Muscat- May 5, 2021:

SEZAD and free zones in Salalah , Sohar, and Al Mazunah are classified as Special Zones and the supply and transportation of goods and services are zero-rated of VAT.

The Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones ( OPAZ ) said, ‘The Special Economic Zone at Duqm ( SEZAD ) and the free zones in Salalah , Sohar and Al Mazunah are classified as Special Zones in accordance with the provisions of Article ( 102 ) of the Executive Regulations of the Value Added Tax ( VAT ), issued in the Decision No ( 2021/53 ). This announcement comes post the coordination with the Tax Authority in regards to the implementation of VAT.’

In accordance with the conditions specified in the Article ( 103 ) of the regulations, all these special zones are subject to 0 % tax.

Therefore, OPAZ calls on all companies, enterprises, businesses and establishments operating in these zones to comply with the conditions stipulated in the VAT Executive Regulations, until the Tax Authority of Oman publishes detailed procedures for the purposes of applying VAT at a rate of zero percent in the Special Zones. These conditions include VAT Registration and VAT Administration.