A freeport operator shall be authorised to carry out any of the freeport activities specified in item 3 as follows:

1. Warehousing and storage
2. Breaking bulk
3. Sorting, grading, cleaning and mixing
4. Labelling, packing, repacking and repackaging
5. Light Assembly
6. Minor Processing
7. Ship building, repairs and maintenance of ships, aircrafts and heavy-duty equipment
8. Storage, maintenance and repairs of empty containers
9. Quality control and inspection services
10. Export and re-export oriented airport and seaport based activities
11. Vault for keeping gold, silver, platinum, precious and semi-precious stones, precious metals, pearls, works of art and collectors’ pieces or antiques
12. Security, courier, assaying or exhibition area, as the case may be, used wholly and exclusively for the items referred to in sub-item (11)

Building, developing and managing infrastructural facilities, warehouses, cold storage, offices, exhibition centres, processing units and open storage, for rental to a freeport developer or freeport operator to carry out logistics services, marketing activities and holding of exhibitions, trade fairs and other events and the activities referred to in item 3 as per the second Schedule of the Freeport Act.

Building, developing and managing by the enterprise of its own infrastructural facilities, warehouses, cold storage, offices, exhibition centres, processing units, open storage, the carrying out of its own logistics services, marketing activities and holding of exhibitions, trade fairs and other events and its own freeport activities referred to in item 3 as per the second schedule Freeport Act.

The Freeport activities of Third Party Freeport Developer as per the provision of item 2 of the Second Schedule of the Freeport Act are as follows:

Build, develop and manage infrastructural facilities, warehouses, cold storage, offices, exhibition centres, processing units and open storage, for rental to a freeport developer or freeport operator to carry out logistics services, marketing activities and holding of exhibitions, trade fairs and other events and the activities referred to in item 3.

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The Freeport activities of Private Freeport Developer as per the provisions of item 1 of the Second Schedule of the Freeport Act is as follows:

Build, develop and manage its own infrastructural facilities, warehouses, cold storage, offices, exhibition centres, processing units, open storage, the carrying out of its own logistics services, marketing activities and holding of exhibitions, trade fairs and other events and its own freeport activities.

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The Freeport activities of Freeport Operator are as the provisions of item 3 of the Second Schedule of the Freeport Act

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Preferential charges are given to Freeport Certificate holders for Freeport containerized or bulk cargo imported by a vessel and exclusively meant for re-export. Preferential charges are also given on re-export of cars, fish and other general goods exclusively meant for re-export.

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Minor processing is defined as mere dilution of water or any other substance, cleaning, applying any preservative or decorative coating, trimming, unloading, testing, alterations or any other finishing operations.

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Vault services is an authorized Freeport activity which has been included in the second schedule of Freeport Act to further develop the Mauritius Freeport and attract new investors to use Mauritius as a logistics platform to the region.

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Freeport Communique 2018

Freeport Communique 2019

Freeport Communique 2021

The Mauritius Ports Authority (MPA) is the national port authority, set up under the Ports Act 1998, to regulate and control the port sectors in Mauritius. Its objective is to make Port Louis Harbour a modern port in order to maintain a high productivity and enhanced service levels at competitive rates. Port Louis Harbour plays a vital role in the national economy by handling about 99% of the total volume of the external trade.

AML, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airport Holdings Ltd (AHL), is ranked amongst the leading corporate entities among the Top Hundred Companies of Mauritius. The infrastructure for the Cargo, Freeport and Logistics Zone, planned and designed to international standards, has been implemented to provide serviced land for long-term lease to developers and operators.

The Cargo and Freeport zone is in a secured area with internal road system for accessibility to individual plots & utility services and also has direct airside connections to tarmac. This offers both a secured and conveniently located base for operations.