Having left the EU, the government is setting up for an independent UK state aid or ‘subsidy control’ regime, based on WTO rules. This briefing sets out the background of the new approach and the negotiations on state aid with the EU.
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The establishment of free ports in the UK (219 KB, PDF)
- Free ports are generally understood to be designated areas inside a country geographically, but outside of that country’s established customs area, allowing manufacturing, warehousing and trade outside of the host country’s standard tariffs and export/import procedures.
- There are estimated to be 3,500 free ports in the world, employing 66 million people.
- There are no free ports in the UK, though there is one on the Isle of Man.
- Seven free ports operated in the UK at various points between 1984 and 2012; the remaining five closed in 2012.
Documents to download
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The establishment of free ports in the UK (219 KB, PDF)
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