Also Entrepôt A seaport used for import and export activities In the prehistoric period, sites such as Hengistbury Head, Dorset, were involved in cross-Channel trading activities with Armorica
a port where merchandise can be imported and re-exported without paying import duties; "Bahrain has been an entrepot of trade between Arabia and India since the second millenium BC
An intermediary center of trade where goods are stored temporarily for distribution within a country or for re export See also foreign trade zone, re export, and sufferance