List of free economic zones

2018-12-06T11:21:18Z

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{{also|List of Special economic zones|Free-trade zone#List of free-trade 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 zone]]s.

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==[[Africa]]==

===[[Tanzania]]===

[[Mtwara Freeport Zone]]

===[[Libya]]===

[[Qasr Ahmad|Misrata Free Zone]]

===[[Liberia]]===

[[Freeport of Monrovia|Free Port of Monrovia]]

===[[Egypt]]===

*[[Port Said]]
*[[Suez Canal Container Terminal]]

===[[Eritrea]]===

*[[Eritrean Free Zones Authority|Massawa Free Port and International Airport]]
*[[Eritrean Free Zones Authority|Assab Free Port and International Airport]]

===[[Morocco]]===

#[[Tangier Exportation Free Zone]]
#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:

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! S/N !! NAME !! LOCATION !! STATUS !! OWNERSHIP
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| 1 || Calabar Free Trade Zone (CFTZ) || CRS || Operational || Fed. Govt.
|-
| 2 || Kano Free Trade Zone (KFTZ) || Kano State || Operational || Fed. Govt.
|-
| 3 || Onne oil & Gas Free Zone || River State || Operational || Under Parallel Authority
|-
| 4 || Tinapa Free Zone & Tourism Resort || CRS || Operational || Private/Public
|-
| 5 || Snake Island Integrated || Lagos || Operational || Private
|-
| 6 || Maigatari Border Free Zone || Jigawa State || Operational || State
|-
| 7 || LADOL Free Zone || Lagos || Operational || Private
|-
| 8 || Airline Services Export Proc. Zone || Lagos State || Operational || Private
|-
| 9 || ALSCON Export Processing Zone || Akwa Ibon || Operational || Private
|-
| 10 || Ogun Guangdong Free Trade Zone || Ogun State || Operational || Public/ Private
|-
| 11 || Sebore Farms Export Processing Zones || Adamawa State || Operational || Private
|-
| 12 || Ibom Science & Tech. Park Free Zone || Akwa Ibom || Under Cons. || Public/Private
|-
| 13 || Living Spring Free Zone || Osun State || Under Cons. || State
|-
| 14 || Lekki Free Zone || Lagos State || Under Cons. || State/ Private
|-
| 15 || Brass LNG Free Zone || Bayelsa || Under Cons. || Public/Private
|-
| 16 || Abuja Technological Village Free Zone || Abuja || Under Cons. || Public/Private
|-
| 17 || Specialized Railway Industrial FTZ - Kajola || Ogun State || Under Cons. || Public/Private
|-
| 18 || Imo Guangdong FTZ || Imo State || Under Cons. || Public/Private
|-
| 19 || OK Free Trade Zone || Ondo & Ogun || Under Cons. || States/ Private
|-
| 20 || Lagos Free Zone || Lagos State || Under Cons. || Private
|-
| 21 || Kwara Free Zone || Kwara State || Declaration || State Govt.
|-
| 22 || Oluyole Free Trade Zone || Oyo State || Declaration || State Govt.
|-
| 23 || Koko Free Trade Zone || Delta State || Declaration || State Govt.
|-
| 24 || OILSS Logistics Free Zone || Lagos || Declaration || Private
|-
| 25 || Banki Border Free Zone || Borno State || Declaration || State
|}

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nepza.gov.ng/|title=Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority - Home|publisher=|accessdate=12 May 2016}}</ref>

==[[Asia]]==

===[[Bahrain]]===

*[[Manama]]

===[[China]]===

*[[Shanghai]]
*[[Guangzhou]]
*[[Shenzhen]]
*[[Tianjin]]
*[[Xiamen]]
*[[Zhuhai]]

===[[Hong Kong]]===

*[[Central Ferry Piers]], [[Victoria, Hong Kong|Victoria City]]
*[[Container Terminal 9]], [[Tsing Yi]]
*[[Kai Tak Cruise Terminal]], [[Kowloon]]
*[[Kwai Tsing Container Terminals]], [[Stonecutters Island]]
*[[River Trade Terminal]], [[Tuen Mun]]
*[[Tsim Sha Tsui]] [[Ocean Terminal, Hong Kong|Ocean Terminal]], [[Kowloon]]
*[[Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier]], [[Kowloon]]
*[[Tuen Mun Ferry Pier]], [[Tuen Mun]]

===[[Indonesia]]===

*[[Batam]]
*[[Bagansiapiapi]]
*[[Padang]]
*[[Teluknaga]]

===[[Iran]]===

*[[Bandar-e Anzali|Anzali]]
*[[Qeshm]]
*[[Chabahar]]
*[[Kish Island]]
*[[Arvand Free Zone]]
*[[KSEZ]]
*[[PSEEZ]]

