noun
free port
A port where goods can be unloaded, stored, and reshipped without payment of customs duties. Used in economic and trade contexts.
シンガポールは有名なフリーポートです。
Singapore is a famous free port.
フリーポートを利用すると関税がかからない。
Using a free port avoids customs duties.
Variant spelling with a middle dot, sometimes used for clarity or in formal contexts.
Synonymous Japanese term for 'free port', more formal and kanji-based. フリーポート is the loanword equivalent, common in business and media.
Loanword from English 'free port', adopted into Japanese with katakana spelling.