One of the relevant factors in development of economics is creation and operation of the free economic areas. In Ukraine there are free or special the economic areas (FEZ), and also terrain of priority development areas(PDA). They являют by themselves a part of terrain of Ukraine, on which one are established(set) and act a special legal regime of economical activity and order of application and operatings of the legislation of Ukraine. By the main(basic) difference FEZ from PDA that FEZ forms with the concrete, legible purpose and in rather small terrain, and PDA forms in terrains in administrative limits of regions, cities (PDA in one Kharkov) or areas (PDA in Zakarpatye area).

          Under the data of the Ministry of economics and on european integration in Ukraine (on 1.11., 2001) is registered: 11 FEZ and 9 PDA. The general terrain, is diffused to which one a mode FEZ and PDA - 6360 тисяч of hectares, or 10,5 per cent of terrain of Ukraine. Quantity of areas of Ukraine, is diffused to which one a mode FEZ and PDA - 12. Quantity of regions of Ukraine, the modes FEZ and PDA - 41 are diffused to which one. Quantity of cities of Ukraine, the modes FEZ and PDA - 58 are diffused to which one.
          Under the data of State tax administration of Ukraine (DPA), condition for 01.01.2001 years, in terrain the Ukraines actually act seven FEZ and seven PDA. 412 investment projects, estimate of cost 1, 659 billions of US dollars are approved; is involved(attracted) of the investments for the sum of 543,5 million US dollars both is derivated and is saved 62,4 thousand workstations.

Free or special the economic areas, which one form and act in Ukraine, are adjusted(regulated) by the separate Law of Ukraine   (From 13.10.92 № 2673 ІІ).           Besides on each FEZ or PDA by the supreme Body of Ukraine receives the separate law, in which one the status, terrain, privilege etc. As a whole is determined, legislatively - normative the base on FEZ and PDA responds the purposes of each zone, and also international to the requirements and standards.
With the purpose engagings of the investments practically on each FEZ or PDA a lot of tax and other privileges is legislatively stipulated. For the majority FEZ and PDA tax and customs privileges concern: import duty, tax on the added value, profit tax, assembly(collecting) in fund of seizure, plate of ground and excise duty.           Full the information on the free economic areas in Ukraine can be received follow-up, having filled in ours questionnaire - application.