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In special economic zones[https://elibrary.ru/download/elibrary_41726948_30519387.pdf 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.Masaev S. [https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8910997 Destruction of the Resident Enterprise in the Special Economic Zone with Sanctions]. Publisher: IEEE. 2019 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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=[[Egypt]]=

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=[[Morocco]]=

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=[[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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! Serial Number !! Name !! Location !! Status !! Ownership

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
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
26NAHCO 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nepza.gov.ng/|title=Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority - Home|access-date=12 May 2016}}

Asia

=[[Bahrain]]=

=China=

=[[Hong Kong]]=

=[[India]]=

  • [http://www.astromarfreezone.com Astromar Free Zone]

=Indonesia=

=Iran=

=[[Japan]]=

=[[Lebanon]]=

=[[Macau]]=

=[[Malaysia]]=

File:Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone 2023.jpg, also known as the Silicon Valley of the East]]File:Tanjungpelepas.jpg, the 15th busiest container port in the world]]

=Mongolia=

  • Altanbulag Free Trade Zone{{cite web|url=https://investmongolia.wordpress.com/category/law-on-economic-zones/|title=Law on Economic Zones - Invest Mongolia |access-date=23 April 2017}}
  • Tsagaan Nuur Free Economic Zone{{Cite web |date=December 2006 |title=MONGOLIA: Trade Facilitation and Logistics Development Strategy Report - Final Report |url=http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-document/66546/36027-07-reg-tacr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822113601/https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-document/66546/36027-07-reg-tacr.pdf |archive-date=22 August 2021 |website=Asian Development Bank}}{{Page needed|date=May 2024}}
  • Zamyn-Uud Free Economic Zone

=[[Pakistan]]=

=[[Philippines]]=

{{Further|List of special economic zones in the Philippines}}

=[[Singapore]]=

=South Korea=

=Taiwan=

=[[Thailand]]=

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

=Turkey=

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! SN

! Name

! Province

! Foundation date

1

|Mersin Free Zone

|Mersin

|1987

2

|Antalya Free Zone

|Antalya

|1987

3

|Aegean Free Zone

|İzmir

|1990

4

|Istanbul Atatürk Airport Free Zone

|Istanbul

|1990

5

|Trabzon Free Zone

|Trabzon

|1992

6

|Istanbul Leather Industry Free Zone

|Istanbul

|1995

7

|East Anatolia Free Zone

|Erzurum

|1995

8

|Mardin Free Zone

|Mardin

|1995

9

|Istanbul Stock Exchange Free Zone (İMKB)

|Istanbul

|1997

10

|İzmir Menemen Leather Free Zone

|İzmir (Menemen)

|1998

11

|Rize Free Zone

|Rize

|1998

12

|Samsun Free Zone

|Samsun

|1998

13

|Istanbul Tracia Free Zone

|Istanbul

|1998

14

|Kayseri Free Zone

|Kayseri

|1998

15

|Adana Yumurtalık Free Zone

|Adana (Yumurtalık)

|1998

16

|European Free Zone

|Tekirdağ (Çorlu)

|1999

17

|Gaziantep Free Zone

|Gaziantep

|1999

18

|Bursa Free Zone

|Bursa

|2001

19

|Kocaeli Free Zone

|Kocaeli

|2001

20

|Denizli Free Zone

|Denizli

|2002

21

|Tubitak Free Zone

|Kocaeli (Gebze)

|2002

=United Arab Emirates=

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=Uzbekistan=

Europe

= European Union =

European Union free zones:{{cite web |date=17 August 2022 |title=Free zones which are in operation in the customs territory of the Union, as communicated by the Member States to the Commission |url=https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2022-08/FZ%20LIST%2017%20August%202022_CLEAN.pdf |website=European Commission}}

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; Austria

; Bulgaria

; Croatia

; Cyprus

  • Limassol Free Zone - ceased
  • Larnaca Free Zone - ceased
  • Customs Warehousing & Free Zones, Nicosia