===[[Israel]]===

*[[Eilat]]

===[[Japan]]===

*[[Nagasaki]]
*[[Niigata, Niigata|Niigata]]
*[[Tokyo]]

===[[Thailand]]===

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

===[[Lebanon]]===

*[[Port of Beirut]]
*[[Port of Tripoli (Lebanon)]]

===[[Macau]]===

*[[Inner Harbour Ferry Terminal]], [[Cotai|Cotai West]]
*[[Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal]], [[Sé, Macau|Sé, Macau Peninsula]]
*[[Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal|Taipa Ferry Terminal]], [[Taipa|Taipa East]]
*[[Ka Ho Port]], [[Coloane]]

===[[Malaysia]]===

*[[Penang]] Until 1969
*[[Langkawi]]

===[[Mongolia]]===

* [[Tsagaan Nuur Free Economic Zone]]<ref>http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-document/66546/36027-07-reg-tacr.pdf</ref>
* [[Altanbulag Free Trade Zone]]<ref name="wordpress.com">{{cite web|url=https://investmongolia.wordpress.com/category/law-on-economic-zones/|title=Law on Economic Zones - Invest Mongolia|publisher=|accessdate=23 April 2017}}</ref>
* [[Zamyn-Uud Free Economic Zone]]<ref name="wordpress.com"/>

===[[Pakistan]]===

*[[Gwadar]] Gwadar Port

===[[Philippines]]===

{{Further|List of special economic zones in the Philippines}}
*[[Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority]]

===[[Singapore]]===

*[[Singapore]]

===[[South Korea]]===

*[[Incheon]]
*[[Busan]]
*[[Gwangyang]]

===[[Taiwan]]===

*[[Port of Keelung]] Free Trade Zone
*[[Port of Taipei]] Free Trade Zone
*[[Port of Taichung]] Free Trade Zone
*[[Port of Kaohsiung]] Free Trade Zone
*[[Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport|Taoyuan Air Cargo Park]] Free Trade Zone

===[[Turkey]]===

*[[Mersin]]
*[[İzmir]]
*[[Çorlu]]
*[[Adana-Yumurtalık Free-Trade Zone|Adana-Yumurtalık]]

===[[United Arab Emirates]]===

*Abu Dhabi Airport Free Zone (ADAFZ)
*Ahmed Bin Rashid Free Zone (ABRFZ)
*[[Ajman Free Zone]] (AFZ)
*[[Creative City]]
*[[Dubai Airport Freezone]] (DAFZ)
*Dubai Biotechnology & Research Park (DuBiotech)
*Dubai Car and Automotive City Free Zone (DUCAMZ)
*[[Dubai Gold and Diamond Park]]
*[[Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Free Zone]]
*[[Dubai Internet City]]
*[[Dubai Media City]]
*[[Dubai Studio City]]
*[[Dubai TechnoPark]]
*Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone (TECOM)
*[[International Media Production Zone]]
*[[Dubai Knowledge Village]]
*Dubai Logistics City
*[[Dubai Healthcare City]]
*[[Dubai Industrial City]] (DIC)
*[[Dubai International Academic City]]
*[[Dubai International Financial Centre]] (DIFC)
*[[DuBiotech]]
*Economic Zones World (EZW)
*Fujairah Free Zone (FFZ)
*[[Dubai Outsource Zone]]
*[[Dubai Silicon Oasis]] (DSO)
*[[Jebel Ali Free Zone]] (JAFZA)
*[[Hamriyah Free Zone]]
*Higher Corporation for Specialized Economic Zones (HCSEZ) - ZonesCorp
*Industrial City of Abu Dhabi
*[[JLT Free Zone]] Dubai
*[[Khalifa Port]] and [[Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi]] ([[Kizad]])
*RAK Investment Authority Free Zone (RAKIA FZ)
*[[Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone]]
*[[Ras Al Khaimah IT Park]]
*[[Ras Al Khaimah Media Free Zone]]
*Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF)
*Sharjah Publishing City (SPC)
*[[twofour54]] Abu Dhabi
*Virtuzone Free Zone
* CREATIVE ZONE

==[[Europe]]==
===[[Albania]]===
* [[Koplik]] ''(Albanian Alps)
* [[Spitalle]] '' (Port of [[Durres]])

===[[Andorra]]===

===[[Austria]]===

(member of the [[European Union]])
*[[Linz]] ''(port on river [[Danube]])''
*[[Vienna]] ''(port on river [[Danube]])''

===[[Belarus]]===

*[[Brest FEZ]]
*[[Grodno FEZ]]

===[[Croatia]]===

(member of the [[European Union]])
*[[Rijeka]], 1723
*[[Zadar]], 1922-1947 (Porto Franco della città di Zara)

