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Special Economic Zones
of the Russian Federation
Ministry for economic development of the Russian Federation
Department of special economic zones, regional and monocities
development projects
Why Russia?
 Advantageous position between Europe and Asia – location of
distribution channels;
 Rich natural resources ( > 20% of the world resources);
 Russia is the 6th largest economy in the world by the GDP ($2,5
bln, purchasing power parity). According to IMF in 2017, the nominal
size Russia’s GDP will reach $3,3 trillion;
 Russia has 9th largest domestic market in the world (consumer
spendings account for 70-75% of income);
 Balanced labor cost and workforce skills, high level of education,
strong labor market (unemployment rate is 5,5%);
 Growth of Russian stock market capitalization by 22 times;
 Developed infrastructure;
 Policy to reduce bureaucracy and corruption;
 Economy diversification, reducing dependence on oil and gas
sector.
Location of 29 special economic zones
7
Industrial and production zones
14
5
Technology and innovation zones
3
St.Peterburg
Murmansk Region
Samara Region
Republic of
Tatarstan
Tourist and recreational zones
Port zones
Republic of
Tatarstan
Sverdlovsk Region
Pskov Region
Moscow Region
Dubna
Moscow
Zelenograd
Khabarovsk Region
Kaluga Region
Lipetsk Region
Ulyanovsk Region
Vladivostok
Tourist claster
Stavropol
Region
The Republic of
Ingushetia
The Republic of
KabardinoBalkaria
The Republic of
Adygeya
The Republic of
KarachaevaCherkessia
The Republic of
Osetiya
Krasnodar
Region
The Chechen
Republic
The Republic of
Dagestan
Tomsk Region
Altai Region
Republic of Altai
Russkiy island
Irkutsk Region
Republic of
3
Buryatia
The key figures of SEZ’s efficiency
More than 73 bln. rub invested in infrastructure
About 460 bln. rub investors planned total investments
More than 350 residents in SEZ
400
306 318
350
344 354
36
6
87
257
300
207
250
200
143
223
150
100
53
Industrial and production zones
Technology and innovation zones
Tourist and recreational zones
Port zones
50
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
3.10.14
The largest SEZ investors
Preferences
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Special administrative regime
• Decrease in administrative barriers
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Transparent legislative and management
• Authorities involved: Ministry of economic development, professional
management company
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Access to qualified human resources
• Science and education centers
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Free customs mode
• No import duty, refundable VAT
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All the necessary infrastructure at lower prices
• Office facilities, gas, water, energy etc.
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State guarantees and stability
• Investment agreement with the Government, SEZs are created for 49
years
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Special tax treatment
• Income tax decrease, property, transport tax exemption for 10 years
Preferences
Preferences/taxes
Federal SEZ
Industrial and
production zones
Technology and
innovation zones
Profit tax
Federal budget
2%
0% for 5 years
Regional budget
0-13,5%
0-13,5%
Property tax
0% for 10 years
0% for 10 years
Land tax
0% for 5 years
Transport tax
(rub/1 hp)
Insurance fee payment
Port zones
2%
0-13,5%
Tourist and
recreational zones
Territory of
the Russian
Federation
0% for 10 years (for
cluster residents)
0-13,5%
2%
0% for 10 years
0% for 10 years
2,2%
0% for 5 years
0% for 5 years
0% for 5 years
1,5%
0 for 10 years
0 for 10 years
0 for 10 years
0 for 10 years
10-150
14% till 2017
for residents
involved in R&D
activities
14% till 2017
14% till 2017
for residents of tourist
cluster
34%
-
18%
Free customs regime
+
+
+
-
-
Ready-to-use
infrastructure
+
+
+
+
-
Obtaining the resident status
sign an
agreement with
the Ministry and
the management
company
4)
2) forming request
to the Ministry
STEP 1
1) register the
company;
forming business
plan
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
3) expert
committee
consideration
8
Management authorities of SEZ
Single centralized management system of SEZ
Government of constituent
entity of Russia
Main functions:
 provides expert examination of
project
documentation
and
engineering survey
Supervisory board
Main functions:
 coordination of activities on SEZ
development;
 control of the agreement on SEZ
establishment implementation;
 analysis, approval and control of
SEZ
development
plans
implementation;
 assistance in SEZ residents and
other
investors
project
implementation
Ministry of Economic
Development of Russia
Main functions:
 elaboration of the unified state
policy
in
sphere
of
SEZ
establishment and functioning;
 SEZ management;
 legal entities and individual
entrepreneurs registration as SEZ
residents;
 maintenance of SEZ residents
register;
 issue of extracts from the SEZ
residents register;
 annual SEZ efficiency estimation;
 control of operation agreement
implementation by SEZ resident;
 decision making on land buy-out
by renters;
 other functions.
Management company
Main functions:
 provides
establishment
and
operation of SEZ infrastructure;
 attracts
residents
and
other
investors in SEZ;
 development of SEZ zoning project;
 acts as a state customer for SEZ
territory zoning and infrastructure
creation at the expense of budget
funds;
 obtains technical conditions for SEZ
facilities and surrounding territory
connection to the engineering and
technical
networks;
transferring
them to legal entities and individual
entrepreneurs carrying out the
construction;
 manages and disposes SEZ land
and other SEZ real estate;
 publication of information of free
land.
Contact information
Ministry for economic development of the Russian Federation
Ahmeeva Elmira – deputy director of
the Department
[email protected]
+7 (495) 690-13-02
Galkina Vasilisa – head of the division
of SEZ investors cooperation and
international relations
[email protected]
+7 (495) 690-58-38
Department of special economic
zones, regional and monocities
development projects
+7 (499) 795 65 55
+7 (495) 690 27 75 (fax)