Industrial-Production Special Economic Zone Lotus was established* in 2014 in the Narimanov District of the Astrakhan Region.
Industrial-Production SEZ Lotus
Tax benefits
0 % Property tax for 10 years
0 % Land tax for 5 years
0 % Transport tax for 12 years
2 % Income tax* for 10 years
* The income tax rate is reduced from 20 % to 2 % for 10 years after the profit receipt (after the end of a 10-year period, the income tax rate is 10%).
993
hectares
14
tenants
The Volga River
Access to the Unified Deepwater System of the European part of Russia
It is the only Russian industrial SEZ in the Caspian Region, and it offers the most attractive tax system and access to the markets of the Caspian, Central, South and Southeast Asian, Arab, and African countries through the INSTC.
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The SEZ has a free customs zone regime: the tenants importing foreign goods into the SEZ territory and putting them under the customs procedure of a free customs zone are exempted from import duties and VAT
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The land plots are offered for lease on preferential terms. There is an opportunity to buy out the land plot after the plant construction is completed.
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The gateway to the markets of the Caspian Sea states, India, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Arab countries through the INSTC.
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The infrastructure required to meet the tenants' needs (such as power supply, water supply and sewer facilities and networks, motorways, etc.) is provided. The capacity of the infrastructure can be increased at the tenant's request.
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SEZ Lotus has the access to the Volga River with its largest tributaries, the Kama and the Oka, connecting 22 Russian regions as a single waterway through a system of navigation canals and allows large-capacity ships to enter the Sea of Azov, the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the White Sea without intermediate transshipments. The Volga-Caspian Sea Shipping Canal provides the access to the Caspian Sea.
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M-6 Federal Highway passes through SEZ Lotus, and there is also a railroad available. The airport is located 40 km away.
* The SEZ was created in compliance with Federal Law No. 116-FZ of July 22, 2005 on Special Economic Zones in the Russian Federation, with the aim of creating a major shipbuilding cluster in the Astrakhan Region, developing high-tech industries, and manufacturing new types of higher value added products and services.
** Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1214 on the Establishment of an Industrial Production Special Economic Zone in the Municipal Entity of the Narimanov District in the Astrakhan Region, dated November 18, 2014.
Infrastructure Available
Transport and Customs Facilities
Access roads
Major highways
Secondary highways
A crossover
A railroad
Phase I customs infrastructure completed
Railway, water, and vehicle checkpoints operational. The checkpoints have all the equipment, telecommunications, and work and service rooms required by Order of the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation of April 30, 2015 No. 817.
Engineering Services
Water supply – 21000 m3/day
Sewerage – m3/day
Gas supply – 204,0 m3/hour
Power supply – 20 MW
News of Industrial SEZ Lotus
07.08.2026
Alexander Kim Elected as Chairman of the Council of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Astrakhan Region
The first meeting of the Council of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Astrakhan Region in its new composition was held recently under the chairmanship of Victoria Klykanova, President of the Chamber.
09.07.2026
A Consultative Body for SEZs Is Planned to Be Established under the CIS Executive Committee
This initiative was discussed by participants of an online meeting that brought together representatives of SEZs and FEZs in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The SEZs of the Astrakhan Region were represented by the Management Company of the Caspian Cluster.
01.07.2026
Chinese Partners Are Interested in Cooperation with the Tenants of the Astrakhan SEZs
Recently, the Astrakhan Region was visited on a business trip by Maya Man, General Director of Shanghai Manya Industry and Trade Co., to present the company’s capabilities in organizing imports and establishing partnerships with shipbuilding enterprises of the region.
