:: FREE ZONES
Foreign investors can also carry out projects in the Egyptian Free Zones, which are regulated by the Investment Law and considered as being located offshore.
Incentives include:
Most goods and materials imported to a Free Zone project are not subject to import duties or customs regulations,
Goods and materials exported from Egyptian Free Zones are also not subject to export duties or regulations,
Free Zone projects are subject to a duty of 1% of the value of goods entering or leaving the Free Zone, or to an annual duty of 1% of the annual value added in the project,
A company formed to operate in a Free Zone is exempt from all Egyptian income taxes for an unlimited period,