Special economic zones
| Tax | % regular rate | Taxes in special economic zones |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate profit tax | 15 |
no tax during the first 6 years and only 50% of corporate tax over the next 10 years |
| Dividends | 0* to 15 | no tax on dividends for foreign investors |
| Real estate tax | 0.3-3 | no real estate tax |
*0% tax on dividends applies when an investor controls at least 10% of the voting shares in the enterprise for the period of at least 12 months
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| Special Economic Zone (SEZ) | Area in 2013 | Planned total area | Distance to nearest international airport |
Distance to Klaipėda State Seaport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaunas SEZ | 294 ha** | 534 ha | 4 km to Kaunas Airport | 228 km |
| Klaipėda SEZ | 260 ha*** | 412 ha | 25 km to Palanga Airport |
7 km |
| Šiauliai SEZ* | 218 ha | 218 ha |
4 km to Zokniai Airport 214 km to Vilnius Airport 142 km to Kaunas Airport 165 km to Palanga Airport |
161 km |
| Kėdainiai SEZ* | 131 ha | 131 ha |
51 km to Kaunas Airport 96 km to Zokniai Airport 130 km to Vilnius Airport 208 km to Palanga Airport |
205 km |
| Panevėžys SEZ* | 47 ha | 47 ha |
82 km to Zokniai Airport 135 km to Vilnius Airport 115 km to Kaunas Airport 240 km to Palanga Airport |
240 km |
| Akmenė SEZ* | 99 ha | 99 ha |
240 km to Vilnius Airport 230 km to Kaunas Airport 135 km to Palanga Airport |
105 km |
| Marijampolė SEZ* | 78 ha | 78 ha |
56 km to Kaunas Airport 139 km to Vilnius Airport 231 km to Palanga Airport |
275 km |
* The Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania established 5 Special Economic Zones (SEZ) under the Free Economic Zone (FEZ) law ** Logistics and production area; leased plot 32.85 ha *** Leased plot – 50.4 ha
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Klaipėda SEZ occupies a strategic location that is ideal for companies looking to relocate or expand production, to establish packing and distribution centres, and minimise logistics problems. For more information on Klaipėda SEZ please find attached the file and see www.fez.lt |
Kaunas Special Economic Zone (Kaunas SEZ) is located in Kaunas, the second biggest Lithuanian city with a population of about 358,000 and one of the major industrial cities in the Baltic area, and is planned to become one of the largest free economic zones in the Baltic Sea Region. Kaunas SEZ is located on the intersection of the Via Baltica, a European priority transport corridor connecting Helsinki, Saint Petersburg and Warsaw and the East-West highway linking the port of Klaipėda to Russia and Ukraine. For more information on the Kaunas SEZ please see www.ftz.lt |
With superb road, rail and sea access, Klaipėda Special Economic Zone (Klaipėda SEZ) forms part of the hub of a multi-modal transport network. It was identified in the European Union Transport Infrastructure Needs Assessment (TINA) programme as a site for the establishment of a logistics centre, forming part of a European-wide network of these centres.
