A free port (porto franco) or free zone (zona franca), sometimes also called a bonded area (US: Foreign-Trade Zone) is a port, port area or other area with relaxed jurisdiction with respect to the country of location. Free economic zones may also be called free ports.
Most commonly a free port is a special customs area with favorable customs regulations (or no customs duties and controls for transshipment). Earlier in history, some free ports like Hong Kongenjoyed political autonomy. Many international airports have free ports, though they tend to be called customs areas, customs zones, or international zones
Africa
Liberia
Egypt
Morocco
Mauritius
[Nigeria
Asia
Bahrain
[edit]China
[edit]India
(India does not have any free ports)
Indonesia
Iran
Israel
Japan
Lebanon
Malaysia
- Penang Until 1969
Pakistan
Philippines
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
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
- Creative City
- Dubai Internet City
- Dubai Media City
- Dubai Studio City
- International Media Production Zone
- Dubai Knowledge Village
- Dubai Healthcare City
- Dubai International Financial Centre
- DuBiotech
- Dubai Outsource Zone
- Jebel Ali Free Zone
- Hamriyah Free Zone
- Ras Al Khaimah Media Free Zone
- Ras Al Khaimah IT Park
- Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone
Europe
Austria
(part of the European Union)
Belarus
Croatia
- Rijeka, 1723
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 Bremen (Freihafen Bremen), 1888−2007
- Freeport of Bremerhaven (Freihafen Bremerhaven)
- Freeport of Cuxhaven (Freihafen Cuxhaven), since 1896
- Freeport of Deggendorf (Freihafen Deggendorf), since 1989
- Freeport of Duisburg (Freihafen Duisburg), since 1989
- Freeport of Hamburg (Freihafen Hamburg), 1888 - 2012
Georgia
Greece
(part of the European Union)
- Free zone of Piraeus
- Free zone of Thessaloniki
- Free zone of Heraklion
Ireland
(part of the European Union)
- Port of Cork Free Port
- Shannon Free Zone
Isle of Man
- Isle of Man Airport (Ballasala)
Italy
(part of the European Union)
- Livorno, 1675-1860
- Free Zone of Venice (Porto franco di Venezia)
- Aosta Valley
- Campione d'Italia
- Livigno
(United Nation Territory Not part of the European Union and administered by Italy)
- Free Port of Trieste (Porto Libero di Trieste)
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)
Romania
(part of the European Union)
- Port of Constanţa, January 2007
]Russia
- Nakhodka
- Vladivostok, 1861-1909
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)
- Marstrand, 17th century
- Saint-Barthélemy, 1785-1878
- Stockholms frihamn, 1919-1995
- Frihamnen, Göteborg, 1922-
Switzerland
- La Praille free port, Geneva
- Geneva Cointrin International Airport free port, Geneva
Ukraine
- free port and free economic zone Odessa
- 1819-1858
- Trade sea port of Odessa, January 1, 2000 for 25 years
United Kingdom
(part of the European Union)[3]
- Liverpool Free Zone
- Prestwick Airport Free Zone
- Southampton Free Zone
- Tilbury Free Zone
- Port of Sheerness Free Zone
The Americas
- Zona Franca of Latin America
Argentina
- Zona Franca La Plata
- Polo Industrial Zona Franca General Pico, La Pampa
Bermuda
- Free port of Hamilton Harbour, Hamilton, Bermuda
Brazil
- Zona Franca de Manaus
Chile
Dominican Republic
- Mega Port of Punta Caucedo
Nicaragua
Panama
Uruguay
- Carrasco International Airport (Free Port)
- Zona Franca de Montevideo
- Zona Franca Colonia
- Zona Franca Rivera
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)
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