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free-trade zone

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noun

  1. foreign-trade zone. free port. FTZ


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In a free-trade zone in the city of Mariel, models are photographed at a market that features commercial advertising in 2016.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

The protests spread nationwide, reaching as far as the Persian Gulf island of Qeshm, a free-trade zone that has seldom seen any kind of political mobilization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Afghans could also travel without a visa to the Uzbek free-trade zone of Airitom, built to boost trade.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

The agreement was hammered out in late September in Coral Gables, and Santos suggested moving the boat into a free-trade zone at the port, the person said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2023

It inaugurated Kuwait's first free-trade zone in 1999 and will continue discussions with foreign oil companies to develop fields in the northern part of the country.

From The 2000 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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