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Denmark >>

• Free Port of Copenhagen >> The Port of Copenhagen is a state-owned company with two main functions: to serve as a commercial harbour, and to carry out urban development in harbour areas no longer required for port operations.

Djibouti >>

• Djibouti Free Trade >>
  
  
• Djibouti >> In 1995 the entire country of Djibouti was designated a free-export processing zone. Any company working exclusively for export in the industrial sector is eligible for the status of Export Processing Company (EPC). In addition, local investors recently developed a free zone with a capacity of up to 100 companies. This small free zone is designed to be a small-scale experiment before establishing the sizable Doraleh industrial and commercial free zone is opened. The Doraleh free zone will cover 600,000 meters squared in the first phase. The Airport, managed by DPI is also planning to establish a free zone within its premises to complement Doraleh Free zone.

Dominican Republic >>

• Consejo Nacional De Zonas Francas De Exportacion >> This is a portal site for all of the Free Trade Zones in the Dominican Republic.
  
  
• Dominica Reppublic >> Hard currency flows from the free trade zones are handled via the free foreign exchange market. Foreign and Dominican firms are afforded the same investment opportunities both by law and in practice. The CNZF's Annual Statistical Report for 2003 noted a Free Zone Sector with a total of 54 free zone parks and 531 operating companies. Of those companies, 250, or 47 percent are from the United States. The total cumulative investment in Free Trade Zones is approximately US$ 1.3 billion at year-end 2003, of which nearly 74 percent represents foreign investment. Over 61.3 percent of foreign investment came from the U.S., followed by companies registered in South Korea, Netherlands, and Switzerland. In general, firms operating in the free trade zones experience far fewer bureaucratic and legal problems than do firms operating outside the zones.
  
  
• Free Trade Area of the Americas: Dominican Republic >>

Dubai >>

• Jazfa Free Trade Zone >> Dubai's strategic location has made it a leading global trade and transshipment centre, with Jebel Ali Port being the 11th largest in the world. Built around the Port is Jafza, providing companies with all the assistance they require to set up and operate within an environment free from red tape and annoying restrictions.

Ecuador >>

• Free Trade Area of the Americas: Ecuador >>
  
  
• Metrozona: Quito Ecuador's Free Trade Zone >> Our operation as a free trade zone is based on the Free Trade Zone Law of Ecuador. Metrozona also has a General Internal Regulation approved in accordance with the Free Trade Zone Law, by the National Free Trade Zone Council.
  
  
• Free Trade Zones: Ecuador >> Free trade zones have been established in Esmeraldas, Manabi and Pichincha provinces, and a zone is planned for the site of the new Quito airport.

Egypt >>

• General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) >> This site has very helpful information regarding Egypt's investment climate. Additionally, you will find helpful links to trade zone information, government information and more.
• Alexandria Public Free Zone in Ameriyah >> Alexandria Public Free Zone is located in Ameriyah at the Km 29.5 on the Alexandria - Cairo desert road with an area of 1353 feddans. Established projects are in the field of manufacturing, storage and services activities.
  
  Location and Contact Information: Ameriyah (Alexandria / Cairo Desert Road).
  Post Office No: 2351. Alexandria Head office: 03/4480750. Telephone: (+203) 4480747 / 4482760 / 4493661. Fax: (+203) 4480749 / 4480751 Email: \n This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
  
  
• Damietta Public Free Zone >> It is located on the Mediterranean sea adjacent to Damietta port. The free zone is located at the northern borders east of the Delta, 55km west of Port Said port (the northern gate to the Suez Canal) which is considered the most strategic marine path in the world.
  
  Location and Contact Information: East Of Damietta Port, P.O.Box 191.
  Telephone:(+2057) 291111 / 261111 / 290140. Fax:(+2057) 292222.
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• Ismailia Public Free Zone >> Ismailia is located midway between Port - Said port on the Mediterranean sea and Suez port on the Red Sea. The Public Free Zone is situated in the Ismailia City suburb on the main road (Cairo/Port-Said). It comprises 800 feddans and has several enterprises working in manufacturing, storage and services activities.
  
  Location and Contact Information: Ezz el Dien Ismailia / Port Said Desert Road. P.O Box: 121 Ismailia. Telephone: (+2062) 3230350 (064) (3482870) (3482841).
  Fax: (+2062) 3230355 (2064) (3482869). Email: \n This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
  
  
  
• Media Public Free Zone >> # Established in 2000 as a public Free Zone with a special nature, focused on the artistic and media production activities along with the relevant productive and services activities. Stretched out on a 3 million m2 area, the Media Public Free Zone is considered as a district outside the customs territory of the country.
  
