List of free economic zones

See also: List of special economic zones and List of free-trade 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

Tanzania

• Mtwara Freeport Zone

Libya

• Misurata Free Zone

Liberia

• Free Port of Monrovia

Egypt

• Port Said
• Suez Canal Container Terminal

Eritrea

• Assab Free Port and International Airport
• Massawa Free Port and International Airport

Morocco

• Atlantic Free Zone Kenitra
• Tangier Exportation Free Zone

Mauritius

• The Mauritius Free Port

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:

Serial Number	Name	Location	Status	Ownership
1	Snake Island Integrated Free Zone	Lagos	Operational	Private
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	Calabar Free Trade Zone (CFTZ)	CRS	Operational	Fed. Govt.
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
26	NAHCO Free Trade Zone	Lagos State	Operational	Private

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

Bahrain

• Manama

China

• Guangzhou
• Shanghai
• Shenzhen
• Tianjin
• Xiamen
• Zhuhai

Hong Kong

• Central Ferry Piers, 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, Kowloon
• Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier, Kowloon
• Tuen Mun Ferry Pier, Tuen Mun

India

• Astromar Free Zone

Indonesia

• Batam, Riau Islands

Iran

• Anzali
• Arvand Free Zone
• Chabahar
• Kish Island
• aras free zone
• maku free zone
• Qeshm

Japan

• Nagasaki
• Niigata
• Tokyo

Lebanon

• Port of Beirut
• Port of Tripoli (Lebanon)

Macau

• Inner Harbour Ferry Terminal, Cotai West
• Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal, Sé, Macau Peninsula
• Taipa Ferry Terminal, Taipa East
• Kai Ho Port, Coloane

Malaysia

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

• Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone, George Town, Penang
• Labuan
• Langkawi
• Pangkor Perak, Alcohol, tobacco and vehicles are not Duty free.
• Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Johor^[4]
• Tioman Island
• Waterfront ferry terminal and shopping complex Johor Bahru

Mongolia

• Altanbulag Free Trade Zone^[5]
• Tsagaan Nuur Free Economic Zone^{[6][page needed]}
• Zamyn-Uud Free Economic Zone^[5]

Pakistan

• Gwadar Port

Philippines

Further information: List of special economic zones in the Philippines

• Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority

Singapore

• Singapore

South Korea

• Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone^[7]
• Gwangyang Bay Area Free Economic Zone^[7]
• Incheon Free Economic Zone^[7]
• Ulsan Free Economic Zone^[7]
• Gwangju Free Economic Zone^[7]
• Daegu-Gyeongbuk Free Economic Zone^[7]
• Chungbuk Free Economic Zone^[7]
• East Coast Free Economic Zone^[7]

Taiwan

• Port of Kaohsiung Free Trade Zone
• Port of Keelung Free Trade Zone
• Port of Taichung Free Trade Zone
• Port of Taipei Free Trade Zone
• Taoyuan Air Cargo Park Free Trade Zone

Thailand

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

Turkey

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

• Abu Dhabi Airport Free Zone (ADAFZ)
• Ahmed Bin Rashid Free Zone (ABRFZ)
• Ajman Free Zone (AFZ)
• Ajman Media City Free Zone (AMCFZ)
• 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 Healthcare City
• Dubai Industrial City (DIC)
• Dubai International Academic City
• Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)
• Dubai Internet City
• Dubai Knowledge Village
• Dubai Logistics City
• Dubai Media City
• Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Free Zone
• Dubai Outsource Zone
• Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO)
• Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone (TECOM)
• Dubai TechnoPark
• DuBiotech
• Economic Zones World (EZW)
• Fujairah Free Zone (FFZ)
• Hamriyah Free Zone
• Higher Corporation for Specialized Economic Zones (HCSEZ) - ZonesCorp
• Industrial City of Abu Dhabi
• International Media Production Zone
• Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA)
• 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)
• Sharjah Media City (SHAMS)
• Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone
• Meydan Free Zone
• DUQE

Uzbekistan

• Nukus FEZ

Europe

European Union

European Union free zones:^[8]

Austria Linz (port on river Danube) - ceased Vienna (port on river Danube) - ceased Bulgaria Free Zone Bourgas Free Zone Plovdiv Free Zone Pyce Free Zone Rousse Croatia Danube free zone of Vukovar Free zone of Kukuljanovo Free zone of Port of Rijeka - Škrljevo Free zone of Osijek Free zone of Zagreb Free zone of Krapina-Zagorje Free zone of Split-Dalmatia Free zone of Port of Ploče Free zone of Port of Pula Free zone of Port of Split Cyprus Limassol Free Zone - ceased Larnaca Free Zone - ceased Customs Warehousing & Free Zones, Nicosia Czech Republic Free zone Ostrava Free zone Pardubice Denmark Freeport of Copenhagen (Københavns Frihavn), Copenhagen 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 Free zone of Evros (Debzos) - ceased Free zone of Heraklion Free zone of Piraeus Free zone of Thessaloniki Free Zone of Platygiali Hungary Customs free zone Záhony Ireland Port of Cork Free Port - ceased Shannon Free Zone (1959 - 2003) - ceased Italy Aosta Valley[citation needed] - ceased Campione d'Italia[citation needed] - ceased Livigno - ceased Livorno, 1675–1860 - ceased Port of Trieste Free Zone of Venice (Porto franco di Venezia)[9] Free Zone of Portovesme Free Zone of Taranto Free Zone of Brindisi Free Zone Of Brindisi – Capobianco

