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Presentation Special Zone Mariel

The document summarizes the key information about the Mariel Special Development Zone in Cuba. It was created in 2013 to be open to foreign investment under special economic regimes. The zones offers tax exemptions for corporate tax, wholesale tax, service tax and others for the first years of operation. It has available infrastructure like roads, railway, water, and electricity. The zone encourages investment in sectors like biotechnology, packaging, renewable energy, agriculture, food industry, telecoms, and tourism. Over 400 companies have expressed interest in investing in the zone.

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Presentation Special Zone Mariel

The document summarizes the key information about the Mariel Special Development Zone in Cuba. It was created in 2013 to be open to foreign investment under special economic regimes. The zones offers tax exemptions for corporate tax, wholesale tax, service tax and others for the first years of operation. It has available infrastructure like roads, railway, water, and electricity. The zone encourages investment in sectors like biotechnology, packaging, renewable energy, agriculture, food industry, telecoms, and tourism. Over 400 companies have expressed interest in investing in the zone.

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ZED MARIEL

OPEN TO THE WORLD

JULY 2015

CONCEPT
Mariel Special Development Zone was created by Decree-Law 313, of 19 September 2013
Of Mariel Special Development Zone.

SPECIAL REGIMES

Chapter 6 of Decree-Law No. 313, sets the special


regime for ZED Mariel in the following areas:
Customs
Labour Force
Control
Law infringement and measures to enforce
Immigration and Interior Order
Taxation
Insurance
Monetary and Banking

SPECIAL TAXATION REGIIME


Tax/Contribution

Mariel Special Development Zone

Corporate Tax

- Exempt for the first 10 years. Exceptionally


extendable for a longer period.
- 12% thereafter.
- Exempt if reinvesting net profits or other
authorized benefits.

Tax on wholesale

- Exempt during the first year of operations.


- 1% thereafter.

Tax on service

-Exempt during the first year of operations.


-- 1% thereafter.

Labour use Tax

- Exempt.

Customs tax or duties for the import of


equipment, machinery and other inputs - Exempt.
during the investment process.
Local development contribution.
Social welfare contribution.

- Exempt.
14%

Tax on the use or exploitation of natural


- 50% discount for the duration of the investment
resources and preservation of the
recovery period.
environment.

INVESTMENT MODALITIES IN ZED MARIEL


In ZED Mariel investors can establish themselves as:

Foreign and Cuban


CONCESSIONAIRE

USER

Foreign investment operates under the three modalities:

Joint Venture
International Economic Association
100% Foreign capital Company
In ZED Mariel 100% foreign capital benefit from the Zones special taxation regime, in equal
conditions with the other investment modalities.

FAST APPROVAL PROCESS

Privileged location on the crossing of the international


commercial maritime traffic axis.

Privileged location close to Havana, main universities,


research centres and airports

DEVELOPMENT
Sector A, closest to TC Mariel and the bay, was chosen to start the development
of the Zone, subdivided into 11 areas for industrial and logistic activities.

AVAILABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
Access Motorway and roads linking
Sector A with the rest of the national
territory. Work is underway in the
construction of the North Road and
other secondary roads.
Railway infrastructure. The twotrack railway started operations in
July 2014, transporting cargo and
passengers to and from the Zone. 21
km of railway have been totally
constructed and 57 km renovated.
Stable supply of drinking water and
electric power.
Fiber
optic
info-communication
system and a redundant radio link.
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ZONE A-7 PORT ACTITVITIES


Mariel Container Terminal, opened in January 2014, in a deep water port, is the
most modern terminal in the region and is positioned to become an important
transhipment port and logistic hub.

ZONE A-5: 387 Ha OF LOGISTIC ACTIVITIES


The first Logistic Block, has a storage capacity of 10 thousand m for dry cargo
and 5 thousand m for refrigerated, and provides modern cargo management and
handling services.

ZONE A-5: FIRST BUSINESS


CENTRE
Construction is under way of the First
Business Centre, which will be joined by
other such facilities to house offices,
banks, shopping centres, and warehouses,
among other various services .

ZONE A-8: AGRO-FOOD INDUSTRY


Beginnning of investment of the first approved projects in the Agro Food
Industry sector.

ZONE A-3:
HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL PARK
Infrastructure created for the establishment of the first investors.

ROADS
Newly built A-7 motorway was completed in 2014 and the
construction of the North Road and secondary roads is in
advanced stage.

RAILWAY

WHERE DO WE RECOMMEND TO INVEST?


Biotechnology,
development and
manufacture of medicines
Packaging and Packing
Industry
Renewable energies
Agriculture
Agro-Food Industry
Industry
Telecommunications and
Informatics
Tourism and Real Estate
Infrastructure Investment

BUSINESS INTERESTS

Over four hundred companies have shown their interest in investing


in the Zone. The Office accompanies the investor in the preparation
of the documents required.
Mexico, Spain, Cuba, Brazil, Belgium, Holland, Vietnam, France,
and Canada are among the countries that have shown most
interest.
The predominant investment modalities are 100% Foreign Capital
companies and Joint Ventures.
The sectors most represented in the projects under negotiation are
industry in general, logistic activities and renewable energies.
We are interested in attracting international construction firms as
well as financial and banking institutions.

www.zedmariel.com

THANK YOU

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