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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 - Belarus

Year of promulgation of the first text Official Terms for Free Zones of law concerning the Free Zones Free zones, , Free economic zones 1998

Possibility to be established as Exact number of Free Zones Free Points 6 No

Table of contents

Free Zones...... 4 General information...... 4 List of operating Free Zones...... 5 Contacts...... 6 Free Zones Web sites selection...... 7

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LATVIA

Vitebsk Vitsyebsk LITHUANIA Free Economic Zone RUSSIA Smolensk Vilnius

Mogilev Free Mahilyow Economic Zone Minsk Free GrodnoInvest Minsk Free Economic Zone Economic Zone Hrodna POLAND Bialystok BELARUS

Gomel-Raton Free Economic Zone Homyel' Brest Brest Free Economic Zone

Chernihiv

UKRAINE

FREE ZONES IN BELARUS 100 km International borders Elevations (meters) Cities 0 200 500 1000 Free Zones

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FREE ZONES

General information Official definition “Free economic zone” is a part of the territory of the Republic of Belarus with determined boundaries, within which a special legal regime in relation to the residents of that free economic zone is established and effective for their carrying out investment and entrepreneurial activity.” http://law.by/main.aspx?guid=3871&p0=H19800213e

Number of free zones 6 Free zones (or Economic Free zones)

Number of active compa- 419 organizations were registered as residents of free economic zones of the nies in Free Zones Republic in 2016. The largest number of the residents is registered in zones of “Minsk” (140) and “Grodnoinvest” (92). They are followed by FEZ of “Brest” (88), “Gomel-Raton” (73), “Mogilev” (50) and “Vitebsk” (34).

Main sectors of activity -The main activity of FEZ residing companies is manufacturing of industrial products (nearly 90% of the total number of enterprises): precision machinery industry and metal working, electronic engineering and telecommunications, chemical and petrochemical industry, agriproduct processing, production of healthcare products and equipment, modern construction material, new kinds of services.

Total job numbers 124 000 jobs in 2016 http://eng.belta.by/infographica/view/free-economic-zones-1762/

Distribution of investors The most active foreign investors, with their share in total volume of foreign investment accumulated exceeding 82% are as follows: Russian Federation (19.3%), United Kingdom and Northern Ireland (14.3%), Germany (15.8%), Po- land (8.4%), USA (6.7%), Austria (6.6%), Cyprus (5.7%), Latvia (3%), Czech Repu- blic (2.4%). http://eng.belta.by/infographica/view/free-economic-zones-1762/

Exports and sales Main export destinations: Russia – 66%, Ukraine – 9.4%, Kazakhstan – 2.4%, Non-CIS states – 19.6%. http://eng.belta.by/infographica/view/free-economic-zones-1762/

Free zones contribution The aggregate amount of investments put into the projects stands at $360 mil- to the national economy lion. The investments come from over 30 countries across the globe.

Corporate Tax and Incen- Tax free profits on all goods and services for five years, then a 50% discount tives • 50% discount on VAT on import substitution goods manufactured within an FEZ • No taxes on real estate owned or leased in the FEZ • Exempt from payments to National Agriculture Support Fund • No tax on purchasing vehicles • No customs duty on raw materials and equipment imported from outside Belarus • A guarantee that legislation governing firms will not change for seven years http://www.belarus.by/en/invest/investment-climate/free-economic-zones

Free Zone law Law of the Republic of Belarus “On Free Economic Zones” (07.12.1998 n°213-Z). http://law.by/main.aspx?guid=3871&p0=H19800213e

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List of operating Free Zones Name Location Surface area Contacts Observations

Brest Free South west 8 000 ha Brest Free Economic The first FEZ of Belarus (ope- Economic of Belarus, Zone ned in 1996). Zone near the Po- Kommunis- The companies operating in lish border. ticheskaya Str., 23 the zone produce more than Brest, 224030 Repu- 1000 articles of industrial blic of Belarus goods and products including: + 375 162 20 46 31 electrical engineering articles, + 375 162 23 80 94 equipment to paint on the [email protected] road marking elements, paints and lacquers, gas and electric http://www.fez.brest. stoves, furniture, fish and sea by/en/ food, meats and sausages, confectionery. At present, the Brest FEZ welcomes the investments aimed at setting up primarily high-tech companies engaged in pharmaceutical (medicines and equipment), automotive, radio-electronic, mechanical engineering and other industries.