; Czech Republic

  • Free zone Ostrava
  • Free zone Pardubice

; Denmark

; Estonia

  • Muuga Free Zone
  • Sillamäe Free Zone
  • Paldiski free zone

; Finland

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

; France

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

; Germany

  • Freeport of Bremerhaven (Freihafen Bremerhaven)
  • Freeport of Cuxhaven (Freihafen Cuxhaven), since 1896
  • Freeport of Deggendorf (Freihafen Deggendorf), since 1989 - ceased
  • Freeport of Duisburg (Freihafen Duisburg), since 1989 - ceased
  • Speicherstadt, Hamburg - ceased

; Greece

; Hungary

  • Customs free zone Záhony

; Ireland

; Italy

  • Aosta Valley{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} - ceased
  • Campione d'Italia{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} - ceased
  • Livigno - ceased
  • Livorno, 1675–1860 - ceased
  • Port of Trieste
  • Free Zone of Venice (Porto franco di Venezia){{Cite web|url=https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/atto/serie_generale/caricaDettaglioAtto/originario?atto.dataPubblicazioneGazzetta=2013-04-06&atto.codiceRedazionale=13A02959&elenco30giorni=false|title=Gazzetta Ufficiale|website=www.gazzettaufficiale.it}}
  • Free Zone of Portovesme
  • Free Zone of Taranto
  • Free Zone of Brindisi
  • Free Zone Of Brindisi – Capobianco

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; Latvia

; Lithuania

; Luxembourg

; Malta

  • Malta Freeport{{cite web|url=http://www.freeport.com.mt|title=Malta Freeport|first=ICON|last=Studios|access-date=23 April 2017}}

; Poland

  • Free Customs Zone Warsaw Airport
  • Free Customs Zone Gliwice
  • Free Duty Zone Terespol
  • Free Customs Zone Szczecin
  • Free Customs Zone Świnoujście
  • Free Customs Zone Gdańsk
  • Free Customs Zone Mszczonów

; Portugal

  • The Free Trade Zone of Madeira, which is composed by the following tax benefits{{cite web|url=https://www.ibc-madeira.com/en/tax-benefits.html|title=Tax Benefits|website=www.ibc-madeira.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-18}}
  • Industrial Free Zone of Caniçal
  • International Business Centre of Madeira
  • International Ship Registry of Madeira

; Romania

  • Port of Constanţa, January 2007
  • Free zone Curtici Arad
  • Free zone Galati
  • Free zone Giurgiu
  • Free zone Braila
  • Free zone Sulina
  • Free zone Constanta Sud si Basarabi

; Slovenia

  • Port of Koper

; Spain

; Sweden

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=Albania=

=Armenia=

  • Meghri{{cite web |title=Operating Free Economic Zones|url=https://mineconomy.am/en/page/360|access-date=21 January 2024}}

=Belarus=

=Georgia=

= Bosnia and Herzegovina =

  • Free Zone Trebinje{{cite web |title=Foreign Investment Promotion Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina |url=http://www.fipa.gov.ba/investiranje/lokacije/slobodne_zone/Archive.aspx?langTag=en-US&template_id=124&pageIndex=1 |access-date=11 December 2023}}
  • Free zone Hercegovina
  • Free zone Vogosca
  • Free zone Visoko

= Moldova =

  • Giurgiulești Freeport{{cite web |title=Free Economic Zones in Moldova. |url=https://www.welcome.md/eng/Free-Economic-Zones-moldova |access-date=11 December 2023}}
  • Expo-Business Chișinău, Chișinău)
  • Ungheni-Business
  • Tvardita
  • Otaci-Business
  • Valkanes
  • Taraclia
  • Free International Airport of Mărculești

= Monaco =

  • Monaco Freeport

= Montenegro =

  • Port of Bar Free Zone{{cite web |title=Index Cards by Country: Montenegro Free zones |url=https://www.worldfzo.org/Portals/0/OpenContent/Files/487/Montenegro_FreeZones.pdf |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=World Free Zones Organization}}

= North Macedonia =

Тechnological–Industrial Development Zones (TIDZs){{cite web |title=Free Economic Zones |url=https://investnorthmacedonia.gov.mk/free-economic-zones/#:~:text=Land%20in%20a%20TIDZ%20in,a%20main%20international%20road%20network. |access-date=11 December 2023}}

