Logistics infrastructure in Costa Rica
Costa Rica — Trade Zones
Costa Rica has 27 special economic and free-trade zones, consolidated from the World Bank SEZ database and Open Zone Map — each listed with its zone type, operational status, area in hectares and nearest seaport.
Where both registries describe the same physical zone, logibook merges them into one record that cites every source. World Bank-tracked zones also carry their fiscal incentive terms — corporate-tax relief, import duty, VAT and profit repatriation. Search, sort by area or open any zone for its sourced profile.
27
Total
23
Active
4
Under development
Combined zone area
2,625 ha
Average zone area
101 ha
Zones with fiscal terms
9
Largest zones
- 1El Roble Industrial Logistics Zone (RILZ)1,500 ha
- 2Coyol Free Zone107 ha
- 3Puntarenas Free Trade Zone100 ha
- 4Zona Franca America100 ha
- 5CR Green Valley Business and Technology Park100 ha
Zones by type
- 1Free Zone9
- 2Free Trade Zone8
- 3Export Processing Zone7
- 4Specialized Zone3
Zones by management
- 1Private17
- 2Private management9
- 3Public-Private Partnership1
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| Zone | Type | Status | Area | Corporate tax | Operator | Nearest port |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Roble Industrial Logistics Zone (RILZ)ozm-1704 | Free Trade Zone | Under Development | 1,500 ha | — | Nexo Desarrollos | Quepos |
| Coyol Free ZoneCRI1 | Free Zone | Active | 107 ha | 100% exempt | Garnier and Garnier Development | Port of Caldera |
| Puntarenas Free Trade ZoneCRI17 | Free Zone | Active | 100 ha | 100% exempt | Grupo Saret | Port of Caldera |
| Zona Franca Americaozm-1703 | Free Trade Zone | Active | 100 ha | — | Los Arallanes, SA | Caldera |
| CR Green Valley Business and Technology Parkozm-1710 | Specialized Zone | Under Development | 100 ha | — | Portafolio Inmobiliario S.A. | Puntarenas |
| Zona Franca BES (BES Free Zone)ozm-1701 | Free Trade Zone | Active | 85 ha | — | Grupo Montecristo | Caldera |
| Lima Free Zone and Business ParkCRI5 | Free Zone | Active | 79 ha | 100% exempt | Garnier and Garnier Development | Port of Caldera |
| Parque Empresarial Del Esteozm-1695 | Export Processing Zone | Active | 79 ha | — | Garnier and Garnier Development | Quepos |
| Activa Industrial Parkozm-1700 | Free Trade Zone | Active | 79 ha | — | Active Group | Caldera |
| FreeHold Free Zoneozm-1693 | Export Processing Zone | Under Development | 58 ha | — | Freehold Free Zone S.A | Puerto Limon |
| Zeta Free Zone CatargoCRI3 | Free Zone | Active | 45 ha | 100% exempt | Zeta Group Holding | Port of Caldera |
| America Free ZoneCRI9 | Free Zone | Active | 40 ha | 100% exempt | America Free Zone | Port of Caldera |
| Zona Franca Puntarenas, SAozm-1691 | Export Processing Zone | Active | 40 ha | — | Grupo Saret | Caldera |
| Global Park Free Zoneozm-1690 | Export Processing Zone | Active | 35 ha | — | CF Free Zone Park SRL | Quepos |
| Metro Free Zoneozm-1709 | Specialized Zone | Active | 33 ha | — | Metro Free Zone, S.A. | Quepos |
| Caribe Industrial Park & Free Zoneozm-1698 | Free Trade Zone | Active | 30 ha | — | Estrada & Areas Developers Business Group | Puerto Limon |
| Zona Franca Metropolitana, SAozm-1689 | Export Processing Zone | Active | 23 ha | — | Zona Franca Metropolitana, SA | Quepos |
| GreenparkCRI7 | Free Zone | Active | 20 ha | 100% exempt | Guerrero Group | Port of Caldera |
| Del Este Free ZoneCRI15 | Free Zone | Active | 15 ha | 100% exempt | Garnier and Garnier Development | Port of Caldera |
| Zeta Free Zone AlajuelaCRI4 | Free Zone | Active | 15 ha | 100% exempt | Zeta Group Holding | Port of Caldera |