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Operating License Options

Companies are required to apply for an “Operating License” before they can operate in the Aegean Free Zone. Types of Operating Licenses are:

Manufacturing

All activities involving purchase of raw materials and intermediate foods used in production, selling, marking, packaging, labeling and exhibiting manufactured goods.

Trading

Purchase-sale, storage, labeling, packaging and exhibition of traded goods

Assembly-Disassembly

Assembly and disassembly of machinery and equipment

Maintenance-Repair

Maintenance and repair of machinery and equipment

Other (Banking, Consultancy, etc.)

Operating License Application

ESBAS’s professional staff is available to take you through the entire process step-by-step, from selecting a location to applying for an Operating License.

Click here to download the application steps in pdf form.

Click here to download the Operating License Application Form.

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INVESTOR COMPANIES

The Aegean Free Zone is a modern industrial park. Infrastructure and superstructure organizations are superb in the Zone. Services provided by ESBAS are at a very high level. The Zone is very conveniently located in Izmir, providing advantages in terms of proximity to the port and airport and availability of qualified workforce. All of these advantages make the Aegean Free Zone one of the most advantageous investment areas in the world.