وزارة الأشغال العامة والنقل – مصلحة استثمار مرفأ طرابلس
Ministry of Public Works and Transport - Office d'Exploitation du Port de Tripoli
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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.
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.
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.
Download the Arabic version of the investment system of the free zone applied in the port of Tripoli
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): $25
40-foot container (FEU): $40
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 $22,5 | US $1,5 |
Vehicles whose weight ranges between 2 and 5 tons | US $30 | US $1,5 |
Vehicles over 5 tons | US $37,5 | US $1,5 |
Article 9: As for vehicles coming out of the free zone for local consumption or the like, they are subject to the tariff applicable in the customs yards or containers as well as within the Authority.
Article 10:Additional storage dues: For all the imported or re-shipped vehicles, whatever their customs status, which are stored in the public yards or warehouses or put on the berths, the Tripoli Port Exploitation Authority collects the following additional storage dues:
Types of vehicles | Storage duration | Item | Tariff ($/day) |
Vehicles up to 2 tons | Per each day within the deadline from 16 days to 30 days | vehicle | US $3 |
Every additional day after the first 30 days | vehicle | US $4,5 | |
Vehicles whose weight ranges between 2 and 5 tons | Per each day within the deadline from 16 days to 30 days | vehicle | US $4,5 |
Every additional day after the first 30 days | vehicle | US $6,75 | |
Vehicles over 5 tons | Per each day within the deadline from 16 days to 30 days | vehicle | US $6 |
Every additional day after the first 30 days | vehicle | US $9 |
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) |
1 – 15 days | US$0.5 |
16 – 30 days | US $1,25 |
31 – 60 days | US $1,5 |
61 – 90 days | US $2 |
91 – 120 days | US $2,5 |
121 – 150 days | US $3,5 |
Each additional month after the first 150 days. | US $5 |
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:
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:
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.
The free zone in Port of Tripoli is a zone that offers several services and facilities especially the following: