{"id":3071,"date":"2021-08-12T10:55:35","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T10:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bpe.gov.ng\/?p=3071"},"modified":"2025-09-08T01:20:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T01:20:32","slug":"free-trade-zones-calabar-kano-ftzs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bpe.gov.ng\/staging\/free-trade-zones-calabar-kano-ftzs\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE TRADE ZONES (CALABAR &#038; KANO FTZs)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BACKGROUND (KANO FREE TRADE ZONE )<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kano state is in close to many other West African Countries like Chad, Niger, Mali etc. which could serve as export markets for the companies.<\/li>\n<li>Kano is the largest consumer market in Nigeria, with a population of 13 million people (approx).<\/li>\n<li>Abundant natural resources such as Gum, Sesame seeds, Groundnuts, Garlic, Tomatoes, Pepper, Ginger, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Part of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) approved by the U.S. Congress to improve economic relations between the two countries.<\/li>\n<li>Availability of skilled and unskilled labour at<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>BACKGROUND (CALABAR\u00a0 FREE TRADE ZONE {FTZ})<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Located near Port of Calabar in the cross River State, Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>Covers an area of 152 hectares.<\/li>\n<li>Allows the investors to produce goods and services for export but also permits them to conduct other business-related activities such as assembly, distribution, packaging, warehousing, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Proximity to both the Calabar port and the Centre of Calabar, Nigeria which makes it easy for transportation of the goods produced.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PROSPECTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Levieso\u00a0\u00a0 Rent for Space for first 6 monthso\u00a0\u00a0 No Strikes or Lockoutso\u00a0\u00a0 Standard Rules\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 No application of Import License or any Expatriate Quota<\/li>\n<li>Local Sponsor for Foreign Investor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CALABAR FTZ<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Constant Power and water Supplyo\u00a0\u00a0 all the necessary service and infrastructureo\u00a0\u00a0 Approvals for all Permits and Licenses under a Single Roof<\/li>\n<li>Fortified Security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Nigeria is having one of the largest economies in Africa and has the potential to become one of the biggest economies of the world<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Sources: https:\/\/businesssetup.com\/ng\/kano-free-trade-zone<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; BACKGROUND (KANO FREE TRADE ZONE ) Kano state is in close to many other West African Countries like Chad, Niger, Mali etc. which could serve as export markets for the companies. 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