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With
the purpose of promoting service presentation and industrialization
of goods, mainly oriented to external or foreign markets in a supplementary
manner of the national market, areas in national territory have
been designated to have the benefit of a customs regimen, foreign
exchange and special prosecutors: The Free Zones.
There
are four different types of Free Zones in Colombia:
INDUSTRIAL
GOODS, SERVICES AND COMMERCIAL FREE ZONES, to promote and develop
the industrialization process, to render services mainly designated
to trade and external markets.
INDUSTRIAL
FREE ZONES FOR TECHNOLOGICAL SERVICES, to promote and develop
technological based companies; whose products are of scientific
investigation and have a technological development of new products
and creative methods, production and suitable technology oriented
to exportation and supplemental to the national market.
INDUSTRIAL
FREE ZONES FOR TOURISTS, to promote and render services for
tourists, mainly designated to foreign tourism (receptively) and
supplemental to national tourism.
TRANSITORY
FREE ZONES, to promote international market or fairs
BARRANQUILLA
FREE ZONE AFFILIATIONS
Barranquilla
Free Zone is a member of the following organizations:
- Colombian
Chamber of Free Zones (ANDI)
- Colombian
American Chamber (Barranquilla Chapter)
- B.A.C.S.
Association (Business Anti-Smuggling and Cargo Security Coalition),
a voluntary alliance supported by United States Customs Service,
whose purpose is to fight against narcotics smuggling and avoid
cargo theft. The World Trade Center in Miami is the entity responsible
for the creation and administration of such coalition.
- Carce
Member (Regional Advisor Committee for Foreign Commerce) in
work
procedures.
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