Free Port Vladivostok
Free Port Vladivostok (FPV) is a territory where investors enjoy special regimes of customs, tax, and administrative regulation.
On Sakhalin, the FPV regime is effective in two districts:
- Korsakov Municipal District
- Uglegorsk Municipal District
Tax benefits:
1. Income tax at the rate of 0 % for the first 5 years and 18% for the next 5 years.
2. Property tax at the rate of 0 % for the first 5 years and 1.1 % for the next 5 years.
3. Land tax at the rate of 0 % for the first 5 years.
4. Insurance premiums of 7.6% for 10 years
Administrative Preferences
1. Free Customs Zone – duty-free import
2. Attraction of foreign labor WITHOUT quotas
3. Investor support through a "single window" system
4. Reimbursement of infrastructure costs for residents
Who Can Become a Resident of SEZ?
1. Requirements for an Applicant Seeking Resident Status:
- A legal entity or individual entrepreneur registered within the FPV territory
- The legal entity or individual entrepreneur intends to engage in new types of activities
- Minimum investment of 500,000 rubles within 3 years after obtaining resident status
- No tax arrears or outstanding liabilities for the legal entity or individual entrepreneur
- The company must not be undergoing reorganization, liquidation, or bankruptcy
Types of activities not eligible for state support measures:
-Financial and insurance activities
-Organization and conduct of gambling activities
-Wholesale and retail trade, except for the sale of goods produced by a resident of the FPV within the territory of the FPV, in accordance with the agreement on the implementation of the resident’s activities.
2. Preparation of the Document Package
Main documents:
- Application
- Business plan
- Founding documents
-Certificate of state registration / Extract from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (EGRUL)
-Certificate of tax registration
Additional documents:
• Financial model of the investment project (justification of the indicators provided in the business plan)
• Financial statements for the previous three years and breakdown by type of activity (for existing enterprises)
• Copies of title documents for the land (if available)
3. Submission of the Application
How to become a resident of FPV?
• Development and packaging of the investment project together with the Management Company (30 days)
• Preparation of the document package for application submission (7 days)
• Submission of the application and documents (10 days)
• Signing the agreement and inclusion in the resident registry