There are 850 free zones around the world now. The first one has been established in Hamburg port 120 years ago.                                                                                                                                                                                             To reach international development and world markets, obviation of law limitations is the main cause of free zones, formation.                                                                                                                                                                                             Free zones initiate in 6 ages. The last ones are established to connect national economy with world economy now.                                                                                                                                                                                             AFZ is a real practice to enter world economy and WTO.                                                                                                                                                                                            Before 5 centuries ago, a new chance was created for countries called free zones to make a competitive economy.                                                                                                                                                                                             Free zones were established in different ports to make goods and capital and trade concentration. Using of the attendance of visitors became as a new thought in the zones.                                                                                                                                                                                             Free zone is out of Customs border of countries and has own laws.                                                                                                                                                                                             Economic agencies are given taxes exemption in free zones and there is no limitation in commerce with the entire world without any Customs.                                                                                                                                                                                             Establishing the first free zone in Iran was decreed by the Islamic Consultative Assembly in 1993 to develop economy.                                                                                                                                                                                             Kish and Ghesm and Chabahar were the first free zones established in 1993 to develop economy and attract capital.                                                                                                                                                                                             Free zones main activation for establishing infrastructures to attract investment & trade-off & to make pilot exports stated in 1993 in Iran.                                                                                                                                                                                             Aras, Anzali and Arvand were the 3 new free zones established in 2003 in Iran after 10 year activity of last free zones.                                                                                                                                                                                             Aras Free Zone is the only free zone in the north west of Iran & its center is Jolfa city.                                                                                                                                                                                             Aras Free Zone is the only free zone in the north west of Iran initiated in 2005.                                                                                                                                                                                             Selecting Aras as a free zone did based on its historical & economical background and its role in international trade-off in past ages.                                                                                                                                                                                             The area of Aras Free Zone is 9700 hectares and the free zones law is just performed in the first industrial phase (135 hectares) because other parts of the free zone aren't walled.                                                                                                                                                                                             To accomplish the correction AFZ bounds plan will increase the AFZ area to 22500 hectares and fencing will subsequently do and Customs will be taken in the entrances of AFZ.                                                                                                                                                                                             The existence of infrastructures such as customs, power, roads, and water & in AFZ is the benefits of it with other free zones in Iran.                                                                                                                                                                                             AFZ has the first electrical railway in Iran.                                                                                                                                                                                             AFZ is in the connection point of mainlines between Iran and Caucasus. Therefore it has had important place in transit & interrelation during ages.                                                                                                                                                                                             Because of frontier Customs, Jolfa has direct connection with Nakhjivan and indirect connection and close interrelationship with Azerbaijan & Armenia.                                                                                                                                                                                             Based on the Aras place in the connection between Iran and Caucasus and Europe in last times, it have had main role in transport.                                                                                                                                                                                             At the last times Iranian governors and merchants traveled Europe by Jolfa. It means that Jolfa has a strategic and prime place in transportation and commerce.                                                                                                                                                                                             Jolfa district and AFZ are always one of the main points of Iran in transportation and their strategic role, there is the first electric railway between Tabriz and there.                                                                                                                                                                                             Initiation the Customs of Jolfa refers to one century ago, therefore it has a splendid background in transportation and commerce.                                                                                                                                                                                             Connection of AFZ railway to Iran, Turkey and Nakhjivan railways, increase the importance of the zone.                                                                                                                                                                                             Some years ago 200 wagons were daily being loaded in Jolfa's railway station. AFZ gradually renews the situation. AFZ mail goals about the zone are: to accelerate the construction of infrastructure, economic development, investment and increasing general income, active attendance in world markets.                                                                                                                                                                                             Power is the basis of industry. Wide electricity network is one of the benefits of AFZ.                                                                                                                                                                                             Gas in first industrial phase and around villages as a chip energy and wide phone network working with fiber optics are prepared infrastructures in AFZ.                                                                                                                                                                                             Gordiyan and Golfaraj agricultural fields beside Aras River to water them will change AFZ to one of agricultural centers in Iran.                                                                                                                                                                                             Gordiyan and Golfaraj agricultural fields beside conservatory and fishery plans in AFZ is the basis of initiation of agricultural transformative and production of fruit nectar concentrate industries and agricultural productions depot to export.                                                                                                                                                                                             Based on AFZ international development document, AFZ in the only free zone which has native experts in the district. This is one of capitals of act.                                                                                                                                                                                             AFZ is a practice to managing developing country and a new opportunity for investment.                                                                                                                                                                                             Tabriz as one of industrial and scientific centers in Iran and its airport near are other benefits of AFZ.                                                                                                                                                                                             AFZ has an easy and fast access to CIS countries and is in Silk Road.                                                                                                                                                                                             Also AFZ isn't imported goods market, but also it is a zone for investment and platform for exporting.                                                                                                                                                                                             There is no entry visa required for foreign investors in AFZ.                                                                                                                                                                                             There is 15 years of tax exemption starting from exploitation date for all kinds of economical activities in AFZ.                                                                                                                                                                                             AFZ has no limitation in investment and carrying Iranian or non-Iranian capital to other Iranian free zones.                                                                                                                                                                                             148 companies have been registered in AFZ till now.                                                                                                                                                                                             78 generative companies, 31 trade companies, 28 service companies and 11 construction companies owned by Iranian or non-Iranian or non-Iranian with Iranian partner have registered in AFZ till now.                                                                                                                                                                                             132 Iranian companies, 9 non-Iranian companies and 7 non-Iranian with Iranian partner companies have registered in AFZ till now.                                                                                                                                                                                             Tourism is an industry and one of basis of development.                                                                                                                                                                                             AFZ will be one of important tourism centers in Iran after 5 years. Experts estimate 1.5 million tourists for 2020.                                                                                                                                                                                             To perform tourism projects in Gordiyan field will change AFZ to tourism center in Iran and district.                                                                                                                                                                                             Aras 4 star hotel, one of tourism projects of AFZ, is under construction now.