free zone
Tax-exempt trade district
A free zone is an area where certain laws or restrictions don't apply.
Most often it refers to a region where goods can be imported, stored, or manufactured without customs duties—also called a free trade zone or foreign trade zone.
The term extends to any designated space exempt from normal rules: a nuclear-free zone, a no-fly zone, The playground was declared a phone-free zone.
- areaExtent of surface
- transshipmentCargo transfer between carriers
- exemptionRelease from requirement
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- import-exportInternational goods commerce
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- zonesterritory, district, DMZ, Korean DMZ, neutral territory
- trade zonestrading hub, trade hub, freeports, enterprise zones, customs area
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