{"id":38432,"date":"2025-09-07T12:23:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T12:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metachannelcorp.com\/hub-estrategico-en-canarias-zec\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T10:56:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T10:56:06","slug":"strategic-hub-canary-islands-zec","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/metachannelcorp.com\/en\/strategic-capabilities\/strategic-hub-canary-islands-zec\/","title":{"rendered":"Canary Islands Strategic Hub (ZEC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"intro intro--split\">\n<div class=\"intro__main\">\n<h1 class=\"intro__title\">Canary Islands Strategic Hub<br \/>(ZEC)<\/h1>\n<p class=\"intro__lead\">Europe&#8217;s most efficient launchpad for global growth<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"intro__aside\">\n<figure><img class=\"wp-image-36104\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) min(92vw, 440px), 420px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ISLAS-CANARIAS-ZEC-EL-HUB-MAS-INTELIGENTE-DE-EUROPA.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"block__head\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">Hub<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"block__title\">META Channel, your operations hub in Europe<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"prose\">\n<p>META Channel has designed a high-performance set-up solution for companies seeking an operating base in Europe with the highest level of legal certainty and exceptional tax efficiency. We don&#8217;t simply advise on the Canary Islands Special Zone (Zona Especial Canaria, ZEC); we orchestrate your complete establishment within it. Through our ecosystem, we turn the Canary Islands into your global launchpad: a tricontinental hub seamlessly connected with Europe, Latin America and Africa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"block__head\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">Advantage<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"block__title\">The competitive advantage: what is the ZEC?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"prose\">\n<p>The Canary Islands Special Zone is a reduced-taxation regime authorised by the European Commission, designed to attract investment and economic activity to the Canary Islands. Its benefits are clear and direct:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tiles tiles--4\">\n<div class=\"tile\">\n<h3 class=\"tile__title\">4% corporate income tax<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tile__text\">\n<p>A sharply reduced tax rate compared with Spain&#8217;s standard rate and the European average.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tile\">\n<h3 class=\"tile__title\">IGIC exemption<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tile__text\">\n<p>Supplies of goods and services between ZEC entities, as well as their imports of goods, are exempt from IGIC (the Canary Islands&#8217; indirect tax, which takes the place of VAT).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tile\">\n<h3 class=\"tile__title\">European legal certainty<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tile__text\">\n<p>Operate with all the stability and protection of the Spanish and EU legal framework.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tile\">\n<h3 class=\"tile__title\">Powerful additional deductions<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tile__text\">\n<p>Access to Europe&#8217;s most generous tax incentives for R&amp;D and innovation, audiovisual productions and video games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"block__head\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">Solution<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"block__title\">Our turnkey solution: from strategy to operation<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tiles tiles--3\">\n<div class=\"tile\">\n<h3 class=\"tile__title\">Phase 1: designing the architecture<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tile__text\">\n<p>We analyse your business model and design the optimal corporate and tax structure for operating from the ZEC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tile\">\n<h3 class=\"tile__title\">Phase 2: executing the set-up<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tile__text\">\n<p>Through our Reference Partner (Layer 02), which is highly specialised in the ZEC, we manage the entire set-up process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tile\">\n<h3 class=\"tile__title\">Phase 3: launch<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tile__text\">\n<p>We provide the support you need to start operating, including employment and accounting advice and access to our institutional network.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"block__head\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">Applications<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"block__title\">Strategic uses of the ZEC Hub<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"prose\">\n<p>The ZEC is not a solution for just one type of company. It is a versatile platform for a wide range of global business models:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tiles tiles--3\">\n<div class=\"tile\">\n<h3 class=\"tile__title\">For tech companies and start-ups<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tile__text\">\n<p>Set up your development centre and benefit from powerful R&amp;D and innovation deductions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tile\">\n<h3 class=\"tile__title\">For the audiovisual and video game sector<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tile__text\">\n<p>Take advantage of Europe&#8217;s most generous tax incentives for your productions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tile\">\n<h3 class=\"tile__title\">For e-commerce and international trading<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tile__text\">\n<p>Centralise your trading operations with the EU, Africa and the Americas from a base with an exceptionally competitive, EU-authorised tax regime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tile\">\n<h3 class=\"tile__title\">For asset tokenisation (TokenLab)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tile__text\">\n<p>Structure your tokenisation operations in an environment that combines the highest level of European legal certainty with a very low tax burden under an EU-authorised regime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tile\">\n<h3 class=\"tile__title\">For holding companies and intellectual property management<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tile__text\">\n<p>Centralise the management of your intellectual property portfolio and shareholdings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"block__head\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">Take the first step<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"block__title\">Start your set-up in Europe&#8217;s smartest hub<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"prose\">\n<p>If you are looking for a launchpad for your global operations that combines certainty, connectivity and unrivalled tax efficiency, you have found the right partner to make it happen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"block__actions\"><a class=\"btn btn--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/metachannelcorp.com\/en\/contact\/\">Start your set-up<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canary Islands Strategic Hub(ZEC) Europe&#8217;s most efficient launchpad for global growth Hub META Channel, your operations hub in Europe META Channel has designed a high-performance set-up solution for companies seeking an operating base in Europe with the highest level of legal certainty and exceptional tax efficiency. 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