{"id":147,"date":"2019-07-19T13:18:02","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T13:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/?page_id=147"},"modified":"2022-09-16T11:24:32","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T09:24:32","slug":"freeport-operations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/investor-zone\/freeport-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Freeport Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h4 class=\"s3\"><span class=\"s4\">Ease of Doing Business<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<p class=\"s3\"><span class=\"s5\">Freeport Saldanha offers ease of doing business (EODB) services to investors and users of our industrial development zone.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"s3\"><span class=\"s5\">The <\/span><span class=\"s5\">EODB<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> model is an investor<\/span><span class=\"s5\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"s5\">responsive and proactive approach that focuses on six pillars.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-141\" src=\"https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ease-of-doing-business.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><br \/><br \/><\/p>\r\n<h4 class=\"s3\"><strong><span class=\"s4\">The Freeport Model<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> and Incentives<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<p class=\"s3\"><span class=\"s5\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2672 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Freeport-Incentives.png\" alt=\"a breakdown of all the Freeport Incentives you will receive at saldanha freeport\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Freeport-Incentives.png 1920w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Freeport-Incentives-256x300.png 256w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Freeport-Incentives-920x1080.png 920w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Freeport-Incentives-128x150.png 128w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Freeport-Incentives-768x901.png 768w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Freeport-Incentives-1309x1536.png 1309w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Freeport-Incentives-1745x2048.png 1745w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Freeport-Incentives-720x845.png 720w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Freeport-Incentives-1080x1267.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><br \/><br \/>Freeport Saldanha is located within the port of Saldanha Bay, giving <\/span><span class=\"s5\">investors <\/span><span class=\"s5\">direct access from <\/span><span class=\"s5\">the <\/span><span class=\"s5\">quayside to the back of port precincts of the zone where manufacturing, repairs and logistics activities take place.<\/span> <span class=\"s5\">The access to the port terminals facilitates direct imports and export of bulk goods<\/span><span class=\"s5\">,<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> as well as other <\/span><span class=\"s5\">marine <\/span><span class=\"s5\">services.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"s3\"><strong><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s8\">Freeport Saldanha was developed by making use of the designation advantage<\/span><span class=\"s8\"> that enables legislation and special economic zone (SEZ) incentives. The fiscal incentives that enable the offering to investors include incentives specifically designed for the SEZs and include:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><span class=\"s4\">Reduced Corporate Tax<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> rate from 28% to 15<\/span><span class=\"s5\">%<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> under Section 12R of the Income Tax Act<\/span><span class=\"s5\">;<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s4\">Youth <\/span><span class=\"s4\">Employment Tax Incentive<\/span> <span class=\"s5\">under <\/span><span class=\"s5\">the Employment Tax Incentive (<\/span><span class=\"s5\">ETI<\/span><span class=\"s5\">)<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> Act<\/span><span class=\"s5\">;<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s4\">Building Allowance Incentive<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> under Section 12S of the Income Tax Act.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p class=\"s3\"><span class=\"s5\">The key enabler of our freeport with regards to the movement of goods is the Customs Controlled Area (CCA) regime of S21A of the Customs and Excise Act.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s5\">O<\/span><span class=\"s5\">nly enterprises located within a CCA of an SEZ are eligible for the relief from import customs and excise<\/span><span class=\"s5\">;<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s5\">D<\/span><span class=\"s5\">uties on goods imported into the CCA. The relief amounts to a full rebate of import customs and excise<\/span> <span class=\"s5\">duties on all goods imported into a CCA by a CCA <\/span><span class=\"s5\">E<\/span><span class=\"s5\">nterprise<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> (CCAE)<\/span><span class=\"s5\">.