free port
Tariff-exempt trading zone
A free port is a port or zone where goods can be imported, stored, and re-exported without paying customs duties.
The exemption from tariffs makes free ports attractive for warehousing, manufacturing, and trade: Singapore operates as a free port.
Free ports have also drawn criticism as havens for storing art, antiquities, and other valuables to avoid taxes.
Transported goods
- containerThing for storing items
- freightGoods being transported
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- stevedoreShip cargo handler
crane · longshoreman · manifest · bill of lading · intermodal · consignment · shipping lane · maritime
Safe anchorage for ships
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- wharfShip docking structure
- pierWaterfront landing structure
- quayWaterfront loading platform
berth · anchorage · marina · jetty · mooring · waterfront · shipyard · breakwater
Tax on traded goods
- exemptionRelease from requirement
- tax havenZero-rate wealth jurisdiction
- offshoreAway from land
- bondedFastened or emotionally connected
transshipment · entrepôt · quota · trade agreement · tax incentive · deregulation · trade barrier · economic integration
Bulk goods storage building
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- wholesaleBulk sales to merchants
- retailSales to end users
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
goods · inventory · distribution center · trading post · entrepôt · commodities · storage · fulfillment
cargo
Transported goods
stevedore · crane · longshoreman · manifest · bill of lading · intermodal · consignment · shipping lane · maritime · bulkhead
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
quay · berth · anchorage · marina · jetty · mooring · waterfront · shipyard · breakwater · harbormaster
tariff
Tax on traded goods
bonded · transshipment · entrepôt · quota · trade agreement · tax incentive · deregulation · trade barrier · economic integration · customs union
warehouse
Bulk goods storage building
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- wholesaleBulk sales to merchants
- retailSales to end users
merchandise · goods · inventory · distribution center · trading post · entrepôt · commodities · storage · fulfillment · stockpile
- free accesspublic domain, open source, gratis, unblocked, unrestricted
- portsseaport, harbor, seaports, harbors, dock
- seaportsseaport, docks, Shanghai, Singapore, berths
- Freight Hubsdistribution center, fulfillment center, freight terminal, cargo terminal, shipping hub
- trade policytariff, quotas, protectionism, sanctions, tariffs
- trade zonestrading hub, economic zone, trade hub, freeports, enterprise zone