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. Free economic zones may also be called free ports. Many countries have or have had at some time designated areas where companies are taxed very lightly or not at all to encourage development or for some other reason
Most commonly a free port is a special customs area with favorable customs regulations (or no customs duties and controls for transshipment). A customs area is an area designated for storage of commercial goods that have not yet cleared Customs. Customs is an Authority or agency in a Country responsible for collecting and safeguarding customs duties and for controlling the flow of goods Transshipment or Transhipment is the Shipment of goods to an intermediate destination and then from there to yet another destination Earlier in history some free ports like Hong Kong enjoyed political autonomy. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Many international airports have free ports, though they tend to be called customs areas, customs zones, or international zones. Iraq Green Zone Iraq has its international zone around the Republican Palace in central Baghdad in a crook of the Tigris river
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Free ports and Free Zones by country
Africa
Egypt
Morocco
Mauritius
- Port Louis Free Port
Asia
Bahrain
Hong Kong, China
Iran
Israel
Japan
Macao, China
- Macao (Ka-Ho)
Malaysia
- Penang Until 1969
Pakistan
Philippines
- The former United States Navy base of Subic Bay
- Zamboanga Economic Zone and Freeport
- Clark Air Base and Freeport
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
- Port of Keelung Free Trade Zone
- Port of Taipei Free Trade Zone
- Port of Taichung Free Trade Zone
- Port of Kaohsiung Free Trade Zone
- Taoyuan Air Cargo Park Free Trade Zone
United Arab Emirates
- Fujairah Creative City
- Dubai Internet City
- Dubai Media City
- Dubai Studio City
- International Media and Production Zone
- Dubai Knowledge Village
- Dubai Healthcare City
- Dubai International Financial Center
- DuBiotech
- Dubai Outsource Zone
- Jebel Ali Free Zone
- RAK Media City
- RAK IT Park
- Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone
Europe
Austria
(part of the European Union)
Belarus
Croatia
Denmark
(part of the European Union)
- Freeport of Copenhagen (Københavns 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
Greece
(part of the European Union)
- Free zone of Piraeus
- Free zone of Thessaloniki
- Free zone of Heraclion
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 (Porto franco di Trieste)
- Free Zone of Venice (Porto franco di Venezia)
Malta
(part of the European Union)
Latvia
(part of the European Union)
- Free port of Riga
- Free port of Ventspils
Lithuania
(part of the European Union)
- Free Port of Klaipėda
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
The Americas
Argentina
- Zona Franca La Plata
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.html http://www.port-technology.com/projects/caucedo/
Nicaragua
Panama
Uruguay
- Carrasco International Airport (Free Port)
- Zona Franca de Montevideo
- Zona Franca Colonia
U.S.
