List of free economic zones

In special economic zones 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 and/or controls for transshipment). Earlier in history, some free ports like Hong Kong enjoyed political autonomy. Many international airports have free ports, though they tend to be called customs areas, customs zones, or international zones.

Africa

Tanzania

Mtwara Freeport Zone

Libya

Misrata Free Zone

Liberia

Free Port of Monrovia

Egypt

Eritrea

Morocco

  1. Tangier Exportation Free Zone
  2. Atlantic Free Zone Kenitra

Mauritius

  • The Mauritius Free Port

Nigeria

Registered Free Zones in Nigeria

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:

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

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.[1]

Asia

Bahrain

China


Hong Kong

Indonesia

Iran

Israel

Japan

Thailand

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

Lebanon

Macau

Malaysia

Mongolia

Pakistan

Philippines

Singapore

South Korea

Taiwan

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

Europe

Albania

Andorra


Austria

(member of the European Union)

Belarus

Croatia

(member of the European Union)

  • Rijeka, 1723
  • Zadar, 1922-1947 (Porto Franco della città di Zara)

Denmark

(member of the European Union)

Finland

(member of the European Union)

  • Free zone of Lappeenranta (Lappeenrannan Vapaa-alue)
  • Freeport of Hanko (Hangon Vapaasatama)

France

(member of the European Union)

  • Free Zone of Le Verdon - Port de Bordeaux (Zone franche du Verdon — Port de Bordeaux)

Germany

(member of the European Union)

Georgia

Gibraltar

Greece

(member of the European Union)

Ireland

(member of the European Union)

Isle of Man

Italy

(member of the European Union)

Latvia

(member of the European Union)

Lithuania

(member of the European Union)

Luxembourg

Malta

(member of the European Union)

Monaco

  • Monaco Freeport

Portugal

(member of the European Union)

  • Free Zone of Madeira - Caniçal (Zona franca da Madeira - Caniçal)

Romania

(member of the European Union)

Russia

Spain

(member of the European Union)

Sweden

(member of the European Union)

Switzerland

Cyprus

(member of the European Union)

  • Limassol Free Zone
  • Larnaca Free Zone

Ukraine

  • free port and free economic zone Odessa
    • 1819-1858
    • Trade sea port of Odessa, January 1, 2000 for 25 years

United Kingdom

(member of the European Union)[13]

The Americas

Argentina

The Bahamas

Bermuda

Brazil

Canada

Chile

Colombia

  • San Andrés Islands
  • Zona Franca
  • Zona Franca del Pacifico

Dominican republic

  • Mega Port of Punta Caucedo

Jamaica

Panama

Costa Rica

  • Zona Franca Saret

Uruguay

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

United States

Venezuela

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority - Home". Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-document/66546/36027-07-reg-tacr.pdf
  3. 1 2 "Law on Economic Zones - Invest Mongolia". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Gazzetta Ufficiale Serie Generale n.81 del 6-4-2013".
  5. ↑ Studios, ICON. "Malta Freeport". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Федеральный закон Российской Федерации от 13 июля 2015 г. N 212-ФЗ "О свободном порте Владивосток"". Российская Газета. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  8. ↑ Segal, David (21 July 2012). "Swiss Freeports Are Home for a Growing Treasury of Art". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Ports Francs & Entrepôts de Genève SA - Rte du Grand Lancy 6a - Genève". Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  10. ↑ Magazzini Generali con Punto Franco SA
  11. ↑ Techgroup Schweiz AG. "For global requests". Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  12. ↑ sev_webmaster. "SEV". Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "HM Revenue & Customs". Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "Zona Franca General Pico". Retrieved 12 May 2016.
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