  Contact Information: Media production city - Of 6 October city.
  P.O.B: 12568 B. Telephone: (+202) 8555504 / 8555502. Fax: (+202) 8400503.
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• Nasr City Public Free Zone >> It is located within Cairo governorate the capital and major city in Egypt. It is located in close proximity to Cairo international airport, which facilitates linkages with foreign markets while simultaneously providing easy access to skilled labor from Cairo. It comprises 168 feddans and includes several projects for manufacturing, storage and services. Nasr City El zohour district adjacent to El Wafaa Wal Amal city
  
  Contact Information: Nasr City, El-Sefarat district Behind El- wafaa Wal- Amal project.
  P.O.Box: 8044 Cairo. Telephone.: (+202) 2748129. Fax: (+202) 2748467.
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• Port Said: The Northern Gateway to Egypt >> Established in 1995, focused on containers and transit activities, its borders were adjusted in 2003 to be parallel to the borders of the pivotal Port Said East port. An area of 35.4 million m2. An intermediate location between the international trade lines makes it an important distribution and logistic business center, serving the entire Mediterranean area and neighboring regions. A good potential of industrial integration and commodities exchange with the adjacent industrial zones and its projects.
  
  Contact Information: Port Said Public Free Zone- Port Said City, PO Box 242 Port Said. Telephone: (+2066) 724798 / 729752. Fax: (+2066) 3728724.
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• Qeft Public Free Zone >> The zone is situated on a surface area of 216 feddans , it benefits from its location as it is directly overlooking Qeft/EL-Quseir desert road. 7 km far from Cairo/Aswan road, 30km from Qena city, 45km from Luxor city, 180 km from El- Quseir Port, 250 km from Safaga Port.
  
  Contact Information: Industrial park - El Kalaheen - Qeft - Qena governorate.
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• Shebin El- Kom Public Free Zone >> The zone is situated on 20 feddans area as a first phase (84 thousand m2), to be extended to 48 feddans on its second phase. It is located within the property of Misr/ Shebin El-Kom Spinnin and Weaving Company, near the tricot and spinning affiliated factories. 12 km far from Cairo/Alexandria agricultural road, 70 km Cairo and from Sadat City and Cairo/Alexandria desert road.
  
  Contact Information: Media Within MISR/SHEBIN EL KOM Weaving & spinning Co area.
  Telephone: (+2048) 2236946. Fax: (+2048) 2236986. Email: \n This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
  
  
• Suez Public Free Trade Zone >> The total area of the Suez Governorate is 25000 kilometers and the city possesses the qualified manpower and the expertise which is Equipped with the latest technology and enjoys a high level of efficiency.
  
  Contact Information: Suez, Port –Tewfik. P.O.Box: 110 Suez. Telephone: (+2062)3230350.
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El Salvador >>

• American Park >> Located on the road to Santa Ana 24 km from San Salvador. Tel. (503) 330-9444, 228-5060, 228-5075 fax: 228-5053.
• El Pedregal Free Zone >> began operations on January 1993 with the purpose of providing foreign companies a "manufacturer friendly" environment. El Pedregal - located five miles from El Salvador's International Airport and 23 miles from San Salvador. Tel. (503) 334-6011, 263-2806, 334-6028 Fax 334-6060.
  
  
• El Progreso Industrial Park >> located on the road to La Libertad, about seven miles west of San Salvador. It has 12,000 square meters of space in ten buildings. Tel. (503) 228-5075, 228-5060 fax 228-5053.
  
  
• Exportsalva >> located 15 miles from San Salvador and 35 miles from the international airport, on the Santa Ana - San Salvador highway. Tel. (503) 338-4099, 338-5322, 338-4188 Fax (503) 338-5242.
  
  
• Free Trade Area of the Americas: El Salvador >>

• San Bartolo >> currently being privatized, located 10 kms. east of San Salvador on Boulevard del Ejercito. Tel. (503) 295-0629 fax 295-0483.

• San Marcos Free Zone >> located three miles from San Salvador, on the road to El Salvador International airport. Tel. (503) 220-2333 Fax 220-1012.

• Zona Franca Internacional El Salvador >> Km. 28.5 Carretera a Comalapa, La Paz. Tel. 220-2333, Fax 220-1012, Contact: Coronel Mario Guerrero
  

Equatorial Guinea >>

• Luba Freeport >> The port has been built with the key objective of becoming a world-class oil logistics cenre, not only satisfying the ever-increasing demands of the EG oil industry, but also offering an ideally situated hub distribution facility to the whole of the West African region.

Estonia >>

• Free Trade Zones >> According to the Customs Act free zones can be established on the customs territory by order of the Government of the Republic. Concerning import and export duties, taxes and trade policy measures established for regulating importation, goods in a free zone are considered as being outside the customs territory. As a rule customs procedures are not applied to these goods. A free zone is a territory where the VAT and excise duties (as well as possible fees for customs services) do not have to be paid on goods imported and later exported.

  In Estonia free zones have been established in Muuga (near Tallinn), Sillamae (North-East Estonia), and Valga (South Estonia).

