North Macedonia
A ten per cent tax, NATO membership, and zones with ten-year tax holidays
North Macedonia is a small market — under two million people — and its value lies in manufacturing rather than consumption. Both profit tax and personal income tax are 10 %, labour costs are among the lowest in Europe, and the technological-industrial development zones (TIDZ) carry ten-year tax holidays, duty exemption on inputs and free utility connections. That is precisely why part of the automotive supply chain moved production there. The country is an EU candidate, holds a Stabilisation and Association Agreement, and is a member of CEFTA and of NATO. As across the region: duty-free treatment is a preference conditional on proven origin, not a customs union.
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Setting up a company
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- ·Legal forms
- ·Minimum capital
Taxes
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- ·Corporate income tax
- ·VAT
Visas and residence
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- ·Short stay
- ·Work permit
Investment opportunities
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- ·Zones and incentives
What it makes and needs
Automotive components and wire harnesses, electrical equipment, textiles under inward processing, food and wine, metallurgy. It buys machinery, components, chemicals and technology.
Importing into their market
Under the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, industrial goods originating in the Union enter duty-free where origin is proven. Without proof of origin the ordinary rate applies — a preference, not a customs union. CEFTA membership opens the whole Western Balkans from one place.
Outlook
What to watch: the progress of EU accession talks, which is tied to open bilateral questions with neighbours; occupancy of the TIDZ zones, the best indicator of whether the automotive chain keeps moving south; and the transport link to Bulgaria, a long-standing weak point.
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