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Serbia Free zones, Free customs zones
Index cards realized by the University of Reims, France Conception: F. Bost Data collected by F. Bost and D. Messaoudi Map and layout: S. Piantoni WFZO Index cards - Serbia
Year of promulgation of the first text Official Terms for Free Zones of law concerning the Free Zones Free zones, , Free custom zones 1996
Possibility to be established as Exact number of Free Zones Free Points 14 No
Table of contents
Free Zones...... 4 General information...... 4 List of operating Free Zones...... 5 Contacts...... 8 Free Zones Web sites selection...... 9
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Szeged HUNGARY Arad
Pecs Free zone Subotica Timisoara Sibiu Free zone Apatin CROATIA Free zone Free zone Zrenjanin Novi Sad ROMANIA Rimnicu Vilcea
Free zone Free zone Sabac Belgrade Belgrade Drobeta- Turmu Sererin Free zone Smederevo Craiova BOSNIA & Free zone HERZEGOVINA SERBIA Svilajnac
Sarajevo Free zone Free zone FAS Uzice Kragujevac Free zone Priboj Free zone Krusevac Free zone Pirot CROATIA BULGARIA MONTENEGRO Sofia Free zone Podgorica Vranje
ALBANIA Skopje
MACEDONIA
FREE ZONES IN SERBIA 50 km International borders Elevations (meters) Cities 0 200 500 1000 Free Zones
© Sébastien Piantoni - Conception: François Bost EA 2076 Habiter - University of Reims - 2017 Map Projection: WGS 1984
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FREE ZONES
General information Official definition “A free zone is a part of the territory of the Republic of Serbia (hereinafter referred to as: Serbia) which is specially inclosed and identified, and in which activities are conducted under the conditions specified by this Law (hereinafter referred to as: the zone).” Source: http://www.szsu.co.rs/pdf/Zakon%20o%20slobodnim%20zonama%20EN.pdf
“Free zones are... Fenced and marked part of the Republic of Serbia’s territory where activities are carried out with many business benefits. Preferential customs treatment, tax relief and simplified administrative procedure make free zones investment attractive. Free zones represent highly developed centers of technology, telecommunications, mo- dern infrastructure and industry and logistic support”. Source: http://www.usz.gov.rs/eng/pogodnosti.php
Number of free zones 14
Number of active compa- 220 trade and production companies in 2014 nies in Free Zones http://ras.gov.rs/invest-in-serbia/why-serbia/free-zones
Main sectors of activity Automobile factory, chemical industry, etc.
Total job numbers 20.000 jobs in 2014 http://ras.gov.rs/invest-in-serbia/why-serbia/free-zones
Distribution of investors European Union, and others
Exports and sales No information
Free zones contribution 20% of total Serbian exports in 2014 ; 5$ billion turnover in 2014 to the national economy http://ras.gov.rs/invest-in-serbia/why-serbia/free-zones
Corporate Tax and Incen- Import into and export from these zones is free of VAT, customs and clearance. If tives goods are produced within zone using a minimum of 50% of domestic compo- nents, they are considered to be of Serbian origin and are therefore eligible to be imported into Serbian territory or exported without customs, pursuant to free trade agreements. http://ras.gov.rs/invest-in-serbia/why-serbia/free-zones
-Fiscal benefits (exemptions from any tax burden for FDI, VAT and specific local taxes) -Free of custom duties on import of goods, equipment and raw material used in exporting production and construction material for building of infrastructure -Financial benefits (free cash flow) -Efficient administration (one stop shop) -Simple and fast customs procedures (each zone has a Customs Administration Office) -Local subsidies for using free zone infrastructure (Community offers low prices and service cost) -A set of services is available to users under preferential terms (transportation, loading, reloading, freight forwarding services, insurance and banking services). http://www.usz.gov.rs/eng/pogodnosti.php
Free Zone law Law No. 62/2006 http://www.szsu.co.rs/pdf/Zakon%20o%20slobodnim%20zonama%20EN.pdf
Source: http://ras.gov.rs/invest-in-serbia/why-serbia/free-zones http://www.usz.gov.rs/eng/pogodnosti.php and others 4 WFZO Index cards - Serbia
List of operating Free Zones Name Location Surface area Contacts Observations
Free zone The Pirot 17 hectares, Nikole Pašića bb, The Pirot Free zone was foun- Pirot Free zone although expan- 18300 Pirot ded in 1998 by an act of the is located sion to 50 hec- Tel. + 381 10 304- federal government. on Serbia’s tares is possible. 071,337-799 Services in the free zone: eastern Free zone covers Fax. + 381 10 304- -users support has to ensure gateway to an area of 65 073 and protect business activities. the Middle hectars. e-mail: zona@tigar. -freight forwarding services East. One of Production area com abroad Domestic and foreign the bene- takes 121000 shipping. Loading and reloa- fits of this m² and almost http://www.usz.gov. ding of goods. location 20000 m² is for rs/eng/sz-pirot.php -container terminals, is its close open and closed -warehousing and storage proximity space storage. (indoor and outdoor) to E-80 and There are the ad- -one stop-shop «organiza- Corridor 10 ditional 9255m² tion-meaning that the Zone’s internatio- of office space. clients can handle all Customs nal road- permits and administrative ways. procedures related to the flow of goods through the Zone in one location. http://www.usz.gov.rs/eng/sz-pi- rot.php
Free zone Northern 53 hectares of Free zone Subotica The Subotica Free Zone was Subotica part of Ser- land. It possesses Batinska 94, 24000 founded in 1996, when a joint bia and the 13.000 square Subotica stock company was formed to province of meters of pro- Tel./fax: + 381 24 manage the Zone. Vojvodina - duction space, 548-106 Contemporary Subotica is next to the 26.000 square E-mail: slobodnazo- now the second largest city in border with meters of closed [email protected] the province, following Novi Hungary storage space, Sad. and the and 313 square Located near 2 border check- European meters of office points (Horgoš and Kelebija). Union. space.
