Business support

The main priority is to attract residents producing high value-added products, as well as performing works (or providing services) of types to be determined by the Government of Russia.

From January 1, 2026

• Amur Region • Jewish Autonomous Region • Primorsky Territory • Zabaykalsky Territory • Khabarovsk Territory

The support measures are intended to promote entrepreneurial activities and providing incentives for tax payers within some particular AZRF areas

The support measures are intended to promote entrepreneurial activities in the territory of Kuril Islands (new jobs, higher amounts of basic capital investments).

The Project Rules do not specify any investment requirements in order to be granted the status of a resident. Project participants may make capital investments in infrastructure on the basis of agreements concluded with the RUSSKY ISTC Management Company in accordance with the Russian law.

In accordance with Article 14 § 9 of Federal Law No. 216-FZ, a project participant may, at the same time, be a participant in the Russky ISTC project, a Skolkovo Innovation Centre resident and also a participant in other ISTCs.

In accordance with Law 216-FZ, the permanent executive body of a legal entity can only be located on the territory of ISTC "Russky" on a permanent basis. A legislative opportunity has been provided to stay outside the ISTC (but not more than 3 years before the commissioning of the ISTC infrastructure facility) for the permanent executive body of the legal entity, as well as other bodies or persons entitled to act on behalf of the legal entity without a power of attorney, provided that they carry out scientific and technological activities and conclude an agreement with the Managing the company about the permanent presence on the territory of the ISTC, after the commissioning of the infrastructure facility of the ISTC.

In order to help residents develop their projects and commercialize their innovations abroad, the Russky ISTC offers companies support in the form of expert advice and analysis in the areas of innovation and technology, and helps include them in global research projects. In cooperation with the Far Eastern Department of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Far Eastern Federal University, the Russky ISTC offers direct access to experts from the Asia-Pacific countries and the Far Eastern Federal University’s partners and representative offices in other countries. The ISTC is also working on the development of its own network of partners.

The territory of the Advanced Social Economic Zone ASEZ is a part of the territory of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, where a special legal regime for carrying out entrepreneurial activities is established.

The Free Port of Vladivostok (FPV) is a territory that uses special regimes of customs tax and administrative regulation.

The regime will operate for 70 years.