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 (. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Port Said ( Arabic بورسعيد transliterated Būr Saʻīd) is a northeastern Egyptian city near the Suez Suez Canal Container Terminal (شركة قناة السويس للحاويات is a state of the art facility emerged at Port Said East as a transshipment centre for the Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa Tangier Exportation Free Zone is a free economic zone located south of Tangier, Morocco. Mauritius (pronounced məˈrɪʃəs L’île Maurice /il mɔ'ʁis/ Mauritian Creole: Maurice) officially the Republic of Mauritius, République The Kingdom of Bahrain (in مملكة البحرين,, literally Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Island country in the Persian Gulf Manama ( Arabic: المنامة, Transliteration: Al-Manāmah) is the capital and largest city of Bahrain with Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Qeshm ( Persian: قشم - pronounced kē´shm is an island situated in the Strait of Hormuz off the south coast of Iran and east of Chābahār ( previously also Bandar Beheshti is an Iranian City and a Free port ( Free Trade Zone) on the coast of the Gulf of Oman KISH (1029 FM) is Guam 's first all- Chamorro Music formatted FM station Asalouyeh (عسلویه also transcribed Assalouyeh and Assaluyeh, and sometimes prefixed by bandar, meaning port is a town in southern Iran For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Eilat (Hebrew אילת should not be confused with the nearby kibbutz of Eilot (Hebrew אילות For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. ( is the Capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan. is the capital and the most populous city of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Macau topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Macau topics. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Penang (pəˈnæŋ Malay: Pulau Pinang) is a state in Malaysia, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Gwadar (; 瓜達爾 瓜达尔 is located on the southwestern coast of Pakistan, on the Sea of Oman. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP US Naval Base Subic Bay was a major ship-repair supply and rest and recreation facility of the United States Navy located in Zambales, Philippines This article is about the body of water for the Freeport see Subic Bay Freeport Zone, for other uses see Subic Bay (disambiguation. The Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority (Zamboecozone otherwise known by its corporate name as Zamboanga Freeport Authority (ZFA was created by virtue of the Clark Freeport Zone is a redevelopment of the former Clark Air Base, a former United States Air Force base Singapore Singapore South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Incheon is a metropolitan city and a major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul. Gwangyang ( Gwangyang-si) is a city in South Jeolla Province South Korea. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. The Port of Keelung ( also refers to Keelung Harbor, located in the vicinity of Keelung City, Taiwan. The Port of Taipei ( Tamshui) is located in Northern Taiwan. The port is scheduled to be completed in 2011 Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (; Tongyong Pinyin: Táiwan Táoyuán Gúojì Jichǎng Hanyu pinyin: Táiwān Táoyuán Gúojì Jīchǎng formerly Creative City launched by Fujairah Media, as an alternative to Dubai Media City aims to attract regional and International broadcast TV and radio providers Dubai Internet City (DIC is an information Technology park created by the Government of Dubai as a Free economic zone and a strategic base for companies Dubai Media City (DMC part of Dubai Holding is a tax free zone within Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai Studio City is part of Dubai Media City. Following in the footsteps of Dubai Media City it will cater to the production needs of the region and has plans to The International Media Production Zone ( IMPZ) is a free zone and freehold area that caters to media production companies Dubai Knowledge Village,a member of Dubai Holding subsidiary TECOM Investments, offers facilities for training and learning support activities The Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC is one of the numerous specialised 'cities-within-a-city' in Dubai targeted at the healthcare and the pharmaceutical industries The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC is a near-shore financial hub for the MENA containing a capital market designated as a financial free zone in Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZ Arabic: المنطقة الحرّة في جبل علي al-Minṭaqat al-Ḥurrat fī Jabal ʿAlī is a Free economic zone Ras Al Khaimah Media Free Zone and Film City was launched 3 January 2006, by the Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone (RAKFTZ authority competing directly with Dubai Ras Al Khaimah IT Park launched by Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone is an Economic free zone, that aims to build advanced high tech infrastructure to attract Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone (RAKFTZ is one of the fastest growing "free zones" of the United Arab Emirates (U Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Linz is the third largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria (Oberösterreich The Danube (In Donau from earlier Danuvius, Celtic *dānu, meaning "to flow run" Slovak and Polish Dunaj Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. The Danube (In Donau from earlier Danuvius, Celtic *dānu, meaning "to flow run" Slovak and Polish Dunaj Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east The Brest Free Economic Zone was created in Brest, the gateway city at the border of Belarus and Poland in 1996. The free economic zone Grodnoinvest is situated in the north-western part of Belarus in the city of Grodno in immediate proximity to the borders of the European Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Rijeka (other Croatian dialects Rika and Reka, Reka Italian and Hungarian: Fiume, Sankt Veit am Pflaumb is Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Lappeenranta ( Villmanstrand in Swedish) is a city and municipality that resides on the shore of the lake Saimaa in South-Eastern Hanko (ˈhɑŋko in Finnish Hangö in Swedish, and Гангут in Russian) is a Bilingual port town on the south coast This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. 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