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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 ...
Kano Free Trade Zone; Ibom Science & Technology Park Free Zone; Lekki Free Trade Zone; Maigatari Border Free Trade Zone; Nigeria International Commerce city; Onne Oil and Gas Free Trade Zone; Ogun-Guangdong Free Trade Zone; Illela International Border Market; LADOL Free Zone [7] Lagos Free Trade Zone; Snake Island Free Trade Zone; Tinapa Resort ...
The Calabar Free Trade Zone (CFTZ) is an area just north of the port of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria that is occupied by companies engaged in manufacturing, trading, provision of services and oil and gas related activities. These companies benefit from special taxation rules and duty-free imports.
Lagos Free Zone (LFZ) is a Free Trade Zone situated in Lagos that is promoted by Tolaram group. [1] The Free zone is integrated with Lekki Deep Sea Port and covers 830 hectares of area in Lagos. [2] [3] Lagos Free Zone is located 60 kilometers to the east of Lagos city. Similar to other free zones, companies in LFZ can sell all their goods in ...
Snake Island Integrated Free Zone (SIIFZ) is a West African economic development area, established and operated by Nigerdock. [1] It is strategically located on 252 hectares of land [1] and infrastructure within the main harbour of Lagos, Nigeria and along the main navigation channel adjacent to Tin Can Island and Apapa ports, with immediate access to the open sea.
Kuwait's free trade zone (FTZ) was formally established in 1999 to expand businesses and lure the export industry. The zone was located in the western part of the commercial port of Shuwaikh. It was the only free trade zone in the country. In 2019, the Council of Ministers cancelled the free-zone, leaving Kuwait without a special economic zone ...
Nigeria’s transport network has expanded in recent years to accommodate a growing population. The transport and storage sector was valued at N2.6trn ($6.9bn) in current basic prices in 2020, down from N3trn ($8bn) in 2019, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This was reflected in a lower contribution to GDP, at 1.8% in the ...
A bilateral free trade agreement is between two sides, where each side could be a country (or other customs territory), a trade bloc or an informal group of countries, and creates a free trade area.