Latvia Free port of Riga Free port of Ventspils Rezekne SEZ Latgale SEZ - ceased Liepaja SEZ Lithuania Akmenė Free Economic Zone - ceased Kaunas Free Economic Zone Kėdainiai Free Economic Zone - ceased Klaipėda Free Economic Zone Marijampolė Free Economic Zone - ceased Panevėžys Free Economic Zone - ceased Šiauliai Free Economic Zone - ceased Luxembourg Luxembourg Freeport Malta Malta Freeport[10] 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[11] 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 Free zone of Barcelona (Zona Franca (Barcelona)) Free zone of Cádiz (Zona franca de Cádiz) Free zone of Vigo (Vigo Free Trade Zone Consortium) Free zone of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Zona franca de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) Free zone of Santander (Zona franca de Santander) Free zone of Sevilla (Zona franca de Sevilla) Free zone of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Zona franca de Tenerife) Free Zone of the Bay of Algeciras (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 Marstrand Free Port, 18th century - ceased Saint-Barthélemy, 1785–1878 - ceased Stockholms frihamn, 1919–1995 - ceased Frihamnen, Göteborg, 1922-2000(?) - ceased

Albania

• Koplik (Albanian Alps)
• Spitalle (Port of Durrës)

Armenia

• Meghri^[12]

Belarus

• Brest FEZ
• Grodno FEZ
• Mogilev Free Enterprise Zone

Georgia

• Adjara autonomous republic
• Batumi, 1878-1886 (then Russia)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Moldova

• Giurgiulești Freeport^[14]
• 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^[15]

North Macedonia

Тechnological–Industrial Development Zones (TIDZs)^[16]

• 12 Free Zones

Russia

• Nakhodka
• Vladivostok, 1861–1909,^[17] 2015 (Free port of Vladivostok)^[18]

Serbia

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

• Free Zone Apatin
• Free Zone FAS-Kragujevac
• Free Zone Kruševac
• Free Zone Niš-South
• Free Zone Novi Sad
• Free Zone Pirot
• Free Zone Priboj
• Free Zone Šabac
• Free Zone Smederevo
• Free Zone Subotica
• Free Zone Svilajnac
• Free Zone Užice
• Free Zone Vranje
• Free Zone Zrenjanin

Switzerland

• Geneva Freeport, La Praille, Geneva^[20][21]
• Geneva Cointrin International Airport free port, Geneva^[21]
• Magazzini Generali con Punto Franco SA, Chiasso and Stabio, free port and bonded warehouse, Chiasso^[22]
• PESA - Port-Franc et Entrepôts de Lausanne-Chavornay SA, free port and bonded warehouse, Chavornay (Vaud)^[23]
• SEV - Société des Entrepôts Vevey SA, free port and bonded warehouse, Vevey^[24]

Ukraine

• Free port and free economic zone Odesa
  • 1819-1858
  • Trade sea port of Odesa, January 1, 2000 for 25 years^{[citation needed]}

United Kingdom

Main article: Free ports in the United Kingdom Anglesey Freeport Celtic Freeport East Midlands Airport Freeport Forth Green Freeport Freeport East Humber Freeport Inverness and Cromarty Firth Freeport Liverpool City Region Freeport Plymouth and South Devon Freeport Solent Free Zone Teesside Freeport Thames Freeport

Gibraltar Port of Gibraltar Isle of Man Isle of Man Airport (Ballasala)

The Americas

Argentina

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

• Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego
• Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego

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

• Zona Franca Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz
• Zona Franca La Plata, Buenos Aires
• Zona Franca General Pico, La Pampa^[27] Decreto 285/99

The Bahamas

• Freeport, Grand Bahama

Bermuda

• Free port of Hamilton Harbour, Hamilton, Bermuda

Brazil

• Zona Franca de Manaus

Canada

Foreign trade zones:^[28]

• Calgary Region Inland Port
• Cape Breton Regional Municipality
• CentrePort Canada
• Global Transportation Hub Authority
• Halifax Gateway
• Port Alberta
• Quebec City
• Niagara
• Windsor–Essex
• Calgary Region Inland Port - FTZ Point^[29]

Chile

• Iquique
• Punta Arenas

Colombia

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

Dominican Republic

• Mega Port of Punta Caucedo

Jamaica

• Montego Bay

Panama

• Colón Free Trade Zone

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 information: 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 area