Zona Franca – EN – LA ZONA FRANCA DE VACA MUERTA

The Free Trade Zone is an extra-customs territory, which allows a deferral of the nationalization tax payments of the merchandise housed and industrialised within. The Argentine Customs Service is outside its limits, taking intervention on the entry and exit of merchandise, for its control and classification only.

Likewise, Free Trade Zones are mean to boost exports and imports, contributing to regional economic growth, improving logistics efficiency and reducing operating costs of user companies.

Zapala Free Trade Zone allows its users to; store, manufacture, assemble, fractionate, commercialize, certify merchandise; as well as establish laboratories, technological development centers, call centers and banking services within its facilities. Given those financial benefits of great importance and reduction of operational costs, users will gain considerable improvements in revenues.

Zapala Free Trade Zone is located within the Vaca Muerta reservoir, which is one of a kind (second largest unconventional world wide gas reserve and fourth unconventional oil reserve world-wide). It serves the Oil and Gas Industry, Mining and Agro Industry businesses. It is a strategic logistics hub with bi-oceanic access which connects the Deep Water Ports of the Pacific, such as those of the Atlantic, via rail, airport and land routes.

How to join as a user?

User

Operator

Investor

Opportunity to invest in warehouses, construction and depot management.
Opportunity to invest on general services (product handling, warehouse services, etc.)
Opportunity to internationalise your investments.
Opportunity to develop side businesses (such as transport, producer certifications, etc.)
Opportunity to invest in Vaca Muerta.

City of Zapala

Zapala is a city located in the center of the Neuquen Province – Argentina. Within the Vaca Muerta hydrocarbon basin. It covers a 452 km2 surface area at 1002 m.a.s.l. average height, with 32,355 inhabitants.

Its a strategic hub for tourism, commerce, mining general services and agroindustry o both the Pacific and the Atlantic. Because of Zapala Free Trade Zone, from May 28, 2019, Neuquen Province will develop as the logistic heart of Patagonia.

The city offers public and private schooling services (primary and secondary education) and a University Center, a branch of the National University of Comahue. It also has a high complexity hospital zone that is the most important of the region as it receives patients from Neuquen and Chile.

There is a Central Bus Station connecting the city to different key geographical points in Neuquen Province and the rest of the country. It also has a renovated Airport, located within few minutes away from the city center, at an altitude of 1015 meters above sea level with a 2400 m long plane track. Holds IATA /ICAO: APZ.

Commercial services Tariff Advantages

Advantages for operation of goods in ZFTZ

IVA EXEMPT: Basic services and the purchase of machines, equipment, civil works materials and technology involved in the processes within the zone are exempt.
GROSS INCOME TAX: Tax exempt.
SAVINGS of 33.5% on your electricity bill.
MUNICIPAL FEES: Exemption from Municipal Fees and Tax of the City of Zapala.
NO EXPORT DUTIES ARE PAID: Incorporation of added value.
IMPORT MACHINERY TAX FREE: For new or used.
Possibility of importing inputs, packaging, tax-free packaging.
Possibility of Manufacturing, Fractioning, Assembling, Marketing and Depositing merchandise.
Benefits for MINING, OIL&GAS, AGROINDUSTRY, RENEWABLE ENERGY sectors.
Exclusive sector for Reefers allowing the storage and logistical operations of frozen merchandise.

Various Services

Excellent opportunity for companies and professionals from different areas to settle as service providers within a specialized pole in all types of operations such as: Foreign Trade and Industry, Insurance, Logistics, Merchandise Transportation, Customs Brokers, International Market Advice, Financing of export projects, Legal.
There are other possible services such as: Quality Certification Laboratories, Testing and Analysis, Call Center, Software Factory, Data center, Petrochemical plants, Cryptocurrency Mining, etc.

Access Roads

By Port

BUENOS AIRES PORT
LA PLATA – ZAPALA. 1200 km

BAHIA BLANCA PORT
ZAPALA. 741 km

CHILEAN DEEP WATER PORTS:

CORONEL TALCAHUANO

SAN VICENTE

– ZAPALA. 495 KM

By Land

TWO NATIONAL ROUTES

RN22 AND RN40

PROVINCIAL ROUTES

13, 14, 16 AND 46

Aereal

ZAPALA AIRPORT
FREE TRADE ZONE 18 KM (2,400 meters length track)

NEUQUEN AIRPORT
180 km

Strategic Distances

NEUQUEN CITY
182KM

AÑELO CITY (VACA MUERTA)
162KM

INTERNATIONAL PINO HACHADO PASS
115KM

SAN MARTIN DE LOS ANDES CITY
244KM

SAN ANTONIO OESTE PORT
562KM