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Freeports are a special kind of port where normal tax and customs rules do not apply. These can be airports as well as seaports. At a Freeport, imports can enter with simplified customs documentation and without paying tariffs. Freeports provide an incentive for manufacturing firms to relocate inside them since many imports entering them will be tariff-free leading to a decrease in their costs.