The Free Trade Zones of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Free trade zones
Customs Tariffs in BiH, in general, ensure that foreign trade is liberal and without limitations.
Once registered for performing business activities, a legal entity/entrepreneur may perform foreign, as well as domestic, operations.
There are currently four (4) free trade zones in BiH, strategically positioned around major centers of economic activity, which include:
The users of free trading zones do not pay VAT and contributions, with the exception of those related to salaries and wages.
Investors are free to invest capital in a free zone, transfer their profit and re-transfer capital with no charge. One or more domestic or foreign legal entity registered in BiH may create an FTZ.
INDUSTRIAL PARKS
There are 50 business zones spread across BiH. More information on each of them can be found on the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency of BiH’s website.[1]
[1]Business/Trade Zones of Bosnia and Herzegovina
ACCELERATORS, INCUBATORS & CO-SHARING WORKSPACES
Co-working Spaces in Sarajevo
AABH Creative HUB, tershouse. Networks, Digital Business Space, HUB387, NEST71, SPARK Mostar, ZeDA Zenica, WIP – Work in Progress Coworking, Lonac Hub Sarajevo & Banja Luka, Coworking Banja Luka, Code HUB Mostart, BRDO Coworking space
Incubators
BIT Centar Tuzla, ICBL – Innovation Centre Banja Luka, Munja, BMT Startup Incubator Zenica
Business Innovation Zoo Sarajevo