saint lucia

World Free Zones OrganiZation
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SAINT LUCIA
Free zones
Index cards realized by the University of Reims, France
Conception: F. Bost
Data collected by D. Messaoudi
Map and layout: S. Piantoni
WFZO Index cards - Saint Lucia
Official Terms for Free
Zones
Free zones
Year of promulgation
of the first text of law
concerning the Free
Zones
1983
Exact number of Free Zones
3 free zones
Table of contents
Free Zones...........................................................................................................................................4
General information.........................................................................................................................................................................4
Contacts................................................................................................................................................................................................4
List of Free Zones..............................................................................................................................................................................5
Web sites selection...........................................................................................................................................................................5
Bibliography.......................................................................................................................................5
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WFZO Index cards - Saint Lucia
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Castries
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Dennery
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Canaries
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St. Lucia
Soufriere
Fond St. Jaques
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Micoud
Laborie
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Vieux-Fort
Free Zone
The Free Zone
Management
Authority
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Hewanorra
Free zone
Vieux Fort
FREE ZONES IN SAINT-LUCIA
International borders
Main cities
Elevations
(meters)
0
200
3 km
500 1000
Main roads
Free Zones
© Sébastien Piantoni - Conception: François Bost
EA 2076 Habiter - University of Reims - 2015
Map Projection: WGS 1984
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WFZO Index cards - Saint Lucia
FREE ZONES
General information
Number of active companies in Free Zones
20 companies
http://www.stluciafreezone.com/tenants/index.php
Main sectors of activity
Goods available include sanitary ware and tiles, generators and related equipment, alcohol, tobacco and perfumes, electrical goods, catering equipment,
furniture, construction equipment and souvenirs.
Total job numbers
No information
Distribution of investors
No information
Exports and sales
No information
Free zones contribution to
the national eco.
No information
Investment Incentives
Free Zone law
• Exemption from customs duties, taxes and related charges on all classes
of goods entering the Free Zone for commercial or operating purposesNo
restriction or taxes on foreign exchange transactions
• No taxes on dividends for the first 20 years of operation
• No work permit fees for management personnel of Free Zone business
• No import or export licences
• No price control
• No company income tax for the first five (5) years, thereafter very limited tax
range
Chapter 15.17, free zone act, Revised edition,
Showing the law as at 31 December 2005
https://www.google.fr/?gws_rd=ssl#q=st+lucia+free+zone+act
It repealed the Customs Freezone Act No. 18 of 1983.
Contacts
The Free Zone Management Authority
P.O. Box 519
Vieux Fort, St. Lucia
Tel: 1 758 454 8881 Fax: 1 758 464 8427
Email: [email protected]
Invest Saint Lucia
1st Floor
Heraldine
Rock Building
The Waterfront, Castries, P.O. Box 495
Saint Lucia, W.I.
Phone: (758) 452-3614 or (758) 452-3615
Fax: (758) 452-1841
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.investstlucia.com
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WFZO Index cards - Saint Lucia
List of Free Zones
Name
The Free
Zone Management
Authority
Hewanorra
Free zone
Vieux-Fort
Free Zone
Location
Vieux Fort
surface area
-
Vieux Fort
9.0 acres
Vieux Fort
11.5 acres of prime land
with a total of 9140 sq
metres of combined
showrooms and warehousing space
Observations
Located next to the international airport in the south
of the island, and includes an administrative
Building and 11 warehouses, with fully equipped
office and showroom space of different sizes.
- 4 Shells, 10 Units
- Occupancy in 2014: 10%
Located two miles outside the town of Vieux-Fort in
the south of the island, and includes 9 factory shells.
- 5 Shells, 5 Units
- Occupancy in 2014: 60%
http://www.jctropicalhomes.com/INVESTMENT_GUIDE_UPDATED_AUG_20_2001.pdf
http://www.saintluciainvestmentforum.com/wpcontent/uploads/2014/05/Invest_Saint_Lucia_Asset_Portfolio.pdf
Web sites selection
• http://www.stluciafreezone.com/about/index.php
• http://www.stluciafreezone.com/location.htm
• http://www.stluciafreezone.com/
• http://www.stluciafreezone.com/incentives.htm
• http://www.saintluciainvestmentforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Invest_Saint_Lucia_Asset_Portfolio.pdf
• http://carib-export.com/obic/documents/Doing_Business_with_StLucia.pdf
• https://books.google.fr/books?id=krDVAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA117&lpg=PA117&dq=st+lucia+free+zone+act&source=bl&ots=oJeTTsBTCD&sig=iBOwn5ohwS1V4BXlD03UaAQYA7I&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0CD0Q6AEwBGoVChMIke2XtMCPyAIVC7YUCh0zbw4Q#v=onepage&q=st%20lucia%20free%20zone%20act&f=false
• http://www.jctropicalhomes.com/INVESTMENT_GUIDE_UPDATED_AUG_20_2001.pdf
• http://www.stluciafreezone.com/tenants/index.php
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Commission des Caraïbes, 1947, La cinquième réunion de la Commission des Caraïbes
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