Kaliningrad Chamber of Commerce and Industry September 2010.

Kaliningrad Chamber of Commerce and IndustrySeptember 2010

KALININGRAD KALININGRAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

Non-state, non-commercial organization, connecting Non-state, non-commercial organization, connecting

the Russian commercial and non-commercial the Russian commercial and non-commercial

organizations and entrepreneursorganizations and entrepreneurs

225 Members with number of employees more than 225 Members with number of employees more than

70 000 70 000

FoundationFoundation: 1990: 1990

Branch officeBranch office: : Sovetsk, Chernjachovsk Sovetsk, Chernjachovsk

Legal base of activityLegal base of activity: : Law on Chambers of Commerce Law on Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Russiaand Industry in Russia

Kaliningrad Chamber Kaliningrad Chamber of Commerce and Industryof Commerce and Industry

LOCATION OF THE KCCI `S MEMBERSLOCATION OF THE KCCI `S MEMBERS


SOME ACTIVITES OF KCCI`S MEMBERSSOME ACTIVITES OF KCCI`S MEMBERS

COOPERATION AGREEMENTSCOOPERATION AGREEMENTS OF KCCIOF KCCI

Chambers of Commerce and Chambers of Commerce and IndustryIndustry::

Northern Kazakhstan`s Northern Kazakhstan`s CCICCI

Byelorussia`s CCIsByelorussia`s CCIs NorwegianNorwegian - - Russian CCIRussian CCI Southern Sweden CCISouthern Sweden CCI Shaulyai Chamber of Shaulyai Chamber of

TradeTrade Vilnius CCIVilnius CCI

AuthoritiesAuthorities:: Arbitration Court of the Arbitration Court of the

Kaliningrad regionKaliningrad region Ministry of Foreign Ministry of Foreign

Affairs of the Russian Affairs of the Russian Federation in KaliningradFederation in Kaliningrad

Калининградская Калининградская Торгово-промышленная палата Торгово-промышленная палата

SERVICES OF KCCI SERVICES OF KCCI

Assistance in establishing of trade, industrial and scientific-Assistance in establishing of trade, industrial and scientific-technical relations between the Chamber Members and technical relations between the Chamber Members and Foreign Companies: Foreign Companies:

Organization of trade missions, presentations of companies Organization of trade missions, presentations of companies

Searching of partners Searching of partners

Legal support Legal support

information supportinformation support

Special support for Investors Special support for Investors

Accreditation of representations of foreign companies in Accreditation of representations of foreign companies in

the Kaliningrad Regionthe Kaliningrad Region

Issue of certificates of origin, of ATA CarnetsIssue of certificates of origin, of ATA Carnets

MediationMediation and A and Arbitrationrbitration


Special Economic Zone Special Economic Zone in Kaliningrad Region:in Kaliningrad Region:Legal AspectsLegal Aspects

Kaliningrad Chamber Kaliningrad Chamber

of Commerce and Industry of Commerce and Industry

September September 20201010

Special Economic Zone Special Economic Zone in the Kaliningrad Regionin the Kaliningrad Region

- special legal regime for production, - special legal regime for production,

investment and/or other activitiesinvestment and/or other activities

Period of actionPeriod of action: : till the 31till the 31stst of March of March 20320311

Legal basis: Federal Law « On special economic zone in Legal basis: Federal Law « On special economic zone in

the Kaliningrad region … » , since 01.04.2006the Kaliningrad region … » , since 01.04.2006


SCHEME OF ACTION FOR THE FEDERAL LAW No. 16-FZSCHEME OF ACTION FOR THE FEDERAL LAW No. 16-FZRELATED TO THE GOODS PROCESSING IN THE TERRITORY OF SEZRELATED TO THE GOODS PROCESSING IN THE TERRITORY OF SEZ

Legal persons acting in transition period on FZ-13registered before 01.04.2006

Goods processing with identification and fulfillment of processing criteria Article 24