===[[Denmark]]===

(member of the [[European Union]])
* [[Freeport of Copenhagen]] (''Københavns Frihavn''), [[Copenhagen]]

===[[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-sur-Mer|Le Verdon]] - Port de [[Bordeaux]] (''Zone franche du Verdon — Port de Bordeaux'')

===[[Germany]]===

(member of the [[European Union]])
*Freeport of [[Bremerhaven]] (''Freihafen Bremerhaven'')
*Freeport of [[Cuxhaven]] (''Freihafen Cuxhaven''), since 1896
*Freeport of [[Deggendorf]] (''Freihafen Deggendorf''), since 1989
*Freeport of [[Duisburg]] (''Freihafen Duisburg''), since 1989
*[[Speicherstadt]], Hamburg

===[[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]===

*[[Adjara]] autonomous republic
*[[Batumi]], 1878-1886 (then [[Russia]])

===[[Gibraltar]]===

*[[Port of Gibraltar]]

===[[Greece]]===

(member of the [[European Union]])
*Free zone of [[Piraeus]]
*Free zone of [[Thessaloniki]]
*Free zone of [[Heraklion]]
*Free zone of [[Maritsa|Evros]] (Debzos)

===[[Ireland]]===

(member of the [[European Union]])
*[[Port of Cork]] Free Port
*[[Shannon Free Zone]]

===[[Isle of Man]]===

*[[Isle of Man Airport]] (Ballasala)

===[[Italy]]===

(member of the [[European Union]])
*[[Livorno]], 1675–1860
*Free Zone of [[Venice]] (''Porto franco di Venezia'')<ref name=gu6apr13>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/atto/serie_generale/caricaDettaglioAtto/originario?atto.dataPubblicazioneGazzetta=2013-04-06&atto.codiceRedazionale=13A02959&elenco30giorni=false|title=Gazzetta Ufficiale Serie Generale n.81 del 6-4-2013}}</ref>
*[[Aosta Valley]]{{citation needed|date=September 2013}}
*[[Campione d'Italia]]{{citation needed|date=September 2013}}
*[[Livigno]]
*[[Port of Trieste]]

===[[Latvia]]===

(member of the [[European Union]])
*Free port of [[Riga]]
*[[Free port of Ventspils]]
*[http://www.rsez.lv/index.php/en/ Rezekne SEZ]
*[https://lpr.gov.lv/en/latgale-special-economic-zone/about-latgale-sez/ Latgale SEZ]
*[http://liepaja-sez.lv/ Liepaja SEZ]

===[[Lithuania]]===

(member of the [[European Union]])
*Free [[Port of Klaipėda]]
*[[Klaipėda Free Economic Zone]]
*[[Kaunas Free Economic Zone]]
*[[Šiauliai Free Economic Zone]]
*[[Panevėžys Free Economic Zone]]
*[[Kėdainiai Free Economic Zone]]
*[[Marijampolė Free Economic Zone]]
*[[Akmenė Free Economic Zone]]

===[[Luxembourg]]===

*[[Luxembourg Freeport]]

===[[Malta]]===

(member of the [[European Union]])
*[[Malta Freeport]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freeport.com.mt|title=Malta Freeport|first=ICON|last=Studios|publisher=|accessdate=23 April 2017}}</ref>

===[[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]])
*[[Port of Constanţa]], January 2007

===[[Russia]]===

*[[Nakhodka]]
*[[Vladivostok]], 1861–1909,<ref>{{cite book| author = Руднев Д. Д., Кулик Н. А. | chapter = | chapter-url = | format = | url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/viewer/01004197946 | title = Материалы к изучению Северного морского пути из Европы в Обь и Енисей | orig-year = | agency = | edition = | location = [[Saint Petersburg|Петроград]]| year = 1915 | publisher = Тип. А. Э. Коллинс| at = | volume = | issue = | pages = 3-4, 57-59| page = | series = | isbn = | ref = }}</ref> 2015 ([[Free port of Vladivostok]])<ref>{{cite web| author=| date=| url=http://www.rg.ru/2015/07/15/fz212-dok.html| title=Федеральный закон Российской Федерации от 13 июля 2015 г. N 212-ФЗ "О свободном порте Владивосток"| publisher=Российская Газета| accessdate=2015-07-28}}</ref>

===[[Spain]]===

(member of the [[European Union]])
*Free zone of [[Barcelona]] (''[[Zona franca de Barcelona]]'')
*Free zone of [[Cádiz]] (''Zona franca de Cádiz'')
*Free zone of [[Vigo]] (''Zona franca de Vigo'')
*Free zone of [[Las Palmas de Gran Canaria]] (''Zona franca de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria'')
*Free zone of [[Santa Cruz de Tenerife]] (''Zona franca de Tenerife'')
*([[Ceuta]] and [[Melilla]] are not Free Ports or Free zones because they are part of Spain, but not part of the European union for customs and excises)

