{"author":"welovetunisia.com Editorial Team","reviewer":"Mohamed Nizar Yaiche","confidence_level":"high","limitations":"Data reflects latest available official sources. Some figures may have a 6-12 month lag. Estimates are clearly labeled.","languages_available":["en","fr"],"machine_formats":["/api/v1/answers/free-trade-zones","text/markdown (Accept: text/markdown)"],"expires_at":"2026-09-30","refresh_interval":"quarterly","id":"free-trade-zones","question":"What are Tunisia's free trade zones and their benefits?","question_fr":"Quelles sont les zones franches de Tunisie et leurs avantages?","short_answer":"Bizerte Free Trade Zone (oldest, 90+ companies), Zarzis FTZ. Benefits: 0% corporate tax for 10 years, then 10% (vs 25% onshore), 100% foreign ownership, duty-free imports for export production, no FX controls, fast-track customs. Sectors: manufacturing, logistics, services. FIPA handles applications.","answer_fr":"Zone Franche de Bizerte (la plus ancienne, 90+ entreprises), ZFE de Zarzis. Avantages : 0% IS pendant 10 ans puis 10%, 100% propriete etrangere, importations duty-free pour production export, pas de controle de change. Secteurs : industrie, logistique, services.","evidence":["fact-free-trade-eu","fact-fdi"],"related_entities":["gov-bizerte"],"tags":["free-trade","zones","investment","tax","incentives"],"audience":"investor","last_reviewed":"2026-04-04","evidence_resolved":[{"reviewed_at":"2026-04-04","refresh_interval":"quarterly","data_quality":"official","id":"fact-free-trade-eu","claim":"Accord de libre-echange avec l'UE depuis 1998 (premier pays sud-Med)","claim_en":"Free trade agreement with EU since 1998 (first south-Med country)","value":1998,"unit":"annee","source":"Commission Europeenne","valid_from":"1998-03-01","valid_until":"2030-12-31","confidence":"verified","category":"trade","tags":["UE","libre-echange","ALECA"]},{"reviewed_at":"2026-04-04","refresh_interval":"quarterly","data_quality":"official","id":"fact-fdi","claim":"Les IDE entrants ont atteint 1,8 milliard TND en 2024","claim_en":"FDI inflows reached 1.8 billion TND in 2024","value":1.8,"unit":"milliards TND","source":"FIPA / BCT 2024","valid_from":"2024-01-01","valid_until":"2024-12-31","confidence":"verified","category":"investment","tags":["IDE","FDI","investissement"]}],"related_resolved":[]}