The FREE ZONE Pardubice, a.s. through its statute of the free customs Zone, then enables their clients to be exempt from the customs duty while goods from abroad are imported to the FREE ZONE. These charges are payable only when the goods are put to the free circulation and only for those quantities of goods that are really dispatched. Thus this system enables importers to save their financial means and spread out these expenditures over a long period of time.

All kinds of manufacturing and trade companies can assert themselves in the free customs zone. The FREE ZONE Pardubice a.s. offers three basic types of using the area
• long-term rent of halls and premises for construcrion of halls for manufacture, assembly, refurbishment and storage of goods.
• short term rent of premises in the hull and outside premises to store, TO make little alterations and to pack goods imported from both abroad and this country
• sales of land property and transfer of rights, by the free customs zone and clients.

Thanks to transport conditions the FREE ZONE's position seems to be very convenient. It lies close to a road from Prague to Pardubice, near the railway from Prague to Ceska Trebova, the distance between the zone and the airport is about 2 km, the zone is distant 2 km from the projected port on the Labe river in Pradubice and 20 km from the port at Chvaletice. The FREE ZONE shareholders - Town of Pardubice, Town of Chrudim, AGROTRADE, z.o.d. Stare Civice and East Bohemian Airport, a.s. - give guarantees of sustainable development of the FREE ZONE.

Pardubice

Pardubice gained the town status in the year 1340, With its population exceeding 100,000 it is one of the largest cities in Bohemia. Pardubice is an important transport junction in the east of Bohemia, The best developed kinds of transport are as follows :

Railway transport

Pardubice lies on the main railway line between Prague and Česka Třebová where the line is divided into two directions:

• south-east direction to Brno. Bratislava and Budapest
• north-east direction to Olomouc, Ostrava and Warsaw.
• Other lines go to northern and southern parts of Bohemia.

Road transport

The dense network of roads enables transport in all directions. The construction of a motor-way will enable to connect the town with the motor-way system in Bohemia Examples of road distances from Pardubice:

Prague airport	135 km
Brno	138 km
Bratislava	259 km
Wien	285km
Numberg	368 km
Dresden	256 km

River transport

Nowadays transport from Hamburg via the Labe river is possible up to Chvaletice which is distant 20 km from Pardubice. Navigability of the Labe river up to Pardubice is just being discussed, however. The port will be on the western part of the town near the, airport, Maximum admissible dimensions of river boats navigating along the Labe river:
length 84 m
width 10.40m
The port at Chvaletice has its own ships and premises in the port in Hamburg at the disposal.

Air-transport

The town has a large military airport which in accordance with an agreement concluded may also be used by civil planes under IFR conditions. The current parameters of the airport enable operation for home and foreign planes with code marking of maximum 4D (maximum take-off distance 2300 m)
Airport dimensions:

The turning of the runway axis:	9/27
Take-off runway :	width 75 m length 2500 m
Taxiway:	width 15 m
Apron:	width W: 60 m E : 60 m depth 280 m 650 m

Examples of planes that may land there:

Name	Code	Number of passengers	Effective load
Bae-146, 200	3C	100	10500 kg
Fokker-100	4C	107	11350 kg
Boeing 73 7,200	4C	100-120	15860 kg
DC-9,10,30,40,80	4C	90-150	11000 kg
Airbus A-310, 320	4D	210-265	35000 kg
Boeing 757,200	4D	178-220	19000 kg
Boeine 767.200	4D	216-290	20000 kg
TU - 154	4D	169	18000 kg
IL - 62	4D	174	19000 kg
IL -76	4D	cargo	40000 kg

etc.
Pardubice is a large industrial centre. Besides industrial plants and research institutions, a lot of trade companies of nationwide importance can be found in the city. The most spread industries are chemical, building, electrotechnical, engineering, food and light industries. In Pardubice there are also many consulting, developmental and research institutes. A charge of use of the free customs zone is added to these prices:

• Unrepeated rate while the goods is entering
• Rates given below are just approximate, the particular amount is differentiated by the value of goods.

computer equipment	0.1%
means of transport - new - used	0.2 % 0.3 %
metals (blocks, rods, plates, sheets, profiles)	0.3 %
cellulose	0.3 %
paper (packs, roles)	0.3 %
cotton	0.3 %
paper products	0.2 %
textile products	0.2 %
food products	0.2 %
engineering products	0.2 %
manufactured goods	0.2 %
chemicals	0.2 %
alcoholic beverages	3 %
non-alcoholic beverages	3 %
tobacco products	3 %

For other goods the charge for use of the free customs zone is calculated in the amount of 0.2 % of the value of the entering goods

Note : VAT in not included in the above prices.
Note : The minimum value of the charge for use of the free customs zone will be 1.000 Ke for month. In production hall the minimum value of the charge for use of the free customs zone will be 35 Kc for 1m2 of the used area for each started month,
Handling charges

Storing, taking out of store, reloading

55 Kč for handling of 1 pallet, if the goods are on pallets
20.60 Kč for 100 kg of gross weight of goods if not on pallets
250 Kč for 1 handling worker in 1 hour
350 Kč for 1 handling worker 1 high lift truck in 1 hour

Extra charge for heavy piece consignment, oversized and bulky goods

It will be agreed in advance and given m an agreement on storage.
The term heavy loads means those requiring due to its character a special and difficult handling and not being placed on pallets or prepared for handling in any easier way at the same time This principle is in force only for handling which can be carried out by the FREE ZONE with the company's equipment. In the event of loading or unloading provided by a heavy load transport company the expenses will be charged.The time of workers of the FREE ZONE securing the loading or unloading will be charged as well.

