About Oman Free Zones
There are 3 Free Zones and 2 Special Economic Zones in Oman:
- Al Mazunah Free Zone – Hub for commercial, service and industrial sectors
- Sohar Free Zone – Hub for plastics, metals, minerals, food, petrochemicals and service sectors
- Salalah Free Zone – Hub for chemical and material processing, manufacturing and assembly, logistics and distribution sectors
- Duqm Special Economic Zone – Hub for refineries, oil storage, transport, fish and food, logistics, warehousing, minerals, and tourism sectors
- Knowledge Oasis Muscat Special Economic Zone – Hub for science, IT and knowledge-based sectors
Benefits
Each of the Free Zones and the Special Economic Zones offer slightly different benefits for doing business within the zone. They offer benefits such as
- infrastructure to support different business activities
- Tax holiday – 0% corporate tax for us to 10 years
- 100% Foreign Ownership
- No Import or export duties
- 0% sales or personal income tax
An example of more specific benefits for the Duqm Special Economic Zone would be its connectivity and transport systems with modern roads, ports and airports.