Ep. 5 Thinking Global: UK Freeports – looking at the opportunities

Foot Anstey's international committee bring you a new podcast series focusing on different jurisdictions and industries, exploring the opportunities that exist in the global marketplace.

In our fifth episode, Legal Director, Karl Bradford & Managing Associate, Lingxi Wang are joined by Legal Director, Tim Williamson to discuss the new Freeports that are operating and planned in the UK. Our experts discuss how these free trade zones, which includes both sea and airports, are likely to develop over the coming years and the advantages that are available for business both in the UK and globally by setting up ventures in these zones.

What's in this episode?

The team begin by discussing the tax and custom benefits that are available within a Freeport, as well as highlighting the areas of the UK that have been designated as Freeports.

In addition, they consider which industries are likely to be able to benefit from investment in Freeports, in particular the Green Hydrogen Industry and offshore wind developments (such as the Celtic Sea cluster).

Useful resources

• Thinking Global Episode 1 - Green hydrogen - a net-zero game-changer?

Access all the previous episodes of our podcast via our dedicated Thinking Global podcast page.