Peru: Exports generated from ZofraTacna grow in the first quarter

Published 2021년 5월 4일

Tridge summary

The article highlights a notable 12.79% increase in exports from the Tacna Free Zone (ZofraTacna) in the first quarter of the year, compared to the previous year. This growth is largely due to the export of products such as oregano, olives, olive oil, concrete blocks, textile bricks, and geomembranes, with the main export destinations being Chile, Colombia, Bolivia, Spain, and Switzerland. The companies within the free zone contribute to foreign exchange earnings, regional income, and job creation, aided by tax and customs benefits that enable their operation and expansion. Notable companies like Plásticos Agrícolas y Geomembranas, Ladrillera MAXX, Agroindustrias Inca Peru, Zofratacna-Mype, Transportes Alameda World, Chyfly Shoes, and Siddiqui, Fareed Nassem have been instrumental in this growth, despite the challenges presented by the pandemic.
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Original content

By Redacción PortalPortuario.cl/Agencia Andina, @PortalPortuario, Exports generated from the Tacna Free Zone (ZofraTacna) grew by 12.79% during the first quarter, in relation to the previous year, the main products being oregano, olives, olive oil, concrete blocks, textile bricks and geomembranes, directed to the international market, it was reported. "The main countries to which exports are directed are Chile, Colombia, Bolivia, Spain and Switzerland, which despite the pandemic have continued to buy Peruvian products, which generates foreign exchange for the country, income for the region and jobs", highlighted the president of ZofraTacna, Aldo Fuster., The companies located in the free zone, which produce or process the various export merchandise, enjoy tax and customs benefits that allow them to develop industrial, agro-industrial, assembly and maquila activities., In addition, they have the international cargo transportation system through the Port of Arica, a joint work that ...

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