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ZamboEcozone and Freeport Piority Projects - construction of : Industrial Parks, International sea port, retirement village
First and Second Industrial Park Lease Rates
ZamboEcozone & Freeport Locator Incentives
  
Application Procedure and Checklist when investing inside the ZamboEcozone and Freeport
Per Board Resolution 2004-10-10
View the ZamboEcozone location, highland, 1st and 2nd industrial park
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         
 
RATES
( per Square Meter per Month)
  
 
Year
1999-2000
2001-2005
2006-2010
2011-2020
  
 
1999-2005
PhP 7.00**
PhP 7.00**
 
 
2006-2010
7.00**
7.00**
7.00**
 
 
2011-2015
10.50

10.50
10.50
20.00
  
 
2016-2020
15.75

15.75
15.75
30.00
  
 
2021-2025
23.63
23.63
23.63
45.00
  
 
2026-2030
35.44
35.44
35.44
67.50
  
 
2031-2035
53.16
53.16
53.16
101.25
  
 
2036-2040
79.74
79.74
119.61
151.88
  
 
2041-2045
119.61
119.61
119.61
227.82
  
 
2046-2050
179.41
179.41
179.41
341.73
  
 
2051-2055
269.12
269.12
269.12
512.59
  
 
2056-2060
403.67
403.67
403.67
768.89
  
 
* Companies locating within these years will be imposed the corresponding rates
** With a PhP 6.00 discount
  

 

 
ZamboEcozone Highland Lease Rate
 
Per Board Resolution 2004-11-15
PhP 3,000.00 per hectare
per year
 
Operational Cost
 
Location Lease Rates
 
I. Industrial Land Costs
      
 
Zamboecozone and Freeport (1st Industrial Park)
P7.00 per square meter per month (with P6.00 discount for those locating until 2010)
  
Zamboecozone and Freeport (2nd Industrial Park)
 
P7.00 per square meter per month (with P6.00 discount for those locating until 2010)
  
ZamboEcozone Highlands (Agricultural, Institutional and Eco-Tourism)
  
P3,000.00 per hectare per year
 
 
II. Building Space Costs
      
Office Space (1st Industrial Park)
  
P100.00 per square meter per month
Standard Manufacturing Building (1st Industrial Park)
 
P100.00 per square meter per month (15% increase every 2 years)
  
Investor's House (1st Industrial Park)
  
P12,000.00 per month (12% increase every 2 years)
Production Cost
 
Manpower Costs
      
 
Minimum wage for workers
  
P190.00 per day(As per DOLE Wage Order No. 12)
 
 
Water Rates (Provider: Zamboecozone)
    
 
Commercial & Industrial
  
 
Consumption (cu.m.)
Rates (PhP/ cu.m.)
 
1st 10
174.00
 
11-20
8.70
  
 
21-30
9.13
 
31-40
9.59
  
 
41-50
10.07
 
51-60
10.57
  
 
Over 60
11.10
 
Residential
 
1st 10
80.00
 
11-20
7.00
  
 
21-30
7.35
 
31-40
7.72
  
 
41-50
8.10
 
51-60
8.50
  
 
Over 60
8.92
  
 
 
Power Rates (Provider: Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative (Zamcelco)
    
 
Residential
PhP3.7063/kw.-hr.
 
Commercial/ Industrial
PhP3.7418/kw.-hr.
  
 
 
Telephone Rates (Provider: Philippine Long Distance Co.)
    
 
Installation Fee (Business)
PhP3,500.00
 
Monthly Charge(Business)
1,200.00(Minimum)
  
 
Installation Fee(Residential)
2,000.00
 
Monthly Charge(Residential)
712.00(Minimum)
  
 
 
ZamboEcozone
    
 
Fees and Charges (Per Board resolution 99-05-02)
    
 
1. Registration of Enterprise (Application Fee) - non refundable
USD50.00
 
2. Certificate of Registration and tax exemption
USD150.00
  
 
3. Permit to Operate
    
 
3.1 Temporary Permit to Operate (renewable every six months)
USD10.00
  
 
3.2 Non-registered locators with Physical presence in the Zone
USD100.00
 
3.3 Permit to Operate
USD50.00
  
 
4. Accreditation (non-registered companies without physical presence in the zone
USD100.00
 
5. Annual Renewal of Certificate of Registration (Board Resolution 2000-01-07)
USD1,000.00
  
 
6. Processing Fees
    
 
6.1 Local Sales of quality finished products
    
 
6.1.1 Samples (no commercial value)
PhP50.00
 
6.1.2 US$10,000.00 and below
PhP500.00
  
 
6.1.3 above US$ 10,000.00
PhP1,000.00
 
6.2 Local sales of scraps, rejects
PhP200.00/ permit
  
 
6.3 Constructive/ indirect exports
    
 
6.3.1 Below US$ 10,000.00
PhP150.00
  
 
6.3.2 Above US$ 10,000.00
PhP300.00
 
6.4 Terminating fee on local sales/scrap
PhP50.00
  
 
6.5 Availment of incentives (Income Tax Holiday and Extensions)
PhP1,000.00
 
6.6 Certification of True Copies
    
 
6.6.1 Certificate of Registration
PhP100.00
 
6.6.2 Filing/ Approval of Application
PhP100.00
  
 
6.6.3 Other documents
PhP100.00
 
6.7 Mortgage of Building Equipment of Other Assets
PhP500.00
  
 
6.8 Import Permits
    
 
6.8.1 No Commercial Value
PhP20.00
  
 
6.8.2 With Commercial Value
    
 
  • US$ 100 and below
PhP50.00
  
 
  • US$ 101 up to US$ 1,000
PhP100.00
 
  • US$ 1,0001 up to US$ 10,000
PhP150.00
  
 
  • US$ 10,001 up to US$ 50,000
PhP200.00
 
  • US$ 50,001 up to US$ 100,000
PhP250.00
  
 
  • US$ 100,001 up to US$ 500,000
PhP300.00
 
  • US$ 500,001 up to US$ 1,000,000
PhP350.00
  
 
  • US$ 1,000,001 up to US$ 5,000,000
PhP400.00
 
  • US$ 5,000,001 up to US$ 10,000,000
PhP450.00
  
 
  • Over US$ 10,000,000
PhP500.00
 
6.9 Request for extension of Import Permit
PhP20.00/ permit
  
 
6.10 Request for Amendment of Import Permit
PhP20.00/ permit
 
6.11 Temporary transfer ( farm-out raw materials/equipment for processing/repair)
PhP50.00/ permit
  
 
6.12 Permit to bring in articles from customs Territory
    
 
6.12.1 For Commercial use ( finished products for sale)
PhP200.00
  
 
6.12.2 For Non-Commercial use (raw materials)
PhP50.00
 
6.13 Container seal
PhP20.00/ seal
  
 
6.14 Authority of withdraw form
PhP20.00/ set
 
6.15 Accountable forms
PhP300.00/ pad
  
 
6.16 Zone Vehicle Sticker
At Cost