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p class=\"s3\"><span class=\"s5\">Once <\/span><span class=\"s5\">a company <\/span><span class=\"s5\">has the <\/span><span class=\"s5\">CCAE<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> registration approved, <\/span><span class=\"s5\">it<\/span> <span class=\"s5\">must also be registered as an importer for customs<\/span> <span class=\"s5\">purpose<\/span><span class=\"s5\">s<\/span><span class=\"s5\">, under the applicable rebate item. Once registration is obtained, the CCAE will be able to access<\/span> <span class=\"s5\">the customs and VAT incentives.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"s3\"><span class=\"s5\">A<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> simplified and easy<\/span><span class=\"s5\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"s5\">to<\/span><span class=\"s5\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"s5\">understand <\/span><span class=\"s5\">booklet<\/span><span class=\"s5\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/SARS-SOP-SEZ-CCA-and-Fiscal-Incentives-booklet_Nov2020.pdf\"><span class=\"s11\">SARS SOP: SEZ CCA<\/span><span class=\"s11\"> AND FISCAL INCENTIVES<\/span><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<span class=\"s5\">explains the eligibility criteria for these incentives<\/span><span class=\"s5\">,<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> as well as the process of <\/span><span class=\"s5\">application.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"s3\"><strong><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s8\">To further enhance the globally competitive and enabling <\/span><span class=\"s8\">freeport<\/span><span class=\"s8\"> offering, <\/span><span class=\"s8\">our industrial development zone<\/span><span class=\"s8\">:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li class=\"s12\"><span class=\"s5\">F<\/span><span class=\"s5\">acilitates the movement of people through <\/span><span class=\"s5\">v<\/span><span class=\"s5\">isas, work permits and immigration facilitation<\/span><span class=\"s5\">;<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li class=\"s12\"><span class=\"s5\">Provides <\/span><span class=\"s5\">a one-stop-shop<\/span><span class=\"s5\">\u00c2\u00a0service in <\/span><span class=\"s5\">the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/EODB.pdf\"><span class=\"s5\">Ease of Doing Business<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> (EODB)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"s5\"> Centre;<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li class=\"s12\"><span class=\"s5\">E<\/span><span class=\"s5\">nsures the highest level of security <\/span><span class=\"s5\">f<\/span><span class=\"s5\">rom a <\/span><span class=\"s5\">CCA<\/span> <span class=\"s5\">regime requirement and <\/span><span class=\"s5\">the <\/span><span class=\"s5\">i<\/span><span class=\"s5\">nternational <\/span><span class=\"s5\">s<\/span><span class=\"s5\">hip and <\/span><span class=\"s5\">p<\/span><span class=\"s5\">ort <\/span><span class=\"s5\">s<\/span><span class=\"s5\">ecurity compliance<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> point of view<\/span><span class=\"s5\">.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p class=\"s3\"><span class=\"s5\">A <\/span><span class=\"s5\">simplified and easy-to-understand<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> booklet, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DHA-Operational-Procedures-Booklet_Nov2020.pdf\"><span class=\"s11\">D<\/span><span class=\"s11\">H<\/span><span class=\"s11\">A OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES<\/span><\/a><span class=\"s5\">, <\/span><span class=\"s5\">outlines the different kinds of <\/span><span class=\"s5\">v<\/span><span class=\"s5\">isas available <\/span><span class=\"s5\">to<\/span> <span class=\"s5\">persons wishing to do business in South Africa<\/span><span class=\"s5\">, the eligibility criteria<\/span><span class=\"s5\">,<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> a<\/span><span class=\"s5\">nd<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> the process of application.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><strong><span class=\"s8\">Additional documentation to inform and enable an understanding of operating a busi<\/span><span class=\"s8\">ness within a <\/span><span class=\"s8\">freeport<\/span><span class=\"s8\"> includes:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/My-DocumentsUIF-PRESENTATION-2021-002.pdf\">A brief overview of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF)<\/a>;<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Employer-Services-Stakeholder-Engagements_-May-2021.pdf\">An Employer Services Stakeholder Engagement presentation;<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/210505-Annexure-F-Bunkering-Licence-Conditions-Bunkering-Licence-Manual.pdf\">Bunkering Licence Conditions;<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/210505-Annexure-B-Bunkering-Licence-Application-Form-Bunkering-Licence-Manual.pdf\">Bunkering Licence Application form;<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Port-of-Saldanha-berthing-guidelines-1.pdf\">Port of Saldanha Berthing guidelines.<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ease of Doing Business Freeport Saldanha offers ease of doing business (EODB) services to investors and users of our industrial development zone. 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