Foreign trade zones (or free ports)

Bibliographic data

Monograph

Identifikator:: 1801857903

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-199077

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Foreign trade zones (or free ports)

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: United States Government Printing Off.

Year of publication:: 1929

Scope:: IX, 322 S; Ill., graph. Darst

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

Usage license:: Get license information via the feedback formular.

Chapter

Document type:: Monograph

Structure type:: Chapter

Title:: Part 2. The free ports of Europe

Collection:: Economics Books

FREE PORT OF LEGHORN 249 fpon sued oa 18 ance Yicis the bor vive the (See s» UT. ares et is port hree iy of in- weity tely COI the by 1ted ated om- ‘am- ible, nta~ nad- gq in 20Ne agn- 1cess ated ely Hods vely 168s No manufacturing in free zone.—With the exception of the blending of olive oil no manufacturing is carried on in the free port. This is due to the fact, as previously stated, that industries in the city are permitted to import raw materials for the use of export manufactures. No ship repairing in free zone.—No repairing or building of ships is carried on in the free zone, although the local shipbuilding plant, Cantiere Navale Fratelli Orlando, is permitted to import raw materials free of duty, which are made use of for the building or repairing of ships for foreign countries. Influence of free port on development of foreign trade.—The actual free port at Leghorn has been of but slight importance in so far as the development of foreign trade in general is concerned, with the excep- tion of the olive-oil industry, in that it has facilitated the mixing of foreign imported oils with the local Tuscan olive oil for the purpose of exportation. Because of the weight of the local oil and tastes of foreign consumers, it has been the practice to mix Lucca oil with oils imported from Spain and Tunis in order to satisfy the demand. The free harbor has obviated the payment of duty on such foreign oils imported which are destined for ultimate foreign consumption. Although the free port as it is at present constituted has not been of particular significance with respect to a development of the mer- chant marine, it is believed that the privilege of importing raw materials free of duty which is accorded local manufacturers for the production of goods destined for foreign markets, has to a quite considerable extent facilitated and enhanced the foreign trade from this district. Statistics. —The following figures show the movement of goods in the free zone for the years 1925 and 1926. No statistics covering similar movements for 1927 are as yet available. At the end of the year 1925, 1,558 tons of goods were in storage at the free zone, 290 tons of which were national and 1,268 tons of foreign goods. During 1926, 19,107 tons were entered, 10,277 tons of which were for foreign and 7,272 tons for national consumption. Goods stored in the warehouses of the free port at the end of 1926, amounted to 1,658 tons, of which 1,301 tons were for foreign and 257 tons for national consumption. The total movement for the year 1926 was less by 2,542 tons than for the year of 1925. There was also a decrease in entrance during 1926 of 877 tons over that for 1925, as well as a decrease in outward movement of goods amounting to 1,665 tons. During 1926, 109,724 tons of grain were handled in the silos located within the free zone, 52,971 tons of which were incoming and 56,753 tons outgoing goods. In total movement there was a decrease of 41,362 tons over that for 1925, of which 21,728 tons were incoming and 19,634 tons outgoing goods.

Access restriction

Copyright

fullscreen: Foreign trade zones (or free ports)

Monograph

Chapter

Table of contents

Download

Monograph

Chapter

This page

Image fragment

Citation links

Citation recommendation