina

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Law 19640: Special Customs Area for the Island of Tierra del Fuego [25]

Law 24331: Free Zones (of Argentina) [26]

The Bahamas

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Bermuda

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Brazil

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Canada

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Foreign trade zones:[28]

Chile

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Colombia

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  • San Andrés
  • Zona Franca
  • Zona Franca de Bogota
  • Zona Franca del Pacifico
  • Zona Franca Palermo

Dominican Republic

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  • Mega Port of Punta Caucedo

Jamaica

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Panama

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Costa Rica

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  • Zona Franca Saret
  • Zona Franca Coyol
  • CF Free Zone Park S.R.L
  • Zona Franca Metropolitana
  • Zona Franca del Este
  • Concentrix Free Trade Zone, S.A

Uruguay

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  • Carrasco International Airport (Free Airport)
  • Zona Franca Colonia
  • Zona Franca de Montevideo
  • Puerto de Montevideo (Free Port)
  • Zona Franca Rivera

United States

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Venezuela

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ УПРАВЛЕНИЕ ОСОБЫМИ ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКИМИ ЗОНАМИ СУБЪЕКТА РФ Масаев С.Н. В сборнике: XIII Всероссийское совещание по проблемам управления ВСПУ-2019 Труды. Под общей редакцией Д.А. Новикова. 2019. С. 1773-1778.
  2. ↑ Masaev S. Destruction of the Resident Enterprise in the Special Economic Zone with Sanctions. Publisher: IEEE. 2019
  3. ↑ "Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority - Home". Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Bertram, Mark (10 January 2010). "The Pelepas Free Zone: More Than Just Cost Advantages". Site Selection Magazine. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Law on Economic Zones - Invest Mongolia". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "MONGOLIA: Trade Facilitation and Logistics Development Strategy Report - Final Report" (PDF). Asian Development Bank. December 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Free Economic Zone". Invest Korea Week 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Free zones which are in operation in the customs territory of the Union, as communicated by the Member States to the Commission" (PDF). European Commission. 17 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Gazzetta Ufficiale". www.gazzettaufficiale.it.
  10. ↑ Studios, ICON. "Malta Freeport". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "Tax Benefits". www.ibc-madeira.com. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  12. ↑ "Operating Free Economic Zones". Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Foreign Investment Promotion Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina". Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Free Economic Zones in Moldova". Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "Index Cards by Country: Montenegro Free zones" (PDF). World Free Zones Organization. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  16. ↑ "Free Economic Zones". Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  17. ↑ Руднев Д. Д., Кулик Н. А. (1915). Материалы к изучению Северного морского пути из Европы в Обь и Енисей. Петроград: Тип. А. Э. Коллинс. pp. 3–4, 57–59.
  18. ↑ "Федеральный закон Российской Федерации от 13 июля 2015 г. N 212-ФЗ "О свободном порте Владивосток"" [Federal Law of July 13, 2015 N 212-FZ “On the Free Port of Vladivostok”] (in Russian). Rossiyskaya Gazeta. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  19. 1 2 Mikavica, A. (3 September 2017). "Slobodne zone mamac za investitore". politika.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  20. ↑ Segal, David (21 July 2012). "Swiss Freeports Are Home for a Growing Treasury of Art". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  21. 1 2 "Ports Francs & Entrepôts de Genève SA - Rte du Grand Lancy 6a - Genève". Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  22. ↑ "Magazzini Generali con Punto Franco SA – Stabio – Chiasso – Svizzera". puntofranco.com (in Italian and English).
  23. ↑ Techgroup Schweiz AG. "For global requests". Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  24. ↑ "Transport services | Vevey | Société des Entrepôts Vevey" [Transport services | Vevey | Vevey Warehouse Company]. sevpf.ch. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  25. ↑ "Ley 19640 del 16/5/72". servicios.infoleg.gob.ar.
  26. ↑ "Ley 24". servicios.infoleg.gob.ar.
  27. ↑ "Zona Franca General Pico". Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  28. ↑ "Geographically Flexible Foreign Trade Zones in Canada". www.taxandtradelaw.com. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  29. ↑ "Calgary Region Inland Port". Calgary Logistics Council. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018.
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