Free port
A free port (porto franco) or free zone (US: Foreign-Trade Zone) is a port or area with relaxed jurisdiction with respect to the country of location. Most commonly this means being free of customs or being a special customs zone with favorable customs regulations. Earlier in time some free ports enjoyed political autonomy.
The free economic zones are usually called free ports.
Many international airports have free ports.
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Free ports and Free Zones by country
Asia
Bahrain
Hong Kong, China
Iran
Israel
Japan
Macao, China
- Macao (Ka-Ho)
Malaysia
- Penang Until 1969
Philippines
- The former United States Navy base of Subic Bay
Singapore
South Korea
United Arab Emirates
- Jebel Ali Free Zone
- Dubai Internet City
- Dubai Media City
- Dubai Knowledge Village
- Dubai Healthcare City
- Dubai International Financial Center
- DuBiotech
- Dubai Outsource Zone
- International Media and Production Zone
- Dubai Studio City
Europe
Belarus
Croatia
Denmark
(part of the European Union)
- Freeport of Copenhagen (Københavens Frihavn)
Finland
(part of the European Union)
- Free zone of Lappeenranta (Lappeenrannan Vapaa-alue)
- Freeport of Hanko (Hangon Vapaasatama)
France
(part of the European Union)
Germany
(part of the European Union)
- Freeport of Hamburg (Freihafen Hamburg)
- Freeport of Bremen (Freihafen Bremen)
- Freeport of Bremerhaven (Freihafen Bremerhaven)
- Freeport of Emden (Freihafen Emden)
- Freeport of Kiel (Freihafen Kiel)
- Freeport of Cuxhaven (Freihafen Cuxhaven)
- Freeport of Deggendorf (Freihafen Deggendorf)
- Freeport of Duisburg (Freihafen Duisburg)
Georgia
Ireland
(part of the European Union)
- Ringaskiddy Free Port
- Shannon Free Zone
Italy
(part of the European Union)
- Livorno, 1675-1860
- Free Zone of Trieste (Punto franco di Trieste)
- Free Zone of Venice (Punto franco di Venezia)
Malta
(part of the European Union)
Greece
(part of the European Union)
- Free zone of Piraeus
- Free zone of Thessaloniki
- Free zone of Heraclion
Latvia
(part of the European Union)
Portugal
(part of the European Union)
- Free Zone of Madeira - Caniçal (Zona franca da Madeira - Caniçal)
Russia
Spain
(part of the European Union)
- Free zone of Barcelona (Zona franca de Barcelona)
- Free zone of Cádiz (Zona franca de Cádiz)
- Free zone of Vigo (Zona franca de Vigo)
- Free zone of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Zona franca de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
- (Ceuta and Melilla are not Free Ports or Free zones because they are parts of Spain, but not part of the European union for customs and excises)
Sweden
(part of the European Union)
Ukraine
- free port and free economic zone Odessa
United Kingdom
(part of the European Union)
- Liverpool Free Zone
- Prestwick Airport Free Zone
- Ronaldsway Airport (Ballasala, Isle of Man)
- Southampton Free Zone
- Tilbury Free Zone
- Port of Sheerness Free Zone
- Humberside Free Zone
- London Docklands
America
Bermuda
- Free port of Hamilton Harbour, Hamilton, Bermuda
Brazil
- Zona Franca de Manaus
Chile
Dominican Republic
- Mega Port of Punta Caucedo
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inimr-ri.nsf/en/gr115831e.htmlhttp://www.port-technology.com/projects/caucedo/
Panama
USA
Venezuela
- Free port of Isla Margarita (Puerto Libre de Margarita)
- Free zone of the Paraguaná Peninsula (Zona Franca de la Península de Paraguaná)
See also
External links
- a list of free ports in the European union (.pdf-file; English)
- The German customs administration about freeports and free zones in germany (german)
- US Customs: About Foreign-Trade Zones
- US Customs: U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Board
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