Post-Brexit plans unveiled for 10 free ports
The government is planning to create up to 10 free ports across the UK after Brexit.The UK last had such zones in 2012 and Prime Minister Boris Johnson believes they could create jobs in"left-behind areas".Seaports and airports will be able to apply for free port status, to be set up after the UK is due to leave the EU on 31 October.
Mr Johnson backed the creation of new free ports as a Tory leadership candidate, suggesting there should be"about six" around the country.Also called free trade zones, they are designated areas where the normal tax and tariff rules of the country in which they are based do not apply. They included Liverpool, Southampton, the Port of Tilbury, the Port of Sheerness and Prestwick Airport.There are around 80 free ports in the EU, mostly in nations that joined the bloc after 2004.
Supporters argue that after Brexit, their creation could bring greater benefits to the UK if the country no longer has to follow EU rules on subsidies. It said they allowed counterfeiters to import goods, tamper with them and then re-export them without the intervention of customs officials.
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