"export duties" means customs duties and other charges of equivalent effect levied on goods by reason of their exportation; "export processing zone" means a designated area or region in which firms can import duty free as long as the imports are used as inputs into the production of exports; "export promotion" means an undertaking in the facilitation of production or manufacturing for purposes of export; "freeport" means a customs controlled area within a Partner State where imported duty free goods are stored for the purpose of trade; "freeport authority" means an authority appointed by a Partner State under national legislation to establish, co-ordinate and operate freeport related facilities in a Partner State and it shall include all the staff thereof; "freeport zone" means a designated area placed at the disposal of the freeport authority where goods introduced into the designated area are generally regarded, in so far as import duties are concerned, as being outside the customs territory; "foreign country" means a country other than a Partner State; "goods" includes all wares, articles, merchandise, animals, matter, baggage, stores, materials, currency and includes postal items other than personal correspondence, and where any such goods are sold under the auspices of this Protocol, the proceeds of sale; "goods in transit" means goods being conveyed through the customs territory to a foreign country; "import" with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions means to bring or cause goods to be brought into the customs territory; "import duties" means customs duties and other charges of equivalent effect levied on goods by reason of their importation; "imported goods" means goods other than Community goods; "importing Partner State" means a Partner State into which goods are imported; 5