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Liberal tax regime:
  • 22% corporate, and
  • 25% personal tax,
  • with 15% corporate tax for manufacturing and ifsc-registered companies (lowest taxes in the sadc region).
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No restrictions on business ownership
Duty rebates on raw material imported
Duty rebate on importation of machinery
10 years negotiable tax holiday up to maximum
No foreign exchange controls; remittance and full repatriation of profits and dividends.
Deductible training rebate of 200%
Incentives for IFSC Accredited Companies
Access to a growing network of Double Taxation Avoidance (DTA) Treaties.
A competitive corporate tax incentive framework;
Denomination of share capital in any major convertible currency.
Exemption from Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and Withholding Tax (WHT).
The SPEDU Region has the following incentives:
5% corporate tax for the first five (5) years, thereafter 10%
Duty rebates on raw material imported. Provide rebate of customs duties and value.
  • Added tax under schedule 4 – rebate item 470.03,
  • vat act third Schedule – item 470. 03 for manufacturing done exclusively for Export outside common customs area (cca)
Provides rebate for customs duties and value added tax for Importation of raw materials under schedule 3 of the customs Tariff and vat act
Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Economic incentives
Duty-free Imports of Specialist Plant and
Machinery for Manufacturing Purposes
Waiver on Transfer Duty on Land and
Property and Property Tax Exemption for
five (5) years
Zero-rated VAT on Raw Materials for
Manufacturing for Export
Fast tracked land allocation and long
term renewable land leases