Free Zone

The Free Zone in the Port of Tripoli is a zone that is fenced, surrounded by walls, and has a surveillance point for entry and exit. The free Zone enjoys specific commercial and financial benefits which are provided to encourage Import and Export activities. The goods stored or produced in this zone are considered outside the Customs region, and are not subject to Customs Duties and Taxes.


Area and Sections

 

The Free Zone is managed by the Administration of the Port of Tripoli. It has an area of 151,750 m2 divided as follows:

Total Area

151,750 m2

Number of Warehouses

55

Number of Yards

46


These zones contain several closed Warehouses with ceilings and open space Yards used for storage of goods. They are divided as follows:

 

Zone A

Zone B

Zone C

Warehouses

17,235 m2

15,918 m2

18,401 m2

Yards

10,595 m2

10,160 m2

39,350 m2


The goods produced or stored in these zones are considered outside the Customs region, and are not subject to Customs Duties and Taxes.

Free Zone Rules

 

The Free Zone Rules determines the methods and techniques, and rules for customers to invest land and patios in the free zone to serve their business and their goods and privileges granted to them in this area.

 

To download the Free Zone Rules in PDF (Available in Arabic Version Only) click here

Free Zone Tariff

Index

Chapter 1:

1-   Occupancy Fees.

2-   Dues on Goods removal from private warehouses.

Chapter 2:

1-   Dues on Containers in public yards.

2-   Dues on Containers.

3-   Additional storage.

4-   Dues on different goods in containers and public yards.

Chapter 3:

1-   Fees for workers per official or overtime working hour.

2-   Overtime Work fees at the request of the occupant or the beneficiary.

3-   Exceptional contracts.

4-   Equipment rental fees out of port handling procedures.

Chapter 4:

1-   Electricity consumption.

2-   Water consumption.

3-   Insurance policies.


Chapter 1: Private free zone:

1-   Occupancy fees:

Article 1:Tripoli Port Exploitation Authority charges in advance the annual occupancy fees of established warehouses and lands set out according to the following table:

Zone C

Zones A, B, C, D

Duration

lands for construction

lands not intended for construction

Warehouse[1]

Open lands[2]

Open lands for coal storage

 
 

Fees

$/ M2/ Year

Fees

$/ M2/ Year

   

US$50 for each m2 per year

 

First 5 years

8

US$15 for each m2 per year

US$25 for each m2 per year

US$15 for each m2 per year

 

Second 5 years

10

 

Third 5 years

12

 

Fourth 5 years

14

 

Fifth 5 years

16

 

2% of the rental fees will be applied as a fine for each month of delay in paying the occupancy fees of warehouses and lands whose occupants do not pay their dues during the first month of their occupancy period. The part of the month is considered as a month.

 

2-   Dues of Goods removal from private warehouses by transit:

Article 2: At the time of their removal, goods imported to be placed directly in private warehouses or open land are subject to transit dues for a lump sum of $ 1 per ton.

Goods packaged inside containers within the container yards are subject to the following transit dues:

20-foot container (TEU): $15

40-foot container (FEU): $20

Chapter 2: Public free zone:

1-   Dues on Containers in public yards:

Article 3: The public Free zone includes all closed and open containers and yards designated for goods reception in the Free zone.

2-   Dues on Containers:

Article 4: Goods packaged within a container and placed within the yards are upon removal subject to the following transit dues in accordance with Table 2:

Table 2:

20-foot container (TEU)

40-foot container (FEU)

$20

$30

Article 5: As for containers’ goods coming out of the free zone that are intended for local consumption or the like, they are subject to the tariff applicable in the customs yards or containers as well as within the Authority.

Article 6: The dues in Table 2 include those of the automatic handling and the storage charge for the first 15 days with the delivery and receipt process.

3-   Additional storage:

Article 7: The Tripoli Port Exploitation Authority collects an additional storage due for each filled container, whatever its customs type, as follows:

Storage periods

20-foot container (TEU)

40-foot container (FEU)

During additional 15 days

15

20

Part of the period shall be considered a full period.

Empty containers or trailers are subject to the applicable tariff at the Authority since the time of emptying their goods or their entry as empty.

4-   Dues on different goods in containers and public yards:

Article 8: Dues on Vehicles

Upon their removal for transit , Vehicles entering the free zone are subject to the following dues:

Vehicles

Free Zone Transit

With a 15 days storage and a handling levy

Direct delivery or warehouse and private lands

 

Tariff ($/ton)

Tariff ($/ton)

Vehicles up to 2 tons

US$15

US$1

Vehicles whose weight ranges between 2 and 5 tons

US$20

US$1

Vehicles over 5 tons

US$25

US$1

Article 9: As for vehicles coming out of the free zone for local consumption or the like, they are subject to the tariff applicable in the customs yards or containers as well as within the Authority.

Article 10:Additional storage dues: For all the imported or re-shipped vehicles, whatever their customs status, which are stored in the public yards or warehouses or put on the berths, the Tripoli Port Exploitation Authority collects the following additional storage dues:

Types of vehicles

Storage duration

Item

Tariff ($/day)

Vehicles up to 2 tons

Per each day within the deadline from 16 days to 30 days

vehicle

US$2

Every additional day after the first 30 days

vehicle

US$3

Vehicles whose weight ranges between 2 and 5 tons

Per each day within the deadline from 16 days to 30 days

vehicle

US$3

Every additional day after the first 30 days

vehicle

US$4.5

Vehicles over 5 tons

Per each day within the deadline from 16 days to 30 days

vehicle

US$4

Every additional day after the first 30 days

vehicle

US$6

B- Dues on all other different goods:

Article 11: When going out of the port for transit, the goods in the public yards and warehouses are subject to the following dues:

Goods removal destination

Direct delivery or storage in private warehouses and lands

$/Ton

Storing or depositing (15 days/container or berth)

$/Ton

Free zone transit, exporting or re-exporting

1

1.5

Article 12: Goods taken out of the Free zone for local consumption and the like are subject to the tariff applicable in the customs yards or containers as well as within the Authority.