  • 12 Free Zones

=Russia=

  • Nakhodka
  • Vladivostok, 1861–1909,{{cite book| author = Руднев Д. Д., Кулик Н. А. | url = http://dlib.rsl.ru/viewer/01004197946 | title = Материалы к изучению Северного морского пути из Европы в Обь и Енисей | location = Петроград| year = 1915 | publisher = Тип. А. Э. Коллинс| pages = 3–4, 57–59}} 2015 (Free port of Vladivostok){{cite web |date=15 July 2015 |title=Федеральный закон Российской Федерации от 13 июля 2015 г. N 212-ФЗ "О свободном порте Владивосток" |trans-title=Federal Law of July 13, 2015 N 212-FZ “On the Free Port of Vladivostok” |url=http://www.rg.ru/2015/07/15/fz212-dok.html |access-date=2015-07-28 |publisher=Rossiyskaya Gazeta |language=ru}}

=Serbia=

Serbia has 14 free economic zones as of September 2017;{{cite news |last1=Mikavica |first1=A. |title=Slobodne zone mamac za investitore |url=http://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/388105/Slobodne-zone-mamac-za-investitore |access-date=17 March 2019 |work=politika.rs |date=3 September 2017 |language=sr}} these are:

=Switzerland=

  • Geneva Freeport, La Praille, Geneva{{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|access-date=7 April 2015|work=The New York Times|date=21 July 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.geneva-freeports.ch/|title=Ports Francs & Entrepôts de Genève SA - Rte du Grand Lancy 6a - Genève|access-date=12 May 2016}}
  • Geneva Cointrin International Airport free port, Geneva
  • Magazzini Generali con Punto Franco SA, Chiasso and Stabio, free port and bonded warehouse, Chiasso{{Cite web |title=Magazzini Generali con Punto Franco SA – Stabio – Chiasso – Svizzera |url=https://index.puntofranco.com/en/ |website=puntofranco.com |language=it, en}}
  • PESA - Port-Franc et Entrepôts de Lausanne-Chavornay SA, free port and bonded warehouse, Chavornay (Vaud){{cite web|url=http://www.pesa-chavornay.ch/en/|title=For global requests|author=Techgroup Schweiz AG|access-date=12 May 2016}}
  • SEV - Société des Entrepôts Vevey SA, free port and bonded warehouse, Vevey{{cite web |author= |title=Transport services {{!}} Vevey {{!}} Société des Entrepôts Vevey |trans-title=Transport services {{!}} Vevey {{!}} Vevey Warehouse Company |url=https://www.sevpf.ch/en-gb |access-date=12 May 2016 |website=sevpf.ch}}

=Ukraine=

  • Free port and free economic zone Odesa
  • 1819-1858
  • Trade sea port of Odesa, January 1, 2000 for 25 years{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}

=United Kingdom=

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==Gibraltar==

==Isle of Man==

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The Americas

=Argentina=

Law 19640: Special Customs Area for the Island of Tierra del Fuego {{cite web |title=Ley 19640 del 16/5/72 |url=https://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/25000-29999/28185/norma.htm |website=servicios.infoleg.gob.ar}}

Law 24331: Free Zones (of Argentina) {{cite web |title=Ley 24 |url=https://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/0-4999/725/texact.htm |website=servicios.infoleg.gob.ar}}

  • Zona Franca [https://www.zonafrancasantacruz.com Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz]
  • Zona Franca La Plata, Buenos Aires
  • Zona Franca [http://www.zflapampa.com.ar General Pico, La Pampa]{{cite web|url=http://www.zflapampa.com.ar|title=Zona Franca General Pico|access-date=12 May 2016}} [https://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/55000-59999/56741/norma.htm Decreto 285/99]

=The Bahamas=

=Bermuda=

=Brazil=

=Canada=

Foreign trade zones:{{Cite web|title=Geographically Flexible Foreign Trade Zones in Canada|url=https://www.taxandtradelaw.com/Tax-Trade-Blog/geographically-flexible-foreign-trade-zones-in-canada.html|access-date=2021-08-24|website=www.taxandtradelaw.com|date=5 February 2018 |language=en-gb}}

=Chile=

=Colombia=

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

=Dominican Republic=

  • Mega Port of Punta Caucedo

=Jamaica=

=Panama=

=Costa Rica=

  • 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=

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

=United States=

{{further|Foreign-trade zones of the United States}}

=Venezuela=

See also

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