The state has given the Sudanese Free Zones Company limited the task of administering investment and developing Sudanese free zones according to the 1994 free zones and markets law. The law stipulates a number of investment guarantees, facilitations and advantages to develop investment opportunities in the areas of industry, trade and services in order to achieve suitable levels of multiple benefits.

 Location

Garri Free Zone is situated 70 km north of the capital Khartoum and west of the Khartoum oil refinery where Sudanese oil is refined. It is in the area between the railway line and Al-Tahadi road (Al-Jaili - Atbara).

 Size

The overall size of the area is estimated at approximately 26 square kilometers.

 Strategic advantages of Garri Free Zone

The area is connected by a network of roads, air and railway routes that join all parts of the country and extend beyond the borders into neighboring countries. It further enjoys the provision of electrical energy sources and water in addition to increasing manufactured and agricultural resources and other natural raw materials.

Garri Free Zone is considered one of the biggest projects currently developing in the Sudan that is witnessing an economic boom. The free zone is located in the larger industrial area, an industrial and trading area with a strong economic weight and is further located close to Khartoum, the largest consumer market in the Sudan. This excellent location and the distinctive geographical location, linking it to a network of roads and allowing investors to penetrate the local market and those of neighboring African countries, qualifies it to take onboard all industrial projects.

 Administrative systems to suit investors

Garri Free Zone's plans are progressing swiftly and with the aim that it remains one of the most important supports for the area's industrial structure. Its future vision is to make sure that Garri Free Zone is provided with structures that correspond to investors' requirements and aspirations through implementing modern cohesive administrative systems with a specialized and balanced working team to administer the daily affairs and operation of the of the free zone.