Article 13: The Tripoli Port Exploitation Authority collects an additional storage due for each ton of different goods, other than iron, stored in the warehouses and deposited on the berths, whatever their customs is, as follows:

Storage period

Due per ton (in Dollars)

1à 15 days

US$0.5

16à30 days

US$0.75

31à60 days

US$1

61à 90 days

US$1.5

91à120 days

US$2

121à150 days

US$3

Each additional month after the first 150 days.

US$4

Tariff of General iron storage

Period

Tariff (price in $/ton)

From the first day until 15 days

0.5

The second 30 days

0.5

61à90 days

1

91à120 days

2

121à 150 days

3

Each additional month after the first 150 days.

4

Chapter 3: different provisions

1-   Workers’ fees per official or overtime working hour

Article 14: The following fees are paid per additional service hours for their correspondent personnel and workers by theTripoli Port Exploitation Authority in favor of the occupant or the beneficiary and upon their request:

Worker: $6

When the concerned party requests to conduct any work related to the goods outside the official working hours (dividing, grouping or weighing…) in public containers, US$7 per hour will be received as fees.

5-   Overtime Work fees at the request of the occupant or the beneficiary.

Article 15: When the occupant or the beneficiary requests any overtime work, each working hour shall be due:

  • $4 per hourfor work on berth
  • $8 per hour for work in warehouse door or public yard

The fees of 5 overtime hours at least will be paid on Sundays and holidays.

If the berth, the warehouse door or the public yard is used by more than one beneficiary or occupant, then said minimum shall be equally divided among the concerned parties, provided that their share be no less than the fees of one hour.

3-   Exceptional contracts:

Article 16: The occupant is entitled to establish special warehouses in the free zone, provided that the administration approves it under special agreements between the occupant and the administration based on the Article No: 32 of the free zone Exploitation system attached to the tariff.

4-   Equipment rental fees out of port handling procedures:

Article 17: the definitions of the equipment rental are determined by the occupant or the merchant according to the following table:

Operation code

Details

Unit

New price in dollar

EF20

Forklift up to 7 tons/berth or warehouse

Hour

22

EF21

Forklift up to 7 tons/ within the ship's bunk

Hour

25

EF30

Forklift between 10 and 15 tons/berth or warehouse

Hour

32.50

EF31

Forklift between 10 and 15 tons/within the ship's bunk

Hour

43

EF40

Forklift between 20 and 30 tons/within a berth or warehouse

Hour

57.50

EF41

Forklift over 30 tons/berth or warehouse

Hour

72

Pm50

Shovel of medium-sized metal scrap/berth or warehouse

Hour

45

PM 51

Shovel of medium-sized metal scrap/within the ship’s bunk

Hour

61

PM52

Shovel of small metal scrap/berth or warehouse

Hour

40

PM53

Shovel of small metal scrap/within the ship’s bunk

Hour

47

EB60

Bulk Product Grab

Ton

0.30

TR70

Tractor for towing cars

Item

3

CB80

Truck (Flat) /berth

Transport

18

CB81

Tipper truck/berth

Transport

18

GM92

Mobile crane from above 50 to 75 tons

Hour

75

GM93

Mobile crane from above 75 to 100 tons

Hour

100

GM94

Mobile crane from above 100 to 150 tons

Hour

125

CT

Water transfer by a tank of 12 m2

Transport

50

MTV1

Services for the preparation and driving of small cars, whether trailed or non-trailed

Car

18

MTV 2

Services of preparation and driving of other vehicles, whether trailed or non-trailed.

Vehicle

36

A minimum of two hours per vehicle shall be met as per Table 8.

Chapter 4: Transitional General Provisions

1-   Electricity consumption

Article 18: The supply of electric power is the responsibility of the occupant and shall be subject to the regulations and tariffs issued by the concerned electricity companies, except for the costs of the additional services carried out by the administration upon the occupant’s request, which shall be determined in due course.

2-   Water consumption:

Article 19: The Administration collects a water consumption fees following what gets recorded by the special meter.

3-   Insurance policies:

Article 20: Every occupant in the Free zone must submit the following insurance policies:

  1. An insurance policy that covers the possible risks of all the goods stored therein.
  2. An insurance policy that covers all potential risks to third parties (neighbors and the occupant’s building itself) and determines the amount of funds insured by the administration on a case-by-case basis.



This was amended by the Board of Directors Resolution No. 19/9, dated 04/11/2015 and has been ratified by the Guardianship Authority by Resolution Numbered 1568 /S dated 08/12/2015 and the Ministry of Finance's approval through Letter No. 911\S.16, dated 10/12/2015.

The open land tariff for coal storage has been amended in Table 1 pursuant to the Board of Directors Decision No. 10/ 3 dated 30/05/2018 and has been ratified by the Guardianship Authority under Resolution No. 1095/S, dated 03/07/2018 and the Ministry of Finance's approval after the time limit.

Activities and Services

 

The free zone in Port of Tripoli is a zone that offers several services and facilities especially the following:

  • Allowing all goodies to enter, either of national origin or no.
  • Carrying out all the processes of air conditioning, cleaning, combining, categorizing, center changing, sieving, splitting, roasting, cracking, crashing and modifying the goodies, in addition to all operations of conversion, processing and packaging.