noun
comprehensive bonded area; general bonded area
A customs designation under Japanese law for a zone where goods can be stored, processed, or exhibited with duties deferred or exempted. Used in trade and logistics contexts.
総合保税地域では、関税の支払いが猶予される。
In a comprehensive bonded area, payment of customs duties is deferred.
この港には総合保税地域が設けられている。
A comprehensive bonded area has been established at this port.
保税地域 is a broader term for any bonded area, while 総合保税地域 specifically refers to a comprehensive type that allows a wider range of activities like manufacturing and exhibition.
Compound of 総合 (comprehensive), 保税 (bonded, customs-deferred), and 地域 (area). A modern legal term with no special historical derivation.