Free zone Zrenjanin is 6 ha. : Free zone Zrenjanin Zrenjanin is the largest city in Zrenjanin the largest -400m² is for Tel.: +381 23 536 277 Province of Vojvodina and the city in office space, Fax: +381 23 510 350 third city in Vojvodina regar- Province of -6.000m² for gsm: +381 65 555 ding the population. Vojvodina warehouses and 9300 This city has the most water and the 5.000m² for open E-mail: olja.petrov@ flows in its area (Danube, Tisa, third city in storage space. kolpa.rs Begej, Tamis, also the river ca- Vojvodina Address: Cvetna nal network Danube-Tisa-Da- regarding 1,23000 nube which puts him among the popula- the most attractive cities for tion. investing in Serbia, according to USAID, SIEPA and American Chamber of Commerce.
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Free zone City of Kra- Free zone has Fiat: Free zone Kragujevac was FAS Kragu- gujevac around 157ha of Tel: +381 34 352 730 founded on the 5th of No- jevac land and includes vember 2009, by the City of total area of Kragujevac and FIAT automo- the automobile bile. This zone is founded to factory There endorse the development of are 200 parcels the automotive industry in intended for FIAT Serbia. subcontractor companies, that is around 20ha owned by “Zas- tava” factory and the rest is private ownership.
Free zone The city Total are of the Free zone Šabac -The position of the free zone Sabac of Šabac free zone Šabac Beogradski put is favorable for all investors is situated is 3.991m²: bb Violeta Šestić, who generate their business in the -Free Greenfield contact person tel: outside the borders of Serbia. northern area is around +38115381355 fax: Distance from the highway part of 2,3 ha +38115381357 E70 is 25km. north-west -Free outdoor -Distance from the Bosnian Serbia. storage space http://www.usz.gov. border is 30 km, border with 6,700 m² and rs/eng/sz-sabac.php Croatia- 70km, Romania- indoor storage 200km and Hungary- 190km. space is 5,000 m². -70.000 inhabitants live in the -Free zone is fully city itself and its immediate equipped with suburbs. infrastructure with wide range of logistic ser- vices.
Free zone The City Free greenfield Free zone Uzice The main economic potential Uzice of Užice is area is around 6 Tel: +381 31 532 is metal and metal processing situated in ha divided into 214 / industry. the central two parcels of 5 +381 65 868 4829 part of the ha and 1 ha fax +381 31 533 698 http://www.usz.gov.rs/eng/sz- Western E-mail: mtrnavcevic@ uzice.php Serbia vbs.point group.com Head of shipping: Tel.: +381 31 594 520 / +381 65 6659 703 Fax: +381 31 533 698 [email protected] group.com
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Free zone The city of 100 hectares. Tel.:+381 26 240 362 In the area, companies can Smedere- Smederevo E-mail/ office@slo- rent warehouses and spaces vo is situated bodnazona-sd.rs for the production of 3000 m² near Bel- +381 26 240 362 of closed stores. grade, on the banks http://www.usz.gov. of the rs/eng/sz-smederevo. Danube, php the rout 10, highway, rail and road network locally and internatio- nally.
Free zone 110 km 33 hectares Free zone Svilajnac : The Svilajnac Free Zone was Svilajnac away from Svetog Save 102, founded in 2012. Belgrade , 35210 Svilajnac 45 km from Tel: +381 35 312 010, http://www.usz.gov.rs/eng/ Kragujevac Fax: +381 35 312 265 sz-svilajnac.php and 132 km Email: slobodna. from Nis. [email protected]
Free zone City of 64 hectares. Vanja Rodić, director The Kruševac Free Zone was Krusevac Kruševac Tel: + 381 37 438 432 founded in 2012. E-mail: szkrusevac@ gmail.com
Free zone City of There are two Free zone Apatin Apatin has geographic posi- Apatin Apatin sites of the Free Tel: +381 25 772 122 tion, close to the state border Zone “Apatin”. Fax: +381 25 773 212 with Hungary and Croatia, One is the “RTC E-mail: milosdjeric@ lean on the Danube River. and port Apatin” freezoneapatin.com which is located close to the shore http://www.usz.gov. of Danube. This rs/eng/sz-apatin.php location spreads on 120ha and 17m². The second location is the “Block 61 Apatin, the”, with area of 1ha 44a 88 m², the owner of these locations is Municipality of Apatin. The total area of the Free Zone “Apatin” is 122ha m².