RUSSIA REST OF THE WORLD

Goods import from

the RF customs territory

Goods exportation without

customs duties Article 23 Point 2

Imported goods coming-in

under free-customs-zone regime

Goods exportation without export duties

Legal persons registered in SEZ after 01.04.2006

Goods processing with obligatory identification to consider consumption in the territory of SEZ

exclusively Article 10 Points 5, 6

Customs clearance of goods

Goods import from

the RF customs territory

Goods exportation with customs duties

Article 13 Points 2, 3

Goods coming-in under free- customs-zone regime

Coming-in under import regime 40

Goods exportation

with taxes

Article 13 Point 6

SEZ in the KALININGRAD REGION

Tax benefits Tax benefits offered for the Resident of the SEZoffered for the Resident of the SEZ

Corporate income tax and property tax are:Corporate income tax and property tax are:

0% for the first 6 years after the investment0% for the first 6 years after the investment

50% “discount” on tax for the next 6 years50% “discount” on tax for the next 6 years


Requirements to the Resident of SEZ :

legal person legal person in conformity with the legislation of Russiain conformity with the legislation of Russia registered by the public authorities in the registered by the public authorities in the

Kaliningrad regionKaliningrad region goods are manufactured exclusively in the goods are manufactured exclusively in the

Kaliningrad regionKaliningrad region investments are made in the Kaliningrad investments are made in the Kaliningrad

region region investment project meets the stipulated investment project meets the stipulated

requirementsrequirements


Investment projects are to meet the Investment projects are to meet the following requirements:following requirements:

investment project is to be implemented in the investment project is to be implemented in the territory of the Kaliningrad regionterritory of the Kaliningrad region

company must conduct a capital investmentcompany must conduct a capital investment

volume of capital investments is not less than volume of capital investments is not less than 150 150 million rubles million rubles ((approxapprox. 6 . 6 million USDmillion USD))

ththisis amount should be invested within 3 yearsamount should be invested within 3 years


Not-eligible projects:Not-eligible projects:

extraction of oil or natural gas, or extraction of oil or natural gas, or provision of related servicesprovision of related services

production of ethyl alcohol, alcohol production of ethyl alcohol, alcohol products, tobacco products, and other products, tobacco products, and other excisable goods excisable goods

Exception: passenger cars and motorcyclesException: passenger cars and motorcycles

wholesale and retail tradingwholesale and retail trading

repairs of household devices and personal repairs of household devices and personal usage objectsusage objects

financial activityfinancial activityKaliningrad Chamber Kaliningrad Chamber of Commerce and Industryof Commerce and Industry

Examples of the investment projects Examples of the investment projects

carrying out in the Kaliningrad region:carrying out in the Kaliningrad region: • Construction of an industrial complex for deep processing of oil

carrying cultures

• Construction of an industrial complex for manufacturing of electronic-home appliances

• Construction of a factory for deep processing of fish

• Construction of a complex for manufacturing of a refrigerating machinery

• Rendering of services on towage and mooring of sea vessels

By the September 2010: 69 residents

Total investment: more than 30 milliard Rubles


Guarantees to the Resident of the SEZGuarantees to the Resident of the SEZ

The total tax load cannot be increased within 25 The total tax load cannot be increased within 25 years (till 31 March 2031)years (till 31 March 2031)

ExceptionException: excise tax, value added tax and transfers : excise tax, value added tax and transfers to the Pension Fund of Russia to the Pension Fund of Russia

The regime of interdictions and restrictions The regime of interdictions and restrictions concerning implementation of capital investments concerning implementation of capital investments cannot be applied till 31 March 2031cannot be applied till 31 March 2031

Exception: Item 1 Clause 6 of the Law about SEZException: Item 1 Clause 6 of the Law about SEZ

Land plot: Land plot: The rent stipulated in the rent contract can not be The rent stipulated in the rent contract can not be

changed during the contract periodchanged during the contract period


Additional information

www.investinkaliningrad.ru


THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

WWW. KALININGRAD-CCI.RUWWW. KALININGRAD-CCI.RU


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