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free port
(redirected from Porto franco)

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free port
n.
A port or an area of a port in which imported goods can be held or processed free of customs duties before reexport.
free port
n
1. (Business / Commerce) a port open to all commercial vessels on equal terms
2. (Business / Commerce) Also called free zone a zone adjoining a port that permits the duty-free entry of foreign goods intended for re-export
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Noun1.free port - an area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties
free zone
area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"
2.free port - a port open on equal terms to all commercial vessels
port - a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
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free port n → porto franco
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