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''International trade''
1.  ''International trade - customs duty''.


Free trade is international trade undertaken without constraints from import quotas, protective tariffs, export subsidies or other restrictive practices.
Alternative name for a freeport, a zone around a sea port or airport that enjoys customs duty exemptions.




In practice relatively free trade between countries, or within a region, is normally only established following lengthy negotiations and the establishment of an effective free trade agreement.
2.  ''Trade - international trade - customs duty - tax''.


A zone in a country that enjoys exemptions from customs duties, together with other support, often including other tax advantages.


An example is the European Economic Area (EEA) agreement.
Free zones are often located around sea ports, airports or international borders.
 
 
A key risk of free zones is that they can facilitate fraud and other organised criminal and terrorist financing activity.
 
 
The support that can be given under international law by way of free zones is limited by state aid rules, including those of the World Trade Organization.
 
The terms Free zone and ''free trade zone'' are sometimes used interchangeably.




==See also==
==See also==
*[[European Economic Area]]
*[[Customs duty]]
*[[European Free Trade Association]]
*[[Free trade]]
*[[Free trade agreement]]
*[[Free trade zone]]
*[[Free trade area]]
*[[Freeport]]
*[[International trade]]
*[[International trade]]
*[[North American Free Trade Agreement]]
*[[State aid]]
*[[Trade]]
*[[World Trade Organization]]
* [[World Trade Organization]]
 
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Revision as of 13:16, 12 August 2021

1. International trade - customs duty.

Alternative name for a freeport, a zone around a sea port or airport that enjoys customs duty exemptions.


2. Trade - international trade - customs duty - tax.

A zone in a country that enjoys exemptions from customs duties, together with other support, often including other tax advantages.

Free zones are often located around sea ports, airports or international borders.


A key risk of free zones is that they can facilitate fraud and other organised criminal and terrorist financing activity.


The support that can be given under international law by way of free zones is limited by state aid rules, including those of the World Trade Organization.

The terms Free zone and free trade zone are sometimes used interchangeably.


See also