Written Evidence for the International Trade Committee’s Inquiry on UK Freeports

’Crime in Freeports: International Experience and Lessons for the UK’, Written Evidence for the International Trade Committee’s Inquiry on Freeports, May 2020. Contributing authors: Anton Moiseienko, Alexandria Reid, Isabella Chase.

This written evidence focussed on potential negative impacts that the introduction of freeports in the UK could have, namely increased risks of illicit trade and financial crime.

It was based on RUSI’s two year study of international free-trade zones, including a review of publicly available information and fieldwork in Morocco and Panama, two countries with economically successful free-trade zones.

Read the evidence here.