Finland >>

• Finland >> Finland has 4 free zones and 7 Free Warehouse areas. Finland's biggest fenced and guarded free zone is located in Hanko, at the southernmost tip of the country. Hanko is also the leading car terminal in Finland, where 90 percent of the imports of registered car importers are customs cleared.

  In Finland, the duty-free free zone and warehouse licenses have in most cases been granted to municipalities or cities, but one or several commercial operators, approved by the customs districts, are usually in charge of warehousing operations within the area. The duty-free storage areas are available to both domestic and foreign- owned companies.

France >>

• French Free Zone >> Afin d’améliorer durablement la vie des quartiers et de leurs habitants, le dispositif Zone Franche Urbaine souhaite : 1. renforcer l’attractivité économique des territoires considérés par le maintien, la création et le développement d’activités et d’emplois; 2. réserver une partie des emplois créés aux habitants des quartiers.

Gabon >>

• Gabon >> In October 2000, a Free Trade Zone project called "Zone Franche de l'Ile de Mandji," (Mandji Free Trade Zone) was created near Port-Gentil for export of processed wood and/or oil field services. However, the zone is still very much in the project stage. An American consulting firm, the OTF group, was hired in 2003 to carry out a feasibility study on the possibilities for timber sector development (e.g. secondary timber processing) in the free trade zone.

  As a member of the Central African Customs Union (UDEAC part of CEMAC), Gabon belongs to a free trade zone (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea), wherein all imports are subject to very low or no customs duties. The CEMAC zone is a preferential trade area, a single market of more than 30 million people over a territory representing 1/10 of Africa's surface.

• The Gateway Trade Project >> The Government of the Gambia is at an advanced stage of preparations for the implementation of the Trade Gateway Project, whose overall objective is to develop and promote The Gambia to become the regional center for processing, manufacturing, assembly, and distribution in West Africa. The project will facilitate the establishment of Free Zone Authority (FZA) and the creation of export processing zones, specially developed for activities that are export-oriented and involve warehousing, sorting, packing, minor processing and assembly. Investors will benefit from a number of one-stop-shop services and facilities, including the entire infrastructure they need for operating profitable investment undertakings.

Germany >>

• There are eight free ports in Germany established and operated under EU Community law: Bremen, Bremerhaven, Cuxhaven, Deggendorf, Duisburg, Emden, Hamburg and Kiel. These duty-free zones within the ports also permit value-added processing and manufacturing for EU-external markets, albeit under certain requirements. All of them are open to both domestic and foreign entities. Falling tariffs and the progressive enlargement of the EU have in recent years gradually eroded much of the utility and attractiveness of duty-free zones, but there are currently no plans to eliminate them.

Ghana >>

• Ghana Free Zones Board >> The Ghana Free Zones Scheme is an integrated programme to promote processing and manufacturing of goods through the establishment of Export Processing Zones (EPZs) and encourage the development of commercial and service activities at seaport and airport areas.

Greece >>

• Greece >> Greece has three free-trade zones, located at Piraeus, Thessaloniki and Heraklion port areas. Greek and foreign-owned firms enjoy the same advantages in these areas. Goods of foreign origin may be brought into these zones without payment of customs duties or other taxes and remain free of all duties and taxes if subsequently transshipped or re-exported. Similarly, documents pertaining to the receipt, storage, or transfer of goods within the zones are free from stamp taxes.

Guatemala >>

• Free Trade Area of the Americas: Guatemala >>
  
  
• Santo Tomas de Castilla's Zone of Free Trade >> The Zone Trade and Industry (ZOLIC, by its initials in Spanish) is the first free zone in Guatemala, created by the government to promote the industrial and commercial development of the country. ZOLIC is a functionally autonomous organization with own patrimony, unlimited duration and legal status. It is located in the Santo Tomas de Castilla Harbor, at Izabal, Guatemala, Central America. It works in a fenced and security-supervised area out of control of Guatemala Customs.
  
  
• ZOLIC Free Trade Zone >> Located at Puerto Santo Tomas de Castilla, adjacent to Guatemala's principal port on the Atlantic coast, the Grupo Zeta Free Zone located in the town of Palin near Guatemala city and ZOFRACSA, headquarters are located at 7 Avenida 14-44, Zona 9, Edificio La Galeria 4to. Nivel. Tel (502) 331-6102 and Fax: (502) 332-4011, offer exemption from payment of all duties and taxed (except employer social security contributions).
  
  The Zone Trade and Industry (ZOLIC, by its initials in Spanish) is the first free zone in Guatemala, created by the government to promote the industrial and commercial development of the country. ZOLIC is a functionally autonomous organization with own patrimony, unlimited duration and legal status. It is located in the Santo Tomas de Castilla Harbor, at Izabal, Guatemala, Central America. It works in a fenced and security-supervised area out of control of Guatemala Customs.

Guyana >>

• Free Trade Area of the Americas: Guyana >>