Zona Franca, Free trade zone in Cádiz, Spain

Zona Franca is an industrial complex on Spain's southern coast containing warehouses, offices, and facilities for international trade operations. The grounds provide specialized work spaces for companies handling import and export activities.

The Consorcio de la Zona Franca de Cádiz was created by an order of 12 April 1933, which approved statutes drafted under the royal decrees of 11 June 1929 and 22 July 1930. The 1929 decree established free zones, building on the Commerce Deposits created by the General Customs Ordinances of 1870, where foreign goods were stored without paying customs duties. In 1914 the Cádiz commerce deposit was entrusted to the Junta de Obras del Puerto.

The Consorcio is governed by a Pleno chaired by the mayor of Cádiz and an Executive Committee led by a state delegate appointed by the Council of Ministers. Its board also seats representatives of the Customs Administration, the Chamber of Commerce and Renfe, tying the zone to the city's port and rail institutions.

The fiscal precinct sits in Cádiz with a port area inside it, and a second precinct is being developed in the Bay of Algeciras. Both lie near the ports of Cádiz and Algeciras and the airports of Jerez, Seville and Málaga. On-site services include weighbridges, customs and security, plus cold stores and industrial warehouses.

The Airbus Group plant on Isla del Trocadero employs more than 400 people and is among the zone's largest industrial installations. The site previously hosted a Delphi Corporation plant with over 1,900 direct jobs, which closed in 2007.