Services

The companies established in the Colon Free Zone are dedicated primarily to the purchase and sale of merchandise at the international level, forming a distribution center from Asia to countries of South America, the Caribbean and Central America. The activities of the companies established in the Colon Free Zone are mainly of:

Wholesale of food, beverage, cigarettes and agricultural materials
Wholesale of textiles, clothing and shoes
Wholesale of household domestics goods
Wholesale of construction materials, hardware and plumbing equipment
Wholesale of machinery and other equipment
Wholesale of motor vehicle and motorcycles, their spare parts and accessories

Merchandise is also received in bulk duty free, subsequently repacked, labeled, assembled, manufactured and reshipped in smaller quantities to customers in a wide area. A large number of logistics and other related services are easily accessible to traders, investors and tourists:

Shipping lines and Airlines
Freight forwarding and consolidators
Logistics operating services
Custom’s brokerage
Trucking and ground transportation
A banking platform by local and international banks
All necessary government services for trading and clearance, among others

The new amendment to the law included the provision of services related to aviation and airports, including cargo storage in general, as well as services and activities with repair and maintenance.