Minsk Free Minsk. 21 sites with Minsk Free Econo- Established in 1998. Economic total area of mic Zone 23countries of the world have Zone 2652,48 hectares. Kropotkina street 44, already invested their capital Of which 1047, Minsk, Republic of in the company companies of 79 hectares are Belarus the FEZ «Minsk» within the city of Tel./fax: +375 17 Minsk bounda- 3274696 ries and 1604, 69 E-mail: info@fez- hectares are in minsk.by Minsk region. http://www.fezminsk. by/en/ Map: http://www.fezminsk.by/en/location/territory/

Gomel-Ra- The Gomel More than FEZ Gomel-Raton Established in 1998. ton Free region lies 8,000 hectares: Administration 17, Economic in the south 9 different sites Fedyuninskogo st. FEZ Gomel-Raton means Zone east of the (Mozyr Rechitsa, 246061 Gomel high-tech base of enterprises country Zhlobin, Svetlo- Belarus of radio electronics, mecha- bordering gorsk, Dobrush, Tel.:(+375 232) 68 nical instrument engineering, Russia and Vetka, Lelchitsy, 27 90 (+375 232) 68 machine building, electro Ukraine. Zhytkavichy, Kor- 27 21 technical and cable industries. ma, Khoiniki). E-mail: info@go- These enterprises hold avai- melraton.com lable production premises, www.gomelraton. warehouses, developed com infrastructure, full complex of http://gomelraton. engineer communications. com/en

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Vitebsk North-east No information State Establishment Businesses include construc- Free Belarus, «FEZ «Vitebsk» tion, food processing, electro- Economic 50km from Administration» nics, veterinary medicine, agri- Zone the Russian 210605, Vitebsk, P. cultural chemicals, clothing, border and Brovka Street, 50. and fibre-optic cabling. 200km from Phone: + 375 212 Lithuania 26 01 66, fax: 21 09 and Latvia. 27 (Investment and Targeting Foreign Relations markets in Department) Russia, cen- E-mail: fez@vitebsk. tral Europe by and Scandi- http://www.fez-vite- navia. bsk.com

GrodnoIn- Central part 3079,17 ha : 11 Administration Administration FEZ Grod- vest Free of Europe, land plots lo- FEZ Grodnoinvest noinvest 230005,Republic of Economic on the bor- cated in Grodno 230005,Republic Belarus Grodno, Gorkogo str. Zone der with the and Grodno of Belarus Grodno, 91A European region. Gorkogo str. 91A Tel./fax: +375.152.43-01 75 Union. Tel./fax: Tel.: +375.152.41-23-17 Map: +375.152.43-01 75 http://www.grodnoinvest.com/ http://www.gro- Tel.: +375.152.41- eng/ dnoinvest.com/ 23-17 eng/AboutFEZ/ http://www.grod- territor noinvest.com/eng/

Mogilev Eas- 2108 hectares (6 Mogilev Free Econo- Established in 2002 for the Free tern-most sites). mic Zone Adminis- period of 30 years, on six sites Economic region in tration across the city of Mogilev Zone Belarus Tel.: +375 222 31 01 with the total square of 2108 48 hectares in industrial parts of Fax : +375 222 31 Mogilev city. 15 81 Е-mail: info@fezmo- gilev.by

Contacts Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Pobediteley ave., 7, 11 floor, 220004, Minsk, Belarus Tel. / Fax: (375 17) 203-07-78.

Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus 14 Bersona Street, Minsk, Tel.: Phone: (375 17) 222-60-48, Fax: 200-37-77 E-mail : [email protected]

National Agency of Investment and Privatization 14 Bersona Street, Minsk, 220030 Tel.: +375 17 200 81 75, +375 17 200 52 89, +375 29 794 09 91, +375 29 690 09 44 Fax: +375 17 226 47 98 Investor Servicing Department: +375 17 226 41 66, +375 17 226 50 24 Marketing and Communications Department: +375 17 200 38 05, +375 17 200 91 73 Public-Private Partnership: +375 17 226 48 51 E-mail: [email protected]

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Free Zones Web sites selection • http://law.by/main.aspx?guid=3871&p0=H19800213e • http://investinbelarus.by/en/ • http://www.belarus.by/en/invest/investment-climate/free-economic-zones • http://www.fezminsk.by/en/ • http://gomelraton.com/en • http://www.grodnoinvest.com/eng/ • http://www.fez.brest.by/en/ • http://www.fez-vitebsk.com/en/ • http://www.belarus.by/en/invest/Investor-country-profile/vitebsk-oblast-investor-profile • http://vitebsk.gov.by/en/free_economic_zone_vitebsk-en/ • http://www.economy.gov.by/en/investors/lgoty-preferencii/cez • http://ictt.by/eng/Default.aspx?tabid=63 • http://eng.belta.by/infographica/view/free-economic-zones-1762/