free trade zone

noun

A designated area, usually an subnational one contrasted with the rest of the same country, where goods can be imported, stored, and reexported without customs restrictions or with easier and more affordable customs restrictions than are normally found elsewhere.

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Meanings

nounfree trade zone (plural free trade zones)

plural free trade zones · alternative free-trade zone

  1. economicsA designated area, usually an subnational one contrasted with the rest of the same country, where goods can be imported, stored, and reexported without customs restrictions or with easier and more affordable customs restrictions than are normally found elsewhere.

Translations

Indonesian zona perdagangan bebas
  • zona perdagangan bebasa designated area where goods can be imported, stored, and reexported without customs restrictions
Polish wolny obszar celny
  • wolny obszar celnya designated area where goods can be imported, stored, and reexported without customs restrictions
Spanish zona mercantil libre, zona de comercio libre
  • zona mercantil librea designated area where goods can be imported, stored, and reexported without customs restrictions
  • zona de comercio librea designated area where goods can be imported, stored, and reexported without customs restrictions
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APA

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MLA

“free trade zone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20trade%20zone. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “free trade zone,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20trade%20zone.

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