# 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 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 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: specialised 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 # 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 # # indonesia **+** batam riau islands # # iran **+** anzali **+** arvand free zone **+** chabahar **+** kish island **+** aras free zone **+** maku free zone **+** qeshm # # israel **+** eilat # # japan **+** nagasaki **+** niigata **+** tokyo # # lebanon **+** port of beirut **+** port of tripoli (lebanon) # # macau **+** inner harbour ferry terminal cotai west **+** outer harbour ferry terminal se macau peninsula **+** taipa ferry terminal taipa east **+** kai ho port coloane ![[bayanlepasfreeindustrialzone2023.jpg|300]] bayan lepas free industrial zone also known as the silicon valley of the east # # malaysia **+** bayan lepas free industrial zone george town penang **+** langkawi **+** waterfront ferry terminal and shopping complex johor bahru **+** pangkor perak alcohol tobacco and vehicles are not duty free **+** labuan **+** tioman island # # mongolia **+** altanbulag free trade zone **+** tsagaan nuur free economic zone **+** zamyn-uud free economic zone # # pakistan **+** gwadar port # # philippines **+** zamboanga city special economic zone authority # # singapore **+** singapore # # south korea **+** busan-jinhae free economic zone **+** gwangyang bay area free economic zone **+** incheon free economic zone **+** ulsan free economic zone **+** gwangju free economic zone **+** daegu-gyeongbuk free economic zone **+** chungbuk free economic zone **+** east coast free economic zone # # 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: izmir: 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 (imkb): istanbul: 1997 10: izmir menemen leather free zone: izmir (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 specialised 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 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 - ceased - campione d'italia - ceased - livigno - ceased - livorno 1675-1860 - ceased - port of trieste - free zone of venice (porto franco di venezia) - 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 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 - 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-barthelemy 1785-1878 - ceased - stockholms frihamn 1919-1995 - ceased - frihamnen göteborg 1922-2000(?) - ceased:## albania **+** koplik (albanian alps) **+** spitalle (port of durres) # # belarus **+** brest fez **+** grodno fez **+** mogilev free enterprise zone # # georgia **+** adjara autonomous republic **+** batumi 1878-1886 (then russia) # # bosnia and herzegovina **+** free zone trebinje **+** free zone hercegovina **+** free zone vogosca **+** free zone visoko # # moldova **+** giurgiulești freeport **+** expo-business chisinau chisinau) **+** ungheni-business **+** tvardita **+** otaci-business **+** valkanes **+** taraclia **+** free international airport of marculesti # # monaco **+** monaco freeport # # montenegro **+** port of bar free zone # # north macedonia тechnological-industrial development zones (tidzs) **+** 12 free zones # # russia **+** nakhodka **+** vladivostok 1861-1909 2015 (free port of vladivostok) # # serbia serbia has 14 free economic zones as of september 2017; these are **+** 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 **+** geneva cointrin international airport free port geneva **+** magazzini generali con punto franco sa chiasso and stabio free port and bonded warehouse chiasso **+** pesa - port-franc et entrepôts de lausanne-chavornay sa free port and bonded warehouse chavornay (vaud) **+** sev - societe des entrepôts vevey sa free port and bonded warehouse vevey # # ukraine **+** free port and free economic zone odesa - 1819-1858 - trade sea port of odesa january 1 2000 for 25 years # # united kingdom # the americas # # argentina ley 19640: área aduanera especial para la isla grande de la tierra del fuego **+** río grande tierra del fuego **+** ushuaia tierra del fuego ley 24331: zonas francas (de argentina) **+** zona franca rio gallegos santa cruz **+** zona franca la plata buenos aires **+** zona franca general pico la pampa 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 **+** 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 # # chile **+** iquique **+** punta arenas # # colombia **+** san andres **+** 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 **+** 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 uairen (zona franca de santa elena de uairen) # see also **+** bonded warehouse **+** bonded logistics park **+** duty-free shop - list of duty-free shops **+** entrepôt **+** free-trade area // republic of bob