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Free zone South of 114 hectares Free zone Vranje: The Vranje Free zone was Vranje Serbia. Phone: founded in 2014. Proximity to +381(0)17/428-940 Corridor 10, Fax : +381(0)17/428- http://www.usz.gov.rs/eng/ at only 5km 941 sz-vranje.php away, Email: office@free- zonevranje.com www.freezonevranje. com
Free zone Municipa- Free zone covers Free zone Priboj : Includes an area for Priboj lity Priboj is an area of over 12. Januara 5/2, brownfield investments of located on 26 hectares 31330 Priboj Finish company “SISU Auto”, a crossroad Director: Milisav as well as area for greenfield between Šalipur investments. Serbia, Tel: +381 64 250 47 Montene- 64 http://www.usz.gov.rs/eng/ gro and email: sz.priboj@ sz-priboj.php Bosnia and gmail.com Herzego- vina
Free zone City of Novi 10 hectares Free zone Novi Sad: Land leases for land intended Novi Sad Sad, the Hajduk Veljkova for industrial and commercial capital of 11-Master Centar/VII, construction with guaranteed Vojvodina 21000 Novi Sad fixed terms for up to 60 years. province Tel.: +38121 541-221 Rental of storage and office with inter- / +38121 541-216 space in buildings owned by national Fax.: +38121 541- the Zone. harbor on 223 the Danube E-mail: office@szns. river co.rs / office@free- zonens.rs http://www.usz.gov. rs/eng/sz-priboj.php
Free zone Belgrade 98ha. Free zone Belgrade: At its meeting of 23rd October Belgrade Free Zone in- Kraljice Marije 1/XVII, 2015, the Government of the cludes two sites: 11000 Beograd Republic of Serbia adopted -Barič“, location Tel: + 381 64 8018 the Decision on approval for intended for 666 determination of the area the production email: slobodnazo- of Free Zone „Belgrade“, in activities, [email protected] Belgrade. -Reva“, location http://www.usz.gov.rs/eng/ intended for the sz-beograd.php logistic activities.
Sources: http://www.usz.gov.rs/eng/pogodnosti.php
Contacts Ministry of finance of the Republic of Serbia Administration for free zones - Omladinskih brigada 1, 11070 Novi Beograd
D.O.O. Za Upravljanje Slobodnom Zonom «Subotica» Batinska 94 24000 Subotica - Tel: +381 24 548-277 - Tel/fax: +381 24 548-106 - E-mail: [email protected]
Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SIEPA) Vlajkoviceva 3/V, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia - Tel.: +381.11.3398.510 - Fax: +381.11.3398.550 E-mail: [email protected] 8 WFZO Index cards - Serbia
Serbian Development Agency Kneza Milosa 12, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia - Tel : +381 11 3398 900 - Fax: +381 11 3398 550 E-mail: [email protected]
Free zones administration : Omladinskih brigada 1 - 11070 Novi Beograd Tel.: 011/311-73-26, 011/311-73-27 - Fax. 011/311-73-88 E-mail. [email protected]
Milan Ristić, director Tel.: 011/311-73-26 - E-mail. [email protected]
Marko Bradić, deputy director Tel.: 011/ 311 73 27 - E-mail. [email protected]
Jasmina Denić, independent advisor Pravni, kadrovski i opšti poslovi Tel. 011/311-73-97 - E-mail: [email protected]
Vidak Tomić, senior advisor Tel.: 011/311 73 93 - E-mail. [email protected]
Gordana Radovanović, advisor Tel.: 011/311 74 28 - E-mail: [email protected]
Bojan Komljenović, junior advisor Tel.: 011/311 74 28 - E-mail: [email protected]
Olgica Kiković, independent advisor Tel.: 011/311 74 01 - E-mail: [email protected]
Jasmina Stevanović, business assistant Tel.: 011/311-73-27 - E-mail. [email protected]
Free Zones Web sites selection • http://www.szsu.co.rs/pdf/Zakon%20o%20slobodnim%20zonama%20EN.pdf • http://siepa.gov.rs/en/index-en/start-a-business/free-zones.html • http://ras.gov.rs/invest-in-serbia/why-serbia/free-zones • http://www.usz.gov.rs/eng/pogodnosti.php • http://www.usz.gov.rs/eng/kontakt.php • http://www.usz.gov.rs/eng/index.php • www.freezonepirot.com • www.szsu.co.rs • http://www.freezonens.rs/_english/index.html • www.freezonevranje.com
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