Colón Free Trade Zone
Aerial view of the Colon Free Trade Zone | |
| Founded | 1948 |
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| Founder | Administration of President Enrique A. Jiménez |
| Type | Autonomous entity, Free zone |
| Headquarters | Colon, Panama |
| Owner | Government of Panama |
| Leader | Luisa Napolitano |
| Revenue | USD 19.713 billion (2017) |
| Website | www.zolicol.gob.pa |
The Colón Free Trade Zone is a free port in Panama dedicated to re-exporting a wide variety of merchandise to Latin America and the Caribbean. It is located on the Caribbean coast, near the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal, in the province of Colón, within the city of Colón though outside its municipal jurisdiction and operates as an autonomous entity of Panama.