Extra charges for small piece consignments

For consignments consisting of small wrapped pieces the charges for storing, taking out of store or reloading are increased as follows :
for consignments weighing up to 10 kg a piece by 50%
for consignments weighing from 11 to 25 kg a piece by 25%.

These extra charges will not be added if the goods are delivered or taken out of store on pallets

Charges for customs declaration services

filling in the Uniform customs declaration	210 Kc
any other declared item	85 Kc
making out the Transit customs declaration	210 Kc
- each item in the loading sheet	25 Kc
making out an invoice (specification etc.)	100 Kc
talking a phone or a fax message: about consignment	40 Kc
informing on customs proceedings, personal assistance at the customs proceedings with goods - every unfinished hour	300 Kc
working out Carnet TIR	90 Kc
working out the sheet CMR	120 Kc
working out an incoming or outgoing document	110 KC
declaration of the tariff value of goods	80 Kc
complementary declaration of the tariff value of goods	80 Kc
working out EUR 1 (including confirmation at the customs office at Stare Hradiste)	300 Kc

Charges for other services

telephone UTO Pardubice	up to 5 min. 10 Kc
long distance call	up to 10 min. 50Kc
abroad	according to costs
fax	according to costs
making a photocopy	2 Kc
looking up a document in records (invoices, mail, etc.)	10 Kc
typewriting  1 standard page	30 Kc
securing transport of goods	15% of transport price
providing insurance	5% of insurance fee
guarded parking in the area	10 Kc/hour
all-day parking	100 Kc/day
making and placing the company's billboard by the road	5000 Kc
using a shower	20 Kc
lending pallets for each unfinished day	1.50 Kc

Charge for each employee of the company doing business in the the FREE ZONE area makes 300 Kc in a month.

For a conclusion of an agreement you are asked to bring :
• extract from the trade register, trade licence (original + copy or copy certified by a notary)
• VAT registration certificate (original + copy or copy certified by a notary)
• bank connection, bank address
• telephone and fax connection
• The contract is signed by statutory body (may be represented by an employee of the company, power of attorney issued by the statutory body with a signature certified by a notary is however necessary)
• concluding an agreement with a foreign partner in not possible, only with a Czech entrepreneurial subject (or the foreign firm has to be represented in the Czech Republic and the power of attorney has to be in the foreign language with a certified translation)
• copy of the contract

On the entrance of goods to SCP, the following documents are necessary:
• a copy of the contract between the company from which the goods have been purchased and the buying company (doing business in the FZP area)
• if a licence, attestations, veterinary or botanical certificates etc. are necessary to deal in certain kinds of goods, a copy and the original to check.
• CMR certificate (from abroad) if issued
• original of the invoice with the following items : consignor of the goods, consignee, place of unloading - FREE ZONE Pardubice, a.s., name af goods,. origin or goods delivery terms (TNCOTERMS 1990), unit price, quantity, total value, signature and stamp
• transit customs declaration (TCP), in paragraph 8 the consignee has to be the same, as on the invoice. In paragraph 53 the customs office of destination will be FREE ZONE Pardubice, If there is no TCP or CARNET, you are asked to submit export JCD (Czech goods)
• the owner has to be present in person at the first entrance into SCP
• if the Roods are of Czech origin, they may be provided with relevant documents confirming the origin of the goods the receipt document will be issued by the customs declaration olorkc(!?) of FZP.

While putting in the store the authorized person:
1. will submit the invoice
2. will give over the goods in intact packings
3. will confirm the number of packings (cases, boxes etc.) with his or her signature on the stock card

While the goods are exported abroad (outgoing), the following documents are necessary:
• a copy of the contract: between your organization and the organization from which the goods have been purchased (only for needs of the Customs office)
• * document CMR. (if required by the customer)
• * transit customs declaration
• CARNET
• original invoice with all requisites
• power of attorney for the person taking over the goods (if not taken over by the owner of the goods)
• ensuring the liability to customs duty if there is no customs carnet
• the outgoing document (issue slip) will be made but by a customs declaration clerk of the FZP

While the goods are exported from SCP to the Czech Republic (outgoing):
• a copy of the contract between your organization and the organization from which the goods have been purchased
• the invoice with all requisites
• the goods will be taken over by their owner or another person commissioned to handle the goods
• * document JCD (while the goods are cleared into the free circulation)
• * TCP
• customs duty redemption
• the issue slip will be made out by a customs declaration clerk of the FZP

While the goods are taken out of stock:
the entitled person (commissioned to handle the goods in a demonstrable way)
1. will submit invoices and an application to take the goods out of store for the customs declaration clerk (may be sent by fax in advance)
2. will choose the required goods according to the outgoing document (issue slip) in the store while the store manager is present, will paste over the open packings and confirm with the signature
3. will confirm the number of packings (cartons, boxes) taken out of store by his or her signature on the stock card
4. will confirm the customs declaration clerk the exact quantity of goods taken over by his or her signature on the outgoing document (issue slip)
5. will enable an inspection of the goods taken out of store performed by the security guard while they are leaving the area.

Ensuring the customs certainty
• customs certainty deposited at the Customs Office in Pardubice - Stare Hradiste
• certificate of warranty in the transit mode
• certificate of warranty TC31 (for die common transit T1, T2)
• all-inclusive guarantee (talons)
• carnet (up to USD 50,000 of the customs debt it is completed from the point of dispatch to the point of delivery This document insures international warranty for goods and so it is not necessary to secure the customs certainty at the frontier of the Czech Republic.)

Customs duty redemption
(in the event of clearance of goods into free circulation in the Czech Republic)
• a certificate of the guarantee of an operation other than transit mode
• in cash - bank giro credit
• from the customer's account to the account of the Customs Office Pardubice - Stare Hradiste (must be documented by a statement).