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Zona Libre Quetzal and its capacity

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Industrial and logistics real-estate development21-naves-desarrollo.md
Domain
Industrial warehousing: stock and rentsnaves-desarrollo
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Invest · Industrial warehousing: stock and rents/invertir/naves-desarrollo
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Zona Libre Quetzal (ZLQ), a public special economic development zone (ZDEEP) at Puerto San José (km 98 of the CA-9), was inaugurated in March 2024 and began operating in April 2024 with 5 companies: more than 1 million m² in total; phase 1 of 337,000 m² with 14,000 m² of warehousing; 50,000 m² of construction expected in 2024; initial investment Q14.3 million; a target of 2,000 direct and 10,000 indirect jobs (Prensa Libre, 8-Apr-2024). It is 4 km from Puerto Quetzal (dossier 07).

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ZLQ phase 1Prensa Libre 8-abr-2024
337,000 m² with 14,000 m² of warehouses2024
ZLQ initial investmentPrensa Libre 8-abr-2024
Q14.3 M2024
Employment targetPrensa Libre 8-abr-2024
2,000 direct / 10,000 indirect2024

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  • Zona Libre QuetzalA free zone 4 km from Puerto Quetzal and 90 km from the capitalFree zone
  • Prensa LibreConfirms the 10% capital gains tax (art. 92, Decree 10-2012), the taxable base, the 10-day deadline and SAT form 1321Other
  • Puerto QuetzalThe southern corridor's sea outlet: the Pacific coast handles 60% of the country's port traffic; around 60 km from the capital by the Palín-Escuintla motorway and 4 km from Zona Libre QuetzalPort

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