FEZ “Panj” complex type

Administration of the free economic zone “Panj” in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan “On free economic zones in the Republic of Tajikistan” No. 700 dated March 25, 2011 and the Regulation on free economic zones in the Republic of Tajikistan, approved by the decision of the Majlisi Namoyandagon Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan dated October 29 2008, No. 1147, which defines the organizational legal and economic foundations for the creation of a free economic zone of the complex type of the Free Economic Zone “Panj” (hereinafter – FEZ “Panj”).

FEZ “Panj” is the only free economic zone in the Republic of Tajikistan that has an integrated type of activity.

Domestic and foreign investors wishing to become a subject of the FEZ “Panj”, choose from the four types of activities permitted in the Republic of Tajikistan the same types of activities that are effective for the development of their business in the FEZ “Panj”.

Types of free economic zones

Depending on the nature of the activities, the free economic zones shall be divided into predefined types and also may combine several functional types of free economic zones (complex). A free economic zone may consist of several separate areas under a single management.

Free economic zones of the following types shall be created:

– industrial (production of industrial goods);

– trade and commercial;

– service;

– innovation, research and technology development.

1. The free economic zone of industrial (production industrial production) type shall be a zone, the purpose of which shall be the development and stimulation of the industrial sector. These types of zones shall be created by transferring individual operating enterprises, groups of enterprises, organizations and economic entities to a special legal regime of the free economic zone. These types of zones shall stimulate the restructuring, reconstruction, modernization and conversion of enterprises with the aim of attracting investments in the priority industrial sectors o and innovative activities and introduction of progressive technologies.
2. The free economic zone of trade and commercial type shall be a free economic zone, the territory of which is used for the processing, sorting, packing, marking, labeling and storage of the goods imported to the zone for their subsequent importation into the customs territory or export outside the customs territory of the Republic of Tajikistan. The free economic zones of trade and commercial type shall be created at the airports, railway stations, junctions of highways, at the border points and other limited areas of the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan, through which regular international transportation of goods takes place.
3. The free economic zone of service type shall be a free economic zone the territory of which host the enterprises and organizations providing catering, tourist, healthcare and medical, consulting, engineering, brokerage, financial, auditing, insurance and other services.
4. Free economic zone of innovation, research and technology development type shall be a free economic zone, on the territory of which activities of research, scientific, educational and engineering design organizations and enterprises providing education, training, research, development, pilot production in the field of modern advanced technologies of production of products and goods and effective new technical inventions (know-how).
5. The creation of free economic zones of innovation, research and technology development type shall be allowed in the parts of the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan where scientific, educational, research, production, innovation and training centres and technoparks.