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The Industrial Park is centrally located at 4 miles (6 kilometers) distance from the International Airport, 5 miles (8 kilometers) from the sea port and 7 miles (8 kilometers) from town. The total fenced area is 69 acres (28 hectares) of which 560,000 square feet (56,000 square meters) is covered by buildings. The Industrial Park houses a variety of manufacturing, assembling and processing representing a wide range of products, including: soap, plastics, beverages, dairy products, ice, sugar, pharmaceuticals and furniture. The major trading countries are the Netherlands Antilles, the Caribbean, South and Latin America, and the European Union.



Buildings, Plots & Costs

	Multi-purpose buildings: starting from 5,000 square feet (500 square meters). The floor-to-ceiling height is 17 feet (5.5 meters); the concrete floors can sustain a maximum weight of 200 lb. per square foot (1,000 kg per square meter).
	Plots: there are plots available of various sizes for companies that want to construct their own building. All units are rented based on a one year (extendible) rental agreement.
	Costs Lease of buildings: US$ 56 to US$ 70 /m² /year. Service: US$ 3.80 /m² /year. Land lease: US$ 3.35 /m² /year.

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Infrastructure

The Industrial Park is a fenced-in area covering approximately 28 hectares of which more than 62,000m² of buildings space. An infrastructure consisting of utilities connections, asphalt roads, street lights, 12,000 square meters are dedicated to a parking area and 24 hour security patrolling.

Facilities & Services

The Industrial Park is a fully serviced and secured area, with the following facilities on the premises:

	All units have standard water-, electricity-, and telecommunication connections.
	24-hour security service.
	Daily garbage collection.

Posibilities Offered

Curinde offers you ready-made multi purpose buildings and ready-to-build-sites. All buildings are kept in good condition, since they are maintained regularly.




Buildings

The approximately 6 meter high buildings have a floor area varying from 3,000 to 4,000 square meters where the concrete floor can sustain a maximum weight of 1,000 kilograms per square meters. Each building is divided into units of approximately 500m² each.

This gives you the flexibility to obtain the number of area as needed by your activity.

Each unit has the following characteristics:

	A length of 30 meters
	Awidth of 15 meters
	A ceiling height of 6 meters
	It’s own separate water and electricity connections
	Basic electricity installation
	Restrooms
	Two entrances, one door and a rolling door (4x4 meters)

Sites

However, if your activities require a custom made building, we may also offer you ready-to-build sites of various sizes.

In addition, manufacturing companies can make their products and may benefit from competitive advantages such as tax holidays.









Usage

Some of the activities that the multi-purpose buildings are ideally for are:

	Logistics (supply, distribution and value-added services).
	Furniture or equipment assembly.
	Equipment repair service.
	Temporarily or long term warehousing.
	Freight forwarder.
	Light manufacture.
	In addition, you may benefit from suppliers or buyers already operating at the Industrial Park Brievengat.

Incentives

Companies established in the Industrial Park Brievengat may qualify for the following incentives:

	0% import duties.
	0% land and occupancy tax.
	2% corporate income tax rate on profits generated by export.
	Preferential financing by development banks.
	Special access to the European Union: products wholly obtained in Curaçao and those which have been sufficiently worked on or processed here can enter the European free of all import duties and quotas.

Special access to US markets: Curaçao is included under the Caribbean Basin Initiative. Products manufactured in Curaçao can be imported duty free into the US, provided that there is 35% value added in Curaçao (excluding 15% for US components) and that the final product is a new product formed from the foreign material used in its manufacture. Some products eligible under the CBI include: electronic and electro-mechanical assembly, wood products, fresh and frozen seafood, medical and surgical supplies. Feel free to contact Curinde for a complete list of goods included and excluded under the CBI.

Requirements

	The industry must be a 'clean' industry.
	Submit an application form (contact Curinde), together with two bank- and two commercial references.
	Establish a limited liability company under local law.
	Business/director's license.
	Work/residence permit.

Statistics

Currently the Industrial Park Brievengat accommodates around 40 companies, engaging in:

	The production of: ice-cream, plastic cups, plastic tubes, paper and plastic bags, soap, refreshments, awnings, foam products, sanitary products, pharmaceutical products.
	Distribution of deep well accessories, office products, lubricate products.
	Storage