===[[Sweden]]===

(member of the [[European Union]])
*[[Marstrand Free Port]], 18th century
*[[Saint-Barthélemy]], 1785–1878
*Stockholms frihamn, 1919–1995
*Frihamnen, Göteborg, 1922-

===[[Switzerland]]===

*[[Geneva Freeport]], La Praille, Geneva<ref name=NYT>{{cite news|last1=Segal|first1=David|title=Swiss Freeports Are Home for a Growing Treasury of Art|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/business/swiss-freeports-are-home-for-a-growing-treasury-of-art.html|accessdate=7 April 2015|work=The New York Times|date=21 July 2012}}</ref><ref name="geneva-freeports">{{cite web|url=http://www.geneva-freeports.ch/|title=Ports Francs & Entrepôts de Genève SA - Rte du Grand Lancy 6a - Genève|publisher=|accessdate=12 May 2016}}</ref>
*[[Geneva Cointrin International Airport]] free port, [[Geneva]]<ref name="geneva-freeports"/>
*Magazzini Generali con Punto Franco SA, Chiasso and Stabio, free port and bonded warehouse, [[Chiasso]]<ref name="puntofranco.com">[http://www.puntofranco.com// Magazzini Generali con Punto Franco SA]</ref>
*PESA - Port-Franc et Entrepôts de Lausanne-Chavornay SA, free port and bonded warehouse, [[Chavornay (Vaud)]]<ref name="pesa-chavornay.ch">{{cite web|url=http://www.pesa-chavornay.ch/en/|title=For global requests|author=Techgroup Schweiz AG|publisher=|accessdate=12 May 2016}}</ref>
*SEV - Société des Entrepôts Vevey SA, free port and bonded warehouse, [[Vevey]]<ref name="sev-port-franc.ch">{{cite web|url=http://www.sev-port-franc.ch/|title=SEV|author=sev_webmaster|publisher=|accessdate=12 May 2016}}</ref>

===[[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{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}

===[[United Kingdom]]===

(member of the [[European Union]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageLibrary_ShowContent&id=HMCE_CL_000241&propertyType=document#P7_42|title=HM Revenue & Customs|publisher=|accessdate=12 May 2016}}</ref>
*[[Liverpool]] Free Zone
*[[Glasgow Prestwick Airport|Prestwick Airport]] Free Zone
*[[Southampton]] Free Zone
*[[Tilbury]] Free Zone
*Port of [[Sheerness]] Free Zone

==[[Americas|The Americas]]==

===[[Argentina]]===

*Zona Franca [[La Plata]]
*Polo Industrial Zona Franca [[General Pico]], La Pampa<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zflapampa.com.ar|title=Zona Franca General Pico|publisher=|accessdate=12 May 2016}}</ref>

===[[The Bahamas]]===

*[[Freeport, Bahamas|Freeport]], [[Grand Bahama]]

===[[Bermuda]]===

*Free port of Hamilton Harbour, [[Hamilton, Bermuda]]

===[[Brazil]]===

*Zona Franca de [[Manaus]]

===[[Canada]]===

*[[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]]{{Dubious|Canadian free ports|date=March 2018}}

===[[Chile]]===

*[[Iquique]]
*[[Punta Arenas]]

===[[Colombia]]===

*[[Department of San Andrés|San Andrés Islands]]
*Zona Franca
*Zona Franca del Pacifico
*[http://www.zonafrancapalermo.com Zona Franca Palermo]
*Zona Franca de Bogota

===[[Dominican republic]]===

*Mega Port of Punta Caucedo

===[[Jamaica]]===

*[[Montego Bay]]

===[[Panama]]===

*[[Colón Free Trade Zone]]

===[[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]]===

{{further|Foreign trade zones of the United States}}
*[[United States Virgin Islands]]

===[[Venezuela]]===

*Free port of [[Isla Margarita]] (''Puerto Libre de Margarita'')
*Free zone of the [[Paraguaná Peninsula]] (''Zona Franca de la Península de Paraguaná'')
*Free zone of [[Santa Elena de Uairén]] (''Zona Franca de Santa Elena de Uairén'')

==See also==
* [[Bonded warehouse]]
* [[Bonded logistics park]]
* [[Duty-free shop]]
** [[List of duty-free shops]]
* [[Entrepôt]]
* [[Free Trade Zone]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/customs/procedural_aspects/imports/free_zones/index_en.htma European Commission: list of free ports in the European Union] (English)

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