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REFERENCES
A large number of leading multinational companies have already decided to invest in the province of Limburg by establishing their
own global, European or regional distribution centre in this region or by outsourcing their entire European distribution to logistics
providers, based in Limburg.
CONTACTS
Logistics: POM Limburg/Logistics Platform Limburg (LPL)
The Logistics Platform Limburg (LPL) is your one-stop-shop contact for all questions regarding Transport and Logistics in Limburg.
Johan Grutman: Logistics Manager
T +32 475 30 76 75
johan.grutman@pomlimburg.be
Real Estate: LRM
Annemie Steegen: Business Development Manager
T +32 11 24 68 66 • M +32 499 59 48 21
j.huysmans@lrm.be
China Desk: POM Limburg
Yu Chen
T +32 11 300 116
yu.chen@pomlimburg.be
Tax & incentives: Enterprise Flanders
Ineke Deckers
T +32 497 59 33 55
ineke.deckers@agentschapondernemen.be
INVEST IN THE
HEART
OF EUROPE
LOGISTICS GATEWAY LIMBURG
YOUR FASTEST, MOST RELIABLE AND CHEAPEST WAY TO ACCESS THE EUROPEAN MARKET

LIMBURG PROVINCE IS SITUATED
IN THE NORTHEAST OF BELGIUM
AND IS BORDERED BY FOLLOWING
COUNTRIES:
North: The Netherlands
South: France
South- West: Luxembourg
East: Germany
West: United Kingdom
Major rail freight fl ows
Major road freight fl ows
Major freight fl ows via
inland waterways
MULTIMODAL CONNECTIVITY:
Limburg is situated in the centre of the
major European road/rail and waterway
arteries. Multiple regional and international
airports are close by.
LIMBURG
IS THE HEART
OF EUROPE
500 km
Limburg is the strategic hinterland for a number
of major European seaports. Especially
with the port of Antwerp (ranked number 3
in Europe and only 80 kms from Limburg)
there are excellent connections via road, rail
and inland waterway. Other mainports (Rotterdam,
Hamburg, Le Havre,…) are also easily
accessible, as well as the major international
(Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris,London,…)
and regional airports (Liège, Maastricht,
Eindhoven) in Western Europe.
60% Of all European purchasing power
lies within a 500 km-radius from Limburg
* 56 Million inhabitants live within a
250 km radius
GREENFIELD BUSINESS PARKS:
MORE THAN 2000 ACRES AVAILABLE
FOR SALES & LONG TERM LEASE TRANSACTIONS
CARGO
Brussel
1 Kristalpark III
Antwerpen
2 Kristalpark-Balendijk
3 Ravenshout Beringen
4 Genk-Zuid
5 Lanaken
E313
E314
3
Hasselt
2
1
E313
E40
Eindhoven
E314
4
E313
Luik
5
CARGO
E25
E40
A2
A2
E25
E314
Maastricht
Keulen
€/m²
500
400
300
200
100
0
Amsterdam
Utrecht
Brussels
LOGISTICS IN LIMBURG:
KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
Frankfurt
Eindhoven
• Direct access to the European consumer
market within 24/48hrs: short lead times
• Strategic location in the hinterland of
European mainports
• Extended Gateway of the Port of Antwerp
• Trimodal terminals (Genk, Lanaken, Meerhout,
…)
• No traffi c congestion
• Presence of logistics providers offering value
added services(labeling, packaging, …) at
low cost
• State-of-the-art technology, knowledge, innovation
• Highly educated, fl exible, productive and
multilingual workforce is available at competitive
cost
• Support by Logistics Platform Limburg
(LPL): competence center
• Dynamic governmental support
INDUSTRIAL LAND PRICES
FOR PRIME LOGISTICS LOCATIONS
IN EUROPE
Munich
Rotterdam
Tilburg
Antwerp
Milan
Hamburg
Dusseldorf
Venlo/Venray
FINANCIAL/TAX INCENTIVES:
OVERVIEW
Fiscal/Financial incentives:
• Notional interest deduction: allows to reduce
taxable base when making investments
with own resources.
• Dividend withholding tax exemption:
allows corporate investors from countries
that have a double tax treaty with Belgium to
repatriate European profi ts free of dividend
withholding tax.
• Ruling system: an “advance ruling” may be
requested in order to determine how the tax
code shall be applied to a particular situation
or specifi c transaction that has not yet
taken effect from a taxation point of view.
• Strategic Investment Aid: cash grant available
for investments that exceed 8 million
euro over the next 3 years. Subsidies can
range from 5% to 10% with a maximum of
1.000.000 euro.
Turin
Limburg
Paris
Strasbourg
Lille
Lyon
Marseille
Employment related incentives:
• Benefi cial expat tax status: personal income
tax concession for foreign nationals seconded
from abroad to a Belgian subsidiary
or branch.
• Strategic Training Aid: cash grant available
for eligible training costs of min. 250.000
euro for small enterprises or 300.000 euro
for medium and large enterprises, for a period
of max. 3 years. Maximum of 1.000.000
euro.
• Employment incentives: Different opportunities
for reducing social security contributions
for employers exist:
- structural reduction
- reductions targeted at specifi c groups of
employees.
• Different tax incentives that involve partial
exemption of the salary withholding tax (e.g.
shift work, R&D employees).
Environmental incentive:
• Ecology Premium: ecological subsidy of
5-30% for investments that qualify as “ecologically
friendly. Maximum of 1.000.000
euro.
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